Games like Containment
If Containment is your kind of game, the closest matches are Herman Electro, Tales of a Spymaster and Democracy 3 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its leaderboards drive replayability, challenging and contemplative. 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 Containment: Containment is a turn-based, minimalist strategy game about managing the growth of bacteria. Use antibiotics to keep their power under control as you work towards containment.
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Herman Electro
WHY THIS
Top pick for Containment fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Containment.
Dungeon crawling roguelike where rooms contain puzzles, not enemies. Discover alternative solutions which use up different tools. Manage you resources, spend rare tools, and discover secrets. Will your covert broadcasts be answered? 480+ Puzzles.
Tales of a Spymaster
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Containment fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Containment.
Break from the traditional role of ruler and take up a new set of tools within Tales of a Spymaster, a turn-based strategy set in a fictional world, filled with threats and opportunities. Choose your kingdom and guide your ruler to victory, in whatever manner you deem fit.
Democracy 3
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Containment.
Third-strongest match for Containment fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Containment.
Have you ever wanted to be president? or prime-minister? Convinced you could do a better job of running the country? Let's face it, you could hardly do a worse job than our current political leaders.
Corona Simulator
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Containment fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Containment.
"Corona Simulator" is a sophisticated mixture of challenging strategy game and frighteningly detailed virus simulation. As a global pandemic leader, you must skillfully manage nations' resources, make tough decisions, and impose drastic measures to combat the deadly coronavirus.
ARTé: Mecenas®
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Containment.
Ranked #5 for Containment fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Containment.
Command history as head of the Medici. Become the patron of such luminaries as Da Vinci and Michelangelo by using your wits to build your banking empire, establish your reputation, and commission artworks. But beware - your choices have consequences. Will you prosper or perish?
Sigma Theory: Global Cold War
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Containment.
Ranked #6 for Containment fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Containment.
A Turn-based Strategy game in a futuristic global cold war from the award-winning creators of Out There. Recruit a squad of special agents and run your intel agency to secure the control of the singularity.
Winter Falling: Battle Tactics
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Containment.
Ranked #7 for Containment fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Containment.
Lead troops in tense tactical battles, just you and your brain against the dying world. Can you save it? Manage a mercenary company, scavenge supplies, build an army. Go on a quest! Burn down a village or two... Explore the rich medieval fantasy world in a mix of LOTR, Warhammer, FTL and Total War.
Dungeon Crusher Kiritan
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Containment fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Containment.
It's time to crush the dungeons with Kiritan. Explore the various dungeons, dig the blocks, beat the enemies and blow up everything! Play with many cute pixel characters and explore the sandbox world!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Containment at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Containment on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Containment.
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?
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Containment on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Containment.
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 ~50% under Containment on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Containment.
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 ~50% under Containment on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Containment.
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 ~50% under Containment on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Containment.
"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 ~50% under Containment on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Containment.
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.
Bejeweled® 3
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Containment on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Casual with Containment.
The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Containment.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Containment.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Containment.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Containment.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Containment.
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.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Containment.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
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More from Finite Reflection Studios
Other recommendable Steam games by Finite Reflection Studios, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Steven Universe: Save the Light
WHY THIS
Another title from Finite Reflection Studios, the studio behind Containment. Shares Indie with Containment.
Join the Crystal Gems on the ultimate quest! A mysterious new Gem has stolen a powerful weapon. Only Steven and his friends have what it takes to stop her. “Save the Light” is a unique RPG hybrid that combines real-time and turn-based combat.
Void Sols
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and a mysterious mood with Containment.
Another title from Finite Reflection Studios, the studio behind Containment. Shares Indie with Containment.
Abstract ruins. Hostile shapes. No escape but forward... Death isn’t the end as you know it. Here, it’s how you grow! Each defeat teaches you more as you rise again to defeat foes with stolen blades and bows. Pushing through a broken world warped by cruelty and shadows. Welcome. This is Void Sols.
TwinCop
WHY THIS
Another title from Finite Reflection Studios, the studio behind Containment. Shares Indie with Containment.
TwinCop is the most cooperative game, EVER. Play this action-packed, co-op, twin-stick shooter with your best bud or significant other. You and your friend are TwinCop: One player controls the right arm; the other controls the left arm; both of you control movement.
The Gardener and the Wild Vines
WHY THIS
Another title from Finite Reflection Studios, the studio behind Containment. Shares Indie with Containment.
Leap, slash, and climb your way to the top of magical towers in this wholesome platformer about a gay Gardener on a quest to rescue his love.
Frequently asked about Containment
- How much does Containment cost?
- Containment is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Containment?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Containment are Herman Electro, Tales of a Spymaster, Democracy 3.
- Who developed Containment?
- Containment was developed by Finite Reflection Studios.
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 Containment.
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