Games like Machine World 2
If Machine World 2 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Project Zomboid, BadLads and Archean — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its deep sandbox creativity, detailed vehicle startup procedures and potential for educational fun. 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 Machine World 2: Take control of a range of different machines and operate them in a unique environment. Each new game generates a new world, and it is yours to develop: Dig and build anything, anywhere! All machines have been carefully modelled down to small details.

Players who liked Machine World 2 also play
Steam players who put hours into Machine World 2 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.
Project Zomboid
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Top pick for Machine World 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Machine World 2.
Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..
BadLads
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Machine World 2.
Second-strongest match for Machine World 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Machine World 2.
BadLads is a neo-noir multiplayer roleplay game centered around each player having their own job. Cities are ruled by President. Civilians are assaulted by Gangs and protected by Police. Adventure, collect, craft, base build, gamble, socialize, overthrow, customize yourself and your belongings.
Archean
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Machine World 2.
Third-strongest match for Machine World 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Machine World 2.
Gather resources, craft components, build vehicles, and code their logic in a physics-driven engineering sandbox and full scale space sim.
Junkyard Simulator
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Machine World 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Machine World 2.
Did you ever wish to work in a junkyard? Now you can, with Junkyard Simulator. They are many roads leading to success - whichever you take depends on your decisions.
Kerbal Space Program 2
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Machine World 2.
Ranked #5 for Machine World 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Machine World 2.
Kerbal Space Program 2 is the sequel to the acclaimed space-flight simulation game Kerbal Space Program. Enter the next generation of space adventure with exciting new parts, stunning visuals, fully revamped UI and Map View, and rich new environments to explore.
Take On Mars
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Machine World 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Machine World 2.
Take On Mars places you right in the middle of mankind’s most exciting undertaking. Start out in the seat of a rover operator, finish as the first human to have ever set foot on the Red Planet.
The Infected
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Machine World 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Machine World 2.
The Infected is a sandbox, first-person, open-world survival game. Build bases, craft, farm, hunt, and survive changing seasons. Choose whether to face the hybrid “Vambies” or turn them off for a pure survival experience.
My Summer Car
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Machine World 2.
Ranked #8 for Machine World 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Machine World 2.
My Summer Car is the ultimate car owning, building, fixing, tuning, maintenance AND permadeath life survival simulator. You start the game with hundreds of loose parts and assemble both car and engine.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Machine World 2 at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~62% under Machine World 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Machine World 2.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~62% under Machine World 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Machine World 2.
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!
R.E.P.O.
WHY THIS
Priced ~46% under Machine World 2 on Steam right now. Shares Early Access with Machine World 2.
An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~52% under Machine World 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Machine World 2.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~62% under Machine World 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Machine World 2.
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.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~62% under Machine World 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Machine World 2.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~92% under Machine World 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Machine World 2.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~77% under Machine World 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Machine World 2.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Landfall Archives
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Machine World 2.
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!
SuchArt: Creative Space
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Machine World 2.
Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!
The Riftbreaker: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Machine World 2.
The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.
Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Machine World 2.
Beautiful Multiplayer Jigsaw Puzzle game where you can design the room you play in!
Unturned
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Machine World 2.
You're a survivor in the zombie infested ruins of society, and must work with your friends and forge alliances to remain among the living.
The Sims™ 4
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Machine World 2.
Play with life and discover the possibilities. Unleash your imagination and create a world of Sims that’s wholly unique. Explore and customize every detail from Sims to homes–and much more.
Aimlabs
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Machine World 2.
Aimlabs is the aim trainer of choice for over 45 Million players, from beginners to esports pros. Our unique aim analysis optimizes your gameplay, targets your weaknesses & builds key skills for any FPS game! Time to warm up with our unlimited scenarios & rank up in-game!
Totally Accurate Battlegrounds
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Machine World 2.
Grab your balloon crossbow and trusty inflatable hammer, because things are about to get wobbly! Be the last weirdo standing in the world-leading physics-based Battle Royale game.
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Frequently asked about Machine World 2
- How much does Machine World 2 cost?
- Machine World 2 is listed on Steam at 12.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Machine World 2?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Machine World 2 are Project Zomboid, BadLads, Archean.
- Who developed Machine World 2?
- Machine World 2 was developed by Trino Games and published by Trino AB.
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 Machine World 2.
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