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Games like Buddies in Boxes

If Buddies in Boxes is your kind of game, the closest matches are Wingspan, Walls And Tower Party and Man, don't get angry! — picked from the ranked list below. 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 Buddies in Boxes: Eat, promote, and show off your skills against this adorable cast of characters as you compete for the title of "Most Appealing" in this unconventional and wacky turn-based strategy game.

2023StrategyIndieEarly Access1.99 USDWindowsby Anton Duell
Buddies in Boxes — Steam game cover

Players who liked Buddies in Boxes also play

Steam players who put hours into Buddies in Boxes 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. Wingspan

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Buddies in Boxes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Buddies in Boxes.

    Wingspan is a relaxing, award-winning strategy card game about birds for 1 to 5 players. Each bird you play extends a chain of powerful combinations in one of your three habitats. Your goal is to discover and attract the best birds to your network of wildlife preserves.

    2020StrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Walls And Tower Party

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Buddies in Boxes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Buddies in Boxes.

    A PvP Board games to play with friends and family both locally and online. Race with up to 6 players, block there path and eliminate them one by one. Friends not included ;)

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation5.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Man, don't get angry!

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Buddies in Boxes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Buddies in Boxes.

    Good old Ludo... but with completely unhinged mechanics! Roll the dice, collect Powerups, set traps, and unleash airstrikes as matches spiral into chaotic, friendship-shattering mayhem!

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  4. Memory Showdown

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Buddies in Boxes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Buddies in Boxes.

    Flip number cards to attack and outsmart your opponent in this memory-based turn-based battle! Use hidden item cards to gain the upper hand and secure victory!

    2025StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Checkerboard Collection

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Buddies in Boxes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Early Access with Buddies in Boxes.

    Checkerboard Collection: A collection of turn-based strategy board games played on a checkerboard. Challenge yourself against AI opponents or go head-to-head with friends in various game modes. Master the art of strategy and become the ultimate checkerboard champion.

    2023StrategyCasualEarly Access1.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Kingdomino

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Buddies in Boxes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Buddies in Boxes.

    Kingdomino is a cosy 1-4 player tile-laying strategy game of kingdom building. Place colorful dominoes, match terrains, and crown your lands to create the most prosperous realm. Simple to learn yet deeply strategic game perfect for quick sessions, solo challenges, or competitive multiplayer.

    2025StrategyIndieCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. MACHI KORO With Everyone

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Buddies in Boxes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Buddies in Boxes.

    Gather up to THREE friends to join you in "MACHI KORO With Everyone"! The multi-million selling hit game from Japan is now on Steam! Online, offline, play how you like with whom you like!

    2024StrategyIndieCasual24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Ticket to Ride®

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Buddies in Boxes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Buddies in Boxes.

    Discover a fresh adaptation of the iconic, multi-award-winning board game. Play against fellow fans around the world, or take on state-of-the-art AI opponents. Build a railway empire, claim routes and dominate your competitors on the leaderboards in this fan-favourite modern classic!

    2023StrategySimulationCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Buddies in Boxes at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Buddies in Boxes on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Buddies in Boxes.

    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 ↗
  2. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Buddies in Boxes on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Buddies in Boxes.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Buddies in Boxes on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Buddies in Boxes.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Buddies in Boxes on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Buddies in Boxes.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Bejeweled® 3

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Buddies in Boxes on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Buddies in Boxes.

    The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.

    2010StrategyCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Buddies in Boxes on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Buddies in Boxes.

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Buddies in Boxes on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Buddies in Boxes.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. TYRONE vs COPS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Buddies in Boxes on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Buddies in Boxes.

    Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.

    2022ActionIndie0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Buddies in Boxes.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Buddies in Boxes.

    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 ↗
  3. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Buddies in Boxes.

    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 ↗
  4. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Buddies in Boxes.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Buddies in Boxes.

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Buddies in Boxes.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Buddies in Boxes.

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Buddies in Boxes.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Buddies in Boxes

How much does Buddies in Boxes cost?
Buddies in Boxes is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Buddies in Boxes have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Buddies in Boxes supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, PvP).
What games are most similar to Buddies in Boxes?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Buddies in Boxes are Wingspan, Walls And Tower Party, Man, don't get angry!.
Who developed Buddies in Boxes?
Buddies in Boxes was developed by Anton Duell.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Buddies in Boxes.

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