Games like Algae
If Algae is your kind of game, the closest matches are Hardhat Wombat, Yummy Nuts and Mouse Dreams — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Algae: A cute 2D puzzler where you take control of imaginatively named 'Algae' - an experimental sentient algae. Use Algae's abilities to clone and morph through mind-bending puzzles, avoiding enemies at every turn to break free from the confines of it's world...
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Steam players who put hours into Algae 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.
Hardhat Wombat
WHY THIS
Top pick for Algae fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Algae.
Hardhat Wombat is a cute puzzle-platformer construction game where deftly stacking blocks of poo can make you number one at number two.
Yummy Nuts
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Algae fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Algae.
Cut the ropes, collect the nuts, have fun!
Mouse Dreams
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Algae fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Algae.
This fun puzzle platformer may seem simple - get the cheese then escape to the exit - but the challenge grows with each level, and even seasoned puzzle gamers will be stumped by the tricky puzzles in Mouse Dreams.
Hotdog Kitchen
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Algae fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Algae.
Set to what a lot of people are calling a banging soundtrack, this casual puzzle game challenges you to fit as much meat into a jar as you can.
Blocks That Matter
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Algae fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Algae.
When indie game developers Alexey and Markus are in trouble, their only hope comes from their creation.
Snail Bob 2: Tiny Troubles
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Algae fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Algae.
Help Snail Bob avoid the dangers that lie on his path. Snail Bob 2 is a puzzle game for all the ages. It'll make you think and smile.
Quantum Conundrum
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Algae fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Algae.
Find and rescue your uncle by using his newest invention to work your way through a crazy complex mansion as you switch between dimensions and solve puzzles!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Algae at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Algae on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Algae.
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 Algae on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Algae.
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 Algae on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Algae.
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 Algae on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Algae.
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 Algae on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Algae.
"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 Algae on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Algae.
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 Algae on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Algae.
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 Algae.
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.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Algae.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Algae.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Algae.
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 Algae.
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 Algae.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Frequently asked about Algae
- How much does Algae cost?
- Algae is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Algae?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Algae are Hardhat Wombat, Yummy Nuts, Mouse Dreams.
- Who developed Algae?
- Algae was developed by Purple Kingdom Games.
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 Algae.
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