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Games like CARS

If CARS is your kind of game, the closest matches are Kazakh Drive, Lawnmower game: Mortal Race and PTRL Stockcar Edition — 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 CARS: BEEP BEEP!!

2024IndieAdventureCasualRacing2.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby Mario von Rickenbach, Michael Frei
CARS — Steam game cover

Players who liked CARS also play

Steam players who put hours into CARS 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. Kazakh Drive

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for CARS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Racing with CARS.

    You're a simple Kazakh driver. Take a trip along the highway that cuts through the gloomy landscapes of Central Asia full of Eastern wisdom. And be careful.

    2020IndieSimulationRacing1.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Lawnmower game: Mortal Race

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for CARS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with CARS.

    Lawnmower game saga continues. Try to finish different tracks below the target time

    2022IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. PTRL Stockcar Edition

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for CARS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Racing with CARS.

    PTRL Stockcar Edition is a challenging arcade racer set in a fictional racing series of the 80s

    2022ActionIndieRacing7.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Drift Phonk 666

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for CARS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with CARS.

    You have to collect all the PHONK mixtapes straight from hell so people hear how good 𝖒𝖚𝖘𝖎𝖈 sounds.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Car Tuning Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for CARS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with CARS.

    Car Tuning Simulator is designed so that you can create, modify and paint your own, luxury car, and then go to the track to test it in action!

    2021ActionSportsIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Nitroglycerine!

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for CARS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Racing with CARS.

    A challenging arcade simulator of transporting dangerous cargo on heavy trucks along a complex and unpredictable route. A short but extendable adventure. 

    2025ActionIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Absolute Drift

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for CARS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with CARS.

    Absolute Drift is a racing game about becoming a master at the art of drifting.

    2015ActionSportsIndie11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Mountain Taxi Driver

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for CARS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with CARS.

    Taxi driving gets more exciting and adventurous with this brand new game. Act as Taxi driver, find and pick up the passengers and drive through the dangerous and steep hill road terrains and drop the passenger safely at the destinations on time.

    2019ActionSportsIndie0.49 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under CARS on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with CARS.

    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. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under CARS on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with CARS.

    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 ↗
  3. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under CARS on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with CARS.

    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 ↗
  4. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under CARS on Steam right now. Shares Casual with CARS.

    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 ↗
  5. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under CARS on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with CARS.

    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 ↗
  6. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under CARS on Steam right now. Shares Indie with CARS.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under CARS on Steam right now. Shares Casual with CARS.

    The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under CARS on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with CARS.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

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

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. 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 CARS.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 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 CARS.

    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 ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Mario von Rickenbach

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

  1. Plug & Play

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Mario von Rickenbach, the studio behind CARS. Shares Indie and Adventure with CARS.

    Run, hit, switch, fall, love, plug, pull. And push.

    2015IndieAdventureCasual3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. KIDS

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Mario von Rickenbach, the studio behind CARS. Shares Indie and Adventure with CARS.

    A game of crowds.

    2019IndieAdventureCasual3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Triennale Game Collection

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Mario von Rickenbach, the studio behind CARS. Shares Indie with CARS.

    The Triennale Game Collection is a free virtual exhibition of video games created for the 21st International Exhibition of Triennale Milano by five of the world’s most renowned independent game designers, showcasing these artists’ experimental approach to interactivity.

    2016IndieFreeSteam ↗
  4. Rakete

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Mario von Rickenbach, the studio behind CARS. Shares Indie and Racing with CARS.

    5 thrusters, one rocket. Can you land it safely? Touch anything and you'll die. Play by yourself or with your friends locally, each player controls a thruster. Let the insanity commence!

    ActionIndieSimulationSteam ↗

Frequently asked about CARS

How much does CARS cost?
CARS is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to CARS?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside CARS are Kazakh Drive, Lawnmower game: Mortal Race, PTRL Stockcar Edition.
Who developed CARS?
CARS was developed by Mario von Rickenbach, Michael Frei and published by Playables.

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 CARS.

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