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Games like Kanji Industry

If Kanji Industry is your kind of game, the closest matches are Code Has Price, Auto Rogue and Code Rivals: Robot Programming Battle — 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 Kanji Industry: Kanji Industry is a Kanji production automation game. It is great fun to watch the production line move automatically to assemble complex kanji characters! It is also a great way to study kanji characters.

2023StrategyIndieSimulationEarly Access6.99 USDWindowsby Tsune Studio
Kanji Industry — Steam game cover

Players who liked Kanji Industry also play

Steam players who put hours into Kanji Industry 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. Code Has Price

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Kanji Industry fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Kanji Industry.

    Collect and buy commands. Construct program from them. Run code to get more coins and commands. Repeat.

    2024IndieSimulation3.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Auto Rogue

    WHY THIS

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

    A roguelike where you automate combat. Combine skills and conditions to find your own optimal solution! No complicated controls at all!! Sit back with a coffee and watch the beautiful battles you've crafted unfold! Utilize a variety of skills, conditions, and relics to craft the ultimate build!

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Code Rivals: Robot Programming Battle

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Kanji Industry fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Kanji Industry.

    If your're into logic, problem-solving and building complex systems, then this is a game for you. All the fun of creating systems, using a visual node language, without worring about written syntax of text based programming. Learn real programming skills much faster in a explosions packed battle.

    2023Simulation5.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Droning On

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Kanji Industry fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kanji Industry.

    Write code that looks and feels just like Python to guide Gizmo through hazardous mazes, devious puzzles, and procedurally generated runs that push you, and your code, to the limit. Learn to code, climb the leaderboards, and customize your robo-homie.

    2028StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  5. ABI-DOS

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Kanji Industry fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kanji Industry.

    Build the most advanced operating system ever created! Can you master the fictional simulation language of this mind-bending machine? Design circuits, automate UBITS (coloured mobile data blocks), and optimize your system. The Admin is always watching, and he’s not what he seems.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. import robots

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Kanji Industry fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kanji Industry.

    Program robots in Python to collect resources scattered across each planet, dodging hazards along the way. Sharpen your problem-solving and coding skills. No experience needed — just learn as you play.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  7. Wireworks

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Kanji Industry fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kanji Industry.

    Design your defenses, build your module board, and manage your wires. Combine signals and create synergies to empower your weapons and survive in this base-defense roguelike auto-battler.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation5.59 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Craftomation 101: Programming & Craft

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Kanji Industry fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kanji Industry.

    You land on a frozen planet in a tiny rocket with a robot inside. Harvest and combine materials to discover new ones. Use visual programming to make the robot do the tiresome work for you. Slowly build a gang of self-sustaining robot workers and watch them terraform the planet.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~86% under Kanji Industry on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Kanji Industry.

    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. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~57% under Kanji Industry on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Kanji Industry.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~46% under Kanji Industry on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Kanji Industry.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~72% under Kanji Industry on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Kanji Industry.

    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 ↗
  5. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~79% under Kanji Industry on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Kanji Industry.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~57% under Kanji Industry on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Kanji Industry.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. A Short Hike

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under Kanji Industry on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Kanji Industry.

    Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

    2019IndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Super Hexagon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~57% under Kanji Industry on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Kanji Industry.

    Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

    2012ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. The Lab

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Die in the Dungeon: Origins

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kanji Industry.

    Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!

    2023StrategyIndieRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. AdVenture Capitalist

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Kanji Industry.

    Welcome, eager young investor, to AdVenture Capitalist! Arguably the world's greatest Capitalism simulator!

    2015IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Dota Underlords

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Kanji Industry.

    Hire a crew and destroy your rivals in this new strategy battler set in the world of Dota. Introducing Season One: Explore White Spire and earn rewards on the Battle Pass. Pick from several different game modes, play on your own or with friends, and take advantage of crossplay on PC and mobile.

    2019StrategyFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Super Auto Pets

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Kanji Industry.

    Build the strongest team of pets and tussle with your friends!

    2021StrategyFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Minion Masters

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kanji Industry.

    An addictive fast-paced hybrid of Card games & Tower-Defense. Play 1v1 - or bring a friend for 2v2 - and engage in epic online multiplayer battles full of innovative strategy and awesome plays! Collect 200+ cards with unique mechanics, all free!

    2019ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  7. Bloons TD Battles 2

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kanji Industry.

    From the creators of Bloons TD6... Bloons TD Battles 2 is a brand new installment of the top-rated head-to-head tower defense game. Gather your Hero, choose your team of powerful Monkey Towers, and prepare to battle one on one against other players and relentless waves of Bloons!

    2021ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Cell to Singularity - Evolution Never Ends

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Kanji Industry.

    The epic story of evolution, technology, humanity, and dinosaurs is yours to tap.

    2021SimulationFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Kanji Industry

How much does Kanji Industry cost?
Kanji Industry is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Kanji Industry?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Kanji Industry are Code Has Price, Auto Rogue, Code Rivals: Robot Programming Battle.
Who developed Kanji Industry?
Kanji Industry was developed by Tsune Studio.

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 Kanji Industry.

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