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Games like Tabula

If Tabula is your kind of game, the closest matches are Sokobomb, Chomp Garden and HO HO HO SOKOBAN — 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 Tabula: A peculiar virus has taken root at the heart of the Tabula CS-1, a computer system that was lost to time. Alongside Little Bit, a newly-installed anti-virus, you are tasked with freeing the computer from the malware's clutches.

2026IndieCasualEarly AccessDeck PlayableWindowsby This Way Up
Tabula — Steam game cover

Players who liked Tabula also play

Steam players who put hours into Tabula 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. Sokobomb

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Tabula fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Tabula.

    Sokobomb is a puzzle game about blowing things up to find your way forward.

    2026IndieCasualSteam ↗
  2. Chomp Garden

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Tabula fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Tabula.

    A bite-sized puzzle adventure in a garden full of deceptively cute plants. Play as a tiny glowing lamp and shape them with your light to make your way deeper and find your pup.

    2026StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗
  3. HO HO HO SOKOBAN

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Tabula fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Tabula.

    A cozy Christmas-themed Sokoban puzzle game where Santa must push presents into the right places. Solve 50 handcrafted pixel art levels full of festive charm.

    2026StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗
  4. Retro Meadow

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Tabula fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Tabula.

    A pixel-art sandbox where you design infinite maps. Build your perfect world with retro designs. No simulation, no action - just cozy construction. What unique worlds will you create with cute pixels? Turn your visions into peaceful creations.

    2025IndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Fixpert

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Tabula fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Tabula.

    Fixpert is a classic block-pusher style puzzle game. Help the titular Fixpert repair the factory and solve it's many head-scratching brain teasers! Using crates as bridges to cross bodies of water, buttons to open doors and power battery-chargers, managing fires and explosives, AND MORE!

    2026IndieCasualSteam ↗
  6. Maze Lovers Memorial

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Tabula fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Tabula.

    ​Guide a marble through 80 physics-based puzzles set in an atmospheric cemetery. Each solved maze brings flowers and a dad joke to the tombstone, viewing death in a lightening and natural way. A meditative game about movement, memory, and a positive view of the acceptance of death.

    2025IndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Ducks in a Row

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Tabula fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Tabula.

    Help Mama Duck navigate parks, factories, and more in this super cute puzzler, and bring all her baby ducks home!

    2024IndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Pet Cross

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Tabula fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Tabula.

    Pet Cross is a chill, pet-themed puzzle game where you break blocks to make pictures, inspired by Picross/Nonograms. Use the numbered hints to solve the puzzles at your own pace and reveal the picture underneath! Unlock animal buddies who cheer you on and give you hints.

    IndieCasualSteam ↗

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 and Casual with Tabula.

    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. Shares Indie with Tabula.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  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 Casual with Tabula.

    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 with Tabula.

    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. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Tabula

Does Tabula run on Steam Deck?
Tabula is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
What games are most similar to Tabula?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Tabula are Sokobomb, Chomp Garden, HO HO HO SOKOBAN.
Who developed Tabula?
Tabula was developed by This Way Up.

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 Tabula.

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