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Games like Bestion

If Bestion is your kind of game, the closest matches are ShapeHero Factory, Mob Factory and Tower Factory — 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 Bestion: Bestion is a game that combines Roguelike tower defense elements with automated factory construction. Players are required to construct their own factory on a planet and protect the kernel from monster attacks.

2024StrategyIndieSimulation1.99 USDWindowsby JellyCat Games
Bestion — Steam game cover

Players who liked Bestion also play

Steam players who put hours into Bestion 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. ShapeHero Factory

    WHY THIS

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

    In ShapeHero Factory, you’re the engineer of an ever-evolving paint-fuelled factory that spits out magical, shape-based warriors. Send them into battle - to death or glory - then build an even better factory on your next run.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation23.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Mob Factory

    WHY THIS

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

    Mob factory is an tower defense and automation game for the lazy adventurer. Smelt down enemy loot into turrets & factories to automate an ever expanding dungeon from the comfort of your tower.

    2023StrategySimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Tower Factory

    WHY THIS

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

    Tower Factory is a tower defense and automation game with roguelite elements. Optimize resource production using conveyor systems while defending against monster waves. Can you find and destroy the enemy tower before it's too late?

    2024ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Dream Engines: Nomad Cities

    WHY THIS

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

    A survival city-building game with flying cities. Build, automate, and defend a flying city that travels between procedurally generated maps to survive in a wacky, nightmare-infested, post-apocalyptic world full of strange science and dreams.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation29.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. shapez 2 - Factory

    WHY THIS

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

    Dive into a factory-building game with the focus on just that – building huge space factories! Design sprawling multi-level factories and satisfying production lines without limits. Tackle progressively challenging automation goals at your own pace, without the threat of enemies.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation23.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Deck of Haunts

    WHY THIS

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

    Deck of Haunts invites you to become a malevolent Haunted House. Lure humans into your cursed halls, manipulate their fears, and drain their essence to grow your power. Use strategy to build your mansion and expand your dark influence, turning your home into a terrifying, inescapable nightmare.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation10.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. GolfTopia

    WHY THIS

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

    DESIGN, BUILD and MANAGE your own futuristic golf course. Keep 200 persistent visitors fed, hydrated, and happy. Defend your creation from a growing infestation of weeds with robotic workers and defensive turrets. Evolve your course into a mega resort where nobody wants to go home, EVER!

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Cliff Empire

    WHY THIS

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

    After a nuclear war life on the surface became impossible. A 300m thick radioactive fog covered the Earth. We are looking for bold active people to manage the process of restoring life on Earth. Join!

    2019StrategyIndieSimulation17.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Bestion on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Bestion.

    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. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Bestion on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Bestion.

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

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Bestion on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Bestion.

    "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 ↗
  4. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Bestion on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Bestion.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Bejeweled® 3

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Bestion on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Bestion.

    The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.

    2010StrategyCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Bestion on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Bestion.

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Bestion on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Bestion.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. TYRONE vs COPS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Bestion on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Bestion.

    Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.

    2022ActionIndie0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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 Indie with Bestion.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Steam Engine Simulator

    WHY THIS

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

    The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.

    2023SimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Bestion

How much does Bestion cost?
Bestion is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Bestion?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Bestion are ShapeHero Factory, Mob Factory, Tower Factory.
Who developed Bestion?
Bestion was developed by JellyCat 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 Bestion.

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