Games like Sudoku
If Sudoku is your kind of game, the closest matches are Take7, Shogi 3D and Color Pathways — 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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Steam players who put hours into Sudoku 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.
Take7
WHY THIS
Top pick for Sudoku fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Sudoku.
Remove numbers by selecting squares of numbers where their sum equals seven. Avoid blocking yourself by carefully choosing what part of the grid to clear. Think carefully, compete against friends in the daily challenge, finish the harder gem levels or go as far as you can in endless mode.
Shogi 3D
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Sudoku fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Sudoku.
Shogi 3D is a faithful take on the famous Japanese board game. Take a sip of coffee and enjoy a relaxing experience, playing strategic matches with traditional rules in a serene Japanese temple.
Color Pathways
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Sudoku fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Sudoku.
Dive into a vibrant world of logic and color in Color Pathways — a relaxing yet challenging puzzle game that tests your mind with 60 handcrafted levels of colorful connection.
pWordle
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Sudoku fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Sudoku.
pWordle is a fun and challenging word puzzle game inspired by the popular game Wordle and is available in multiple languages. With a virtual keyboard, Word of the Day, and Freeplay mode, a jukebox, gallery, players can unlock images and earn Steam achievements while improving their vocabulary.
Gizmos: Interstellar Voyage
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Sudoku fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Sudoku.
Space adventures are waiting for you!
Lazy Chess
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Sudoku fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Sudoku.
Lazy Chess is a new non-profit chess game that narrows your choices down to the best 2 possible moves per turn. The moves provided can always win the game, but how strong are your decisions? Fewer moves. More fun.
Vectors
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Sudoku fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Sudoku.
Avoid obstacles and reach the end of each level by controlling the direction of Vectors. Can you manage your actions without going off the tangent?
The Chess Variants Club
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Sudoku fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Sudoku.
Play and discover 12 popular chess variants, improve your chess skills with hundreds of chess puzzles, or simply play regular chess with your friends - all in one package. This diverse collection includes several chess games and puzzles. All in a minimalist, beautifully designed virtual chess club.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Sudoku at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Sudoku on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sudoku.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Sudoku on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sudoku.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Sudoku on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sudoku.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Sudoku on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Sudoku.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Sudoku on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Sudoku.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Sudoku on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Sudoku.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Sudoku on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Sudoku.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Sudoku on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sudoku.
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.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Sudoku.
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?
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Sudoku.
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.
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 Sudoku.
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!
Steam Engine Simulator
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Sudoku.
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.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Sudoku.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
Coloring Pixels
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Sudoku.
A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.
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More from Taranau Aliaksei
Other recommendable Steam games by Taranau Aliaksei, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Mahjong
WHY THIS
Another title from Taranau Aliaksei, the studio behind Sudoku. Shares Indie and Casual with Sudoku.
You have to match tiles in pairs until all of tiles are gone. Once two tiles have been matched, they will disappear. When you click on a tile - it becomes highlighted. You can select a tile, when it has at least one side edge free. No other tiles touching it, and cannot have any tiles on top of it.
Ball Saves Ball
WHY THIS
Another title from Taranau Aliaksei, the studio behind Sudoku. Shares Indie and Casual with Sudoku.
Help the Ball to save his girlfriend. Cling to the walls to move. Try to collect all the stars.
Panda Runner
WHY THIS
Another title from Taranau Aliaksei, the studio behind Sudoku. Shares Indie and Casual with Sudoku.
Help the panda save her baby. Catch up with the bird and collect crystals. Buy useful bonuses and weapons.
Room Escape: Open Doors
WHY THIS
Another title from Taranau Aliaksei, the studio behind Sudoku. Shares Indie and Casual with Sudoku.
Escape from the rooms. Open the doors in the rooms. Look for keys and solve puzzles. Get to the roof of the skyscraper.
Ball Adventure
WHY THIS
Another title from Taranau Aliaksei, the studio behind Sudoku. Shares Indie and Casual with Sudoku.
Help the ball save his girlfriend. Control it and change its size. Complete the levels as quickly as possible.
Sort Hexa Tiles
WHY THIS
Another title from Taranau Aliaksei, the studio behind Sudoku. Shares Indie and Casual with Sudoku.
Sort the hexa tiles. Collect them in stacks of the same color. Use bonuses to help.
Frequently asked about Sudoku
- How much does Sudoku cost?
- Sudoku is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Sudoku?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Sudoku are Take7, Shogi 3D, Color Pathways.
- Who developed Sudoku?
- Sudoku was developed by Taranau Aliaksei.
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 Sudoku.
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