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Games like Chronoquartz

If Chronoquartz is your kind of game, the closest matches are Quantum Loop, LABYBAN and A Maze In Labyrinth — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and contemplative. 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 Chronoquartz: In Chronoquartz, every move matters! You have 10 turns per loop: explore, solve puzzles, and use your past knowledge to progress. Strategy, critical thinking, and time management will be your allies in this unique temporal adventure. Will you succeed in saving time?

2025IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Infinite Stairs
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10 move time loop creates tension and creative problem solvingDiscovering shortcuts that persist across loops is deeply satisfyingInventory locks let you carry key itemsAtmosphericChallengingContemplative

Players who liked Chronoquartz also play

Steam players who put hours into Chronoquartz 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. Quantum Loop

    WHY THIS

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

    Zoom and dodge your way about the quadrant, solving intertwining objectives however you can. Hit an asteroid and the mission resets - but whatever you learn you can exploit in the next loop! Use your wits and precise piloting together to prevent the asteroid crisis!

    2025IndieAdventure3.59 USDSteam ↗
  2. LABYBAN

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Chronoquartz fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    A tribute to the timeless Sokoban genre, LABYBAN modernizes the puzzle game experience with an accessible, intuitive, and engaging approach, suitable for all audiences. Across 157 levels, teleporters, slippery surfaces, conveyor belts, and many more mechanics await you!

    2025Casual6.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. A Maze In Labyrinth

    WHY THIS

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

    Get lost... in the labyrinth. Explore the interconnected maze to find the "exit." Race, climb, and slide through the multiple areas, and try solving the mystery of the “Amazing Labyrinth” in the process.

    IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  4. Old Skies

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Chronoquartz.

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

    A time travel adventure spanning two hundred years! Dive into the past with time agent Fia Quinn as she embarks on seven trips through time. History is up for grabs, from the speakeasies of Prohibition to the vicious gangs of the Gilded Age to the World Trade Center on September 10, 2001.

    2025Adventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Raster Prime [REMIX]

    WHY THIS

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

    Your mind will short-circuit in this atmospheric pixel sci-fi puzzler with eight (8) levels of increasing difficulty. Decipher each binary sequence to travel further into the unknown, and unearth a deeper mystery that may never be fully understood.

    2021IndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Elementalist

    WHY THIS

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

    A puzzle platformer where you collect Elements and use their powers to move around in various ways. Each Element you collect becomes the next one you use, so pay attention to the order!

    2026IndieAdventure7.20 USDSteam ↗
  7. Critical Chaos

    WHY THIS

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

    A family, a broken squad, and a world at war. Critical Chaos is a story-driven, turn-based RPG about reluctant heroes who never asked to save the world, but know they must fight for what's right anyway. Build your team, explore freely, and uncover a substantial postgame.

    2026IndieAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  8. Secret of Dawnstone

    WHY THIS

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

    Secret of Dawnstone is an action adventure set in an Alpine open world - featuring changing seasons, folklore-inspired monsters, and enemies that stay dead. Inspired by classics like Zelda, Secret of Mana, and Gothic II.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Chronoquartz

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. TUNIC

    WHY THIS

    Shares exploration, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Chronoquartz.

    Reviewers of Chronoquartz cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Chronoquartz.

    Explore a land filled with lost legends, ancient powers, and ferocious monsters in TUNIC, an isometric action game about a small fox on a big adventure.

    2022ActionAdventureRPG29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Minit

    WHY THIS

    Shares exploration, puzzle solving and a cozy mood with Chronoquartz.

    Reviewers of Chronoquartz cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chronoquartz.

    Minit is a peculiar little adventure played sixty seconds at a time.

    2018IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Outer Wilds

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Chronoquartz.

    Reviewers of Chronoquartz cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Chronoquartz.

    Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.

    2020ActionAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Platonic

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Chronoquartz.

    Reviewers of Chronoquartz cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chronoquartz.

    Platonic is a first-person puzzle adventure game. Explore five unique worlds. Solve logical challenges. Gather clues and think outside the cube.

    2022IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Vision Soft Reset

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Chronoquartz.

    Reviewers of Chronoquartz cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chronoquartz.

    Perceive the future in this time-loop metroidvania.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Chroma Zero

    WHY THIS

    Shares hidden collectibles, exploration and atmospheric with Chronoquartz.

    Reviewers of Chronoquartz cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chronoquartz.

    Explore a unique and connected world. Understand its fragile balance, uncover its deepest questions, and find more than just the answers.

    2024IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

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

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

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

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

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

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

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

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Chronoquartz on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chronoquartz.

    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 ↗
  6. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Chronoquartz on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Chronoquartz.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Brotato

    WHY THIS

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

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

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

    Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 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 with Chronoquartz.

    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 Chronoquartz.

    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 Chronoquartz.

    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 Chronoquartz.

    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 Chronoquartz.

    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 with Chronoquartz.

    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 Chronoquartz.

    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. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Chronoquartz

Does Chronoquartz run on Steam Deck?
Chronoquartz is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Chronoquartz cost?
Chronoquartz is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Chronoquartz?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Chronoquartz are Quantum Loop, LABYBAN, A Maze In Labyrinth.
Who developed Chronoquartz?
Chronoquartz was developed by Infinite Stairs.

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 Chronoquartz.

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