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Games like Particul

If Particul is your kind of game, the closest matches are Gamblers Table, Black Hole Fishing and Gridkeeper — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its chill, contemplative and hypnotic. 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 Particul: Click to mine particles and watch your pile grow. Turn resources into profit, automate extraction, research new technologies and trade. Can you mine the rarest particle and ascend? There is just one way to find out.

2026StrategyIndieSimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOS · Linuxby MILLION PIXELS
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Can run passively in background while working or watching moviesDeep trading mechanics shine with optimizationExcellent value at under 2ChillContemplativeHypnotic

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Steam players who put hours into Particul 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. Gamblers Table

    WHY THIS

    Shares prestige system, automation, simulation and a chill mood with Particul.

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

    Gamblers Table is an incremental game where you toss coins to earn money. Buy bigger and better coins, unlock upgrades and hire little helpers to automate the process and take care of all the busy flipping work for you. Simple. Satisfying. Strangely compelling...

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Black Hole Fishing

    WHY THIS

    Shares prestige system, idle progression, casual and a hypnotic mood with Particul.

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

    Black Hole Fishing is an absurd incremental game about catching, breeding, and perfecting SO MANY fish. Catch a fish, optimize its traits, then stock your pond with it as you pour fish and science into an endless singularity!

    2026IndieSimulationCasual5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Gridkeeper

    WHY THIS

    Shares automation, idle progression, casual and a chill mood with Particul.

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

    Gridkeeper is an incremental game about managing "Grids" and using their power to run MineBots, research tech, and grow your mining empire by getting better Grids.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Incredicer

    WHY THIS

    Shares idle automation, automation, casual and a chill mood with Particul.

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

    Incredicer is a short, incremental dice game where you roll dice, earn money, upgrade and buy helper hands to automate and increase your income.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Military Incremental Complex

    WHY THIS

    Shares prestige system, automation, simulation and a chill mood with Particul.

    Ranked #5 for Particul fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Particul.

    Make weapons, make money. An active incremental game where you amass as much money as you can by starting a Military Industrial Complex company. Produce multiple different weapons, research upgrades, manipulate the stock market, and lobby the government for favors.

    2025StrategySimulation7.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Luckyest

    WHY THIS

    Shares prestige system, idle progression, casual and a chill mood with Particul.

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

    A quick, incremental scratch-and-reveal game focused on compounding choices - set stakes, uncover outcomes, cash out or push for bigger multipliers, and funnel winnings into permanent upgrades that accelerate income and unlock new tools over time.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Scritchy Scratchy

    WHY THIS

    Shares prestige system, automation, casual and a relaxing mood with Particul.

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

    Scritchy Scratchy is a super-satisfying scratch card incremental game. Buy stacks of scratch-offs, unlock auto-scratching, and chase massive jackpots. Will you play it safe or go all-in?

    2026IndieSimulationCasual5.59 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. A Game About Feeding A Black Hole

    WHY THIS

    Shares upgrade system, casual and a chill mood with Particul.

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

    A short incremental game about feeding a Black Hole matter by destroying Asteroids, Planets, and Stars.

    2025IndieCasual6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Particul at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Particul on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Particul.

    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 ↗
  2. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Particul on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Particul.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Particul on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Particul.

    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.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Particul on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Particul.

    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!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Particul on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Particul.

    "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!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Particul on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Particul.

    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.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Particul on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Particul.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Bejeweled® 3

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Particul on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Casual with Particul.

    The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.

    2010StrategyCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. 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 ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. 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 Particul.

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. 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 Particul.

    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.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  7. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

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

    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!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Particul

Does Particul run on Steam Deck?
Particul 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 Particul cost?
Particul is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Particul?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Particul are Gamblers Table, Black Hole Fishing, Gridkeeper.
Who developed Particul?
Particul was developed by MILLION PIXELS.

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 Particul.

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