Games like Degrowth
Below are 11 hand-picked alternatives to Degrowth for fans of indie, casual, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Degrowth also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, more from Cryptomnesic. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Degrowth: Unbuild various cities in order to convince citizens of the benefits of cloud based living! Perform demolition using our simple one-click interface, but be careful not to delete the homes of citizens who are still employed! Your work is complete when everyone's brain is uploaded to the cloud!
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Retro Meadow
Top pick for Degrowth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Degrowth.
A pixel-art sandbox where you design infinite maps. Build your perfect world with retro designs. No simulation, no action - just cozy construction. What unique worlds will you create with cute pixels? Turn your visions into peaceful creations.
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WorldShaper Idle
Second-strongest match for Degrowth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Degrowth.
Relax and build your own world! Discover new tiles by experimenting with tile placement. Use their bonuses to optimize your production, or just sit back and become ever more powerful! What will your worlds look like?
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Dwarf Eats Mountain
Third-strongest match for Degrowth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Degrowth.
Dwarves hunger for gold, and no mountain shall stand in their way! Mine riches, unearth artifacts, and upgrade your dwarves to devour ever-bigger peaks in this whimsical incremental game.
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The Last Mothership
Ranked #4 for Degrowth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Degrowth.
A short incremental game about harvesting planets to feed your mothership. Mine, manage resources, grow your fleet, and unlock upgrades to evolve your species. You are the devourer of worlds.
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Suncraft
Ranked #5 for Degrowth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Degrowth.
Another sun-filled day begins in this cozy pixel-art adventure. Gather resources, craft items, and upgrade tools to expand the land. Can you rebuild the grand Lighthouse and bring the village back to its golden days?
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inbento
Ranked #6 for Degrowth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Degrowth.
A cooking puzzle game about arranging beautiful bento lunches! Solve 120+ recipes, play with food, think inside the box and enjoy a heartwarming story in this culinary brain-teaser!
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Elfie: A Sand Plan
Ranked #7 for Degrowth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Degrowth.
Elfie: A Sand Plan is a relaxing and intuitive puzzle game where you help a small ambitious elephant build some sand castles. Enjoy spending time at the beach with your new rotund friend!
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Fine Sweeper
Ranked #8 for Degrowth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Degrowth.
Fine Sweeper is a Minesweeper variant with additional features such as a campaign mode, “classic mode”, item drops, leader-boards, and achievements.
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Other recommendable Steam games by Cryptomnesic, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
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Stella Pastoris
Another title from Cryptomnesic, the studio behind Degrowth. Shares Indie with Degrowth.
Shepherd the last remnants of the Malthusian monks marooned on Proxima Centauri B. As a mechanical saint, will you delve into forbidden means to save your people or allow them to go quietly into the night? Set up production chains to spend limited resources to save as many as you can.
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Xenocide
Another title from Cryptomnesic, the studio behind Degrowth.
Preserve the hierarchy of humanity's distant mechanical children by cleansing the galaxy in this transhumanist turn-based tactical tale. Capture factories from unworthy machines and claim the holy words to access the tomb of the Man the All-Maker.
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Frequently asked about Degrowth
- What games are most similar to Degrowth?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Degrowth are Retro Meadow, WorldShaper Idle, Dwarf Eats Mountain.
- Who developed Degrowth?
- Degrowth was developed by Cryptomnesic.
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 Degrowth.
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