Games like Against the Gradient
If Against the Gradient is your kind of game, the closest matches are Nurbits, Mini Metro and Human Resource Machine — 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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Steam players who put hours into Against the Gradient 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.
Nurbits
WHY THIS
Top pick for Against the Gradient fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Against the Gradient.
Nurbits is a music puzzle game. You take on the role of a sound engineer responsible for producing music with a robot band. You must fix the wiring in each robot's brain before it can play the song. To do so, you hook up computer chips that send and receive signals the same way that neurons do.
Mini Metro
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Against the Gradient fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Against the Gradient.
Mini Metro is a strategy simulation game about designing a subway map for a growing city. Draw lines between stations and start your trains running. As new stations open, redraw your lines to keep them efficient. Decide where to use your limited resources. How long can you keep the city moving?
Human Resource Machine
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Against the Gradient fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Against the Gradient.
Program little office workers to solve puzzles. Be a good employee! The machines are coming... for your job. From the creators of World of Goo and Little Inferno.
10,000,000
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Against the Gradient fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Against the Gradient.
10000000: The Dungeon Crawling Matching Game
Crayon Physics Deluxe
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Against the Gradient fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Against the Gradient.
Crayon Physics Deluxe is a 2D physics puzzle / sandbox game, in which you get to experience what it would be like if your drawings would be magically transformed into real physical objects. Solve puzzles with your artistic vision and creative use of physics.
while True: learn()
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Against the Gradient fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Against the Gradient.
You’re a machine learning specialist who makes neural networks but your cat seems to be better at it. Now you must solve puzzles to build a cat-to-human translation system (who knows what else this cat is capable of!). Earn a fortune, buy kickass cat outfits, learn how machine learning really works!
Poly Bridge
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Against the Gradient fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Against the Gradient.
Unleash your engineering creativity with an engaging and fresh bridge-building simulator with all the bells and whistles. Enjoy hours of physics-based puzzle solving in the Campaign and then jump in the Sandbox to create your own bridge designs and puzzles!
Beyond Blue
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Against the Gradient fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Against the Gradient.
Beyond Blue is a single-player narrative adventure that takes you deep into our planet’s beating blue heart. Explore the awesome wonder and unbounded mystery that exists within the world’s ocean.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Against the Gradient at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Against the Gradient on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Against the Gradient.
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 Against the Gradient on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Against the Gradient.
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 Against the Gradient on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Against the Gradient.
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 Against the Gradient on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Against the Gradient.
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 Against the Gradient on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Against the Gradient.
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 Against the Gradient on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Against the Gradient.
"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 Against the Gradient on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Against the Gradient.
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.
Steam Engine Simulator
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Against the Gradient.
The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.
Coloring Game 2
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Against the Gradient.
Coloring Game 2 is a sequel of the existing color-by-number game which so many users have liked. The sequel features new options and images.
Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Against the Gradient.
Beautiful Multiplayer Jigsaw Puzzle game where you can design the room you play in!
Clicker Heroes
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Against the Gradient.
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.
TrackMania Nations Forever
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
A free game in the truest sense of the word, TrackMania Nations Forever lets you drive at mind-blowing speeds on fun and spectacular tracks in solo and multiplayer modes.TrackMania Nations Forever offers a new "Forever" version of the Stadium environment, a solid solo mode and 65 brand new, progressively challenging tracks.
Cell to Singularity - Evolution Never Ends
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and Casual with Against the Gradient.
The epic story of evolution, technology, humanity, and dinosaurs is yours to tap.
Learn to Fly 3
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Against the Gradient.
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!
Transformice
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Against the Gradient.
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!
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Mini Metro
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Simulation with Against the Gradient.
Mini Metro is a strategy simulation game about designing a subway map for a growing city. Draw lines between stations and start your trains running. As new stations open, redraw your lines to keep them efficient. Decide where to use your limited resources. How long can you keep the city moving?
Human Resource Machine
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Simulation with Against the Gradient.
Program little office workers to solve puzzles. Be a good employee! The machines are coming... for your job. From the creators of World of Goo and Little Inferno.
while True: learn()
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Simulation with Against the Gradient.
You’re a machine learning specialist who makes neural networks but your cat seems to be better at it. Now you must solve puzzles to build a cat-to-human translation system (who knows what else this cat is capable of!). Earn a fortune, buy kickass cat outfits, learn how machine learning really works!
Beyond Blue
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Simulation with Against the Gradient.
Beyond Blue is a single-player narrative adventure that takes you deep into our planet’s beating blue heart. Explore the awesome wonder and unbounded mystery that exists within the world’s ocean.
Frequently asked about Against the Gradient
- How much does Against the Gradient cost?
- Against the Gradient is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Against the Gradient?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Against the Gradient are Nurbits, Mini Metro, Human Resource Machine.
- Who developed Against the Gradient?
- Against the Gradient was developed by Cogent Education.
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 Against the Gradient.
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