Games like Bret Airborne
If Bret Airborne is your kind of game, the closest matches are Cats - Classic Onet Connect, Ironcast and Troll Patrol — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its humorous dialogue stands out, challenging 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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Cats - Classic Onet Connect
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Top pick for Bret Airborne fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Bret Airborne.
Cats - Classic Onet Connect is a super fun matching game with cool challenges and brain teasers! Enjoy hours of fun connecting lovely images of cute cats, delicious fruits and sweets. Test your skills by matching and linking the same kind images and work your way up to victory!
Ironcast
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Shares a whimsical mood with Bret Airborne.
Second-strongest match for Bret Airborne fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Bret Airborne.
Puzzlequest meets FTL in this Steampunk Victorian era roguelite.
Troll Patrol
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Third-strongest match for Bret Airborne fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Bret Airborne.
A fantastic mix of tilematching and roleplaying mechanics. Play as a lone Troll who defends his cave from invading villagers and heroes. Level up, loot magical weapons and become the saviour of your tribe.
Fantasy Match Puzzle
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Ranked #4 for Bret Airborne fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Bret Airborne.
Are you ready to test your eyes with Fantasy Match Puzzle, your seek and find skills will be challenged like never before. Develops your secret seeker skill to find objects. This is a puzzle game similar to Hidden Object games, in which you have to find the objects while the clock is ticking.
Snow Jewels
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Ranked #5 for Bret Airborne fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Bret Airborne.
In this chilling match3 adventure, the Snow Dragon's icy breath is ready to destroy all it touches in the Mountain Lands. Only the magic of the Snow Jewels can stop the ruthless monster. Collect chains of gems and help bring back peace and tranquility to the Mountain Lands!
Arcadia: Cloudbound
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Ranked #6 for Bret Airborne fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Bret Airborne.
3D Find Different A visual and auditory feast of the Ninth Art
Hex and Chill
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Ranked #7 for Bret Airborne fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Bret Airborne.
A serene match-3 puzzle game designed for pure relaxation. Swap colorful hex tiles at your own pace with no timers or pressure—just soothing gameplay and tranquil music. Includes full source code for the curious. Your personal oasis of simple puzzles awaits.
Cupcake Swap
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Ranked #8 for Bret Airborne fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Bret Airborne.
A light and relaxing match-3 puzzle game with cute cartoon cupcakes. Match three or more identical sweets to clear the board against the clock, or unwind in endless mode.
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Puzzle Quest 2
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Bret Airborne.
Reviewers of Bret Airborne cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG and Casual with Bret Airborne.
Escape to a puzzle game fantasy world with amazing creatures and weapons! Addicting gameplay blends with immersive roleplaying in this sequel to the award-winning Puzzle Quest!
Bejeweled® 3
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Reviewers of Bret Airborne cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Casual with Bret Airborne.
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.
Paint Puzzle Quest
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Reviewers of Bret Airborne cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with Bret Airborne.
Embark on a vibrant and colorful journey with Paint Puzzle Quest, a strategic puzzle-solving game that will test your creativity and problem-solving skills. Explore 100 exciting levels, each presenting a new challenge to keep you engaged and entertained.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Bret Airborne at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~80% under Bret Airborne on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Bret Airborne.
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?
The Test
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Priced ~60% under Bret Airborne on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Bret Airborne.
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
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Priced ~70% under Bret Airborne on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Bret Airborne.
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.
Blood and Bacon
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Priced ~80% under Bret Airborne on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Bret Airborne.
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.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
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Priced ~60% under Bret Airborne on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Bret Airborne.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Peggle Deluxe
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Priced ~80% under Bret Airborne on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Bret Airborne.
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.
shapez
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Priced ~80% under Bret Airborne on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Bret Airborne.
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!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
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Priced ~60% under Bret Airborne on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Bret Airborne.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Travellin Cats in Paris
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Bret Airborne.
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!
Coloring Pixels
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Bret Airborne.
A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.
Eternal Senia
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Bret Airborne.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
100 Asian Cats
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Bret Airborne.
🏮🐈 100 Asian Cats - Join the cutest adventure in the Asia! 😻 🌸 Explore the charming hand-drawn artwork of Asian temples 🏯 as you embark on a quest to find 100 adorable cats hidden throughout the game. 🕵️♂️❌ Can you find them all? 🕵️♂️🐈✅
Samorost 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Bret Airborne.
Explore the beginnings of the Samorost series in the space gnome’s original bite-sized adventure, formerly released in 2003. Now with remastered sounds, enhanced graphics, and new music by Floex.
100 Capitalist Cats
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Bret Airborne.
🐱💼 100 Capitalist Cats - Join the cutest adventure in the Wall Street! 😻💰💵 Explore the charming hand-drawn artwork of New York, heart of Capitalism, as you embark on a quest to find 100 adorable cats hidden throughout the game. 🕵️♂️❌ Can you find them all? 🕵️♂️🐈✅
DOGWALK
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Bret Airborne.
Explore a hand-crafted winter forest as a big adorable dog and a little kid in tow. A short, free, open source project brought to you by Blender Studio.
Coloring Game 2
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Bret Airborne.
Coloring Game 2 is a sequel of the existing color-by-number game which so many users have liked. The sequel features new options and images.
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Frequently asked about Bret Airborne
- How much does Bret Airborne cost?
- Bret Airborne is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Bret Airborne?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Bret Airborne are Cats - Classic Onet Connect, Ironcast, Troll Patrol.
- Who developed Bret Airborne?
- Bret Airborne was developed by Machine 22.
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