Games like Yao! Into the Furnace
If Yao! Into the Furnace is your kind of game, the closest matches are AlchemyOClock, Not a Trolley Problem! and Cangyan Xianlu — 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 Yao! Into the Furnace: Run an elixir shop as a yellow weasel. Dive into the Landscape Scroll, let your magic treasures battle yaoguai while you gather ingredients, then return to brew elixirs and make a profit. Worship your future immortal self, grow stronger, and dive back in—or go home and fire up another batch.
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AlchemyOClock
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Top pick for Yao! Into the Furnace fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Yao! Into the Furnace.
A cultivation incremental game where alchemy is the key to survival. Recruit minions, manage your alchemy room, seek elixirs to extend your lifespan, and reincarnate when your time runs out. Reincarnate again and again on your path to immortality.
Not a Trolley Problem!
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Second-strongest match for Yao! Into the Furnace fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Yao! Into the Furnace.
Pull the lever to start the trolley. Keep pulling to go faster. Throw people onto the rails to earn coins. Spend coins to expand your upgrade tree. Face absurd trolley dilemmas in this absurd-comedy incremental game.
Cangyan Xianlu
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Third-strongest match for Yao! Into the Furnace fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Yao! Into the Furnace.
An ink-washed scroll of cultivation unfolds. Begin as a mortal with only 80 years to live. Gather, battle, and meditate in seclusion to temper your body, sharpen your spirit, and grasp the laws of heaven and earth. Master techniques, plan your tactics, and forge your own path to immortality.
You must evolve it! Incremental
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Ranked #4 for Yao! Into the Furnace fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Yao! Into the Furnace.
You must evolve it! Incremental is an incremental game in which you collect resources, build structures and buy upgrades. Help a robot evolve a mysterious creature and discover the truth about the past.
Alchemy and Weldcraft
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Ranked #5 for Yao! Into the Furnace fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Yao! Into the Furnace.
Explore the Underworld in this ghost-catching and potion-making adventure RPG! Wield a welding torch to scavenge junk during the day and brew forbidden pills at night to fulfill the wishes of the lost souls. Just a few dishes with a pot of wine, and enjoy the tale.
Too Many Balls
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Ranked #6 for Yao! Into the Furnace fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Yao! Into the Furnace.
There are too many balls. No one knows why. Your only option? Collect them. All of them. Yes, even that one in the corner.
Potato Dominion Clicker
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Ranked #7 for Yao! Into the Furnace fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Yao! Into the Furnace.
Create and expand a massive potato empire, click to earn, unlock upgrades, trigger powerful boosts, and dominate with endless progression.
Metamorph Clicker
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Ranked #8 for Yao! Into the Furnace fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Yao! Into the Furnace.
An evolution clicker where you guide a larva from simple forms to incredible creatures. Click, collect resources, unlock upgrades and progress through stages. At the end of each stage, a spectacular metamorphosis awaits - a complete transformation into a new species!
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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. Shares Indie with Yao! Into the Furnace.
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 Indie and Simulation with Yao! Into the Furnace.
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?
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 Indie and Simulation with Yao! Into the Furnace.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Yao! Into the Furnace.
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.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Yao! Into the Furnace.
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.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Yao! Into the Furnace.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
missed messages.
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Yao! Into the Furnace.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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Frequently asked about Yao! Into the Furnace
- What games are most similar to Yao! Into the Furnace?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Yao! Into the Furnace are AlchemyOClock, Not a Trolley Problem!, Cangyan Xianlu.
- Who developed Yao! Into the Furnace?
- Yao! Into the Furnace was developed by SpaceCan.
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