Games like Contraption Maker
Looking for games like Contraption Maker? indielist surfaces 12 similar indie games by shared genre and Steam tags, ranked by review count. Contraption Maker is a casual game from 2014; the closest matches share its tags and audience. The top match by reviews is shapez with 14,187 Steam reviews. Each game links to a white-box sales estimate you can audit. Matches are computed from tracked Steam data, not editorial opinion.
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shapez
2020 · Casual
14,187 reviews · 96% positive
SandboxSingleplayerBuilding
Same: shares Sandbox and Singleplayer. Different: leans more into automation.
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Garry's Mod
2006 · Casual
1,091,318 reviews · 97% positive
SandboxModdablePhysics
Same: shares Sandbox and Moddable. Different: leans more into multiplayer.
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Unpacking
2021 · Casual
35,023 reviews · 93% positive
CuteCasualPuzzle
Same: shares Cute and Casual. Different: leans more into relaxing.
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Tiny Glade
2024 · Casual
22,494 reviews · 97% positive
BuildingSandboxCasual
Same: shares Building and Sandbox. Different: leans more into design & illustration.
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Townscaper
2021 · Casual
20,069 reviews · 95% positive
BuildingSandboxCasual
Same: shares Building and Sandbox. Different: leans more into experimental.
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House Flipper 2
2023 · Casual
16,467 reviews · 87% positive
SimulationBuildingCasual
Same: shares Simulation and Building. Different: leans more into relaxing.
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Wobbledogs
2022 · Casual
15,292 reviews · 98% positive
CuteSandboxSimulation
Same: shares Cute and Sandbox. Different: leans more into dog.
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Two Point Campus
2022 · Casual
5,806 reviews · 88% positive
SimulationBuildingCasual
Same: shares Simulation and Building. Different: leans more into management.
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Megaquarium
2018 · Casual
3,783 reviews · 95% positive
CasualSimulationBuilding
Same: shares Casual and Simulation. Different: leans more into management.
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PowerWash Simulator
2022 · Casual
50,861 reviews · 96% positive
CasualSimulationSandbox
Same: shares Casual and Simulation. Different: leans more into relaxing.
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Stacklands
2022 · Casual
29,197 reviews · 96% positive
Building2DSingleplayer
Same: shares Building and 2D. Different: leans more into card game.
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Golf It!
2023 · Casual
24,690 reviews · 90% positive
CasualOnline Co-OpSingleplayer
Same: shares Casual and Online Co-Op. Different: leans more into multiplayer.
Frequently asked questions
- What games are like Contraption Maker?
- indielist matches 12 indie games to Contraption Maker by shared genre and Steam tags, led by shapez (14,187 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.
- How are "games like Contraption Maker" chosen?
- By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Contraption Maker, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.