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Games like Alembic

If Alembic is your kind of game, the closest matches are Nimbatus - Drone Creator, Geareo and GizmoLab VR — 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 Alembic: A falling-sand sandbox built on the **real periodic table**. Every element has genuine physical properties, and reactions emerge from real chemistry — rust iron, ignite thermite, run a galvanic cell, split a uranium pile to criticality. Discover it all in an encyclopedia that fills as you play.

2026IndieSimulationCasualWindowsby Equious
Alembic — Steam game cover

Players who liked Alembic also play

Steam players who put hours into Alembic 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. Nimbatus - Drone Creator

    WHY THIS

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

    Use the Nimbatus Drone Creator to construct physically simulated drones and try them out in a virtual testing environment. Do you have what it takes to become a drone engineer?

    2020ActionIndieSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Geareo

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Alembic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Alembic.

    Real gears that don't slip in a mechanical invention sandbox. Build freely with resizable parts and shapes, overcome physics challenges, and follow kit instructions. Unleash your engineering creativity with precision machines and intricate clockwork contraptions.

    SimulationSteam ↗
  3. GizmoLab VR

    WHY THIS

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

    A VR sci-fi sandbox game where you can put your skills to the test to build crazy inventions, with mechanics analogous to real-life electrical engineering.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Space Crash Simulator

    WHY THIS

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

    Real-time planetary collision sandbox powered by SPH physics: smash planets together and watch the destruction and its aftermath!

    2025IndieSimulationCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. GENIUS AT WORK!

    WHY THIS

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

    Test your intelligence and creativity! With Genius At Work you will have your construction area where you can let your imagination fly and carry out your technical projects.

    2020IndieSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Alchemy Laboratory: Simulator

    WHY THIS

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

    Dive into a world of creation and discovery, where each element combines to form new ones. Experiment freely in this interactive sandbox. But be careful: every combination has its consequences..

    2025IndieSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Sand:box

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Alembic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Alembic.

    "Falling sand" style particle sandbox, now with circuits and stickmen!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To Play1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Aviassembly

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Alembic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Alembic.

    Build and fly your own airplane! Complete missions to earn money, upgrade your plane, and discover new locations in an open world.

    2025SimulationEarly Access9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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 Alembic.

    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 Alembic.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. 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 Alembic.

    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 ↗
  4. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

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

    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. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

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

    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. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Alembic

What games are most similar to Alembic?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Alembic are Nimbatus - Drone Creator, Geareo, GizmoLab VR.
Who developed Alembic?
Alembic was developed by Equious.

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 Alembic.

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