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Games like Signal Foundry

If Signal Foundry is your kind of game, the closest matches are Galacto, Singularity Simulator: Click Is All You Need and Side Shop Simulator — 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 Signal Foundry: A cozy idle game about reviving an abandoned deep-space refinery. Get the scanner running, dig up ore, build the machines that process it, and let your drones run the place while you're away. Two prestige layers, 30 achievements, a 19-track soundtrack, and no microtransactions, ever.

2026IndieSimulationCasual3.89 USDWindowsby Justin Edwards
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Steam players who put hours into Signal Foundry 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. Galacto

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Signal Foundry fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Signal Foundry.

    A cozy idle game that lives at the bottom of your  screen. Run a space gas station, refuel ships, hire bots,  chain combo for fat payouts, and rebuild an outpost into  the busiest stop in the galaxy!

    StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  2. Singularity Simulator: Click Is All You Need

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Signal Foundry fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Signal Foundry.

    A clicker/incremental game where you run an AI development company and aim for the technological singularity. Click to write code, hire researchers, build data centers, and turn the galaxy into computing resources.

    2027StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  3. Side Shop Simulator

    WHY THIS

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

    A cozy idle shop-sim that can sit in the corner of your screen while you work or play. Stock products, upgrade your tools, and expand your business comfortably from your desktop!

    StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  4. Constellation Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Signal Foundry fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Signal Foundry.

    Build an interstellar economy one click at a time. Claim resource-rich stars, connect profitable routes, construct specialized industries, mine materials and sell them on the galactic market, and unlock technologies that transform a dark nebula into a vast production network.

    StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗
  5. Log Drop

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Signal Foundry fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Signal Foundry.

    A physics sandbox with one noble goal: get more logs into the core than physically reasonable. Chop the trees, build the contraption, then unleash a wave of logs for combo-fueled cash. Kick back and let it flow, or engineer the perfect cascade. Your sandbox, your rules.

    StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  6. Astra Incrementalia

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Signal Foundry fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Signal Foundry.

    In this short incremental game you're tasked with growing The Company. Purchase planets, unlock specialized space stations, produce millions of resources, and dominate the solar market. How much can you accomplish in a generation?

    2026IndieSimulationCasualSteam ↗
  7. Magnet to Planet

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Signal Foundry fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Signal Foundry.

    Start with one discarded magnet and a single paperclip. Attract, snap, and stack metal objects into a growing clump, generate magnetic energy, unlock upgrades and automation, and expand from a tiny desk magnet toward an entire planet in this cozy incremental game.

    CasualSteam ↗
  8. ECHIDNA

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Signal Foundry fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Signal Foundry.

    A dead god drifts in the dark. Build a salvage fleet that carves it apart cell by cell, and watch a colossal carcass melt into a storm of flying debris and climbing numbers. Strip it to the bone then evolve and start again on something bigger.

    StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Signal Foundry at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Signal Foundry on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Signal Foundry.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~49% under Signal Foundry on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Signal Foundry.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Signal Foundry on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Signal Foundry.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Signal Foundry on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Signal Foundry.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~49% under Signal Foundry on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with Signal Foundry.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Signal Foundry on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Signal Foundry.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Signal Foundry on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Signal Foundry.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~49% under Signal Foundry on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Signal Foundry.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Signal Foundry.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. 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 Signal Foundry.

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

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

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Signal Foundry.

    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 ↗
  5. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. 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 Signal Foundry.

    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.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Signal Foundry

How much does Signal Foundry cost?
Signal Foundry is listed on Steam at 3.89 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Signal Foundry?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Signal Foundry are Galacto, Singularity Simulator: Click Is All You Need, Side Shop Simulator.
Who developed Signal Foundry?
Signal Foundry was developed by Justin Edwards.

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 Signal Foundry.

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