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Games like Fractal: Make Blooms Not War

If Fractal: Make Blooms Not War is your kind of game, the closest matches are Splice, Auditorium and NightSky — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, chill and cozy. 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 Fractal: Make Blooms Not War: Push, Combo, and Chain your way through a pulsing technicolor dreamscape all the while expanding your consciousness at 130 BPM.

2011IndieCasual6.99 USDWindowsby Cipher Prime Studios
Fractal: Make Blooms Not War — Steam game cover
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Chain reactions create satisfying explosionsHex tile matching feels freshMusic induces a zen stateAtmosphericChillCozy

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Steam players who put hours into Fractal: Make Blooms Not War 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. Splice

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Fractal: Make Blooms Not War.

    Top pick for Fractal: Make Blooms Not War fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Fractal: Make Blooms Not War.

    Splice is an experimental and artistic puzzler. Immerse yourself in its microbial world and start splicing! Every level ("strand") consists of a number of cells that you will need to rearrange into a target structure in several moves ("splices").

    2012IndieCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Auditorium

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Fractal: Make Blooms Not War.

    Second-strongest match for Fractal: Make Blooms Not War fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Fractal: Make Blooms Not War.

    Turn light into sound in this multi-award winning game from the creators of Fractal!

    2012IndieCasual6.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. NightSky

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Fractal: Make Blooms Not War.

    Third-strongest match for Fractal: Make Blooms Not War fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Fractal: Make Blooms Not War.

    Nominated as a IGF Seamus McNally Finalist, NightSky is an ambient action-puzzle game that offers a gameplay experience unlike any other—cerebral challenges fill uniquely designed picturesque worlds. The player must maneuver a sphere by using realistic physics to advance; each of these worlds is broken into different areas.

    2011StrategyIndieCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Critical Mass

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Fractal: Make Blooms Not War.

    Ranked #4 for Fractal: Make Blooms Not War fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Fractal: Make Blooms Not War.

    Critical Mass is an action puzzle game that takes traditional match 3 and brings it into the world of 3D.

    2011IndieCasual1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. You Must Build A Boat

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Fractal: Make Blooms Not War fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Fractal: Make Blooms Not War.

    You Must Build A Boat is the sequel to the award winning "10000000". Travel the world, run procedurally generated dungeons finding artifacts, capturing monsters and recruiting crew for your boat

    2015ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Tidalis

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Fractal: Make Blooms Not War.

    Ranked #6 for Fractal: Make Blooms Not War fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Fractal: Make Blooms Not War.

    Tidalis is a block-based puzzle game with casual appeal, hardcore depth, and an addictive new "streams" mechanic. The game is brimming over with riffs and variants on that core mechanic with 20 game modes, dozens of special blocks and items, and 115 levels in the adventure mode alone.

    2010IndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Cogs

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Fractal: Make Blooms Not War.

    Ranked #7 for Fractal: Make Blooms Not War fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Fractal: Make Blooms Not War.

    Cogs is a puzzle game where players build machines from sliding tiles. Players can choose from 50 levels and 3 gameplay modes. New puzzles are unlocked by building contraptions quickly and efficiently. Inventor Mode: Starting with simple puzzles, players are introduced to the widgets that are used to build machines — gears, pipes,...

    2009IndieCasual5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Braid

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Fractal: Make Blooms Not War.

    Ranked #8 for Fractal: Make Blooms Not War fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Fractal: Make Blooms Not War.

    This is the original version of Braid from 2009, which may not work well on newer systems. For an updated version of the game with nicer graphics, more levels and a large amount of developer commentary, see Braid, Anniversary Edition.

    2009StrategyIndieCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Fractal: Make Blooms Not War at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~86% under Fractal: Make Blooms Not War on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Fractal: Make Blooms Not War.

    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. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~57% under Fractal: Make Blooms Not War on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Fractal: Make Blooms Not War.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~46% under Fractal: Make Blooms Not War on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Fractal: Make Blooms Not War.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~72% under Fractal: Make Blooms Not War on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Fractal: Make Blooms Not War.

    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 ↗
  5. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~79% under Fractal: Make Blooms Not War on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Fractal: Make Blooms Not War.

    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 ↗
  6. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~86% under Fractal: Make Blooms Not War on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Fractal: Make Blooms Not War.

    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 ↗
  7. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~57% under Fractal: Make Blooms Not War on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Fractal: Make Blooms Not War.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. A Short Hike

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under Fractal: Make Blooms Not War on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Fractal: Make Blooms Not War.

    Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

    2019IndieAdventure3.99 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 Fractal: Make Blooms Not War.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Fractal: Make Blooms Not War.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Fractal: Make Blooms Not War.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗

More from Cipher Prime Studios

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

  1. Splice

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Fractal: Make Blooms Not War.

    Another title from Cipher Prime Studios, the studio behind Fractal: Make Blooms Not War. Shares Indie and Casual with Fractal: Make Blooms Not War.

    Splice is an experimental and artistic puzzler. Immerse yourself in its microbial world and start splicing! Every level ("strand") consists of a number of cells that you will need to rearrange into a target structure in several moves ("splices").

    2012IndieCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Auditorium

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Fractal: Make Blooms Not War.

    Another title from Cipher Prime Studios, the studio behind Fractal: Make Blooms Not War. Shares Indie and Casual with Fractal: Make Blooms Not War.

    Turn light into sound in this multi-award winning game from the creators of Fractal!

    2012IndieCasual6.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Intake

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Fractal: Make Blooms Not War.

    Another title from Cipher Prime Studios, the studio behind Fractal: Make Blooms Not War. Shares Indie with Fractal: Make Blooms Not War.

    Intake is the new retro-futuristic drugstep arcade shooter from Cipher Prime. In this polychromatic love child of Dr. Mario and Ikaruga, you battle a never-ending barrage of pills, pushing your skill and reflexes to the limit to avoid a lethal dosage.

    2013ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Fractal: Make Blooms Not War

How much does Fractal: Make Blooms Not War cost?
Fractal: Make Blooms Not War is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Fractal: Make Blooms Not War?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Fractal: Make Blooms Not War are Splice, Auditorium, NightSky.
Who developed Fractal: Make Blooms Not War?
Fractal: Make Blooms Not War was developed by Cipher Prime Studios.

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