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Games like Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown

If Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown is your kind of game, the closest matches are Band of Mercenaries, Charades Universe and Class of '09: The Flip Side — 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 Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown: The Class of '09 cast is back to bring you the most out of pocket puzzle game ever made. Featuring a story rich campaign, an absurd multi-ending side quest, and online PvP... All requiring quick skills to outlast your opponent! Still wrapped in late 2000's nostalgia!

2026Casual19.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby SBN3
Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown — Steam game cover

Players who liked Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown also play

Steam players who put hours into Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown 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. Band of Mercenaries

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Band of Mercenaries is a couch one-hit kill respawning arena game in which your lives (respawns) are the mercenaries you hired. To win you can either be good on the battlefield or have money sense to make the battle unbalance from the start.

    2026ActionAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Charades Universe

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Charades Universe is a local party word guessing game where players act, describe, sing, draw, or use random rules to help their team guess the prompt on screen. Play with up to 8 teams, choose from many categories, use the built-in drawing board, and customize the rules to fit your group.

    2026ActionSportsStrategySteam ↗
  3. Class of '09: The Flip Side

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown.

    The final chapter of the Class of '09 VN series... this time from a different perspective! Join Nicole's best friend Jecka as you help her navigate the pitfalls of post-grad life! See what 2009 was truly like in this fully voiced interactive sitcom!

    2024IndieCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Class of '09

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown.

    This is the anti-visual novel. Instead of playing as some guy magically able to score with beautiful anime girls, YOU play the anime girl and create mass chaos in the lives of your potential "suitors". Earnest comedy, social accuracy, and late 2000's aesthetic await you in Class of '09!

    2021IndieSimulationRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. 蜀汉再临:源起 Restart ShuHan Dynasty:Origin

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown.

    In the first Three Kingdoms-themed interactive movie game ‘Restart ShuHan Dynasty:Origin’, you take a role of an unlucky worker who time-travels to the late Eastern Han Dynasty. Faced with intricate storylines and the merciless twists of fate, you will personally experience a unique tale.

    2025IndieRPGCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. The Three Kingdoms: Rebirth

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    You, an ordinary modern person, cross into the Three Kingdoms. There you meet legendary heroes and beauties. Will you retreat with your love, or rise to conquer the land? Every choice rewrites history—or leads to your doom.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventure16.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Quarantine Circular

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown.

    In the middle of a world-ending pandemic, a group of scientists discover the galaxy has been watching. From the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Subsurface Circular, Quarantine Circular is the next mutation in text-based adventure.

    2018IndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Yawhg

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    The Yawhg is a one-to-four player choose-your-own-adventure game that randomizes a unique story every time you play. The evil Yawhg is returning. How will the town’s locals lead their lives in the meanwhile, and what will they do when the dreaded Yawhg finally arrives?

    2014IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown.

    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. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown.

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

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown.

    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 ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown.

    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 ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. OneShot

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown.

    OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Human Fall Flat

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown.

    Human Fall Flat is a hilarious, light-hearted platformer set in floating dreamscapes that can be played solo or with up to 8 players online. Free new levels keep its vibrant community rewarded.

    2016IndieAdventureSimulation5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown.

    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 ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. 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 ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown.

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from SBN3

Other recommendable Steam games by SBN3, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Class of '09

    WHY THIS

    Another title from SBN3, the studio behind Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown. Shares Casual with Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown.

    This is the anti-visual novel. Instead of playing as some guy magically able to score with beautiful anime girls, YOU play the anime girl and create mass chaos in the lives of your potential "suitors". Earnest comedy, social accuracy, and late 2000's aesthetic await you in Class of '09!

    2021IndieSimulationRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Class of '09: The Re-Up

    WHY THIS

    Another title from SBN3, the studio behind Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown. Shares Casual with Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown.

    The REJECTION SIM returns! Explore a slice of chaotic life in late 2000's American high school as you assume the role of Nicole once again. A 100% fully voiced VN presenting as the most culturally accurate period piece in the history of gaming.

    2023IndieSimulationRPG14.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Class of '09: The Flip Side

    WHY THIS

    Another title from SBN3, the studio behind Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown. Shares Casual with Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown.

    The final chapter of the Class of '09 VN series... this time from a different perspective! Join Nicole's best friend Jecka as you help her navigate the pitfalls of post-grad life! See what 2009 was truly like in this fully voiced interactive sitcom!

    2024IndieCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown

How much does Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown cost?
Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP).
What games are most similar to Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown are Band of Mercenaries, Charades Universe, Class of '09: The Flip Side.
Who developed Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown?
Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown was developed by SBN3.

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 Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown.

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