Games like Micron
If Micron is your kind of game, the closest matches are Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians, AudioSurf and Audiosurf 2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its deceptively simple yet challenging, handcrafted puzzles and atmospheric. 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 Micron: Micron is a unique fusion of puzzle and rhythm gameplay. Place pieces on the board to deflect bullets of energy that fire to the beat. Guide the bullets to the exit through 51 challenging levels — and 12 bonus levels — featuring a variety of distinctive soundscapes. Your solutions create the music.
Players who liked Micron also play
Steam players who put hours into Micron 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.
Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Micron.
Top pick for Micron fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Micron.
Awakened from his slumber, Beatbuddy journeys through lush hand-painted environments on a quest to save his companions and his own immortality. Beatbuddy interacts with the living breathing environment that pulses to the beat of an original soundtrack, aiding him as he unlocks new paths and solves puzzles.
AudioSurf
WHY THIS
Shares a chill mood with Micron.
Second-strongest match for Micron fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Micron.
Ride your music. Audiosurf is a music-adapting puzzle racer where you use your own music to create your own experience. The shape, the speed, and the mood of each ride is determined by the song you choose.
Audiosurf 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Micron.
Third-strongest match for Micron fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Micron.
Ride your music in more ways than ever before. Audiosurf 2 is the music game for your entire music collection. Hundreds of mods/skins on Workshop. Free demo available.
The Impossible Game
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Micron fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Micron.
The super-addictive and very, very hard platform game finally arrives on Steam - it's quite possibly the world's hardest game! As well as five classic Impossible Game levels, this desktop version includes an EXCLUSIVE new Level Editor.
LUMINES REMASTERED
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Micron.
Ranked #5 for Micron fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Micron.
The critically-acclaimed puzzle game produced by legendary creator Tetsuya Mizuguchi comes to PC.
Witch's Rhythm Puzzle
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Micron.
Ranked #6 for Micron fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Micron.
Cute sexy witches battle one another in this unique puzzle rhythm game combo! Drop blocks in rhythm to defeat and undress your enemies. Enjoy some ecchi fun while you clear rows of blocks and jam to tunes in this satisfying puzzle game.
140
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Micron.
Ranked #7 for Micron fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Micron.
140 is a challenging minimalistic platformer with abstract colorful graphics. Rhythmic awareness is required to overcome obstacles controlled by an energetic, yet melancholic electronic soundtrack.
Once Upon a Jester
WHY THIS
Shares a chill mood with Micron.
Ranked #8 for Micron fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Micron.
Travel the kingdom as Jester with his best friend Sok to improvise theatre shows and perform on stages far and wide. Sing your hearts out, crack jokes and impress audiences to become the stars of the famous Royal Theatrical Spectacle!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Micron at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Micron on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Micron.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Micron on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Micron.
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 ~67% under Micron on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Micron.
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.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Micron on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Micron.
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.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Micron on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Micron.
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!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Micron on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Micron.
"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!
Insaniquarium Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Micron on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Micron.
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.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Samorost 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Micron.
Explore the beginnings of the Samorost series in the space gnome’s original bite-sized adventure, formerly released in 2003. Now with remastered sounds, enhanced graphics, and new music by Floex.
Neon Beats
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Micron.
Beat your best scores in Neon Beats, a 2D platformer game with rhythm based levels!
The Lion's Song: Episode 1 - Silence
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Micron.
„The Lion's Song: Episode 1 – Silence" draws the player into the life of a talented young composer, Wilma, preparing for her breakthrough concert, the defining moment of her career. Searching for inspiration she escapes from the pressure for success to the solitude of the Austrian Alps.
Project Rhombus
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Micron.
Project Rhombus is a rhythm-based casual action game that combines exciting electronic music with stylish flat design. Hold on as long as possible, blocking the oncoming arrows moving to the beat.
Steno Arcade
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Micron.
Steno Arcade is a suite of arcade games designed to teach and drill steno fundamentals in an immersive, addictive, responsive, and interactive way.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Micron.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Micron.
Awakened from his slumber, Beatbuddy journeys through lush hand-painted environments on a quest to save his companions and his own immortality. Beatbuddy interacts with the living breathing environment that pulses to the beat of an original soundtrack, aiding him as he unlocks new paths and solves puzzles.
The Impossible Game
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Micron.
The super-addictive and very, very hard platform game finally arrives on Steam - it's quite possibly the world's hardest game! As well as five classic Impossible Game levels, this desktop version includes an EXCLUSIVE new Level Editor.
LUMINES REMASTERED
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Micron.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Micron.
The critically-acclaimed puzzle game produced by legendary creator Tetsuya Mizuguchi comes to PC.
140
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Micron.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Micron.
140 is a challenging minimalistic platformer with abstract colorful graphics. Rhythmic awareness is required to overcome obstacles controlled by an energetic, yet melancholic electronic soundtrack.
Frequently asked about Micron
- Is Micron verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Micron 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 Micron cost?
- Micron is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Micron?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Micron are Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians, AudioSurf, Audiosurf 2.
- Who developed Micron?
- Micron was developed by Apparition Games.
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