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Games like Print in Progress

If Print in Progress is your kind of game, the closest matches are Desktop Factory, Quackyard and Cozy Corner Cafe — 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 Print in Progress: A cozy 3D printer simulator. Pick your colors, start your prints, and watch voxel models grow. Snap off the supports, ship orders, and buy upgrades for your workshop. Engage actively to grow faster or leave it as a relaxing idle companion on your desktop that you check in on.

2027IndieSimulationCasualWindowsby Lazy Shiba Games
Print in Progress — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Print in Progress 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. Desktop Factory

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Print in Progress fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Print in Progress.

    Drill deep while you work or game in a zero-stress factory builder for the side of your screen or second monitor. Power your drill, unlock alternate building shapes, and harvest the planet’s core to unlock alternate building shapes for future runs. The. Factory. Must. Grow.

    StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗
  2. Quackyard

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Print in Progress fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Print in Progress.

    A cozy incremental farming sim about helping your duck friend clean out their backyard. Dig, mine and farm your way to clearing up the space so that a tea party with friends can be hosted.

    2026SimulationCasualSteam ↗
  3. Cozy Corner Cafe

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Print in Progress fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Print in Progress.

    Brew, upgrade, and relax! Build your dream coffee shop in Cozy Corner Cafe, a charming idle tycoon game. Automate prep stations, hire staff, handle in-store and online orders, and unlock upgrades through an extensive skill tree.

    StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  4. Summoner's Cookbook

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Print in Progress fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Print in Progress.

    An active incremental, creature collector about summoning creatures and giving them tasks. Craft them using ingredients and fill out your Cookbook with your discoveries. Take on requests, build, expand and manage your creatures to work for you while you discover new recipes!

    StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  5. Dwarfspire

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Print in Progress fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Print in Progress.

    Dwarfspire is an idle shopkeeper that sits on the edge of your screen. Manage a shop of hand crafted gear while sending expeditions of dwarves up mountains to gather rare materials and forge new items. Mine ore, craft items and become a master shopkeeper!

    2026IndieSimulationCasualSteam ↗
  6. 10 Billion Blocks

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Print in Progress fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Print in Progress.

    A short incremental game about breaking a cube-shaped planet apart to find what is sealed inside.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  7. Robot In Kitchen

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Print in Progress fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Print in Progress.

    Winner of four 2026 NYX Awards. Manage a classic shop through hardcore time management and order processing. Cook global cuisines, upgrade kitchen tech like Omni pots, and unlock fully automated branches. Enjoy refined animations while building your transnational culinary empire.

    2026StrategyFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  8. Dodo Factory

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Print in Progress fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Print in Progress.

    An incremental game where you construct a giant meat factory to raise dodos and mass murder them (ethically). Grow your factory from a small dodo grinder to a huge processing facility as you collect meat to upgrade buildings and unlock new crazy dodo types.

    2027StrategySimulationCasualSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Print in Progress.

    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 ↗
  2. 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 Print in Progress.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Print in Progress.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. 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 Print in Progress.

    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. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Print in Progress.

    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!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. 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 Print in Progress.

    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!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Print in Progress.

    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 ↗
  8. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Print in Progress.

    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 Print in Progress

What games are most similar to Print in Progress?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Print in Progress are Desktop Factory, Quackyard, Cozy Corner Cafe.
Who developed Print in Progress?
Print in Progress was developed by Lazy Shiba Games.

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 Print in Progress.

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