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Games like The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection

If The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection is your kind of game, the closest matches are NERTS! Online, Poker Loafer and SHENZHEN SOLITAIRE — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and relaxing. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection: The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection is here! Inside you will find all seven Zachtronics solitaire games, updated with new 4K graphics, plus one brand new Tarot-themed solitaire variant only available here.

2022IndieCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOS · Linuxby Zachtronics
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Steam players who put hours into The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. NERTS! Online

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    NERTS! Online is a fast-paced competitive solitaire game for you and up to five of your friends, played the same way we play it at the Zachtronics office!

    2021ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Poker Loafer

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    A Blackjack game that amuses you in working hours. Its game interface will remain fully transparent unless hovered by mouse. No full-screen, no BGM. Win high scores, and don’t get caught. Good luck.

    2022StrategyCasual8.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. SHENZHEN SOLITAIRE

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    Third-strongest match for The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    NO ENGINEERING, ALL PROCRASTINATION! SHENZHEN SOLITAIRE is a brand-new solitaire variant originally developed for SHENZHEN I/O, and is now available as a standalone game! It's simple but challenging, and oddly addictive.

    2016IndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Tower's Gambit

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    A card-based roguelike where every flip could be your fortune — or your doom. Descend a pyramid of cards, dodge deadly matches, play face cards at the perfect moment, and risk your score against 10 brutal boss towers. No two runs are the same.

    StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗
  5. ScavRail

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    You are on the last running train in the post-apocalyptic world, making stops in procedurally-generated environments so you can gather resources and supplies. With gameplay focused on inventory and resource management, survival in ScavRail is not about grabbing everything you see.

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  6. Solitaire - Complete Collection

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    Build sequences, clear foundations, and master each game's unique rules.

    IndieCasualSteam ↗
  7. Nofrills Solitaire

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    Ranked #7 for The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    A fresh take on Solitaire Klondike with no distractions.

    2020IndieCasual1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Solitaire 3D

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    Ranked #8 for The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    Enjoy over 100 different solitaire games (including all your favorites: Spider, Pyramid, Klondike etc.), in-game tutorials, multiple card decks (including the unique 4 color card deck), a wide range of backgrounds, online high scores, statistics, and much more.

    2020IndieCasual14.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Opus Magnum

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    Reviewers of The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    Opus Magnum is the latest open-ended puzzle game from Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem, Infinifactory, and SHENZHEN I/O. Design and build machines that assemble potions, poisons, and more using the alchemical engineer’s most advanced tool: the transmutation engine!

    2017IndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Solitaire

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    Reviewers of The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Casual with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    The classic card game is back in a digital version that everyone can play! Enjoy a quick game or chase after points to climb up the world rankings. 4 different settings and 3 popular game modes. Quite simply, Solitaire.

    2017Casual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Mahjong

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    Reviewers of The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Casual with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    Play a Zen game! Rediscover the famous traditional Chinese game. Find all the matching pairs of tiles, being careful not to become blocked in, to get to the end of each level. Concentration and perceptiveness are needed to finish the gorgeous boards that we have produced for you.

    2017Casual9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. SHENZHEN SOLITAIRE

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    Reviewers of The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    NO ENGINEERING, ALL PROCRASTINATION! SHENZHEN SOLITAIRE is a brand-new solitaire variant originally developed for SHENZHEN I/O, and is now available as a standalone game! It's simple but challenging, and oddly addictive.

    2016IndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Solitaire Club

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    Reviewers of The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Casual with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    Master 80 challenging Solitaire levels in 10 differently themed worlds!

    2017Casual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. TIS-100

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    Reviewers of The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    TIS-100 is an open-ended programming game by Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem and Infinifactory, in which you rewrite corrupted code segments to repair the TIS-100 and unlock its secrets. It’s the assembly language programming game you never asked for!

    2015IndieSimulation6.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Foundation

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    Reviewers of The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    Foundation is a grid-less, laidback medieval city-building game with a focus on organic development, monument construction and resource management.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation34.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. SHENZHEN I/O

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    Reviewers of The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    BUILD CIRCUITS. WRITE CODE. RTFM.

    2016IndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  7. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Zachtronics

Other recommendable Steam games by Zachtronics, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Opus Magnum

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    Another title from Zachtronics, the studio behind The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection. Shares Indie with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    Opus Magnum is the latest open-ended puzzle game from Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem, Infinifactory, and SHENZHEN I/O. Design and build machines that assemble potions, poisons, and more using the alchemical engineer’s most advanced tool: the transmutation engine!

    2017IndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. SHENZHEN I/O

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    Another title from Zachtronics, the studio behind The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection. Shares Indie with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    BUILD CIRCUITS. WRITE CODE. RTFM.

    2016IndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. TIS-100

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    Another title from Zachtronics, the studio behind The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection. Shares Indie with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    TIS-100 is an open-ended programming game by Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem and Infinifactory, in which you rewrite corrupted code segments to repair the TIS-100 and unlock its secrets. It’s the assembly language programming game you never asked for!

    2015IndieSimulation6.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. SpaceChem

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    Another title from Zachtronics, the studio behind The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection. Shares Indie with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    Zachtronics is back with an ambitious new design-based puzzle game. Take on the role of a Reactor Engineer working for SpaceChem, the leading chemical synthesizer for frontier colonies. Construct elaborate factories to transform raw materials into valuable chemical products!

    2011IndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Infinifactory

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    Another title from Zachtronics, the studio behind The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection. Shares Indie with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    Infinifactory is a sandbox puzzle game by Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem and Infiniminer. Build factories that assemble products for your alien overlords, and try not to die in the process.

    2015IndieSimulation24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. EXAPUNKS

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Zachtronics, the studio behind The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection. Shares Indie with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    The year is 1997. You used to be a hacker, but now you have the phage. You made a deal: one hack, one dose. There’s nothing left to lose… except your life.

    2018IndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Last Call BBS

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    Another title from Zachtronics, the studio behind The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection. Shares Indie with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    Boot up your Z5 Powerlance and dial into Last Call BBS, the last game from Zachtronics! The Barkeep’s loaded up his retro computer with a full set of puzzle games for you to download and play. No need to worry about copy protection, they’re all fully cracked and ready to enjoy!

    2022IndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Eliza

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    Another title from Zachtronics, the studio behind The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection. Shares Indie with The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection.

    Eliza is a visual novel about an AI counseling program, the people who develop it, and the people who use it. Follow Evelyn Ishino-Aubrey as she reconnects with people from her past, gets to know the people of Seattle who use Eliza for counseling, and decides the course of her future.

    2019Indie7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection

Does The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection run on Steam Deck?
The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection cost?
The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection are NERTS! Online, Poker Loafer, SHENZHEN SOLITAIRE.
Who developed The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection?
The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection was developed by Zachtronics.

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