Games like SpaceChem
Looking for games like SpaceChem? indielist surfaces 12 similar indie games by shared genre and Steam tags, ranked by review count. SpaceChem is a indie game from 2011; the closest matches share its tags and audience. The top match by reviews is Mini Metro with 12,780 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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Mini Metro
2015 · Indie
12,780 reviews · 96% positive
StrategyPuzzleSimulation
Same: shares Strategy and Puzzle. Different: leans more into minimalist.
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Opus Magnum
2017 · Indie
7,199 reviews · 97% positive
PuzzleProgrammingAutomation
Same: shares Puzzle and Programming. Different: leans more into steampunk.
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Kerbal Space Program
2015 · Indie
120,435 reviews · 96% positive
SpaceSimulationScience
Same: shares Space and Simulation. Different: leans more into sandbox.
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Baba Is You
2019 · Indie
20,973 reviews · 98% positive
PuzzleIndieDifficult
Same: shares Puzzle and Indie. Different: leans more into pixel graphics.
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Hacknet
2015 · Indie
16,892 reviews · 94% positive
SimulationProgrammingSingleplayer
Same: shares Simulation and Programming. Different: leans more into hacking.
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while True: learn()
2019 · Indie
7,313 reviews · 91% positive
ProgrammingSimulationEducation
Same: shares Programming and Simulation. Different: leans more into sandbox.
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World of Goo
2008 · Indie
4,835 reviews · 94% positive
PuzzleIndieSingleplayer
Same: shares Puzzle and Indie. Different: leans more into physics.
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Oxygen Not Included
2019 · Indie
135,173 reviews · 97% positive
BuildingSingleplayer2D
Same: shares Building and Singleplayer. Different: leans more into colony sim.
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Dyson Sphere Program
2021 · Indie
83,444 reviews · 97% positive
AutomationSpaceBuilding
Same: shares Automation and Space. Different: leans more into base-building.
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Papers, Please
2013 · Adventure
73,318 reviews · 97% positive
IndieSimulationSingleplayer
Same: shares Indie and Simulation. Different: leans more into political.
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Game Dev Tycoon
2013 · Casual
45,091 reviews · 95% positive
SimulationIndieStrategy
Same: shares Simulation and Indie. Different: leans more into management.
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shapez
2020 · Casual
14,187 reviews · 96% positive
AutomationStrategySingleplayer
Same: shares Automation and Strategy. Different: leans more into base-building.
Frequently asked questions
- What games are like SpaceChem?
- indielist matches 12 indie games to SpaceChem by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Mini Metro (12,780 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.
- How are "games like SpaceChem" chosen?
- By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with SpaceChem, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.