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Games like World's Greatest Author

If World's Greatest Author is your kind of game, the closest matches are Kraken Cleaning, Cave Clicker and Frog It Up — 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 World's Greatest Author: They say 80% of people dream of writing a book. Only 0.1% succeed. Show them how it's done!

CasualWindowsby Petter Malmehed
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Steam players who put hours into World's Greatest Author 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. Kraken Cleaning

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for World's Greatest Author fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with World's Greatest Author.

    A cozy incremental game where you play as a Kraken wielding abyssal powers to clean the ocean.

    2026StrategyIndieCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Cave Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for World's Greatest Author fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Mine rocks to collect rare ores to become the richest Mole alive, and looking good while doing it too!

    SimulationSteam ↗
  3. Frog It Up

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for World's Greatest Author fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with World's Greatest Author.

    Frog It Up is an incremental clicker game where you lure frogs to a pond and help them build their own cozy little city. As the pond grows, you’ll decide which upgrades to unlock, shaping how the city expands over time and steering progress in the direction you prefer.

    2026IndieCasualSteam ↗
  4. Pickochet

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for World's Greatest Author fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with World's Greatest Author.

    Pickochet is a short, incremental mining game where you mine ore using bouncy ricocheting pickaxes, purchase upgrades, unlock abilities and discover new mining sites.

    2026SimulationCasualSteam ↗
  5. Pibcremental

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for World's Greatest Author fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with World's Greatest Author.

    A cozy, chaotic idle-incremental clicker about growing a civilisation of tiny creatures called Pibbles in a giant tree, set in a post-human world. Gather resources, build wacky structures and play mini-games to push your production to its absolute limits!

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  6. Apple Picker

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for World's Greatest Author fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with World's Greatest Author.

    Start with an apple tree, end with a multiverse turned to pulp in this creepy idle incremental game. Pick apples. Produce more apples. Cause the apple-fication of reality. Uncover the source of this all-consuming apple obsession. But whatever you do, (don't) shoot the unicorn.

    2026IndieCasualSteam ↗
  7. Working Class Monsters

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for World's Greatest Author fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with World's Greatest Author.

    Open packs. Collect monsters. Watch the gold pile up. A cozy incremental about a monster workforce - place goblins, undead, and abyssal horrors across tiles where the right neighbors mean bigger payouts. Grow your sleepy island into a gold printing empire and unlock hidden islands to settle on.

    2026StrategySimulationCasualSteam ↗
  8. Miracle Brave: Beast Defense Line

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for World's Greatest Author fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with World's Greatest Author.

    Endless tides of beasts crash against your fortress, yet never breach your line. Fight alongside your brave companions, reap the invaders, and grow stronger with every battle. Rise to meet the next wave with greater might—reap, strengthen, reap again. The cycle never ends.

    StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗

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  1. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with World's Greatest Author.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with World's Greatest Author.

    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 ↗
  5. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with World's Greatest Author.

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about World's Greatest Author

What games are most similar to World's Greatest Author?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside World's Greatest Author are Kraken Cleaning, Cave Clicker, Frog It Up.
Who developed World's Greatest Author?
World's Greatest Author was developed by Petter Malmehed.

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 World's Greatest Author.

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