Games like PlankTap
If PlankTap is your kind of game, the closest matches are Thirsty Snail, Lucky Dog Rise and Desktop Oasis — 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 PlankTap: There's a cartoon jellyfish living on your desktop. It floats above your windows, makes coins while you type, then trades underwater stocks and unlocks more skins. It won't interrupt your work. It's just there to be cute. That's it.
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Steam players who put hours into PlankTap 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.
Thirsty Snail
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Top pick for PlankTap fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with PlankTap.
Unhinged snails have taken over your desktop. A growing collection of weirdos — they bicker, they roast you, they judge your life choices. Your typing keeps them alive. They are not grateful.
Lucky Dog Rise
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for PlankTap fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with PlankTap.
Bring a lucky dog to your desktop! It stays in a screen corner, keeps you company while you work, and lets a little luck into your day. Take a break with a quick card game, win rewards, open blind boxes, collect outfits, and make your desktop a lucky nook for you and your pup!
Desktop Oasis
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for PlankTap fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with PlankTap.
A cozy idle desktop companion. Your typing transforms into inspiration, turning your screen into a lively physics-based water oasis. Interact with boats & windmills, and earn real Steam inventory drops. Work, relax, and enjoy a visual massage!
Astral Forge: Desktop Alchemist
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for PlankTap fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with PlankTap.
An immersive desktop companion idle game. Your typing fuels the alchemy furnace, forging mysterious artifacts. Enjoy asynchronous multiplayer, collect and trade rare relics on the Steam Market. Turn boring work into a magical alchemy journey!
Dwarfspire
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for PlankTap fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with PlankTap.
Dwarfspire is an idle crafter that sits on the side of your screen. Manage a village of mountain-climbing dwarves that scale cliffs as you multitask. Recruit dwarves, gather rare minerals, then craft them into weapons and armor.
Sumeru Divine Endeavor
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for PlankTap fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with PlankTap.
Manage your own Immortal Sect right on your desktop! Whether you're working or studying, your cultivation world thrives in the background. Recruit disciples, craft divine weapons, raid rival sects, and fend off demonic invasions. Build your legend in this miniature world of immortality!
Aquaculture Simulator
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for PlankTap fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with PlankTap.
Trout pay by the kilo. Koi pay by the eye. A young koi only half-shows what it will become — seeing it early, and culling the rest, is the job.
MEMORY DEALER
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for PlankTap fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with PlankTap.
You are a memory trafficker. Harvest stolen memories from captive minds and sell them to BRN CORP. Buy neural implants with your credits, but don't get addicted to your own supply, or you'll lose those memories forever. A shady cyberpunk idle game on your desktop.
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Bongo Cat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with PlankTap.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and Casual with PlankTap.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with PlankTap.
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!
Virtual Cottage
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and Casual with PlankTap.
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.
Iron Snout
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
Magic Archery
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with PlankTap.
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.
Cinderella Phenomenon - Otome/Visual Novel
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with PlankTap.
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We Become What We Behold [Fan-Made Port]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with PlankTap.
a game about news cycles, vicious cycles, infinite cycles
![We Become What We Behold [Fan-Made Port] — Steam game cover](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1103210/header.jpg?t=1563495717)
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Frequently asked about PlankTap
- What games are most similar to PlankTap?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside PlankTap are Thirsty Snail, Lucky Dog Rise, Desktop Oasis.
- Who developed PlankTap?
- PlankTap was developed by CrowZ Games and published by CrowZ Games, FHNBHJ.
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