Games like SquareCells
If SquareCells is your kind of game, the closest matches are CrossCells, Hexcells Infinite and Hexcells Plus — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its cozy ambient vibes, flawless deduction is required and minimalist aesthetic enhances focus. 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.
Get personalized picks →About SquareCells: SquareCells is an ambient logic puzzle game.
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Steam players who put hours into SquareCells 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.
CrossCells
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Shares a relaxing mood with SquareCells.
Top pick for SquareCells fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with SquareCells.
CrossCells is an ambient logic puzzle game.
Hexcells Infinite
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with SquareCells.
Second-strongest match for SquareCells fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with SquareCells.
Hexcells Infinite is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.
Hexcells Plus
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with SquareCells.
Third-strongest match for SquareCells fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with SquareCells.
Hexcells Plus is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.
Hexcells
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with SquareCells.
Ranked #4 for SquareCells fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with SquareCells.
Hexcells is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.
TOK
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with SquareCells.
Ranked #5 for SquareCells fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with SquareCells.
Tok is a game where you will have to solve a puzzle by connecting all dots with lines.
Turn on the light
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Ranked #6 for SquareCells fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with SquareCells.
Turn On The Light is a minimalist puzzle game.
TOK 2
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Ranked #7 for SquareCells fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with SquareCells.
Tok is a game where you will have to solve a puzzle by connecting all dots with lines. Note: the number of turns is limited!
The Answer Is 42
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with SquareCells.
Ranked #8 for SquareCells fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with SquareCells.
The answer to life, the universe, and everything. Connect the numbers. Fill the board. You will find out.
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Pictopix
WHY THIS
Shares nonogram logic and a relaxing mood with SquareCells.
Reviewers of SquareCells cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with SquareCells.
Pictopix is a puzzle game where you use logic to color squares on grids in order to reveal pictures.
Tametsi
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Shares a challenging mood with SquareCells.
Reviewers of SquareCells cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with SquareCells.
Tametsi is a difficult logic game played on a set of tiles, in which you must use the clues provided to discover and mark hidden mines.
Picross Fairytale - nonogram: Red Riding Hood secret
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with SquareCells.
Reviewers of SquareCells cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with SquareCells.
200 biggest nonograms! Discover the magical world of Red Riding Hood!
Minesweeper Classy
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with SquareCells.
Reviewers of SquareCells cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with SquareCells.
A modern and stylish take on a classic logic puzzle game. Play the classic minesweeper levels, beat unique level layouts and challenges, or create and share your own level designs. Features a ton of customization options.
Nonograms
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with SquareCells.
Reviewers of SquareCells cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with SquareCells.
Nonograms is a relaxing puzzle game where you use logic and creativity. Your goal is to reveal hidden pictures by filling in specific grid cells, based on numerical clues provided for each row and column. The games in this genre are also known as Picross, Griddlers, Pic-a-Pix, Hanjie, etc.
Hexcells Infinite
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with SquareCells.
Reviewers of SquareCells cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with SquareCells.
Hexcells Infinite is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below SquareCells at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under SquareCells on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SquareCells.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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Priced ~50% under SquareCells on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SquareCells.
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
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Priced ~67% under SquareCells on Steam right now. Shares Casual with SquareCells.
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.
Peggle Deluxe
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Priced ~67% under SquareCells on Steam right now. Shares Casual with SquareCells.
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 ~67% under SquareCells on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with SquareCells.
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!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under SquareCells on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SquareCells.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Insaniquarium Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under SquareCells on Steam right now. Shares Casual with SquareCells.
The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with SquareCells.
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?
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with SquareCells.
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.
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 SquareCells.
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!
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with SquareCells.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with SquareCells.
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.
Coloring Pixels
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with SquareCells.
A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with SquareCells.
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More from Matthew Brown
Other recommendable Steam games by Matthew Brown, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Hexcells Infinite
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with SquareCells.
Another title from Matthew Brown, the studio behind SquareCells. Shares Indie and Casual with SquareCells.
Hexcells Infinite is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.
Hexcells Plus
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with SquareCells.
Another title from Matthew Brown, the studio behind SquareCells. Shares Indie and Casual with SquareCells.
Hexcells Plus is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.
CrossCells
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with SquareCells.
Another title from Matthew Brown, the studio behind SquareCells. Shares Indie and Casual with SquareCells.
CrossCells is an ambient logic puzzle game.
Sentinel
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with SquareCells.
Another title from Matthew Brown, the studio behind SquareCells. Shares Indie with SquareCells.
Sentinel is an interactive audio tower defense game. It mixes strategic gameplay with a dynamic music system.
Sound Shift
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with SquareCells.
Another title from Matthew Brown, the studio behind SquareCells. Shares Indie and Casual with SquareCells.
Sound Shift is a VJ style music visualiser mixed with a simple arcade shooter.
Frequently asked about SquareCells
- Does SquareCells run on Steam Deck?
- SquareCells is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does SquareCells cost?
- SquareCells is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to SquareCells?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside SquareCells are CrossCells, Hexcells Infinite, Hexcells Plus.
- Who developed SquareCells?
- SquareCells was developed by Matthew Brown.
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