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Games like Pull the Lever

If Pull the Lever is your kind of game, the closest matches are It's Chopping Time!, Side Shop Simulator and Idle Casino Empire — 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 Pull the Lever: Pull the lever, send a tiny train hauling cargo. Click storms and breakdowns mid-run to protect the take. Chase jackpots, hire staff to automate the dull runs, and grow a living model railroad. You won't know the payout until it arrives.

2026StrategyIndieSimulationCasualWindowsby Finback Games
Pull the Lever — Steam game cover

Players who liked Pull the Lever also play

Steam players who put hours into Pull the Lever 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. It's Chopping Time!

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Pull the Lever fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pull the Lever.

    Summon the mighty power of gods in this fun incremental game about chopping down trees on a secluded island by using the forces of nature: earthquakes, sunbeams, tornadoes, hail, lightning strikes and tidal waves! It's Chopping Time!

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation4.97 USDSteam ↗
  2. Side Shop Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Pull the Lever fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pull the Lever.

    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!

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  3. Idle Casino Empire

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Pull the Lever fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pull the Lever.

    An idle casino tycoon where you build the floor, then rig it. Turn casino psychology into upgrades. Play blackjack, roulette, and slots in Owner Mode. Use the Owner's Edge to cheat: nudge reels, peek at hidden cards, read marked cards. Twelve games, eight venues, a prestige loop. The house is you.

    2027StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  4. Flower Tower

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Pull the Lever fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Pull the Lever.

    A short, relaxing incremental game about growing flowers, where your garden quietly thrives and blooms on its own.

    2026SimulationCasualSteam ↗
  5. OurClicker

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Pull the Lever fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pull the Lever.

    From the creators of OurLife and OurCoven, OurClicker is a brand new clicker game that puts you in charge of an up-and-coming Game Development Studio where all you do is... CLICK!

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  6. Market Chain 98

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Pull the Lever fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pull the Lever.

    Build your Market Chain in this retro incremental game set inside a nostalgic 90s operating system. Start with a small shop, manage bank loans, expand your logistics hubs, and unlock global upgrades through your Portfolio. Fill your desktop with windows and dominate the market!

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  7. HordeFall

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Pull the Lever fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pull the Lever.

    A bulletheaven x incremental game that runs as a desktop companion in the corner of your screen! While you work, your hero automatically fights thousands of enemies. Unlock upgrades and manage your economy, attributes, and spells. Your screen is your battlefield - minimal space, maximum progress!

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  8. Ai Empire: Idle Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Pull the Lever fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Pull the Lever.

    This feature-rich idle clicker game lets you experience the thrilling journey from a garage startup to a global AI powerhouse that reshapes the world.

    StrategySimulationCasualSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. 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 Pull the Lever.

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. 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 ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Pull the Lever

What games are most similar to Pull the Lever?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Pull the Lever are It's Chopping Time!, Side Shop Simulator, Idle Casino Empire.
Who developed Pull the Lever?
Pull the Lever was developed by Finback Games.

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 Pull the Lever.

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