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Games like Chip

If Chip is your kind of game, the closest matches are Anton, Mr. Robot and Armed to the Gears — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its generous unlockables encourage exploration, 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.

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About Chip: Chip is an isometric puzzle game with robots, electricity and fancy dress! The player must help recharge Chip - a plucky little red robot - who has been imprisoned by the nefarious villain, Rust.

2014ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Coatsink
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Players who liked Chip also play

Steam players who put hours into Chip 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. Anton

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Chip fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Chip.

    Help a sentient robot escape an oppressive society through your abilities to hack and reprogram devices & automatons in the world

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  2. Mr. Robot

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Chip fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Chip.

    Asimov is a lowly service mechanoid aboard the interstellar colony ship Eidolon. Carrying hundreds of frozen human colonists to a new world. When the Eidolon's computer brain malfunctions, it falls to Asimov to undertake a perilous journey through the bowels of the massive ship to save his robot friends and the precious human cargo. Mr.

    2008ActionStrategyIndie7.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Armed to the Gears

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Chip.

    Third-strongest match for Chip fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Chip.

    Control a fully armed Mech and fight through cyberpunk cities, military bases and industrial ruins. Capture and defend territories, build turrets and structures, and wage war against powerful enemies!

    2020ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. SunAge: Battle for Elysium

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Chip.

    Ranked #4 for Chip fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Chip.

    A return to the roots of real-time strategy, providing beautiful 2D visuals combined with all the features that we came to expect from old school classics. This remastered version is a culmination of all the improvements and new features based upon suggestions from the community.

    2014ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Chip

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Super Switch

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Chip.

    Reviewers of Chip cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Chip.

    Super Switch is a difficult platformer in which you have to actively switch between 2 dimensions. It's tougher than iron and extremely rewarding.

    2016Indie4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Quell

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Chip.

    Reviewers of Chip cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Chip.

    An enchanting game of logic and relaxation.

    2015Indie3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Hitman GO: Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Chip cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Chip.

    Hitman GO is a simple to play, but difficult to master turn-based strategy game set in a stunning interpretation of the Hitman universe.

    2016Strategy7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Chip on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Chip.

    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. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Chip on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Chip.

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

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Chip on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Chip.

    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 ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Chip on Steam right now. Shares Action with Chip.

    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 ↗
  5. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Chip on Steam right now. Shares Action with Chip.

    You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.

    2009Action2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Chip on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chip.

    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. STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Chip on Steam right now. Shares Action with Chip.

    Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.

    2009Action2.49 USDSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Chip on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Chip.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

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

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. 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 ↗
  5. Floating Point

    WHY THIS

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

    Floating Point is a peaceful, free game about using a grappling hook to swing yourself gracefully through randomly generated spaces. The only objective is to collect points, and the only thing that increases your points is swinging swiftly, smoothly and elegantly without hitting anything.

    2014IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Epic Battle Fantasy 3

    WHY THIS

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

    Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!

    2016IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Trick & Treat

    WHY THIS

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

    Trick or treating in a vampire's house.Trick & Treat is a light-hearted Halloween adventure. It's about exploring and solving puzzles in a spooky atmosphere. There will be some horror elements, romance, many bad ends and a happy ending of true love.

    2016IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Sprout

    WHY THIS

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

    Embark on a casual, botanical-puzzle-adventure. Make friends, learn new skills, solve puzzles, and become the mighty oak that you were always meant to be.

    2018StrategyIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

More from Coatsink

Other recommendable Steam games by Coatsink, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Kingdom Two Crowns

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Coatsink, the studio behind Chip. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chip.

    Gather coins, build defenses and reclaim your fallen Kingdom. Explore and uncover secrets, unlock new technologies and protect your crown versus waves of Greed monsters that come at night. Kingdom is a solo or co-op micro-strategy and tower defense game set in an atmospheric pixel world.

    2018StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. ISLANDERS

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Chip.

    Another title from Coatsink, the studio behind Chip. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chip.

    ISLANDERS is a minimalist strategy game about building cities on colorful islands.

    2019StrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Shu

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Chip.

    Another title from Coatsink, the studio behind Chip. Shares Action and Indie with Chip.

    Shu is a stylish 2.5D platformer set in a beautiful and engrossing world. Guide Shu and a cast of beautifully hand-drawn characters as they run, jump and glide their way across exotic lands, forever pursued by the monstrous and unrelenting Storm. CAN YOU OUTRUN THE END OF THE WORLD?

    2016ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. ESPER

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Coatsink, the studio behind Chip. Shares Indie with Chip.

    As one of a small number of citizens who have been endowed with the power to move objects with their minds, you have been enrolled by the government to undertake a series of tests to show that you are in control of your powers.

    2018IndieCasual8.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Astronimo

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Chip.

    Another title from Coatsink, the studio behind Chip.

    Crash-landed and ill-prepared, you and your friends must build, break, and rebuild to escape. A chaotic co-op puzzler about creativity, comedy, and questionable engineering.

    2023AdventureSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Augmented Empire

    WHY THIS

    Shares a lighthearted mood with Chip.

    Another title from Coatsink, the studio behind Chip. Shares Action and Strategy with Chip.

    Step into New Savannah, 2058 - a city divided by class and corruption, where your tactical choices spark a cyberpunk revolution. Assemble a team of misfits and lead them through 26 intense missions with deep strategy and immersive storytelling. Every decision shapes your rebellion.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie7.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Chip

Does Chip run on Steam Deck?
Chip is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Chip cost?
Chip is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Chip?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Chip are Anton, Mr. Robot, Armed to the Gears.
Who developed Chip?
Chip was developed by Coatsink.

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 Chip.

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