Games like World of Contraptions
If World of Contraptions is your kind of game, the closest matches are Crispy Circuits, Geareo and JOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering Simulator — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and whimsical. 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 World of Contraptions: World of Contraptions is a physics-based building game in which you build the most varied contraptions to solve the most diverse types of puzzles. Win dozens of levels with different types of obstacles. Design the best contraption for each challenge using a giant collection of blocks.
Players who liked World of Contraptions also play
Steam players who put hours into World of Contraptions 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.
Crispy Circuits
WHY THIS
Top pick for World of Contraptions fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with World of Contraptions.
Discover the world of electronics by fixing your hamster’s RC plane. Build real circuits, solve increasingly challenging engineering puzzles, and learn how electronic devices actually work. This wholesome circuitry sim lets you electrocute your hamster without authorities getting involved.
Geareo
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for World of Contraptions fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with World of Contraptions.
Real gears that don’t slip in a physics sandbox. Build freely with resizable parts and shapes, solve physics-based puzzles, fuse structures with Super Glue into stable mechanisms, and engineer intricate contraptions, precision machines, and complex mechanical systems.
SimulationSteam ↗JOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering Simulator
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with World of Contraptions.
Third-strongest match for World of Contraptions fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with World of Contraptions.
Use real Python code to automate machines, robots, drones and more: Program self-driving vehicles; crack passwords; apply machine learning; automate logistics; use image processing to guide missiles. Gain real coding skills and solve exciting bite-sized programming challenges.
GizmoLab VR
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for World of Contraptions fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with World of Contraptions.
A VR sci-fi sandbox game where you can put your skills to the test to build crazy inventions, with mechanics analogous to real-life electrical engineering.
Clank-Robotics
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for World of Contraptions fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with World of Contraptions.
Build your own robot. Program your robots AI in the Visual Scripting logic editor. Compete against other people's robots in the ranked arena. Build the strongest and smartest robot and win.
Mnemonimov
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for World of Contraptions fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with World of Contraptions.
Mnemonimov is a fantasy console where you program in ASSEMBLY like in the 80s. Build anything from games to operating systems and understand how computers work at a low level.
ChipWits
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with World of Contraptions.
Ranked #7 for World of Contraptions fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with World of Contraptions.
Program a robot to solve logic puzzles in ChipWits, an open-ended programming game for beginners and experts alike! Inspired by the 1980s original, ChipWits combines the best of puzzle games, automation, and programming to introduce a new generation of players to a classic gaming experience.
Comet 64
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with World of Contraptions.
Ranked #8 for World of Contraptions fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with World of Contraptions.
Comet 64 is a programming puzzle game. The year is 1984. All you got is a Comet 64 home computer and the operator's manual it came with.
Reviewers mention these as similar to World of Contraptions
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Poly Bridge
WHY THIS
Reviewers of World of Contraptions cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with World of Contraptions.
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!
Scrap Mechanic
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with World of Contraptions.
Reviewers of World of Contraptions cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with World of Contraptions.
Enter the creative paradise of Scrap Mechanic! Build fantastic machines, go on adventures with your friends and defend against waves of evil Farmbots in this imaginative multiplayer survival sandbox. With Scrap Mechanic’s powerful creation tools you can engineer your own adventures!
Trailmakers
WHY THIS
Reviewers of World of Contraptions cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with World of Contraptions.
Build the ultimate vehicle and explore a vast open world filled with challenges and adventure. Play solo or team up with friends in multiplayer to conquer the toughest obstacles. With a thrilling campaign mode and endless creative possibilities, Trailmakers is the ultimate sandbox for adventurers.
Main Assembly
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with World of Contraptions.
Reviewers of World of Contraptions cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with World of Contraptions.
You’re the designer, engineer and architect if you can imagine it you can create it! Construct robots of any shape or size from eight-legged spider bots to eerie UFO contraptions.
Kerbal Space Program
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with World of Contraptions.
Reviewers of World of Contraptions cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with World of Contraptions.
In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics.
Besiege
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with World of Contraptions.
Reviewers of World of Contraptions cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with World of Contraptions.
Besiege is a physics building game about constructing medieval machines to annihilate armies, obliterate castles and overcome challenging obstacles. Conquer the campaign or skirmish with friends in Multiplayer!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below World of Contraptions at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under World of Contraptions on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with World of Contraptions.
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 ~50% under World of Contraptions on Steam right now. Shares Indie with World of Contraptions.
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!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under World of Contraptions on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with World of Contraptions.
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 ~50% under World of Contraptions on Steam right now. Shares Indie with World of Contraptions.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under World of Contraptions on Steam right now. Shares Indie with World of Contraptions.
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?
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under World of Contraptions on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with World of Contraptions.
Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under World of Contraptions on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with World of Contraptions.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under World of Contraptions on Steam right now. Shares Indie with World of Contraptions.
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.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with World of Contraptions.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with World of Contraptions.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with World of Contraptions.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Steam Engine Simulator
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with World of Contraptions.
The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.
The Lab
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
DORONKO WANKO
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with World of Contraptions.
『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.
Landfall Archives
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with World of Contraptions.
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 World of Contraptions.
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!
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Frequently asked about World of Contraptions
- How much does World of Contraptions cost?
- World of Contraptions is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to World of Contraptions?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside World of Contraptions are Crispy Circuits, Geareo, JOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering Simulator.
- Who developed World of Contraptions?
- World of Contraptions was developed by JCP Games Studio.
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 World of Contraptions.
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