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Games like Summoner's Cookbook

If Summoner's Cookbook is your kind of game, the closest matches are A Cut Above: Mow & Grow, Desktop Factory and Your Big, Cute Monster Farm — 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 Summoner's Cookbook: An incremental, idle, creature collector about summoning creatures and giving them tasks. Craft them using ingredients and fill out your Cookbook with your discoveries. Take on requests, build, expand and let your creatures do the hard work while you discover new recipes or do other things!

StrategyIndieSimulationCasualWindowsby Silkworm
Summoner's Cookbook — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Summoner's Cookbook 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. A Cut Above: Mow & Grow

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Summoner's Cookbook fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Summoner's Cookbook.

    Run your own lawn care business in this first-person simulation game. Mow grass, manage fuel, upgrade equipment, hire employees, and more. Start at the bottom and work your way to a mega business

    2027StrategySimulationCasualSteam ↗
  2. Desktop Factory

    WHY THIS

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

    Drill deep while you work or game in a zero-stress factory builder for the side of your screen or second monitor. Power your drill, unlock alternate building shapes, and harvest the planet’s core to unlock alternate building shapes for future runs. The. Factory. Must. Grow.

    StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗
  3. Your Big, Cute Monster Farm

    WHY THIS

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

    Create a farm at the bottom of the screen and enjoy planting and harvesting with your monster companions! They handle all the work—just plan the layout, decorate, and wait for fun crop mutations. Take a break from busy life and enjoy the calm joy of farming.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Sheepping

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Summoner's Cookbook fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Summoner's Cookbook.

    Sheepping is a relaxing farm simulator in which you take care of your sheep, shear fluffy wool, spin it into yarn, and weave it into cozy clothing.

    2026IndieSimulationCasualSteam ↗
  5. Cozy Garden

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Summoner's Cookbook fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Summoner's Cookbook.

    A relaxing farming sim where you manage adorable creatures that grow crops, gather resources, and build your cozy garden right at the bottom of your screen.

    StrategySimulationSteam ↗
  6. Research Story

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Summoner's Cookbook fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Summoner's Cookbook.

    Set out to discover and record plants and creatures for the Violet Archive. Grow crops, tame animals, and build the perfect farm! Forge friendships along the way as you begin your life as a researcher!

    2025IndieSimulationRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Plantera 2: Golden Acorn

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Summoner's Cookbook fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Summoner's Cookbook.

    The round blue Mellows return to tend to the Garden once more. Grow plants, bushes, trees, animals, water features and the great magical oak tree that has been rumored to have placed its seed there. Tend to the oak tree and grow it to the sky to harvest its Golden Acorns.

    2023IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Assembly Planter

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Summoner's Cookbook fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Summoner's Cookbook.

    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 ↗

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 and Simulation with Summoner's Cookbook.

    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. 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 Summoner's Cookbook.

    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 ↗
  3. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Summoner's Cookbook.

    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 ↗
  4. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Summoner's Cookbook.

    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.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  6. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Summoner's Cookbook.

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Lab

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. An Arcade Full of Cats

    WHY THIS

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

    Journey through gaming history's time and space, while searching for adorable feline companions in 'An Arcade Full of Cats,' the ultimate pet'em up hidden object game.

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Silkworm

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

  1. The Wizard and The Slug

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Silkworm, the studio behind Summoner's Cookbook. Shares Strategy and Indie with Summoner's Cookbook.

    Jump, dash, and shoot your way through this story-rich action 2D platformer. Together with your magical wizard companion, play as the world's cutest, fastest, most agile slug as you explore a world full of charm, humor, and endearing characters.

    2020ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Super Mega Zero

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Silkworm, the studio behind Summoner's Cookbook. Shares Indie with Summoner's Cookbook.

    Super Mega Zero is a fast-paced precision platformer and shoot 'em up hybrid.

    2022ActionIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Probo Rush

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Silkworm, the studio behind Summoner's Cookbook. Shares Indie and Casual with Summoner's Cookbook.

    Probo Rush is a classic shoot 'em up bullet hell game with a boss rush twist. Fight against machines, aliens, and nature as you take on 15 challenging boss battles. With adjustable health and an Assist Mode, Probo Rush offers a challenging but accessible gaming experience.

    2023ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Full Moon Rush

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Silkworm, the studio behind Summoner's Cookbook. Shares Indie and Casual with Summoner's Cookbook.

    Take on a howling challenge in Full Moon Rush! This classic shoot 'em up is a bullet hell masterpiece with a boss rush twist. With 15 epic battles and old-school graphics, you'll need expert shooting skills to survive. Customizable health and Assist Mode make it accessible to all.

    2023ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Mayhem Mail

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Silkworm, the studio behind Summoner's Cookbook. Shares Indie and Casual with Summoner's Cookbook.

    The mail has been scattered! Take on the mail route from hell, recover and deliver the mail to its rightful place! Mayhem Mail is a classic single screen arcade platformer in the vein of Donkey Kong, Bubble Bobble and Mario Bros. with some added puzzle elements.

    2024ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. DGGWare

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Silkworm, the studio behind Summoner's Cookbook. Shares Indie and Casual with Summoner's Cookbook.

    DGGWare is a collection of meme based micro games in the vein of WarioWare. The game centers around streamer Destiny's community and covers topics from gaming, politics, philosophy, debate, art, culture and drama.

    2024ActionIndieCasual8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Summoner's Cookbook

What games are most similar to Summoner's Cookbook?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Summoner's Cookbook are A Cut Above: Mow & Grow, Desktop Factory, Your Big, Cute Monster Farm.
Who developed Summoner's Cookbook?
Summoner's Cookbook was developed by Silkworm.

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 Summoner's Cookbook.

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