Rank 01Games like Plankton
- 14 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Plankton also play
The closest matches to Plankton: PolyPine, Particul, Tingus Goose, Cornerpond, and Black Hole Fishing. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Shares idle progression and procedural generation with Plankton.
- $6.99 (Price checked Nov 8)
- Deck Playable
- 2025
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Cornerpond
Why this: Also Clicker and Nature, like Plankton.
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Osmos
Why this: Same hypnotic mood as Plankton.
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Bird
Why this: Also Clicker and Surreal, like Plankton.
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Genres: Indie, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer
- 97% of 2,160 reviews
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- Released: 2016
- Developer: PanGuoJun
- Price: $0.99checked Nov 2
- 79% of 38 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Simulation, Casual
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Calming background experience
- Generative art feels hypnotic
- Mathematical life simulation
- Chill
- Contemplative
- Hypnotic
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Why this: Also Surreal and Nature, like Plankton.
About Plankton
The closest matches to Plankton: PolyPine, Particul, Tingus Goose, Cornerpond, and Black Hole Fishing. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Plankton is your kind of game, the closest matches are PolyPine, Particul and Tingus Goose — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as chill, contemplative and hypnotic, and single out its animal interaction and emergent behavior. 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.
About Plankton: Minimalist style game : plankton simulation, an electronic pet generated by math codes. Under your care it will slowly grow up and evolve.
Is Plankton worth buying?
Too few reviews to call
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- Only 38 Steam reviews so far, not enough to judge.
- Price: $0.99 (checked Nov 2).
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Calming background experience
- Generative art feels hypnotic
- Mathematical life simulation
- Minimalist idle gameplay
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“I was not a fan of this game. Guidance on gameplay was damn near nonexistent, and I found out I could easily "progress" by not doing anything at all and just letting the game run on its own. On occasion I had to click a few things, and it…”
“This is not a game, it is just a virtual pet with little interactivity. The only really interactive level (beside the occasional feeding) is the last one. It's not expensive (when on sale), if you're into this sort of "art" stuff, but…”
People who play it also play: PolyPine, Particul, Tingus Goose
Frequently asked about Plankton
Can I run it?
How much does Plankton cost?
Plankton is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Plankton?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Plankton are PolyPine, Particul, Tingus Goose.
Who developed Plankton?
Plankton was developed by PanGuoJun.