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Games like Ball In The Box

If Ball In The Box is your kind of game, the closest matches are Launch Ball, Archipel Logic Infinite and SVA — 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 Ball In The Box: Ball in the Box: Move platforms to get the ball into the box in a challenging minimalist physics puzzle

2024StrategyIndieCasual0.99 USDWindowsby LabPuz Games
Ball In The Box — Steam game cover

Players who liked Ball In The Box also play

Steam players who put hours into Ball In The Box 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. Launch Ball

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Ball In The Box fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ball In The Box.

    Launch Ball: Position your cannon and skillfully launch the ball to hit the box in this precise and engaging physics-based puzzle game.

    2024StrategyIndieCasual0.79 USDSteam ↗
  2. Archipel Logic Infinite

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Ball In The Box fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ball In The Box.

    「Archipel Logic Infinite」 is a challenging puzzle game inspired by the popular Nurikabe. Explore legendary archipelagos by marking cells as land or sea to unchart maps. Enjoy challenging puzzles and endless procedurally generated content for limitless exploration.

    2024StrategyIndieCasual7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. SVA

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Ball In The Box fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ball In The Box.

    Simple rules, extreme challenge! Just move your character and loop around bubbles to clear them. Sounds easy? Don’t be fooled—no one’s conquered this game yet. Are you up to the task?

    2024StrategyIndieCasual8.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. The Bridge

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Ball In The Box fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ball In The Box.

    The Bridge is a logic puzzle game that forces you to reevaluate your preconceptions of physics and perspective. It is Isaac Newton meets M. C. Escher. Manipulate gravity to redefine the ceiling as the floor while venturing through impossible architectures.

    2013StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Puzzlement

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Ball In The Box fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Ball In The Box.

    a game about walking/jumping between plane surfaces to collect all red squares

    2018IndieSimulationCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Time in Time

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Ball In The Box fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ball In The Box.

    Time in Time is a side scroller puzzle-platformer game where you control everything with timers..

    2017StrategyIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Wordle

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Ball In The Box fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Ball In The Box.

    Wordle is a fun word puzzle game where you guess a hidden word within a few tries. Each guess gives clues about letter placement. Enjoy daily challenges, sharpen your skills, and track your progress in this simple and engaging game.

    2021SportsIndieSimulation30.62 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Zup! S

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Ball In The Box fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Ball In The Box.

    Minimal physical puzzle with explosions

    2018IndieCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Ball In The Box at current Steam store prices.

  1. UBERMOSH

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Ball In The Box on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ball In The Box.

    UBERMOSH is an arcade game about cutting bullets with a sword, in a gun-filled cyberpunk mosh pit.

    2015ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Miss Neko

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Ball In The Box on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Ball In The Box.

    Together the full picture of all the lovely beast ladies with your own hands, play Yakyuken with them, collect their portraits. Hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable game time:)

    2019ActionCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. QUICKERFLAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Ball In The Box on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Ball In The Box.

    QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Save Jesus

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Ball In The Box on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Ball In The Box.

    Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!

    2016IndieCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Barro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Ball In The Box on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Ball In The Box.

    Choose your little car and race!

    2018IndieCasualRacing0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Gachi Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Ball In The Box on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ball In The Box.

    Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Trip to Vinelands

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Ball In The Box on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ball In The Box.

    Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.

    2016ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. TTV2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Ball In The Box on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ball In The Box.

    TTV2 is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame, sequel to Trip to Vinelands.

    2017ActionIndie0.49 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ball In The Box.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ball In The Box.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ball In The Box.

    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 ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ball In The Box.

    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. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

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

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  6. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ball In The Box.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 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 Ball In The Box.

    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 ↗
  8. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. The Bridge

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ball In The Box.

    The Bridge is a logic puzzle game that forces you to reevaluate your preconceptions of physics and perspective. It is Isaac Newton meets M. C. Escher. Manipulate gravity to redefine the ceiling as the floor while venturing through impossible architectures.

    2013StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Wordle

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Ball In The Box.

    Wordle is a fun word puzzle game where you guess a hidden word within a few tries. Each guess gives clues about letter placement. Enjoy daily challenges, sharpen your skills, and track your progress in this simple and engaging game.

    2021SportsIndieSimulation30.62 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Zup! S

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Ball In The Box.

    Minimal physical puzzle with explosions

    2018IndieCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Ball In The Box

How much does Ball In The Box cost?
Ball In The Box is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Ball In The Box?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Ball In The Box are Launch Ball, Archipel Logic Infinite, SVA.
Who developed Ball In The Box?
Ball In The Box was developed by LabPuz Games.

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 Ball In The Box.

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