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Games like Regex Game

If Regex Game is your kind of game, the closest matches are Pawn.OS(), I AM A ROBOT and 字得其乐WordJoy — 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 Regex Game: Regular Expressions (Regex) are a powerful text pattern-matching tool used for searching, replacing, and validating strings. The game wraps Regex into text-based puzzle, allowing players to gradually master regular expressions as they progress through levels.

2025StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby ZeroBitCode
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Steam players who put hours into Regex Game 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. Pawn.OS()

    WHY THIS

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

    Pawn.OS() is a programming puzzle game where you use a custom scripting language to control a pawn on a grid. Solve 30 puzzles, learn logic step-by-step, and optimize your code to climb the leaderboard—even without any prior coding experience.

    2025StrategyIndie2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. I AM A ROBOT

    WHY THIS

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

    A collection of various CAPTCHA questions, that are NOT solvable by human.  This game is designed to use the help of various "ROBOTS".  (Recommended ROBOT: Smartphone with internet)  Can you fool the system to believe that you are NOT human?

    2025StrategySimulationCasual1.79 USDSteam ↗
  3. 字得其乐WordJoy

    WHY THIS

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

    WordJoy is an incremental game about Chinese character components. Buy parts, place them on a 5x5 board, earn coins over time, and upgrade them by forming valid characters with adjacent parts. Rearrange your layout, unlock more choices, and grow your board into a powerful hanzi machine.

    2026StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. The Farmer Was Replaced

    WHY THIS

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

    Program and optimize a drone to automate a farm and watch it do the work for you. Collect resources to unlock better technology and become the most efficient farmer in the world. Improve your problem solving and coding skills.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. MATH EXPRESSions

    WHY THIS

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

    WORDLE for math fans. The perfect daily warm-up routine for your brain.

    2022StrategyIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  6. Pentomino

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Regex Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Regex Game.

    This game is very easy and very difficult. It is both simple and complex. It is a simple hardcore spatial logic puzzle game. NP->P? Find your way!

    2022StrategyIndieCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Amazing Pyramids: Rebirth

    WHY THIS

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

    Amazing Pyramids are back! Lead a group of scientists through addicting word adventures! Play now and solve intricate word puzzles to unravel the secrets of an ancient city! Use your wits and vocabulary to survive the blistering sun!

    2021StrategyIndieCasual6.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Copy Editor: A RegEx Puzzle

    WHY THIS

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

    Copy Editor is an intricate puzzle game that teaches you Regular Expressions (RegEx), commonly used in computer science and language theory. Build complex rules that process and revise famous texts for your wacky and demanding publisher!

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation6.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Regex Game on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Regex Game.

    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 ↗
  2. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Regex Game on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Regex Game.

    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 ↗
  4. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Regex Game on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Regex Game.

    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 ↗
  5. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Regex Game on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Regex Game.

    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 ↗
  6. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Regex Game on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Regex Game.

    "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 ↗
  7. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Regex Game on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Regex Game.

    The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Regex Game on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Regex Game.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Regex Game.

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Regex Game.

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Regex Game.

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

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  5. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

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

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Regex Game.

    A little game that’s not a game, winner of an old game jam that nobody’s ever heard of. So DON'T INSTALL IT!

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. 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 ↗
  8. Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It

    WHY THIS

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

    USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.

    2025IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Regex Game

How much does Regex Game cost?
Regex Game is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Regex Game?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Regex Game are Pawn.OS(), I AM A ROBOT, 字得其乐WordJoy.
Who developed Regex Game?
Regex Game was developed by ZeroBitCode.

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