Games like Maxwell's puzzling demon
Looking for games like Maxwell's puzzling demon? indielist surfaces 12 similar indie games by shared genre and Steam tags, ranked by review count. Maxwell's puzzling demon is a casual game from 2024; the closest matches share its tags and audience. The top match by reviews is Garry's Mod with 1,091,318 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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Garry's Mod
2006 · Casual
1,091,318 reviews · 97% positive
Same: same casual focus. Different: leans more into sandbox.
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Wallpaper Engine
2018 · Casual
942,910 reviews · 98% positive
Same: same casual focus. Different: leans more into mature.
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Factorio
2020 · Casual
234,322 reviews · 98% positive
Same: same casual focus. Different: leans more into automation.
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Balatro
2024 · Casual
160,336 reviews · 98% positive
Same: same casual focus. Different: leans more into card game.
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Cookie Clicker
2021 · Casual
93,033 reviews · 96% positive
Same: same casual focus. Different: leans more into clicker.
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Supermarket Simulator
2025 · Casual
79,130 reviews · 92% positive
Same: same casual focus. Different: leans more into simulation.
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Plague Inc: Evolved
2016 · Casual
59,090 reviews · 94% positive
Same: same casual focus. Different: leans more into strategy.
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WEBFISHING
2024 · Casual
57,328 reviews · 97% positive
Same: same casual focus. Different: leans more into fishing.
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Liar's Bar
2024 · Casual
56,273 reviews · 90% positive
Same: same casual focus. Different: leans more into multiplayer.
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Goat Simulator
2014 · Casual
54,726 reviews · 91% positive
Same: same casual focus. Different: leans more into simulation.
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PowerWash Simulator
2022 · Casual
50,861 reviews · 96% positive
Same: same casual focus. Different: leans more into casual.
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Golf With Your Friends
2020 · Casual
50,656 reviews · 87% positive
Same: same casual focus. Different: leans more into multiplayer.
Frequently asked questions
- What games are like Maxwell's puzzling demon?
- indielist matches 12 indie games to Maxwell's puzzling demon by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Garry's Mod (1,091,318 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.
- How are "games like Maxwell's puzzling demon" chosen?
- By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Maxwell's puzzling demon, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.