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Games like DIY Simulator

If DIY Simulator is your kind of game, the closest matches are Car Mechanic Workshop, The Stormy Islands and Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 — 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 DIY Simulator: DIY Simulator is teaching everyone how to build DIY (DO IT YOURSELF) objects like electric skateboards, drones, airplanes, electric bikes, power banks and many more. By having a day and night cycle, you need to sleep because if you get tired, you cannot work.

2019IndieSimulationEarly Access19.99 USDWindowsby Silent Parrot Studio SRL
DIY Simulator — Steam game cover

Players who liked DIY Simulator also play

Steam players who put hours into DIY Simulator 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. Car Mechanic Workshop

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for DIY Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with DIY Simulator.

    In Car Mechanic Workshop, you will repair cars, apply custom paints, upgrade parts from the shop, and test your creations on the circuit. Expand your skills as you build, customize, and fine-tune vehicles in this hands-on mechanic simulator.

    2025IndieSimulationEarly Access4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. The Stormy Islands

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for DIY Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with DIY Simulator.

    Survive mother nature, prepare for the different seasons protecting yourself from cold, heat, hunger and thirst. Beware of Tornadoes, Storms, Tsunamis and predatory animals, on a variety of islands where each one will have to adapt to its limited resources.

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation10.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Car Mechanic Simulator 2018

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for DIY Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with DIY Simulator.

    Build and expand your repair service empire in this incredibly detailed and highly realistic simulation game, where attention to car detail is astonishing. Find classic, unique cars in the new Barn Find module and Junkyard module. You can even add your self-made car in the Car Editor.

    2017SimulationRacing19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for DIY Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with DIY Simulator.

    Make your dream cars a reality with Automation’s unparalleled car and engine design tools. Gain a competitive edge through smart engineering and business decisions to help you build an automotive empire. Will you become an industry leader, or just a footnote in automotive history?

    2015StrategyIndieSimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Survival: Fountain of Youth

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for DIY Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with DIY Simulator.

    Survival: Fountain of Youth is a challenging single-player open-world adventure game set on the Caribbean islands. Survive as a shipwrecked 16th-century explorer, craft tools and shelter, and uncover the secrets of both an ancient civilization and your own fate.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure27.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Wrench

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for DIY Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with DIY Simulator.

    Wrench is a mechanic simulator where players prepare and maintain race cars. The parts in Wrench are the most detailed of any game in the genre. Extreme attention has been paid to even the smallest components, including fasteners which are accurate to the thread pitch and install torque.

    2018IndieSimulationEarly Access29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Car Mechanic Simulator 2015

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for DIY Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with DIY Simulator.

    New cars, new tools, new options, more parts and much more fun in the next version of Car Mechanic Simulator! Take your wrench! Create and expand your auto repairs service empire. Car Mechanic Simulator 2015 will take you behind the scenes of daily routine in car workshop.

    2015SimulationRacing19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Escape The Pacific

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for DIY Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with DIY Simulator.

    Raw, real survival in the Pacific. Build a modular floating base. Master realistic sailing mechanics. Face challenging Pacific-like weather & seasons. Hunt, craft, build & navigate using Sun Dial, Sextant & Triangulation. Explore an endless island cluster-based world. Simulate real life scenarios!

    2018ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below DIY Simulator at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under DIY Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie with DIY Simulator.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under DIY Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with DIY Simulator.

    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 ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under DIY Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Early Access with DIY Simulator.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under DIY Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with DIY Simulator.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under DIY Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie with DIY Simulator.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under DIY Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie with DIY Simulator.

    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 ↗
  7. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~65% under DIY Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Early Access with DIY Simulator.

    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.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under DIY Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie with DIY Simulator.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with DIY Simulator.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with DIY Simulator.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with DIY Simulator.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with DIY Simulator.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with DIY Simulator.

    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 ↗
  6. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with DIY Simulator.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with DIY Simulator.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with DIY Simulator.

    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!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about DIY Simulator

How much does DIY Simulator cost?
DIY Simulator is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to DIY Simulator?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside DIY Simulator are Car Mechanic Workshop, The Stormy Islands, Car Mechanic Simulator 2018.
Who developed DIY Simulator?
DIY Simulator was developed by Silent Parrot Studio SRL.

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 DIY Simulator.

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