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Games like Stick to the Plan

If Stick to the Plan is your kind of game, the closest matches are Mimi the Cat - New Friends, Lonely Birds and Koira — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, cozy and emotional. 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 Stick to the Plan: In this game you can't pet the dog... because YOU are the dog! A relaxing and charming puzzle game about Roberto, a dog who really loves loooooooong sticks with a plan in mind.

2023StrategyIndieAdventureCasual11.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindowsby Dead Pixel Tales
Stick to the Plan — Steam game cover
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Bark mechanic adds unexpected interactionCharming art and music enhance immersionEach chapter introduces fresh mechanicsChallengingCozyEmotional

Players who liked Stick to the Plan also play

Steam players who put hours into Stick to the Plan 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. Mimi the Cat - New Friends

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Stick to the Plan fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Stick to the Plan.

    Help Mimi move, climb, or carry boxes to reach her bed and rest. Unlock adorable cats and choose to play with them in this challenging Sokoban-like game!

    2023StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Lonely Birds

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Stick to the Plan fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Stick to the Plan.

    A puzzler where you reunite separated PEARakeets with their match by clicking on pairs of animals to make them move towards each other. It starts simple but grows challenging quickly over the many available levels, all in a pretty, cozy and cute setting.

    2021StrategyIndieCasual13.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Koira

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an emotional mood with Stick to the Plan.

    Third-strongest match for Stick to the Plan fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stick to the Plan.

    Save a puppy and embark on a heartwarming, hand-drawn adventure together. Journey to the heart of an enchanted forest, solving puzzles and avoiding hunters to protect your newfound friend.

    2025IndieAdventureCasual8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Dogs Organized Neatly

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with Stick to the Plan.

    Ranked #4 for Stick to the Plan fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Stick to the Plan.

    In this 2D puzzle game you have the responsibility to arrange lovely doggos in a way that fits the grid. Dogs Organized Neatly comes with 80 brand-new hand-crafted levels and a whole bunch of dogs in all shapes and sizes.

    2021IndieCasual2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Sunset Hills

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and a cozy mood with Stick to the Plan.

    Ranked #5 for Stick to the Plan fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stick to the Plan.

    After being discharged from the army and starting to write novels, Nico embarks on a trip to the world with the roar of a train, encountering all kinds of people and events on the way, and experiencing the new world after the war, and the real purpose of Nico's trip gradually emerges ......

    2024IndieAdventureRPG17.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. A Tiny Sticker Tale

    WHY THIS

    Shares environmental puzzle solving, hidden collectibles, adventure and a cozy mood with Stick to the Plan.

    Ranked #6 for Stick to the Plan fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stick to the Plan.

    A Tiny Sticker Tale is a cozy miniature adventure about changing the world, using the power of stickers!

    2023IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Feed All Monsters

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and a cozy mood with Stick to the Plan.

    Ranked #7 for Stick to the Plan fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Stick to the Plan.

    Feed All Monsters is a cute and cozy Line Puzzle game. Assist a team of delivery workers in their quest to bring tasty food to all the little monsters. Find the optimal path for each worker in order to get all the monsters fed.

    2023IndieCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Cats Everywhere

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Stick to the Plan fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stick to the Plan.

    Find cats in a relaxing hidden-object game for cat lovers. Can you find them all?

    2024IndieAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Stick to the Plan at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Stick to the Plan on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Stick to the Plan.

    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 ~58% under Stick to the Plan on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Stick to the Plan.

    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. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~48% under Stick to the Plan on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Stick to the Plan.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Stick to the Plan on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Stick to the Plan.

    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 ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Stick to the Plan on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Stick to the Plan.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under Stick to the Plan on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stick to the Plan.

    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 ↗
  7. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Stick to the Plan on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Stick to the Plan.

    Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Stick to the Plan on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Stick to the Plan.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 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 and Adventure with Stick to the Plan.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stick to the Plan.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stick to the Plan.

    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. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

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

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Stick to the Plan.

    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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Koira

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an emotional mood with Stick to the Plan.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stick to the Plan.

    Save a puppy and embark on a heartwarming, hand-drawn adventure together. Journey to the heart of an enchanted forest, solving puzzles and avoiding hunters to protect your newfound friend.

    2025IndieAdventureCasual8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Dogs Organized Neatly

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with Stick to the Plan.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Stick to the Plan.

    In this 2D puzzle game you have the responsibility to arrange lovely doggos in a way that fits the grid. Dogs Organized Neatly comes with 80 brand-new hand-crafted levels and a whole bunch of dogs in all shapes and sizes.

    2021IndieCasual2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. A Tiny Sticker Tale

    WHY THIS

    Shares environmental puzzle solving, hidden collectibles, adventure and a cozy mood with Stick to the Plan.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stick to the Plan.

    A Tiny Sticker Tale is a cozy miniature adventure about changing the world, using the power of stickers!

    2023IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Stick to the Plan

Is Stick to the Plan verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Stick to the Plan is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Stick to the Plan cost?
Stick to the Plan is listed on Steam at 11.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Stick to the Plan?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Stick to the Plan are Mimi the Cat - New Friends, Lonely Birds, Koira.
Who developed Stick to the Plan?
Stick to the Plan was developed by Dead Pixel Tales and published by Dead Pixel Tales, SpaceJazz.

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 Stick to the Plan.

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