Games like It Is Ticking
If It Is Ticking is your kind of game, the closest matches are vTERM ATC Simulator, Dummynation and Ministry of Pandemic — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and contemplative. 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.
Get personalized picks →About It Is Ticking: Play a bomb defuse simulation based on logic gates. The world is being attacked by terrorists, they use highly dangerous explosive devices to cause massive destruction in urban zones. You, A bomb-defusing expert, must take action to protect our nation's lives.
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Steam players who put hours into It Is Ticking 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.
vTERM ATC Simulator
WHY THIS
Top pick for It Is Ticking fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with It Is Ticking.
vTERM: Your ultimate ATC radar simulator! Command a fictional airport with a 27/09 runway layout. Navigate realistic scenarios with precision using the STARS scope interface.
Dummynation
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with It Is Ticking.
Second-strongest match for It Is Ticking fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with It Is Ticking.
Geopolitical management game with real-time shifting borders and a streamlined gameplay, designed to minimize all burdensome chores while allowing an absolute strategic control, from military recruitment and deployment, to diplomatic and economic management.
Ministry of Pandemic
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for It Is Ticking fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with It Is Ticking.
Ministry of Pandemic is a strategy and simulation game that forces social and economic balance during the pandemic. Formulate your strategy for survival while keeping all aspects of society steady.
Knowledge Domination
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for It Is Ticking fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with It Is Ticking.
Knowledge Domination is a multiplayer knowledge and strategy game♟️. Players attempt to conquer each other's territories by answering questions correctly. Gain special powers by rolling dice and catch your opponents off guard 🎲. If you lose your capital 🏛️, you lose the game ⛔.
Spyer
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for It Is Ticking fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with It Is Ticking.
Denny, a government spy, is assigned to investigate a remote area where there is supposed to be a terrorist group. Upon arriving at the scene, Denny comes across several armed individuals, and finds possibly the largest base of the terrorist group.
VIETNAM WAR PLATOON 越战排 (AI WAR Game)
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for It Is Ticking fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with It Is Ticking.
This game is a new concept card and flag game with the theme of Vietnam War. It is a light snack game prepared for the leisure transition of players who are tired of playing large-scale games like me and hand injured players. 2020.8.10
Wooden Battles: Spec Ops
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for It Is Ticking fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with It Is Ticking.
Wooden Battles: Spec Ops is a stealth action strategy game. Take control of a group of 4 special forces units with unique abilities, infiltrate the enemy base and complete the mission objectives. Use the in-game level editor to create your own missions and upload them to the Steam Workshop.
Pocket and Zooom
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for It Is Ticking fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with It Is Ticking.
Pocket & Zooom is a puzzle game in which you give commands to aircraft to guide them to their destinations. Players can give only six kinds of commands. It's more difficult than it sounds. Create a strategy to get the aircraft to their destinations!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below It Is Ticking at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under It Is Ticking on Steam right now. Shares Indie with It Is Ticking.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under It Is Ticking on Steam right now. Shares Indie with It Is Ticking.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~46% under It Is Ticking on Steam right now. Shares Indie with It Is Ticking.
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.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under It Is Ticking on Steam right now. Shares Indie with It Is Ticking.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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Priced ~79% under It Is Ticking on Steam right now. Shares Indie with It Is Ticking.
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.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under It Is Ticking on Steam right now. Shares Casual with It Is Ticking.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under It Is Ticking on Steam right now. Shares Indie with It Is Ticking.
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!
A Short Hike
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under It Is Ticking on Steam right now. Shares Indie with It Is Ticking.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
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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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with It Is Ticking.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with It Is Ticking.
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?
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 It Is Ticking.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with It Is Ticking.
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.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with It Is Ticking.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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 It Is Ticking.
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!
Steam Engine Simulator
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.
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Frequently asked about It Is Ticking
- How much does It Is Ticking cost?
- It Is Ticking is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to It Is Ticking?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside It Is Ticking are vTERM ATC Simulator, Dummynation, Ministry of Pandemic.
- Who developed It Is Ticking?
- It Is Ticking was developed by YenThe Studio.
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