Games like :3
If :3 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Copy Cats, Threadbound and One Neck Ahead — 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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Players who liked :3 also play
Steam players who put hours into :3 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.
Copy Cats
WHY THIS
Top pick for :3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with :3.
Utilize the power of the mysterious cloning machine and use your handy copy cats to solve puzzles and help a little kitty escape from a strange virtual dimension!
Threadbound
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for :3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with :3.
A puzzle platformer about writing your own laws of physics. Connect properties together with magic thread to explore an abandoned city.
One Neck Ahead
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for :3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with :3.
A gimmick-based precision platformer where you carry your own ground. Place platforms mid-jump and combine them with a wide variety of movement-bending gimmicks.
Tama In-Between
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for :3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
A puzzle platformer featuring a slime cat. Master the abilities of "Absorb," "Split," and "Possess." Dash using the recoil of splitting and teleport your soul to distant copies. Use your reflexes and wits to traverse an alien world filled with unique mechanics.
Dungeon Gals
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for :3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with :3.
A small crisis control team has been summoned to help a civilization in the sky escape impending doom! Explore dungeons, solve puzzles, and find lots of treasure to help prepare yourself for incredible challenges!
Pipplop's Tiny Adventure
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for :3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with :3.
A compact precision-puzzle platformer where you enter circles to launch Pipplop and solve miniature stages involving movement puzzles.
Project Arrow
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for :3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with :3.
Project Arrow is a 2D platformer with environmental puzzles based on physics. The game follows the story of an archer cat trying to find its way back home in a strange and mysterious world.
Magician's Cat Diary
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for :3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with :3.
Every magician likes to keep cats, use magic to train your cats to win various strange competitions!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below :3 at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under :3 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with :3.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under :3 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with :3.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~46% under :3 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with :3.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under :3 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with :3.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~79% under :3 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with :3.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under :3 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with :3.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
A Short Hike
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under :3 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with :3.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under :3 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with :3.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with :3.
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?
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 :3.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with :3.
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.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with :3.
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.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with :3.
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.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with :3.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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Frequently asked about :3
- How much does :3 cost?
- :3 is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to :3?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside :3 are Copy Cats, Threadbound, One Neck Ahead.
- Who developed :3?
- :3 was developed by mod.kitchen.
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 :3.
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