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Games like Particula

If Particula is your kind of game, the closest matches are Ancient TD, Order Of The Gatekeepers and Reforged TD - Tower Defense — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its beautiful badge collection system, atmospheric and chill. 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 Particula: Destroy negativity, clear your mind! Particula brings you a new perspective in gaming, helping you to concentrate and relax. A three players co-op tower defense experience with a relaxing soundtrack, smooth visuals and gameplay.

2015StrategyIndieCasual29.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOSby Microblast Games
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Beautiful badge collection systemFights floating heads and abstract negative thoughtsLayered difficulty teaches the game naturallyAtmosphericChillCozy

Players who liked Particula also play

Steam players who put hours into Particula 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. Ancient TD

    WHY THIS

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

    Ancient TD is a co-op tower defense game inspired by ancient mythology. Build powerful towers, command unique peasants, collect runes, and face mythic foes. Obtain powerful artifacts from challenges and survive with up to 4 players.

    2025StrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Order Of The Gatekeepers

    WHY THIS

    Shares co op multiplayer with Particula.

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

    Online Co-Operative Tower Defense with endless build options and a heavy focus on rewarding creative strategies. With so many Levels, Towers, Abilities, Items, & Builder Specialties every match can be a different experience!

    2020ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Reforged TD - Tower Defense

    WHY THIS

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

    Single or multiplayer tower defense with high replay value. Build and upgrade towers, use special items and discover the extensive talent tree for your characters and towers. Ideal for strategists!

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure12.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. 宇宙大战

    WHY THIS

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

    Universe Wars is a multiplayer game similar to Plants vs. Zombies. Plants become evil Earthlings, and zombies become cuddly three-eyed aliens. And on the basis of "Plants vs. Zombies" and increased the multiplayer online, fashion system, formation evolution, protagonist system.

    2024StrategyRPGFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Polygons Tower Defense

    WHY THIS

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

    Defend this colorful world with a brilliant strategy! Strengthen your battlefield and don't let enemies reach their destination. Make amazing combinations, and choose the most powerful elements wisely!

    2023ActionStrategyCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Playground Mayhem

    WHY THIS

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

    Defend your base solo or with friends against endless waves of foes using your weapons and turrets. Are you up for the challenge?

    2024ActionStrategyIndie3.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Arrival of Beasts

    WHY THIS

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

    Discover one of the hardest tower defense games with strategic elements, individual gameplay and challenging mechanics. Play together with your friends in co-op mode, create a team and compete with other players in the online ranking.

    2023StrategyIndie12.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Slime Battle

    WHY THIS

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

    "Slime Battle" is a fun multiplayer game where you play as adorable slimes! Outsmart rivals in tactical territory battles with friends or online players. Diverse modes offer endless fun—expand your slime empire through strategy and skill. Join now for thrilling, fast-paced competition!

    StrategyIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

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

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Particula on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Particula.

    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 ↗
  3. Stardew Valley

    WHY THIS

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

    You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?

    2016IndieSimulationRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

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

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Bloons TD 6

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under Particula on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Particula.

    The Bloons are back and better than ever! Get ready for a massive 3D tower defense game designed to give you hours and hours of the best strategy gaming available.

    2018Strategy13.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Hollow Knight

    WHY THIS

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

    Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. People Playground

    WHY THIS

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

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Undertale

    WHY THIS

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

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  2. 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 Particula.

    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 ↗
  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 Particula.

    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. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

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

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  7. 100 Asian Cats

    WHY THIS

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

    🏮🐈 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? 🕵️‍♂️🐈✅

    2023ActionSportsStrategyFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. DORONKO WANKO

    WHY THIS

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

    『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.

    2024ActionSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗

More from Microblast Games

Other recommendable Steam games by Microblast Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Dead Bits

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Particula.

    Another title from Microblast Games, the studio behind Particula. Shares Indie and Casual with Particula.

    Quilly was abducted by aliens, now, he has to fight for his freedom! Destroy cube aliens with guns, bats and inteligence... avoid traps and more. Dead Bits is a first-person shooter with original dubstep soundtrack for Windows and Mac.

    2014ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Overcast - Walden and the Werewolf

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Particula.

    Another title from Microblast Games, the studio behind Particula. Shares Indie with Particula.

    A mysterious creature has destroyed a village located near Walden's cabin, killing every person residing on the premises. Now, Walden wants revenge. This is the story of an old hunter who has nothing to lose.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. CPU Invaders

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Microblast Games, the studio behind Particula. Shares Indie and Casual with Particula.

    Invaders are living inside your computer. You shouldn't let that happen! Interact with your desktop while playing, watch Youtube videos, chat with your friends and more! CPU Invaders overlaps the game itself with your computer screen.

    2017IndieCasual29.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Red Risk

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Microblast Games, the studio behind Particula. Shares Strategy and Indie with Particula.

    Volunteers fight in a bloody contest for freedom and money. Play as one of three volunteers armed with their favorite weapons, survive waves of enemies and bosses. Red Risk will put you into a bloody tournament, will you survive?

    2016ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Mind Spheres

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Particula.

    Another title from Microblast Games, the studio behind Particula. Shares Indie and Casual with Particula.

    Inspired by two not so different worlds, Mind Spheres brings you an exclusive and awesome experience. A physics puzzle with minigolf + pinball unique mashup. Figure out puzzles in order to proceed to the next level.

    2016SportsIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Desktop Agents - Cov1d-999

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Microblast Games, the studio behind Particula. Shares Strategy and Indie with Particula.

    Consider wearing a mask to play. A virtual alien virus COV1D-999 uses dramatic scenes from movies and series in order to conquer your PC. Interact with your desktop while playing, watch Youtube videos, chat with your friends and more! Wash your hands after playing.

    2020ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. GAMECINE VR

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Microblast Games, the studio behind Particula. Shares Casual with Particula.

    GAMECINE is your new way to watch movies! Be the hero on small cinematic adventures, pick one and live it! Multiple universes and legendary challanges for all ages. Fun to play and fun to watch people playing!

    2024ActionCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. C-4

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Particula.

    Another title from Microblast Games, the studio behind Particula. Shares Indie and Casual with Particula.

    Waiting for a match? C-4. Improve your gaming skills while you wait. Mini-games used by professional players to improve the brain response. Your spare time will never be the same with C-4! Runs on top of anything. Explode your PC.

    2021ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Particula

Does Particula run on Steam Deck?
Particula 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 Particula cost?
Particula is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Particula have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Particula supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Particula?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Particula are Ancient TD, Order Of The Gatekeepers, Reforged TD - Tower Defense.
Who developed Particula?
Particula was developed by Microblast Games and published by SA Industry.

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 Particula.

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