Games like Problem Space
If Problem Space is your kind of game, the closest matches are Oscilloscopia, SYSCALL: RING ZERO and Circuitra — 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 Problem Space: Venture forth through this puzzle game across space. Use your command terminal to guide the Onlooker interstellar probe through treacherous galaxies to explore the farthest reaches of the universe. Avoid asteroids, perform research tasks, and weave through the stars!
Players who liked Problem Space also play
Steam players who put hours into Problem Space 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.
Oscilloscopia
WHY THIS
Top pick for Problem Space fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Problem Space.
Build signals, patch modules and tune an authentically simulated dual-beam analog oscilloscope until the phosphor trace matches the target. Oscilloscopia is a puzzle game about experimenting with signal processing and finding your own solutions.
SYSCALL: RING ZERO
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Problem Space fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Problem Space.
Reverse-engineer a private 1990s BBS. Read disassembly, patch broken checks, optimize a nine-core rack, and write assembly firmware that locks onto live scope traces. With 200+ puzzles, full controller support and offline play, you can refine your assembly skills on all your devices!
Circuitra
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Problem Space fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Problem Space.
Circuitra is a challenging visual logic puzzle game about building increasingly complex circuit boards. Limited inputs, tight board space and changing contract constraints force you to debug and rethink your designs in order to grow your circuit-design business.
BIG BANG TO US
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Problem Space fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Problem Space.
A wondrous journey across 13.8 billion years of cosmic history, ending with the discovery of ourselves. 'BIG BANG TO US' is an interactive science application that lets you experience the vast history of the universe through intuitive interactions.
SimulationSteam ↗Nuclear Design Bureau
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Problem Space fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Problem Space.
Design. Simulate. Detonate. As a junior engineer at the Kurchatov Institute, you design atomic devices to satisfy the demands of the State. A hardcore physics game simulating hydrodynamics, neutron transport, and thermonuclear fusion.
SpaceChem
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Problem Space fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Problem Space.
Zachtronics is back with an ambitious new design-based puzzle game. Take on the role of a Reactor Engineer working for SpaceChem, the leading chemical synthesizer for frontier colonies. Construct elaborate factories to transform raw materials into valuable chemical products!
Astromental Incremental
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Problem Space fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Problem Space.
Mesmerizing incremental idle clicker game about space. When objects collide, you receive matter. Use this matter to unlock and upgrade objects in your star system. Use powerful Abilities. Dive into the Prestige system (Warp) with a wide Skill Tree, and discover new star systems with new bonuses.
Terra Logic
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Problem Space fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Problem Space.
Sculpt planets and landscapes, watch water and climate respond, and compare two versions of the same world. Import heightmaps, draw mountain ranges, and export flat terrain to Minecraft Java. Explore Earth, ancient continents and distant worlds at your own pace.
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 and Simulation with Problem Space.
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?
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 Problem Space.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Problem Space.
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.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Problem Space.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Problem Space.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Problem Space.
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!
Travellin Cats in Paris
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Problem Space.
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!
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Frequently asked about Problem Space
- What games are most similar to Problem Space?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Problem Space are Oscilloscopia, SYSCALL: RING ZERO, Circuitra.
- Who developed Problem Space?
- Problem Space was developed by LAB 5.302.
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 Problem Space.
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