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Games like Plates

If Plates is your kind of game, the closest matches are Cubicolor, Wave Mechanics and klocki — 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 Plates: Plates is a minimalist puzzle game. Experiment and explore to progress through over 50 inventive levels.

2016IndieCasual0.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby maasgdev
Plates — Steam game cover

Players who liked Plates also play

Steam players who put hours into Plates 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. Cubicolor

    WHY THIS

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

    Cubicolor is a minimalist puzzle game. The rules are simple: Match the color patches on the board and reach the exit, all on one single path. The game gets harder as the levels progress, always accompanying you with soothing piano tunes.

    2016IndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Wave Mechanics

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Plates fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Plates.

    The goal of Wave Mechanics is to match the color of each element to the colors of corresponding parts of the frame. Each puzzle includes a set of active elements that can by used in order to change the colors of all elements within range in chosen direction.

    2015StrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. klocki

    WHY THIS

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

    Minimal puzzle game.

    2016IndieCasual2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. 10,000,000

    WHY THIS

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

    10000000: The Dungeon Crawling Matching Game

    2013ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Rubek

    WHY THIS

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

    Roll and match colors in this mind bending puzzle.

    2016IndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Cross Set

    WHY THIS

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

    Cross Set is a simple and brain-teasing new number puzzle game.

    2015IndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Nihilumbra

    WHY THIS

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

    Discover the beautiful world of Nihilumbra and join Born on his adventure to find himself whilst trying to escape from his inevitable curse. Born was created from the absolute nothingness: The Void. But somehow he separates himself from the black emptiness and appears in the world.

    2013IndieAdventureCasual7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Bars and Balance

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Plates fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Plates.

    Relaxing physics puzzle game with minimalist design.

    2017IndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. UBERMOSH

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Plates on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Plates.

    UBERMOSH is an arcade game about cutting bullets with a sword, in a gun-filled cyberpunk mosh pit.

    2015ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Miss Neko

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Plates on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Plates.

    Together the full picture of all the lovely beast ladies with your own hands, play Yakyuken with them, collect their portraits. Hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable game time:)

    2019ActionCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. QUICKERFLAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Plates on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Plates.

    QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Save Jesus

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Plates on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Plates.

    Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!

    2016IndieCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Barro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Plates on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Plates.

    Choose your little car and race!

    2018IndieCasualRacing0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Gachi Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Plates on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Plates.

    Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Trip to Vinelands

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Plates on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Plates.

    Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.

    2016ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. TTV2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Plates on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Plates.

    TTV2 is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame, sequel to Trip to Vinelands.

    2017ActionIndie0.49 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

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

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Plates

How much does Plates cost?
Plates is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Plates?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Plates are Cubicolor, Wave Mechanics, klocki.
Who developed Plates?
Plates was developed by maasgdev.

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 Plates.

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