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Games like Machinery 3

If Machinery 3 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Node Math, Assembly Planter and Data Center — 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 Machinery 3: Develop your engineering skills in an engaging way! By solving a variety of puzzles, you will learn to create complex mechanisms and understand the principles behind their operation. Each level is a new lesson that will help you become a true master of engineering.

2025IndieSimulationCasual9.99 USDWindowsby Markovskyi Hennadii
Machinery 3 — Steam game cover

Players who liked Machinery 3 also play

Steam players who put hours into Machinery 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.

  1. Node Math

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Machinery 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Machinery 3.

    Node Math is a simple, idle-factory game about combining numbers with math operators, unlocking new stuff, and making money go brrr!

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Assembly Planter

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Machinery 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Machinery 3.

    A farming / automation game, that allows you to progress from a poor hard-working farmer with just a few old tools to a lazy rich guy that watches his machines do the work for him while he tries to optimize production.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Data Center

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Machinery 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Machinery 3.

    Build, cable, and automate. Assemble racks, servers, and switches, connect enough capacity for each app, earn money from processed data, and unlock gear and bigger customers with XP and reputation. Follow colored data packets as your center comes to life.

    2026Simulation8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Beltmatic

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Machinery 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Machinery 3.

    Beltmatic is a casual factory game where you combine numbers using mathematical operations.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Block Factory

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Machinery 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Machinery 3.

    Block Factory is a relaxing and creative building game where you craft delightful 3D figurines from blocks. Shape your designs and build flowing production lines in a peaceful factory world.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Beltex

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Machinery 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Machinery 3.

    Beltex is a casual factory game played on a hex map. Extract numbers. Combine them using mathematical operations. Deliver them using belts across a huge map. Unlock new buildings and upgrades.

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. MythBusters: The Game - Crazy Experiments Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Machinery 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Machinery 3.

    Be a MythBuster in front and behind the camera! The game is a first-person sim that adapts the famous Discovery show. Run crazy experiments and manage the production of episodes.

    2022ActionAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  8. Builderment

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Machinery 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Machinery 3.

    Builderment is a casual factory builder, where you are sent to far away planets to keep Earth going with fresh resources. Establish your base, then mine, build, transport, and ultimately design an automated operation that will save your home one shipment at a time!

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Machinery 3 at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Machinery 3 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Machinery 3.

    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 Machinery 3 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Machinery 3.

    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 Machinery 3 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Machinery 3.

    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 Machinery 3 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Machinery 3.

    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 Machinery 3 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Machinery 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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Machinery 3 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Machinery 3.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Machinery 3 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Machinery 3.

    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 ↗
  8. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Machinery 3 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Machinery 3.

    Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. 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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Machinery 3.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. 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 Simulation with Machinery 3.

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Machinery 3.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Machinery 3.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. 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 Machinery 3.

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Machinery 3

How much does Machinery 3 cost?
Machinery 3 is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Machinery 3?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Machinery 3 are Node Math, Assembly Planter, Data Center.
Who developed Machinery 3?
Machinery 3 was developed by Markovskyi Hennadii.

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 Machinery 3.

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