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Games like E9uations

If E9uations is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Gardener, BarrelBots and WyrmWorm — 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 E9uations: You are the equal sign(=). Rearrange the numbers and operators to form equation and solve the puzzle.

2026Indie13.49 USDWindowsby 9npotato
E9uations — Steam game cover

Players who liked E9uations also play

Steam players who put hours into E9uations 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. The Gardener

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for E9uations fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with E9uations.

    Solve tile based lawn puzzles. Explore the grounds of a forgotten manor. Discover mysterious flora and figure out their rules. Cut grass and have fun!

    2026StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. BarrelBots

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for E9uations fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with E9uations.

    A multilayered grid-based puzzle game featuring small robots that carry and stack Barrels of nuclear waste.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventure13.49 USDSteam ↗
  3. WyrmWorm

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for E9uations fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with E9uations.

    WyrmWorm is a head-scratching, line-drawing puzzler where branching serpents wind their way across the grid, restoring life to a faded world. Wiggle through challenging puzzles and clever mechanics, from the bottom of the sea to the depths of space.

    IndieCasualSteam ↗
  4. Sokobond

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for E9uations fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with E9uations.

    Sokobond is an elegantly designed puzzle game about chemistry. It's logical, minimalist, and beautiful - crafted with love and science.

    2014Indie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Gentoo Rescue

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for E9uations fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with E9uations.

    A puzzler about sliding penguins and walruses. Pick up items to push, pull, bounce, swap, stop, steal, or explode. Uncover surprising twists hidden in a world of puzzles inside puzzles inside puzzles.

    2025StrategyIndieCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Paquerette Down the Bunburrows

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for E9uations fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with E9uations.

    The buns... you HAVE to capture them!! Think outside the bunburrow or get outsmarted by bunnies in this cute pathfinding-based puzzle game!

    2023IndieAdventureCasual11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Yugo Puzzle

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for E9uations fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with E9uations.

    Yugo Puzzle is a minimalist, relaxing, and satisfying puzzle game. Move jelly blocks left and right to merge them with the same color. It may sound simple, but it’s deceptively challenging. Enjoy the satisfaction of solving each puzzle.

    2021Indie5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Unlock The King

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for E9uations fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    An originally designed puzzle game inspired by chess. Move the pieces and create a path to Unlock the King.

    2019StrategyCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below E9uations at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under E9uations on Steam right now. Shares Indie with E9uations.

    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 ~63% under E9uations on Steam right now. Shares Indie with E9uations.

    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. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under E9uations on Steam right now. Shares Indie with E9uations.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~54% under E9uations on Steam right now. Shares Indie with E9uations.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under E9uations on Steam right now. Shares Indie with E9uations.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under E9uations on Steam right now. Shares Indie with E9uations.

    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 ↗
  7. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under E9uations on Steam right now. Shares Indie with E9uations.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Noita

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under E9uations on Steam right now. Shares Indie with E9uations.

    Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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 E9uations.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with E9uations.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with E9uations.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with E9uations.

    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. 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 E9uations.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with E9uations.

    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 ↗
  7. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with E9uations.

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with E9uations.

    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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Gentoo Rescue

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with E9uations.

    A puzzler about sliding penguins and walruses. Pick up items to push, pull, bounce, swap, stop, steal, or explode. Uncover surprising twists hidden in a world of puzzles inside puzzles inside puzzles.

    2025StrategyIndieCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Paquerette Down the Bunburrows

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with E9uations.

    The buns... you HAVE to capture them!! Think outside the bunburrow or get outsmarted by bunnies in this cute pathfinding-based puzzle game!

    2023IndieAdventureCasual11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Yugo Puzzle

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with E9uations.

    Yugo Puzzle is a minimalist, relaxing, and satisfying puzzle game. Move jelly blocks left and right to merge them with the same color. It may sound simple, but it’s deceptively challenging. Enjoy the satisfaction of solving each puzzle.

    2021Indie5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about E9uations

How much does E9uations cost?
E9uations is listed on Steam at 13.49 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to E9uations?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside E9uations are The Gardener, BarrelBots, WyrmWorm.
Who developed E9uations?
E9uations was developed by 9npotato.

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 E9uations.

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