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Games like The Box is Alive

If The Box is Alive is your kind of game, the closest matches are I Am Mouse, PogoChamp and Sleembo — 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 The Box is Alive: Roll, tumble, and launch your way to delivery in this wacky physics-based 3D platformer! Master chaotic controls, unpack new abilities, and pick up fellow packages as you ship it to your final destination.

2026IndieAdventureSimulationEarly Access10.00 USDWindowsby Ludocratic Games
The Box is Alive — Steam game cover

Players who liked The Box is Alive also play

Steam players who put hours into The Box is Alive 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. I Am Mouse

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Box is Alive fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Box is Alive.

    Step into the paws of a tiny mouse in I Am Mouse, a charming third-person adventure where you create your own path. Fight, sneak, or explore freely through rich environments full of choices, secrets, and alternate routes.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. PogoChamp

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Box is Alive fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Box is Alive.

    PogoChamp is a hilarious 3D platformer inspired by I Am Bread and Getting Over It, but with a deliberate focus on being "Fun, not Frustrating". Where most QWOP-like games involve complex & unintuitive control schemes, PogoChamp's controls are easy to understand (though still tricky to master).

    2021ActionSportsIndie2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Sleembo

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The Box is Alive fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Box is Alive.

    Help Bo wake up! Control her with funny ragdoll physics in free fall, dodge obstacles, collect fragments, and open the awakening portals. Unique biomes, traps, mini-games, dreamlike atmosphere with nice music, and more!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. I Am Fish

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Box is Alive fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with The Box is Alive.

    I Am Fish is a charming, physics-based adventure starring four intrepid fish friends, forcibly separated from their home in a pet shop fish tank. Swim, fly, roll and chomp your way to the open ocean in a bid for freedom and to re-unite once again.

    2021AdventureSimulation3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Blocksplode

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Box is Alive fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Box is Alive.

    Blow stuff up! Part casual destruction simulator, part fiendish puzzle game. Destroy the structures, sink the grumpy blue blocks and save the gems to rise to the top of the tower. Physics-based puzzle solving or create and share online your own designs. 1P or online multiplayer for up to 4 friends.

    2021IndieSimulationCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. CHEATED

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Box is Alive fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Box is Alive.

    Cheat your friends to make them fall screaming. ㅤㅤㅤ You are tiny. Reach the attic. It's easy.ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ 1-8 players, or streamer mode.ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ 158 unique pranks, and your friend screams every time.

    2026ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Mail Mole + 'Xpress Deliveries

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Box is Alive fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Box is Alive.

    Mail Mole is a charming 3D platformer featuring Molty, the fastest delivery mole, in his quest to save Carrotland from disaster! Explore magical worlds, make new friends, race against Mecha-Moles, find collectibles, solve puzzles and deliver awesomeness to the end of the world!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Cluck Up!

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for The Box is Alive fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Box is Alive.

    Cluck Up! is a multiplayer vertical platformer where fearless chickens scale a towering world of obstacles, hidden secrets, and dangerous jumps on a journey to reach the summit.

    2026IndieAdventureCasualSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Box is Alive at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Box is Alive on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Box is Alive.

    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 The Box is Alive on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Box is Alive.

    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 The Box is Alive on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Box is Alive.

    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 The Box is Alive on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Box is Alive.

    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 The Box is Alive on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Box is Alive.

    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 The Box is Alive on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Box is Alive.

    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. OneShot

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~40% under The Box is Alive on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Box is Alive.

    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 ↗
  8. Human Fall Flat

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~40% under The Box is Alive on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Box is Alive.

    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 ↗

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 Indie with The Box is Alive.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Box is Alive.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Box is Alive.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Box is Alive.

    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. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Box is Alive.

    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 Indie and Simulation with The Box is Alive.

    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. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Box is Alive.

    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. Shares Indie with The Box is Alive.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Box is Alive

How much does The Box is Alive cost?
The Box is Alive is listed on Steam at 10.00 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Box is Alive?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Box is Alive are I Am Mouse, PogoChamp, Sleembo.
Who developed The Box is Alive?
The Box is Alive was developed by Ludocratic Games and published by Indie Game Foundry.

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 The Box is Alive.

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