Games like Bomb Squad Academy
Below are 19 hand-picked alternatives to Bomb Squad Academy for fans of strategy, indie, simulation, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Bomb Squad Academy also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, cheaper alternatives, free-to-play picks. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
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TIS-100
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Bomb Squad Academy.
Reviewers of Bomb Squad Academy cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with Bomb Squad Academy.
TIS-100 is an open-ended programming game by Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem and Infinifactory, in which you rewrite corrupted code segments to repair the TIS-100 and unlock its secrets. It’s the assembly language programming game you never asked for!
SHENZHEN I/O
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Bomb Squad Academy.
Reviewers of Bomb Squad Academy cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with Bomb Squad Academy.
BUILD CIRCUITS. WRITE CODE. RTFM.
Turing Complete
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Bomb Squad Academy.
Reviewers of Bomb Squad Academy cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Bomb Squad Academy.
Learn CPU architecture with puzzles
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Bomb Squad Academy at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Bomb Squad Academy on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Bomb Squad Academy.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Bomb Squad Academy on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Bomb Squad Academy.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Bomb Squad Academy on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Bomb Squad Academy.
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.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Bomb Squad Academy on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Bomb Squad Academy.
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.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Bomb Squad Academy on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with Bomb Squad Academy.
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.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Bomb Squad Academy on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Bomb Squad Academy.
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.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Bomb Squad Academy on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Bomb Squad Academy.
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!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Bomb Squad Academy on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Bomb Squad Academy.
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?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
The Lab
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
Landfall Archives
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Bomb Squad Academy.
Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!
Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Bomb Squad Academy.
Beautiful Multiplayer Jigsaw Puzzle game where you can design the room you play in!
Sprout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Bomb Squad Academy.
Embark on a casual, botanical-puzzle-adventure. Make friends, learn new skills, solve puzzles, and become the mighty oak that you were always meant to be.
Clicker Heroes
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Bomb Squad Academy.
Click your way through hordes of monsters, earn gold, and recruit quirky heroes with powerful skills. Progress even while you're idle, and watch the numbers climb into the absurd. It’s a never-ending journey of clicks, crits, and colossal damage.
Kingdom: Classic
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Bomb Squad Academy.
Kingdom is a 2D sidescrolling strategy/resource management hybrid with a minimalist feel wrapped in a beautiful, modern pixel art aesthetic.
Learn to Fly 3
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Bomb Squad Academy.
Build your spaceship from scratch, earn funds and invest them into building a bigger, better spaceship as you try and fly your way up to space!
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Frequently asked about Bomb Squad Academy
- How much does Bomb Squad Academy cost?
- Bomb Squad Academy is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Who developed Bomb Squad Academy?
- Bomb Squad Academy was developed by Systemic Games.
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