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Games like Connect Collect

Below are 30 hand-picked alternatives to Connect Collect for fans of strategy, indie, adventure, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Connect Collect also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, cheaper alternatives, free-to-play picks, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.

About Connect Collect: Situational card battle and adventure to find the best combo from a randomly dealt hand.Deck editing is not required....... To use your cards well, you need to bond with your friends.Only time will tell.......

2024StrategyIndieAdventure2.33 USDWindowsby 高橋佑
Connect Collect — Steam game cover

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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.

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    Reminiscence of Gusuku: Card and Explore — Steam game cover

    Reminiscence of Gusuku: Card and Explore

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

    Any 2 Cards Can Be Fused. Build Your Combo Engine! Survive on a small island. Every choice reshapes your destiny in this deck-building roguelite. Stranded on an island said to gather everything that drifts ashore, you explore, build your deck, and push toward its deepest reaches.

    2026StrategyIndieRPG12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Temtem — Steam game cover

    Temtem

    Second-strongest match for Connect Collect fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Connect Collect.

    Temtem is an online creature-collection adventure. Tame 165 unique creatures across 7 vibrant islands, battle other tamers, tackle mythical Lairs, chase Luma & Umbra variants, and breed your favorite Tems - with friends by your side! Dive into a colorful monster catching adventure, so Temtem up!

    2022IndieAdventureMassively Multiplayer44.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    SHULERO – Dice Roguelike — Steam game cover

    SHULERO – Dice Roguelike

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

    Yacht-inspired roguelike (Poker Dice). Roll dice. Build combos. Beat bosses. Cheat to win.

    2026StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗
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    Battle Suit Aces — Steam game cover

    Battle Suit Aces

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

    Battle Suit Aces is a Saturday morning cartoon where you're at the helm! Grow your roster of charming mech pilots as you immerse yourself in thrilling story missions and charge into card combat. Suit Up!

    2025StrategyIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Floppy Knights — Steam game cover

    Floppy Knights

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

    Meet the Floppy Knights: tangible projections summoned from floppy disks! Tactics fuse with card game mechanics as Phoebe and Carlton, a brilliant young inventor & her robot-arm bestie, square off in turn-based battles. Select your Knights, hone your deck, and execute your strategy for victory!

    2022StrategyIndie1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection — Steam game cover

    Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection

    Ranked #6 for Connect Collect fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Connect Collect.

    The Mega Man Star Force series, which expanded into an anime, is back in the Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection! This collection includes seven games and additional features like a gallery of illustrations and music! Online play is also supported!

    2026ActionStrategyRPG39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    StarVaders — Steam game cover

    StarVaders

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

    Pilot a powerful mech to fight off the alien invasion in this ULTIMATE fusion of deckbuilding and grid-based tactics. Discover game-breaking combos, rewind time to alter your fate, and protect the future of humanity in this endlessly replayable roguelike.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure17.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Cobalt Core — Steam game cover

    Cobalt Core

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

    A sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder with a deep new single-axis spin on tactics games! Dodge missiles, line up your cannons, and blast 'em out of the sky... Then get to the bottom of these time loops, before it's too late!

    2023StrategyIndie7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

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    POSTAL 2 — Steam game cover

    POSTAL 2

    Priced ~58% under Connect Collect on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Connect Collect.

    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 ↗
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    Blood and Bacon — Steam game cover

    Blood and Bacon

    Priced ~58% under Connect Collect on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Connect Collect.

    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 ↗
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    shapez — Steam game cover

    shapez

    Priced ~58% under Connect Collect on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Connect Collect.

    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 ↗
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    Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad — Steam game cover

    Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    Priced ~58% under Connect Collect on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Connect Collect.

    "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 ↗
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    Montaro — Steam game cover

    Montaro

    Priced ~58% under Connect Collect on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Connect Collect.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Bejeweled® 3 — Steam game cover

    Bejeweled® 3

    Priced ~58% under Connect Collect on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Connect Collect.

    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 ↗
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    Bit Blaster XL — Steam game cover

    Bit Blaster XL

    Priced ~58% under Connect Collect on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Connect Collect.

    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 ↗
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    Dictators:No Peace Countryballs — Steam game cover

    Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    Priced ~58% under Connect Collect on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Connect Collect.

    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 ↗

Free alternatives

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

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    Doki Doki Literature Club! — Steam game cover

    Doki Doki Literature Club!

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

    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 ↗
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    Life is Strange - Episode 1 — Steam game cover

    Life is Strange - Episode 1

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Connect Collect.

    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 ↗
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    Helltaker — Steam game cover

    Helltaker

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Ultimate Custom Night — Steam game cover

    Ultimate Custom Night

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
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    Bongo Cat — Steam game cover

    Bongo Cat

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

    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 ↗
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    ENA: Dream BBQ — Steam game cover

    ENA: Dream BBQ

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog — Steam game cover

    The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

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

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Indigo Park: Chapter 1 — Steam game cover

    Indigo Park: Chapter 1

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

    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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

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    Reminiscence of Gusuku: Card and Explore — Steam game cover

    Reminiscence of Gusuku: Card and Explore

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Connect Collect.

    Any 2 Cards Can Be Fused. Build Your Combo Engine! Survive on a small island. Every choice reshapes your destiny in this deck-building roguelite. Stranded on an island said to gather everything that drifts ashore, you explore, build your deck, and push toward its deepest reaches.

    2026StrategyIndieRPG12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Temtem — Steam game cover

    Temtem

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Connect Collect.

    Temtem is an online creature-collection adventure. Tame 165 unique creatures across 7 vibrant islands, battle other tamers, tackle mythical Lairs, chase Luma & Umbra variants, and breed your favorite Tems - with friends by your side! Dive into a colorful monster catching adventure, so Temtem up!

    2022IndieAdventureMassively Multiplayer44.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Battle Suit Aces — Steam game cover

    Battle Suit Aces

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Connect Collect.

    Battle Suit Aces is a Saturday morning cartoon where you're at the helm! Grow your roster of charming mech pilots as you immerse yourself in thrilling story missions and charge into card combat. Suit Up!

    2025StrategyIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection — Steam game cover

    Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy with Connect Collect.

    The Mega Man Star Force series, which expanded into an anime, is back in the Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection! This collection includes seven games and additional features like a gallery of illustrations and music! Online play is also supported!

    2026ActionStrategyRPG39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    StarVaders — Steam game cover

    StarVaders

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Connect Collect.

    Pilot a powerful mech to fight off the alien invasion in this ULTIMATE fusion of deckbuilding and grid-based tactics. Discover game-breaking combos, rewind time to alter your fate, and protect the future of humanity in this endlessly replayable roguelike.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure17.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Cobalt Core — Steam game cover

    Cobalt Core

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Connect Collect.

    A sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder with a deep new single-axis spin on tactics games! Dodge missiles, line up your cannons, and blast 'em out of the sky... Then get to the bottom of these time loops, before it's too late!

    2023StrategyIndie7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Connect Collect

How much does Connect Collect cost?
Connect Collect is listed on Steam at 2.33 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Connect Collect?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Connect Collect are Reminiscence of Gusuku: Card and Explore, Temtem, SHULERO – Dice Roguelike.
Who developed Connect Collect?
Connect Collect was developed by 高橋佑.

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 Connect Collect.

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