Games like CrossCells
If CrossCells is your kind of game, the closest matches are Hexcells Infinite, SquareCells and Hexcells Plus — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and contemplative. 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.
Get personalized picks →About CrossCells: CrossCells is an ambient logic puzzle game.
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Steam players who put hours into CrossCells 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.
Hexcells Infinite
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with CrossCells.
Top pick for CrossCells fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with CrossCells.
Hexcells Infinite is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.
SquareCells
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with CrossCells.
Second-strongest match for CrossCells fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with CrossCells.
SquareCells is an ambient logic puzzle game.
Hexcells Plus
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with CrossCells.
Third-strongest match for CrossCells fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with CrossCells.
Hexcells Plus is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.
Hexcells
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with CrossCells.
Ranked #4 for CrossCells fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with CrossCells.
Hexcells is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.
Knight Swap
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with CrossCells.
Ranked #5 for CrossCells fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with CrossCells.
One chess piece, the mighty knight. One simple concept: exchange the knights from one colored square to another. One hundred hand-crafted levels in a beautiful minimalist set. Can you swap the knights?
Chess Brain
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for CrossCells fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with CrossCells.
Chess Brain is a chess puzzle game. Draw the correct path and don't let the King get killed by the opposite pieces! Every second all the pieces will move!
Pictopix
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with CrossCells.
Ranked #7 for CrossCells fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with CrossCells.
Pictopix is a puzzle game where you use logic to color squares on grids in order to reveal pictures.
Filament
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with CrossCells.
Ranked #8 for CrossCells fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with CrossCells.
Solve challenging cable-based puzzles and uncover what really happened to the crew of The Alabaster. Now with Hint System (for those ultra tricky puzzles).
Reviewers mention these as similar to CrossCells
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SquareCells
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with CrossCells.
Reviewers of CrossCells cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with CrossCells.
SquareCells is an ambient logic puzzle game.
Cracking the Cryptic
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with CrossCells.
Reviewers of CrossCells cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with CrossCells.
Curated Sudoku puzzles from YouTube's most popular Sudoku channel, Cracking the Cryptic!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below CrossCells at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under CrossCells on Steam right now. Shares Indie with CrossCells.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under CrossCells on Steam right now. Shares Indie with CrossCells.
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 ~67% under CrossCells on Steam right now. Shares Casual with CrossCells.
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.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under CrossCells on Steam right now. Shares Casual with CrossCells.
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 ~67% under CrossCells on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with CrossCells.
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!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under CrossCells on Steam right now. Shares Indie with CrossCells.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Insaniquarium Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under CrossCells on Steam right now. Shares Casual with CrossCells.
The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Travellin Cats in Paris
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with CrossCells.
Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!
100 Asian Cats
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with CrossCells.
🏮🐈 100 Asian Cats - Join the cutest adventure in the Asia! 😻 🌸 Explore the charming hand-drawn artwork of Asian temples 🏯 as you embark on a quest to find 100 adorable cats hidden throughout the game. 🕵️♂️❌ Can you find them all? 🕵️♂️🐈✅
100 Capitalist Cats
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with CrossCells.
🐱💼 100 Capitalist Cats - Join the cutest adventure in the Wall Street! 😻💰💵 Explore the charming hand-drawn artwork of New York, heart of Capitalism, as you embark on a quest to find 100 adorable cats hidden throughout the game. 🕵️♂️❌ Can you find them all? 🕵️♂️🐈✅
Sprout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with CrossCells.
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.
100 Ninja Cats
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with CrossCells.
🐱🥋100 Ninja Cats - Join the cutest adventure in the Ninja themed 🗡️ locations full of cats! Explore the charming hand-drawn artwork of the Ninja places and Cats as you embark on a quest to find 100 adorable cats hidden throughout the game. 🕵️♂️❌ Can you find them all? 🕵️♂️🐈✅
100 Dino Cats
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with CrossCells.
🦖🐾100 Dino Cats - Join the cutest adventure in the Dino themed 🦕🐈 locations full of cats! Explore the charming hand-drawn artwork of the Dino places and Cats as you embark on a quest to find 100 adorable cats hidden throughout the game. 🕵️♂️❌ Can you find them all? 🕵️♂️🐈✅
Cats and Seek: Osaka
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with CrossCells.
Hey, do you have 5 minutes to spare? Let's play hide and seek with 100 cats in Osaka! 😻 Can you find them all?
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More from Matthew Brown
Other recommendable Steam games by Matthew Brown, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Hexcells Infinite
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with CrossCells.
Another title from Matthew Brown, the studio behind CrossCells. Shares Strategy and Indie with CrossCells.
Hexcells Infinite is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.
Hexcells Plus
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with CrossCells.
Another title from Matthew Brown, the studio behind CrossCells. Shares Strategy and Indie with CrossCells.
Hexcells Plus is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.
SquareCells
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with CrossCells.
Another title from Matthew Brown, the studio behind CrossCells. Shares Indie and Casual with CrossCells.
SquareCells is an ambient logic puzzle game.
Sentinel
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with CrossCells.
Another title from Matthew Brown, the studio behind CrossCells. Shares Strategy and Indie with CrossCells.
Sentinel is an interactive audio tower defense game. It mixes strategic gameplay with a dynamic music system.
Sound Shift
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with CrossCells.
Another title from Matthew Brown, the studio behind CrossCells. Shares Indie and Casual with CrossCells.
Sound Shift is a VJ style music visualiser mixed with a simple arcade shooter.
Frequently asked about CrossCells
- Does CrossCells run on Steam Deck?
- CrossCells 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 CrossCells cost?
- CrossCells is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to CrossCells?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside CrossCells are Hexcells Infinite, SquareCells, Hexcells Plus.
- Who developed CrossCells?
- CrossCells was developed by Matthew Brown.
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