Games like Maggot
If Maggot is your kind of game, the closest matches are Desktop Forest, FocusFlow Field and Figure Workshop2 — 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 Maggot: Maggots is a pixel desktop ecosystem game that monitors CPU, GPU, memory, and temperature. Your computer’s state affects the maggots’ speed, breeding, death, and mutations. The higher the load and heat, the more dangerous the infestation becomes.
Players who liked Maggot also play
Steam players who put hours into Maggot 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.
Desktop Forest
WHY THIS
Top pick for Maggot fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Maggot.
Desktop Forest turns any corner of your screen into a tiny Forest! Regrow, recolor, and relax to hours of calm music and gentle nature sounds.
FocusFlow Field
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Maggot fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Maggot.
FocusFlow Field combines a Pomodoro Timer with Project Management and TodoList features in one gamified productivity app. Track your time with TimeLogger precision, organize tasks into Time Blocks, and build Focus through structured sessions. Create dedicated Focus Scenes.
Figure Workshop2
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Maggot fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Maggot.
【Figure Workshop2】 is a figure making simulator.Here you can design designs for your favorite characters and make them into your own collection.
Tomomon Little
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Ranked #4 for Maggot fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Maggot.
A chill idle-monster capturing desktop toy in the corner of your screen. Buy upgrades, catch rare Tomomon, and customize your character at your own pace!
Typing Farmer
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Maggot fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Maggot.
Welcome to Typing Farmer! This desktop idle healing game will make a corner of your screen a cozy farm. Your daily actions—typing and clicking—automatically foster crop growth, attract cute animals play with you. Let the healing charm of adorable creatures infuse your intense workdays~
蛋岛的鸟The Birdies of Egg Island
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Maggot fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Maggot.
A desktop companion bird-raising simulation where small pixel birds live along the bottom of your screen. Feed, pet, and care for them as they grow, form pairs, lay eggs, and breed. Plant crops, place facilities, and unlock a compendium, designed to gently coexist with everyday computer use.
OneDay:Eastern Gardens and Wilds(Lofi)
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Maggot fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Maggot.
"One Day" is an efficiency and focus tool designed to help you quickly enter a state of flow.Upgraded to-do list, diary, Pomodoro timer, beautiful music—experience ultimate efficiency! Drawing inspiration from ancient China, wander between traditional gardens and the rustic charm of the mountains.
StoryMode
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Ranked #8 for Maggot fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Maggot.
StoryMode is a reading tool completely built around idle/incremental gameplay and progression. Add manga and books, earn experience, levels, and rewards as you read. Complete quests, discover companions, and personalize your reading experience with customizable themes and animated backgrounds.
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 Maggot.
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 Maggot.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 Maggot.
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.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Maggot.
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 and Casual with Maggot.
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!
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Maggot.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
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Frequently asked about Maggot
- What games are most similar to Maggot?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Maggot are Desktop Forest, FocusFlow Field, Figure Workshop2.
- Who developed Maggot?
- Maggot was developed by EarthOnlineLab.
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 Maggot.
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