Games like Microwave
If Microwave is your kind of game, the closest matches are BBQ Simulator: The Squad, Placid Plastic Duck Simulator and BBQ Master — 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 Microwave: Microwave food in a dreamy, liminal space by yourself or with friends.
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Steam players who put hours into Microwave 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.
BBQ Simulator: The Squad
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Top pick for Microwave fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Microwave.
Dive into a hilarious sandbox BBQ experience with friends! Grill, serve, and manage mayhem as meats soar and sizzle. Craft your grill, cook steaks, and feed everyone before hunger strikes!
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Microwave fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Microwave.
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.
BBQ Master
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Microwave fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Microwave.
SIZZLE SIZZLE! CRACKLE! Let's barbecue!
Ramen Simulator
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Ranked #4 for Microwave fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Microwave.
Ever dreamed of crafting the perfect bowl of ramen? In Ramen Simulator, you can unleash your creativity and build your own unique ramen style!
Infinite Ball Heaven
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Ranked #5 for Microwave fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Microwave.
Pinball roguelike set in infinite ball hell, where only your score can get you into heaven. Face bosses, craft broken synergies, and earn your way into Infinite Ball Heaven.
Dragon Dinner
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Microwave fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Microwave.
An explosive cocktail of intense strategic action and deceivingly cute dragons! Manage chaotic clients and strategically design your restaurants layouts to handle the rush and serve endless waves of hungry dragons.
Masterchef Chinese Food Edition
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Ranked #7 for Microwave fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Microwave.
Even if you're not a chef, with this game you will learn step by step very fast how to do your favorite chinese food like noodles, dumplings and more.
Kebab Chefs! - Restaurant Simulator
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Microwave fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Microwave.
Kebab Chefs! is a Co-Op, cooking and restaurant management game that can be played up to 4 players. Design your own restaurant. Cook delicious foods, fill your menu with various recipes, feed customers and become the biggest kebab restaurant in town!
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Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Microwave.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Microwave.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
The Looker
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Microwave.
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.
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Frequently asked about Microwave
- Does Microwave have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Microwave supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Microwave?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Microwave are BBQ Simulator: The Squad, Placid Plastic Duck Simulator, BBQ Master.
- Who developed Microwave?
- Microwave was developed by Cindermast.
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 Microwave.
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