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Games like Pocket Planet

If Pocket Planet is your kind of game, the closest matches are Leaf Tree, GlassBox and Match Tree — 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 Pocket Planet: Pocket Planet is a casual puzzle game where you build small dioramas by dragging and dropping tiles.

2023StrategyCasual7.99 USDWindowsby Event Horizon Studios
Pocket Planet — Steam game cover

Players who liked Pocket Planet also play

Steam players who put hours into Pocket Planet 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. Leaf Tree

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Pocket Planet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    A puzzle game to relax and create beautiful trees while solve each level. Move the block on the correct way to fill all the spaces

    2021Indie0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. GlassBox

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Pocket Planet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Pocket Planet.

    Challenge your logique in this 3D puzzle game were you figure out how to get a ball out of a box.

    2022StrategyIndieCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Match Tree

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Pocket Planet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Pocket Planet.

    Match Tree is a breathtaking puzzle experience (...it's actually a match 3 game). Embark on an epic journey with pixie, gnome and witch full of adventure, mystery (huh?) and sheep. Become the master of combination and create magnificent mansions from trees, flowers and carrots (I swear, it's fun!).

    2026StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗
  4. Math & Topology

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Pocket Planet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Pocket Planet.

    A puzzle that challenges both the topological and mathematical skills of the player. Draw lines, use operator tiles to produce new numbers, and complete levels with square- and hexagon-shaped tiles!

    2023StrategyIndieCasual1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Hexton

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Pocket Planet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Pocket Planet.

    Explore, build, harvest. Hexton is a relaxing building game where you try to create the largest city possible. Looking for a light challenge? This game's for you!

    2024StrategyIndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Railway Islands - Puzzle

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Pocket Planet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Pocket Planet.

    Railway Islands is a puzzle game about designing a railway map for a large archipelago. Make a safe path between the stations and let your train deliver all the resources and go to the next island.

    2021IndieCasual3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Hoping Forest

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Pocket Planet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Pocket Planet.

    Help the little frog to safely reach the other side avoiding the hazards and dangers within the forest. Move the tiles around you to find one of the hidden paths that will lead you to your goal.

    2023StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. A Maze Dream: the puzzle journey

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Pocket Planet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Pocket Planet.

    Can you beat the Maze? Solve puzzles, use your special powers and manage resources in this challenge!

    2024StrategyAdventureCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Pocket Planet on Steam right now.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under Pocket Planet on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Pocket Planet.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Pocket Planet on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Pocket Planet.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Nodebuster

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Pocket Planet on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Casual with Pocket Planet.

    Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under Pocket Planet on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Pocket Planet.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under Pocket Planet on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Casual with Pocket Planet.

    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 ↗
  7. Superflight

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Pocket Planet on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Pocket Planet.

    Superflight is an intense, easy to learn wingsuit game with an infinite number of beautiful procedurally generated maps. A great game to relax for half an hour and chase your latest highscore!

    2017ActionSportsIndie2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Refunct

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Pocket Planet on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Pocket Planet.

    Refunct is a peaceful, short first-person platformer about restoring a vibrant world.

    2015IndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  2. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Pocket Planet.

    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. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Pocket Planet.

    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 ↗
  7. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Pocket Planet.

    A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Pocket Planet

How much does Pocket Planet cost?
Pocket Planet is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Pocket Planet?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Pocket Planet are Leaf Tree, GlassBox, Match Tree.
Who developed Pocket Planet?
Pocket Planet was developed by Event Horizon Studios.

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 Pocket Planet.

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