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.
Big Bug Billionaire
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Maggot fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Maggot.
Watch 150+ abstract, pixel-art insects scurry and fly across your desktop, while customizing your setup freely with a wide variety of decor. Turn your desktop into your very own terrarium, breed rare bugs, and sit back to rake in idle cash!
Tomomon Little
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 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 #6 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 #7 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 #8 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.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Maggot at current Steam store prices.
Mining Mechs
WHY THIS
Priced ~41% under Maggot on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Maggot.
Unleash your inner miner as you commandeer a high-tech Mining Mech! Mine for valuable resources and upgrade your mech for even bigger hauls as you explore the underground. Fun to play alone or with up to 7 friends in online co-op multiplayer!
ULTIMATE HARDBASS DEFENCE
WHY THIS
Priced ~41% under Maggot on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Maggot.
SHOOT. SURVIVE. DANCE HARDBASS.
Miss Neko
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Maggot on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Maggot.
Together the full picture of all the lovely beast ladies with your own hands, play Yakyuken with them, collect their portraits. Hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable game time:)
QUICKERFLAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Maggot on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Maggot.
QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.
Save Jesus
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Maggot on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Maggot.
Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!
Gachi Heroes
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Maggot on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Maggot.
Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?
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!
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Maggot.
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.
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!
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Frequently asked about Maggot
- How much does Maggot cost?
- Maggot is listed on Steam at 1.00 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- 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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