Games like Categories
If Categories is your kind of game, the closest matches are Wordy Online - Classic Word Games, Paperback Vol. 2 and Miplet Plaza — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Categories: Think fast or get sabotaged! Categories is a chaotic party game for up to 12 players. Use game-changing power-ups to ruin your friends, crush rivals in mini-games, and create your own custom categories. Fast, unpredictable, and endlessly replayable—can you handle the chaos?
Players who liked Categories also play
Steam players who put hours into Categories 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.
Wordy Online - Classic Word Games
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Top pick for Categories fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Categories.
Rediscover the fun of wordplay in this modern, colorful collection of popular games with fresh ideas! Play through the campaign or a huge dictionary of words: learn, earn rewards, track your progress, and even climb the leaderboards — play solo, with friends, and with players worldwide!
Paperback Vol. 2
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Second-strongest match for Categories fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Categories.
Word-building meets deck-building in the unique game Paperback Vol. 2
Miplet Plaza
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Categories fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Categories.
Miplet Plaza is a minimalist social sanctuary for up to 8 players. No chores, no noise—just a bright, interactive world built for the joy of being together. Zip around in bumper cars, jump into minigames, or just hang out. A growing world for you and your friends.
QuizForge
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Ranked #4 for Categories fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Categories.
Create, play and share quizzes with friends! QuizForge combines a powerful quiz editor, local and online multiplayer, Steam Workshop support and multiple game modes into one customizable trivia experience for players, creators and communities.
The Prison of Infinity Code – Krylosis
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Ranked #5 for Categories fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Categories.
The Prison of Infinity Code is a typing game where players must type code quickly and accurately to defeat Krylosis, the evil artificial intelligence that rules the digital world.
Donboz Jailbreak
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Ranked #6 for Categories fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Categories.
Donboz Jailbreak is a cartoonish multiplayer jailbreak sandbox where Cops and Prisoners compete, cooperate, or rebel. With 25+ minigames and player-driven gameplay, creativity turns every match into a new social experience.
City Party Tycoon
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Ranked #7 for Categories fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Free To Play with Categories.
City Party Tycoon is a fast-paced board party game where each match takes under 10 minutes. Play solo, team up with a friend to clear stages, or join ranked matches against other players. Roll dice, buy properties, use cards, trigger events, and enjoy chaotic turnarounds.
No Neutral Ground
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Ranked #8 for Categories fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Categories.
Master magnetic polarity in a fast-paced, physics-driven robot party game for 1-8 players. Attract, repel, dash, and outmaneuver rivals across 20+ Mini Games, Magnetic Football, and a sprawling Scrap Raid. Customize your machine and claim the arena.
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Frequently asked about Categories
- Is Categories free to play?
- Yes — Categories is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
- Does Categories have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Categories supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Categories?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Categories are Wordy Online - Classic Word Games, Paperback Vol. 2, Miplet Plaza.
- Who developed Categories?
- Categories was developed by Jonas Hörner.
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 Categories.
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