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Games like Mineral

If Mineral is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Five Covens, Re:Touring and Chester The Chest — 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 Mineral: A minimalist sci-fi physics based ball-rolling puzzle game. Use abilities and gather collectables to solve puzzles and unlock secrets!

2024Casual4.99 USDWindowsby Xitol
Mineral — Steam game cover

Players who liked Mineral also play

Steam players who put hours into Mineral 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. The Five Covens

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Mineral fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Mineral.

    This project is a 3D video game of adventures and puzzles that is set in a world of medieval fantasy, more specifically in the folklore of witchcraft and magic.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Re:Touring

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Mineral fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Mineral.

    Re:Touring is a first-person puzzle game in which you'll explore the abandoned Luoni Energy Competence Center. Using a retro-style computer, you'll create color patterns to progress through the levels.

    2023IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Chester The Chest

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Mineral fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Mineral.

    Play as an animated chest named Chester, embracing the captivating atmosphere and breathtaking scenery as you guide him on his journey. Play around solving simple puzzles and uncover cool objects and secrets.

    2024StrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Manastone

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Mineral fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Mineral.

    You play as a mana-being, organizing manacrystals through different levels. With the power of pushing and pulling manacrystals, you need to navigate them towards their respective energy platforms.

    2025IndieSimulationCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. InFlux Redux

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Mineral fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Mineral.

    InFlux Redux is a high-def remake of the 2013 ball-rolling puzzler InFlux, built on a new engine with improved graphics and physics. Roll through a series of beautiful environments filled with elaborate, mind-bending puzzle structures.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Angry Penguin

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Mineral fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    hard platformer with a penguin, and it's probably a good game for youtube and twitch (do not insult my mother while playing pls)

    2024ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Ary and the Secret of Seasons

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Mineral fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Take control of the seasons and use them to solve puzzles, defeat enemies, and discover the beautiful world of Valdi in this award-winning indie adventure.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Brain Break

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Mineral fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Mineral.

    Brain Break is a minimalistic but not simple puzzle game. The object of the game is to move all the cubes to their positions of their color. It's not as easy as it sounds! The player can push one cube at a time, but not pull it.

    2020IndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Mineral on Steam right now.

    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 ↗
  2. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Mineral on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Mineral.

    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 ↗
  3. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Mineral on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Mineral.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Mineral on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Mineral.

    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 ~80% under Mineral on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Mineral.

    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. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Mineral on Steam right now.

    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 ↗
  7. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Mineral on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Mineral.

    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 ~80% under Mineral on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Mineral.

    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. 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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

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

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Re:Touring

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Casual with Mineral.

    Re:Touring is a first-person puzzle game in which you'll explore the abandoned Luoni Energy Competence Center. Using a retro-style computer, you'll create color patterns to progress through the levels.

    2023IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. InFlux Redux

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Casual with Mineral.

    InFlux Redux is a high-def remake of the 2013 ball-rolling puzzler InFlux, built on a new engine with improved graphics and physics. Roll through a series of beautiful environments filled with elaborate, mind-bending puzzle structures.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Angry Penguin

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box.

    hard platformer with a penguin, and it's probably a good game for youtube and twitch (do not insult my mother while playing pls)

    2024ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Mineral

How much does Mineral cost?
Mineral is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Mineral?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Mineral are The Five Covens, Re:Touring, Chester The Chest.
Who developed Mineral?
Mineral was developed by Xitol.

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 Mineral.

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