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Games like Time, Space and Matter

If Time, Space and Matter is your kind of game, the closest matches are ANIMAL WELL, Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons and Mark of the Ninja — picked from the ranked list below. 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 Time, Space and Matter: Time, Space and Matter (TSM) is a first-person action adventure focused on puzzle solving through gravity-manipulation. Find out what happened in an advanced-tech facility prior to your arrival and uncover the existence of a mysterious artificial intelligence.

2019ActionIndieAdventure8.99 USDWindows · macOSby Vaclav Hudec
Time, Space and Matter — Steam game cover

Players who liked Time, Space and Matter also play

Steam players who put hours into Time, Space and Matter 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. ANIMAL WELL

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Time, Space and Matter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Time, Space and Matter.

    Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Time, Space and Matter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Time, Space and Matter.

    Guide two brothers on an epic fairy tale journey from visionary Swedish film director, Josef Fares and top-tier developer Starbreeze Studios. Control both brothers at once as you experience co-op play in single player mode, like never before.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Mark of the Ninja

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Time, Space and Matter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Time, Space and Matter.

    In Mark of the Ninja, you'll know what it is to truly be a ninja. You must be silent, agile and clever to outwit your opponents in a world of gorgeous scenery and flowing animation. Marked with cursed tattoos giving you heightened senses, every situation presents you with options.

    2012ActionIndieAdventureDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. CrossCode

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Time, Space and Matter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Time, Space and Matter.

    A retro-inspired 2D Action RPG set in the distant future. CrossCode combines 16-bit SNES-style graphics with butter-smooth physics, a fast-paced combat system, and engaging puzzle mechanics, served with a gripping sci-fi story.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. FAR: Lone Sails

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Time, Space and Matter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Time, Space and Matter.

    Traverse a dried-out seabed littered with the remains of a decaying civilization. Keep your unique vessel going, overcome numerous obstacles and withstand the hazardous weather conditions. How far can you make it? What will you find?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Trine 2: Complete Story

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Time, Space and Matter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Time, Space and Matter.

    Three Heroes make their way through dangers untold in a fairytale world, featuring physics-based puzzles, beautiful sights and online co-op.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. CARRION

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Time, Space and Matter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Time, Space and Matter.

    CARRION is a reverse horror game in which you assume the role of an amorphous creature of unknown origins, stalking and consuming those that imprisoned you.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. BONEWORKS

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Time, Space and Matter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Time, Space and Matter.

    BONEWORKS is an Experimental Physics VR Adventure. Use found physics weapons, tools, and objects to fight across dangerous playscapes and mysterious architecture.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Time, Space and Matter at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Time, Space and Matter on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Time, Space and Matter.

    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 ~44% under Time, Space and Matter on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Time, Space and Matter.

    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. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Time, Space and Matter on Steam right now. Shares Action with Time, Space and Matter.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Time, Space and Matter on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Time, Space and Matter.

    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 ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Time, Space and Matter on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Time, Space and Matter.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~89% under Time, Space and Matter on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Time, Space and Matter.

    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 ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Time, Space and Matter on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Time, Space and Matter.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Time, Space and Matter on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Time, Space and Matter.

    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 ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Time, Space and Matter.

    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 ↗
  2. Trick & Treat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Time, Space and Matter.

    Trick or treating in a vampire's house.Trick & Treat is a light-hearted Halloween adventure. It's about exploring and solving puzzles in a spooky atmosphere. There will be some horror elements, romance, many bad ends and a happy ending of true love.

    2016IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Poppy Playtime

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Time, Space and Matter.

    You must stay alive in this horror/puzzle adventure. Try to survive the vengeful toys waiting for you in the abandoned toy factory. Use your GrabPack to hack electrical circuits or nab anything from afar. Explore the mysterious facility... and don't get caught.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Transformice

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Time, Space and Matter.

    Transformice is an MMO platformer about dozens of mice running to bring back the cheese! Will the almighty Shaman help you or just ruin everything? Millions of levels, hectic physics, skill trees, and more importantly... hats!

    2015IndieMassively MultiplayerFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Time, Space and Matter.

    A 15 minute heist game by Crows Crows Crows & Directed by William Pugh (The Stanley Parable). Slip into the soft-soled shoes of the mastermind responsible for the greatest heist- oh god I can’t do this any more, i’m joining the strike. good luck writing the steam description. -tina

    2015IndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Transmissions: Element 120

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Time, Space and Matter.

    TE120 is a short single player experience set in the Half-Life Universe featuring a gravity defying weapon that allows you to jump buildings and sustain large falls. The story takes place at a mysterious date & location. Where are you? Why have you been sent?

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  7. Hello Neighbor Alpha 4

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Time, Space and Matter.

    Alpha 4 of Hello Neighbor was the final alpha during the stealth hit's development. Sneak into your creepy Neighbor's house to figure out what he's hiding.

    2019StrategyIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Blameless

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Time, Space and Matter.

    Blameless is a mysterious first-person adventure with primary focus on puzzle solving and short story. The player will appear in a role of an architect trying to investigate strange happenings, after discovering evidence of an act of violence.

    2016IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. ANIMAL WELL

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Time, Space and Matter.

    Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Mark of the Ninja

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Time, Space and Matter.

    In Mark of the Ninja, you'll know what it is to truly be a ninja. You must be silent, agile and clever to outwit your opponents in a world of gorgeous scenery and flowing animation. Marked with cursed tattoos giving you heightened senses, every situation presents you with options.

    2012ActionIndieAdventureDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. FAR: Lone Sails

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Time, Space and Matter.

    Traverse a dried-out seabed littered with the remains of a decaying civilization. Keep your unique vessel going, overcome numerous obstacles and withstand the hazardous weather conditions. How far can you make it? What will you find?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. CARRION

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Time, Space and Matter.

    CARRION is a reverse horror game in which you assume the role of an amorphous creature of unknown origins, stalking and consuming those that imprisoned you.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Time, Space and Matter

How much does Time, Space and Matter cost?
Time, Space and Matter is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Time, Space and Matter?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Time, Space and Matter are ANIMAL WELL, Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons, Mark of the Ninja.
Who developed Time, Space and Matter?
Time, Space and Matter was developed by Vaclav Hudec and published by Blameless 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 Time, Space and Matter.

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