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Games like groky

If groky is your kind of game, the closest matches are plink, Froggy Logic and Sokoban (Boxman) Classic — 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 groky: Test your IQ in a minimalist grid puzzle where every step counts!

2026StrategyIndieCasual3.49 USDWindows · macOSby XSGames
groky — Steam game cover

Players who liked groky also play

Steam players who put hours into groky 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. plink

    WHY THIS

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

    One drop. Zero room for error. Can you master the physics of the bounce?

    2026StrategyIndieCasual3.39 USDSteam ↗
  2. Froggy Logic

    WHY THIS

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

    A strategic puzzle game. Control a frog with state-changing abilities navigating laser-filled mazes. Pick up and place items like mirrors and bombs to redirect laser beams. Plan your route wisely, switch between states to avoid dangers, and reach the goal.

    2026StrategyIndieCasual5.39 USDSteam ↗
  3. Sokoban (Boxman) Classic

    WHY THIS

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

    Classic box pushing Sokoban puzzle game, with 306 mentally stimulating levels.

    2020StrategyIndieCasual6.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. SCORE80

    WHY THIS

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

    SCORE 80 is a deadly collection of brain-training challenges where your goal is simple: score 80 points before time runs out. Test your judgment, math skills, memory, spatial awareness, and more. Stay focused under pressure, overcome every challenge, and survive.

    StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. PathSketch

    WHY THIS

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

    PathSketch is a classic puzzle-solving game.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Duck Dash Delivery

    WHY THIS

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

    Duck Dash Delivery is a casual life management simulator where you play as a duck working to lift your family out of poverty. Navigate city traffic, avoid collisions, upgrade your scooter, and choose the most profitable delivery orders to save your family from their financial struggles.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. GomoCrush

    WHY THIS

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

    Gomoku × Special Effects × Battle! Use 38 hidden effects across the board to either complete a winning chain or defeat your rivals. Master a chaotic battlefield filled with healing, attacks, black holes, meteors, and more—and survive until the very end!

    StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗
  8. Floral Gate

    WHY THIS

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

    Improve your life quality and add more spice to your life. This is a TRUTH-or-DARE-like game for everyone.

    2023StrategyIndieCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~72% under groky on Steam right now. Shares Indie with groky.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under groky on Steam right now. Shares Indie with groky.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~57% under groky on Steam right now. Shares Indie with groky.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~72% under groky on Steam right now. Shares Casual with groky.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under groky on Steam right now. Shares Casual with groky.

    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.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~72% under groky on Steam right now. Shares Casual with groky.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~72% under groky on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with groky.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under groky on Steam right now. Shares Indie with groky.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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 groky.

    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. 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 ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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. 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 groky.

    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 ↗
  8. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗

More from XSGames

Other recommendable Steam games by XSGames, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Mystery Box: Hidden Secrets

    WHY THIS

    Another title from XSGames, the studio behind groky. Shares Strategy and Indie with groky.

    A point-and-click puzzle game where you have to solve intriguing riddles around different boxes and discover some cool stories about popular inventions!

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Mystery Box 4: The Journey

    WHY THIS

    Another title from XSGames, the studio behind groky. Shares Strategy and Indie with groky.

    Welcome to the 4th chapter of the popular 'Mystery Box' escape room puzzle game series! 10 new boxes full of enigmas to crack are waiting for you on this journey through lost worlds.

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure6.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Mystery Box 3: Escape The Room

    WHY THIS

    Another title from XSGames, the studio behind groky. Shares Strategy and Indie with groky.

    Welcome to the 3rd chapter of the "Mystery Box" series. You're trapped inside dark rooms and must solve intriguing enigmas to open boxes and escape. Can you make it?

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Mystery Box 2: Evolution

    WHY THIS

    Another title from XSGames, the studio behind groky. Shares Strategy and Indie with groky.

    Enjoy the 2nd chapter of the Mystery Box game series! Unlock 57 boxes by solving tons of intriguing puzzles that will put your brain to work!

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Portals: Escape the Infinity

    WHY THIS

    Another title from XSGames, the studio behind groky. Shares Strategy and Indie with groky.

    A transcendent point-and-click puzzle adventure. Can you escape 50 Portals?

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. The Da Vinci Cryptex

    WHY THIS

    Another title from XSGames, the studio behind groky. Shares Strategy and Indie with groky.

    Are you ready to solve 50 incredible riddles to gain your freedom? Test your IQ skills by playing The Da Vinci Cryptex and find out the genius you are!

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Mystery Box VR: Escape The Room

    WHY THIS

    Another title from XSGames, the studio behind groky. Shares Strategy and Indie with groky.

    The VR version of the third chapter of the Mystery Box series. Can you crack crazy puzzles to open incredible boxes and escape the room you're trapped in?

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. The Da Vinci Cryptex 2

    WHY THIS

    Another title from XSGames, the studio behind groky. Shares Strategy and Indie with groky.

    Take the challenge again and crack 50 new incredible riddles in the sequel of The Da Vinci Cryptex!

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about groky

How much does groky cost?
groky is listed on Steam at 3.49 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to groky?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside groky are plink, Froggy Logic, Sokoban (Boxman) Classic.
Who developed groky?
groky was developed by XSGames.

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 groky.

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