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Games like Go

If Go is your kind of game, the closest matches are Chinese Chess - Xiangqi, Lazy Chess and The Chess Variants Club — 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 Go: Classic Weiqi, Igo, Baduk, 圍棋 Discover Go Like Never Before! Welcome to a world where strategy and skill meet in the ancient game of Go, now available at your fingertips.

2024StrategyCasual7.99 USDWindows · macOSby Popoko VM Games
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Players who liked Go also play

Steam players who put hours into Go 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. Chinese Chess - Xiangqi

    WHY THIS

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

    Master Xiangqi anytime! Thrilling games, custom boards & challenging AI.

    2025StrategyCasual7.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Lazy Chess

    WHY THIS

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

    Lazy Chess is a new non-profit chess game that narrows your choices down to the best 2 possible moves per turn. The moves provided can always win the game, but how strong are your decisions? Fewer moves. More fun.

    2021StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. The Chess Variants Club

    WHY THIS

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

    Play and discover 12 popular chess variants, improve your chess skills with hundreds of chess puzzles, or simply play regular chess with your friends - all in one package. This diverse collection includes several chess games and puzzles. All in a minimalist, beautifully designed virtual chess club.

    2020SportsStrategyIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Gomoku

    WHY THIS

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

    Dive into Gomoku: The Classic Five in a Row!

    2025StrategyCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Reversi

    WHY THIS

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

    Reversi - A Board Game of Strategy and Tactics!

    2025StrategyCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Chess Visualized

    WHY THIS

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

    A playable Chess board that visualizes where each piece can go and what every move does

    2025StrategyIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Dicey Chess

    WHY THIS

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

    A chess game in which the throw of the dice decides how far you can move.

    2024StrategyIndie5.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. 3D Chess Online

    WHY THIS

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

    3D Chess Online combines the magical world of chess with a modern and three-dimensional experience! Determine your strategy and fight against your opponents worldwide in this simulator equipped with realistic graphics.

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Go 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 ~88% under Go on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Go.

    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 ~75% under Go on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Go.

    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. Nodebuster

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Go on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Casual with Go.

    Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under Go on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Go.

    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 ↗
  6. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under Go on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Casual with Go.

    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 ↗
  7. Superflight

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Go on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Go.

    Superflight is an intense, easy to learn wingsuit game with an infinite number of beautiful procedurally generated maps. A great game to relax for half an hour and chase your latest highscore!

    2017ActionSportsIndie2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Refunct

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Go on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Go.

    Refunct is a peaceful, short first-person platformer about restoring a vibrant world.

    2015IndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. 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 ↗
  2. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

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

    A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  4. The Lab

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. We Become What We Behold [Fan-Made Port]

    WHY THIS

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

    a game about news cycles, vicious cycles, infinite cycles

    2019IndieCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

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

    Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  7. SuchArt: Creative Space

    WHY THIS

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

    Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Samorost 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2021IndieAdventureCasualFreeSteam ↗

More from Popoko VM Games

Other recommendable Steam games by Popoko VM Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Chess

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Popoko VM Games, the studio behind Go. Shares Strategy and Casual with Go.

    Chess: The Grand Strategy Game - Your Pocket Edition for Mastery and Fun!

    2024StrategyCasual7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Shogi

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Popoko VM Games, the studio behind Go. Shares Strategy and Casual with Go.

    Master the art of Shogi! Dive into Japan's classic strategy board game.

    2024StrategyCasual7.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Chinese Chess - Xiangqi

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Popoko VM Games, the studio behind Go. Shares Strategy and Casual with Go.

    Master Xiangqi anytime! Thrilling games, custom boards & challenging AI.

    2025StrategyCasual7.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Lines 98

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Popoko VM Games, the studio behind Go. Shares Strategy and Casual with Go.

    Rediscover a Classic: Color Lines Reimagined

    2025StrategyCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Gomoku

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Popoko VM Games, the studio behind Go. Shares Strategy and Casual with Go.

    Dive into Gomoku: The Classic Five in a Row!

    2025StrategyCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Reversi

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Popoko VM Games, the studio behind Go. Shares Strategy and Casual with Go.

    Reversi - A Board Game of Strategy and Tactics!

    2025StrategyCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Janggi

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Popoko VM Games, the studio behind Go. Shares Strategy and Casual with Go.

    Janggi - Korean Chess

    2026StrategyCasual6.79 USDSteam ↗
  8. Dyno Burst: Bubble Shooter

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Popoko VM Games, the studio behind Go. Shares Casual with Go.

    Shoot, match, and burst colorful eggs in a dinosaur bubble puzzle.

    2026ActionIndieCasual3.39 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Go

How much does Go cost?
Go is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Go have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Go supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, PvP).
What games are most similar to Go?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Go are Chinese Chess - Xiangqi, Lazy Chess, The Chess Variants Club.
Who developed Go?
Go was developed by Popoko VM 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 Go.

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