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Games like Caliper

If Caliper is your kind of game, the closest matches are Call fur Help, I AM DIE and Dash & Roll — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its abstract mechanics encourage discovery, atmospheric and challenging. 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 Caliper: All or something is preventing and helping, freezing and melting, braking and slipping, glowing and fading. The devices are subordinated with the common laws of a puzzle. That, that is melted that will not be frozen and will not swim. But there is something unfired that drowning and freezing. The Ice bridges are not for the fire coals.

2017IndieSimulationCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · Linuxby Tort
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Players who liked Caliper also play

Steam players who put hours into Caliper 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. Call fur Help

    WHY THIS

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

    Call for Help immerses you in the exciting world of firecat firefighters. Save the city as a brave feline firefighter! Tackle fires, clear obstacles, and showcase your courage in cooperative mode with friends. Action awaits around every corner!

    2023ActionIndieSimulation5.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. I AM DIE

    WHY THIS

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

    I AM DIE is a physics-based 3D puzzle platformer in which you play as the dice itself, guiding a ball through ramps, tubes, conveyors, and other obstacles. Explore, solve problems, and try not to roll a six!

    2023IndieSimulationCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Dash & Roll

    WHY THIS

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

    Dash & Roll - Magic in Motion. Jump, dash, dodge, and discover the secret behind this magical marvelous marble adventure!

    2024ActionSportsIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. The World's Hardest Game 3D 2

    WHY THIS

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

    2nd game of the 3D version of the The World's Hardest Game you play on flash game sites! 38 different, unique and challenging levels are waiting for in this 3D Platformer! Will you be able to see the last level?

    2021StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Stress Ball

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience the blend of fun and challenge with Stress Ball! In this 3D ball game, your character bounces through platforms toward the goal. As levels intensify, and a dark theme adds depth to the atmosphere, immerse yourself in the thrill of overcoming increasingly difficult obstacles.

    2026IndieAdventureCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. A little Jumpingspider's Garden Adventure (Day 1+2)

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience the world through the eyes of a cute little jumping spider! All levels have completely different mechanics and each one challenges you in its own unique way. Let's go for an amazing ride!

    2026ActionIndieSimulation11.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. O.W.L Projekt 2

    WHY THIS

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

    Explore O.W.L Projekt 2 with Elysion in a renewed world, facing even more complex challenges, fast enemies, and new mechanics like portals of different colors. Use the Sanctum Staff to overcome traps and escape the Watchers in an exciting adventure.

    2025IndieAdventureCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Being Ball

    WHY THIS

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

    Traverse your way as a round ball with the help of Bobot, your robotic companion, through a beautiful dangerous cube world with traps, obstacles and challenging puzzles.

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. UBERMOSH

    WHY THIS

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

    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 Caliper on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Caliper.

    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 Caliper on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Caliper.

    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 Caliper on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Caliper.

    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 Caliper on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Caliper.

    Choose your little car and race!

    2018IndieCasualRacing0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Gachi Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Caliper on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Caliper.

    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 Caliper on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Caliper.

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

    2016ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. TTV2

    WHY THIS

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

    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. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  2. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. 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 Caliper.

    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 ↗
  7. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

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

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Tort

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

  1. Archipelago

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Caliper.

    Another title from Tort, the studio behind Caliper. Shares Indie and Simulation with Caliper.

    Archipelago - is a fun game about pirate adventures.

    2016StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Silicone-2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Caliper.

    Another title from Tort, the studio behind Caliper.

    Silicone-2 - a shooter with a first-person. In the story the player will have to quell the uprising of robots.

    2015Action0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Arctic alive

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Caliper.

    Another title from Tort, the studio behind Caliper. Shares Indie and Simulation with Caliper.

    Arctic alive - a simulator with elements of survival horror. The action takes place in Siberia on the research station "Arctic". There was something in what is necessary to understand the player. The world is open for exploration.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Caliper 2

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Tort, the studio behind Caliper. Shares Indie with Caliper.

    Caliper 2 is an absolute, turn-based puzzle. By manipulating objects with different properties, you need to put some object on the button and enter the portal.

    2019Indie0.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Caliper

Does Caliper run on Steam Deck?
Caliper is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Caliper cost?
Caliper is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Caliper?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Caliper are Call fur Help, I AM DIE, Dash & Roll.
Who developed Caliper?
Caliper was developed by Tort and published by Conglomerate 5.

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 Caliper.

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