Rank 01Games like Bacteria
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- Updated May 4, 2026
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The closest matches to Bacteria: Splice, Hexcells, Logic Bombs, Unium, and Strata. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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- Released: 2016
- Developer: Sometimes You
- Price: $0.99checked Nov 7
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 61% of 51 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Casual
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Accessible puzzle design
- Indirectly shape cellular evolution
- Low stakes experimentation
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Contemplative
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Splice
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Bacteria.
Logic Bombs
Why this: Shares pattern recognition with Bacteria.
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About Bacteria
The closest matches to Bacteria: Splice, Hexcells, Logic Bombs, Unium, and Strata. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Bacteria is your kind of game, the closest matches are Splice, Hexcells and Logic Bombs — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and contemplative, and single out its equilibrium puzzles and glider utilization. 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.
About Bacteria: 'Bacteria' - A relaxing puzzle game based on the rules of the cellular automaton ‘Life’ devised by John Horton Conway in 1970.
Is Bacteria worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 61% of 51 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $0.99 (checked Oct 24).
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Accessible puzzle design
- Indirectly shape cellular evolution
- Low stakes experimentation
- Meditative pattern watching
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“I know it is based on Conway's game of life bla bla bla, but Conway's is a set of mathmatics rules, it is not a game. What Bacteria does is exaclty the same thing, so it can not be called a game. By the way, calling it Bacteria deviates…”
“It's a glorified Conway's Game of Life, which is fine, but the sound design actually makes it unplayable for me. Navigating menus has never been this annoying and I'm not invested enough into Game of Life as a concept. Can't really…”
People who play it also play: Splice, Hexcells, Logic Bombs
Frequently asked about Bacteria
Can I run it?
Does Bacteria run on Steam Deck?
Bacteria 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 Bacteria cost?
Bacteria is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Bacteria?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Bacteria are Splice, Hexcells, Logic Bombs.
Who developed Bacteria?
Bacteria was developed by Sometimes You.