Games like Knowmad
If Knowmad is your kind of game, the closest matches are Inventory Manager, The Rift Machine and Pull the Lever — 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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Players who liked Knowmad also play
Steam players who put hours into Knowmad 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.
Inventory Manager
WHY THIS
Top pick for Knowmad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Knowmad.
Everyone's favorite part of any video game is managing their inventory, so why aren't there tons of games available where this is the main feature? To fill the void this game focuses on the most fun aspect of any game Inventory Management!
The Rift Machine
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Knowmad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Knowmad.
The Rift Machine is an incremental game about harvesting resources from inter-dimensional anomalies. Research technologies, manage resources and deploy contraptions to gain knowledge, wealth and power.
Pull the Lever
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Knowmad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Knowmad.
Pull the lever, send a tiny train hauling cargo. Click storms and breakdowns mid-run to protect the take. Chase jackpots, hire staff to automate the dull runs, and grow a living model railroad. You won't know the payout until it arrives.
Side Shop Simulator
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Knowmad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Knowmad.
A cozy idle shop-sim that can sit in the corner of your screen while you work or play. Stock products, upgrade your tools, and expand your business comfortably from your desktop!
The Horde of Gorak
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Knowmad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Knowmad.
Lead a growing orc horde in this pixel art incremental strategy game. Build your settlement, recruit powerful warriors, research new technologies, cast devastating spells, and destroy human castles to rescue your captured Warchief
Gnat Pack
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Knowmad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Knowmad.
A short incremental game about feeding a swarm of hungry gnats. Guide your bugs to the fruit, and unlock upgrades to grow your pack of buzzing buddies one bite at a time.
Cauldron Cartel
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Knowmad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Knowmad.
Run a cozy potion shop that is absolutely, definitely not a criminal front. Brew forbidden potions, hire goblins, dodge the inspector, and grow one bubbling cauldron into a full-blown cartel.
Beaver Clicker
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Knowmad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Knowmad.
Beaver Clicker is an idle game where you collects logs, then using these logs, you can acquire all sorts of sources for these logs, like convincing squirrels, sponsoring school field-trips, or even taming the fungi found in nature itself to help you in your wood collecting journey.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Knowmad at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Knowmad on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Knowmad.
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 Knowmad on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Knowmad.
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 Knowmad on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Knowmad.
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 Knowmad on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Knowmad.
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 Knowmad on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Knowmad.
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 Knowmad on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Knowmad.
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 Knowmad on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Knowmad.
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 Knowmad on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Knowmad.
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.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Knowmad.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Knowmad.
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?
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 Casual with Knowmad.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Knowmad.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
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 Knowmad.
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.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Knowmad.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Knowmad.
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!
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Frequently asked about Knowmad
- How much does Knowmad cost?
- Knowmad is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Knowmad?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Knowmad are Inventory Manager, The Rift Machine, Pull the Lever.
- Who developed Knowmad?
- Knowmad was developed by Aey and Mel Gaming.
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