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Games like Dissembler

If Dissembler is your kind of game, the closest matches are Line Loops - Logic Puzzles, Aurora Hex - Pattern Puzzles and Liquidum — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and relaxing. 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 Dissembler: Dissembler is a subtle puzzle game about unraveling playful, abstract designs one color at a time.

2018IndieCasual4.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby Ian MacLarty
Dissembler — Steam game cover
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Daily puzzles add fresh contentEvery move must create a valid matchPuzzles reveal solutions as you planChallengingContemplativeRelaxing

Players who liked Dissembler also play

Steam players who put hours into Dissembler 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. Line Loops - Logic Puzzles

    WHY THIS

    Shares daily puzzles, infinite mode and a relaxing mood with Dissembler.

    Top pick for Dissembler fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Dissembler.

    Line Loops - Logic Puzzles is a relaxing and challenging logic game, where you try to form a single continuous loop to solve a puzzle. Use the numbers as clues to loop through thousands of unique logic puzzles. Can you solve them all?

    2019IndieCasual1.49 USDSteam ↗
  2. Aurora Hex - Pattern Puzzles

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Dissembler fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Dissembler.

    Aurora Hex - Pattern Puzzles is a relaxing and peaceful puzzle game, where you link matching pieces together to discover beautiful hidden patterns.

    2019IndieCasual2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Liquidum

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Dissembler.

    Third-strongest match for Dissembler fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Dissembler.

    Liquidum is an aquatic logic puzzle game, where you strategically fill interconnected aquariums across six challenging sections with unique mechanics.

    2024StrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Sudoku Minimalist Infinite

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Dissembler fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Dissembler.

    Classic Sudoku distraction-free. Just you and the game.

    2022StrategyIndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Curses of Tarot

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Dissembler fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Dissembler.

    Curses of Tarot is a single-player poker and Tarot themed deckbuilding card game with a variety of play modes, mini-games and challenges. Swap cards to create poker hands and clear each board, fortify your deck with boons, break curses, and test your fate in a variety of special events!

    2022StrategyIndieCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Zink

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Dissembler.

    Ranked #6 for Dissembler fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Dissembler.

    A unique puzzle game with serene, procedural graphics and timeless gameplay. Bump cubes into the ocean, until only one remain, and you have sunk the island!

    2024StrategyIndieCasual7.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Boxoku! 99 Battle Royale

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Dissembler fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Dissembler.

    Match box colors to clear the stage!

    2021Casual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Hanoi Puzzles: Solid Match

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Dissembler fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Dissembler.

    A new game concept inspired by the classic Tower of Hanoi. Assemble towers stacking pieces of the same color on a hexagonal board with a mysterious and relaxing atmosphere.

    2020IndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Dissembler on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Dissembler.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

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

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Dissembler on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Dissembler.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Dissembler on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Dissembler.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Dissembler on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Dissembler.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Dissembler on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Dissembler.

    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.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Dissembler on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Dissembler.

    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!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

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

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. 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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. 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 Casual with Dissembler.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 Dissembler.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 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 Dissembler.

    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.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Ian MacLarty

Other recommendable Steam games by Ian MacLarty, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Boson X

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Dissembler.

    Another title from Ian MacLarty, the studio behind Dissembler. Shares Indie with Dissembler.

    Boson X is a fast-paced rotational runner set in a particle accelerator.

    2014ActionIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. The Catacombs of Solaris Revisited

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Ian MacLarty, the studio behind Dissembler. Shares Casual with Dissembler.

    The goal of the game is to find your favourite room in the catacombs.

    2021AdventureCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. JUMPGRID

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Ian MacLarty, the studio behind Dissembler. Shares Indie with Dissembler.

    Deftly teleport your way through a cosmic obstacle course in this white-knuckle arcade dodge-em-up!

    2019ActionIndie2.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Dissembler

How much does Dissembler cost?
Dissembler is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Dissembler?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Dissembler are Line Loops - Logic Puzzles, Aurora Hex - Pattern Puzzles, Liquidum.
Who developed Dissembler?
Dissembler was developed by Ian MacLarty and published by Shape Shop.

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 Dissembler.

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