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Games like LORED

If LORED is your kind of game, the closest matches are Sixty Four, Beaver Clicker and Orb of Creation — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its customizable automation feels innovative, chill and contemplative. 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 LORED: An idle game about collecting cancer with quirky stickfigures!

2025StrategyIndieCasualEarly Access9.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · Linuxby Dillon Simpson
LORED — Steam game cover
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Arcade runs as fresh gameplay breaksArcade runs break up the idle monotonyCustomizable automation feels innovativeChillContemplativeCozy

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Steam players who put hours into LORED 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. Sixty Four

    WHY THIS

    Shares idle progression, resource management and whimsical with LORED.

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

    Dive into the world of Sixty Four, where you transform simple machines into a thriving factory.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Beaver Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Shares prestige system and a chill mood with LORED.

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

    Beaver Clicker is an idle game where you collects logs, then using these logs, you can acquire all sorts of sources for these logs, like convincing squirrels, sponsoring school field-trips, or even taming the fungi found in nature itself to help you in your wood collecting journey.

    2023StrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Orb of Creation

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with LORED.

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

    Orb of Creation is an active incremental-puzzle game in which you recreate the world with nothing but magic and ingenuity. Conjure resources, buy upgrades, and become an all-powerful wizard!

    2022StrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Idle Research

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with LORED.

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

    Idle Research is an addictive, resource management, incremental game with both idle and active playstyles. Research and craft colorful Flasks and Tubes to earn as much Energy as possible! Big numbers guaranteed.

    2022StrategyIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Military Incremental Complex

    WHY THIS

    Shares prestige system, idle progression, indie and a chill mood with LORED.

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

    Make weapons, make money. An active incremental game where you amass as much money as you can by starting a Military Industrial Complex company. Produce multiple different weapons, research upgrades, manipulate the stock market, and lobby the government for favors.

    2025StrategySimulation7.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Nomad Idle

    WHY THIS

    Shares prestige system, idle progression and a chill mood with LORED.

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

    Face waves of enemies automatically and create builds by distributing stat points, leveling up equipment, choosing passive skills, summons and more. An idle game about killing hordes of enemies, becoming stronger, and exploring an unfolding storyline. A spin-off of Nomad Survival.

    2025Indie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Widget Inc.

    WHY THIS

    Shares prestige system, idle progression, indie and a chill mood with LORED.

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

    A hybrid factory builder / incremental clicker game. Starting from humble beginnings, master the many crafting processes to build up resources and expand your factory. Then, using your newly automated production, unlock new technology and grow ever closer to your goal of spreading to the stars.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Incredicer

    WHY THIS

    Shares idle progression, resource management, indie and a chill mood with LORED.

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

    Incredicer is a short, incremental dice game where you roll dice, earn money, upgrade and buy helper hands to automate and increase your income.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under LORED on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with LORED.

    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 ~50% under LORED on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with LORED.

    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. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under LORED on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with LORED.

    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 ↗
  4. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under LORED on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with LORED.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under LORED on Steam right now. Shares Indie with LORED.

    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 ↗
  6. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under LORED on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with LORED.

    Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under LORED on Steam right now. Shares Indie with LORED.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under LORED on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with LORED.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 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 and Casual with LORED.

    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 LORED.

    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 LORED.

    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 LORED.

    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 and Casual with LORED.

    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 LORED.

    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. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about LORED

Does LORED run on Steam Deck?
LORED is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does LORED cost?
LORED is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to LORED?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside LORED are Sixty Four, Beaver Clicker, Orb of Creation.
Who developed LORED?
LORED was developed by Dillon Simpson.

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 LORED.

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