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Games like Button Tales

If Button Tales is your kind of game, the closest matches are Stack & Sort Pals, Animal Connect Fusion and Jubeez — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and relaxing. 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 Button Tales: Button Tales is a breathtaking and challenging Match 3 game with innovation mechanics. This is a real fresh perspective on the Match 3 genre. Meet cute characters and explore the breathtaking environment. The wonderful music and effects will help you delve right into the game.

2016Casual10.99 USDWindowsby Anvate Games
Button Tales — Steam game cover
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Cheerful aesthetics hide punishing late game challengesNo cost to flip tiles unlike swapsPhilosophical story with a twist endingChallengingContemplativeRelaxing

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Steam players who put hours into Button Tales 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. Stack & Sort Pals

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Button Tales fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Button Tales.

    Stack & Sort Pals is a fun and addictive puzzle game where you sort colorful blocks, each representing a cute animal, into perfectly organized columns. Plan your moves, stack wisely, and clear the board! With relaxing gameplay and charming visuals, can you master the art of sorting?

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Animal Connect Fusion

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Button Tales fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Button Tales.

    Animal Connect Fusion is a delightful and engaging game with simple yet captivating gameplay. Players collect animals by connecting those located close together, forming the brightest straight line. The more animals connected, the higher the score.

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Jubeez

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Button Tales fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Button Tales.

    Jubeez is an innovative and unique take on the match-3 genre. Try to form groups of Jubeez while moving around the board, but be careful not to corner yourself! The faster you play the more score you earn. Can you become the best Jubeez player in the world and rank at the top of the leaderboards?

    2020StrategyIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Secrets of Magic 3: Happy Halloween

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Button Tales.

    Ranked #4 for Button Tales fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Button Tales.

    Dive in this spooky adventure through a magical land and help Victoria make the best Halloween display the School of Magic has ever seen! Match your way through charms and challenges in this phantasmal Match 3 game.

    2020IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Royal Razzle

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Button Tales fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Button Tales.

    A match 3 puzzle adventure set in a whimsical medieval world of candy and princesses. Return to a simpler time when match 3 puzzle games were actually fun and didn't have advertising and in-app purchases.

    2023IndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Moomin: Midsummer Madness

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Button Tales fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Button Tales.

    Midsummer is right around the corner in Moominvalley, when a sudden flood sets the Moomins adrift! Join Tove Jansson’s beloved Moominfamily and friends on an adventure of mirth and mischief aboard a mysterious floating theatre.

    2026IndieAdventureCasualSteam ↗
  7. FishWitch Halloween

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Button Tales fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Button Tales.

    Dive into the underwater fun in this breathtaking adventure. Help Beatrice decorate a fish sanctuary for Halloween.

    2021IndieCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Cheese Party

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Button Tales fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Button Tales.

    Relax with this cheesy match 3, complete cheese party orders and collect coins to progress through 120 levels. Play through story, endless and puzzle modes. Compete with other players on level leaderboards.

    2024Casual1.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Button Tales on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Button Tales.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Button Tales on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Button Tales.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Button Tales on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Button Tales.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Button Tales on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Button Tales.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. OneShot

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under Button Tales on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Button Tales.

    OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Human Fall Flat

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under Button Tales on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Button Tales.

    Human Fall Flat is a hilarious, light-hearted platformer set in floating dreamscapes that can be played solo or with up to 8 players online. Free new levels keep its vibrant community rewarded.

    2016IndieAdventureSimulation5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Button Tales on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Button Tales.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~82% under Button Tales on Steam right now.

    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 ↗

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 Casual with Button Tales.

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Button Tales.

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

More from Anvate Games

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

  1. The Juicer

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Button Tales.

    Another title from Anvate Games, the studio behind Button Tales.

    The game is a cheerful shooter with a user-friendly gameplay in an original setting.

    2015ActionIndie10.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Night Mysteries: The Amphora Prisoner

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Anvate Games, the studio behind Button Tales. Shares Casual with Button Tales.

    You'll enjoy a whole lot of fascinating minigames, an excellent quest for the necessary items, and a captivating and outstanding storyline. A great atmosphere and storyline provide the deepest possible gameplay involvement.

    2015AdventureCasual10.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. GlassSmash

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Anvate Games, the studio behind Button Tales.

    GlassSmash is a minimalist indie puzzle game where you have to smash all glass objects by sledgehammer.

    2019Indie1.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. GlassSmash 2

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Anvate Games, the studio behind Button Tales. Shares Casual with Button Tales.

    GlassSmash 2 is the sequel of the puzzle game where you have to smash all glass objects by sledgehammer.

    2021IndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Button Tales

How much does Button Tales cost?
Button Tales is listed on Steam at 10.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Button Tales?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Button Tales are Stack & Sort Pals, Animal Connect Fusion, Jubeez.
Who developed Button Tales?
Button Tales was developed by Anvate 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 Button Tales.

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