Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Just Shapes & Beats (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Just Shapes & Beats on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: Overcooked! 2, which both strategy and difficult.
- Just Shapes & Beats is tagged Rhythm, Great Soundtrack, Music, Bullet Hell, Difficult, Multiplayer, 2D, Indie by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 2 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
- 1
Overcooked! 2
Why it matched: both strategy and difficult; shares 9 player tags including Online Co-Op, Local Co-Op and Funny; released around the same time (2018).
Overcooked returns with a brand-new helping of chaotic cooking action! Journey back to the Onion Kingdom and assemble your team of chefs in classic couch co-op or online play for up to four players. Hold onto your aprons… it’s time to save the world again!
Overcooked! 2 at a glance Released 2018 Studio Ghost Town Games Ltd. Player sentiment 90% positive of 84,093 Price $24.99 Online Co-OpLocal Co-OpFunny4 Player LocalIndieLocal MultiplayerDifficultStrategy
- 2
Geometry Dash
Why it matched: both strategy and difficult; shares 9 player tags including Difficult, Music and Great Soundtrack.
Jump and fly your way through danger in this rhythm-based action platformer!
Geometry Dash at a glance Released 2013 Studio RobTop Games Player sentiment 93% positive of 637,714 Price $4.99 DifficultMusicGreat Soundtrack2DRhythmColorfulIndieFunny
- 3
World of Goo
Why it matched: both story-rich, strategy and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Indie, Great Soundtrack and 2D.
World of Goo is a multiple award winning physics based puzzle / construction game made entirely by two guys.
World of Goo at a glance Released 2008 Studio 2D Boy Player sentiment 94% positive of 6,589 Price $14.99 IndieGreat Soundtrack2DFunnyDifficultStory RichStrategy
- 4
Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation
Why it matched: both story-rich, strategy and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Difficult, Story Rich and Great Soundtrack; released around the same time (2018).
A roguelite monster-management simulation inspired by the likes of the SCP Foundation, Cabin in the Woods, and Warehouse 13. Order your employees to perform work with the creatures and watch as it unfolds; harness greater energy, and expand the facility
Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation at a glance Released 2018 Studio ProjectMoon Player sentiment 94% positive of 56,811 Price $24.99 DifficultStory RichGreat SoundtrackIndieStrategy2D
- 5
Library Of Ruina
Why it matched: both story-rich, strategy and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Story Rich, Strategy and Difficult; released around the same time (2021).
"May you find your book in this place." Combat between the guests and the librarians breaks out as if it were on a stage. Defeated guests turn into books, and the Library grows onward. And eventually, get your hands on… The one singular, perfect book.
Library Of Ruina at a glance Released 2021 Studio ProjectMoon Player sentiment 94% positive of 44,826 Price $29.99 Story RichStrategyDifficultGreat SoundtrackIndie2D
- 6
Stick Fight: The Game
Why it matched: both strategy; shares 9 player tags including Funny, Local Multiplayer and 4 Player Local; released around the same time (2017).
Stick Fight is a physics-based couch/online fighting game where you battle it out as the iconic stick figures from the golden age of the internet.
Stick Fight: The Game at a glance Released 2017 Studio Landfall West Player sentiment 93% positive of 125,325 Price $1.99 FunnyLocal Multiplayer4 Player Local2DOnline Co-OpLocal Co-OpIndieGreat Soundtrack
- 7
Poly Bridge
Why it matched: both story-rich, strategy and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Difficult, Indie and Funny; released around the same time (2016).
Unleash your engineering creativity with an engaging and fresh bridge-building simulator with all the bells and whistles. Enjoy hours of physics-based puzzle solving in the Campaign and then jump in the Sandbox to create your own bridge designs and puzzles!
Poly Bridge at a glance Released 2016 Studio Dry Cactus Player sentiment 91% positive of 18,905 Price $9.99 DifficultIndieFunnyGreat SoundtrackColorfulStrategy
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Rhythm Doctor
Why it matched: both story-rich and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Rhythm, Music and Story Rich.
Save patients with your rhythm mastery! Rhythm Doctor is a rhythm game where you heal patients by defibrillating in time to their heartbeats. Learn each patient's unique heartbeat and defeat boss viruses trying to sabotage your rhythm, all set to heart-pumping, soul-soothing music.
Rhythm Doctor at a glance Released 2025 Studio 7th Beat Games Player sentiment 98% positive of 26,941 Price $15.99 RhythmMusicStory RichIndieLocal Co-Op2DFunnyLocal Multiplayer
- 9
The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos
Why it matched: both story-rich, strategy and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Strategy, Funny and Indie; released around the same time (2020).
Step into the wacky heroic fantasy universe of the Dungeon of Naheulbeuk. Lead a team of unlikely and clumsy heroes in an epic and challenging tactical RPG. Live an adventure filled with humor, surprises and silly encounters.
The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos at a glance Released 2020 Studio Artefacts Studio Player sentiment 87% positive of 8,064 Price $5.24 StrategyFunnyIndieDifficultStory RichGreat Soundtrack
- 10
Cook, Serve, Delicious!
Why it matched: both strategy and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Indie, Difficult and Strategy.
Hungry? Take your restaurant from a one star abomination to a five star wonder in Cook, Serve, Delicious! Plan your menu, upgrade your equipment, and master challenges with easy-to-learn, hard-to-master gameplay!
Cook, Serve, Delicious! at a glance Released 2013 Studio Vertigo Gaming Inc. Player sentiment 94% positive of 5,711 Price $3.24 IndieDifficultStrategy2DFunnyLocal Co-OpLocal Multiplayer4 Player Local
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Magicka
Why it matched: both strategy and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Online Co-Op, Funny and Local Co-Op.
Magicka is a satirical action-adventure game set in a rich fantasy world based on Norse mythology. The player assumes the role of a wizard from a sacred order tasked with stopping an evil sorcerer who has thrown the world into turmoil, his foul creations besieging the forces of good.
Magicka at a glance Released 2011 Studio Arrowhead Game Studios Player sentiment 85% positive of 32,072 Price $9.99 Online Co-OpFunnyLocal Co-Op4 Player LocalIndieLocal MultiplayerDifficultStrategy
- 12
Crypt of the NecroDancer
Why it matched: both strategy and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Rhythm, Difficult and Great Soundtrack; released around the same time (2014).
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Crypt of the NecroDancer at a glance Released 2014 Studio Brace Yourself Games Player sentiment 95% positive of 26,481 Price $14.99 RhythmDifficultGreat SoundtrackIndieMusicLocal Co-Op2D
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Wuppo: Definitive Edition
Why it matched: both story-rich and difficult; shares 7 player tags including 2D, Great Soundtrack and Funny; released around the same time (2016).
Play as an exiled 'wum' looking for a new home in this bizarre but charming world, filled with strange creatures, puzzles, monsters and political chaos.
Wuppo: Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2016 Studio snekflat Player sentiment 94% positive of 5,976 Price $14.99 2DGreat SoundtrackFunnyStory RichColorfulDifficultLocal Co-Op
- 14
The Escapists 2
Why it matched: both strategy and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Strategy, Online Co-Op and 2D; released around the same time (2017).
Craft, Steal, Brawl and Escape! It’s time to bust out of the toughest prisons in the world as you return to the life of an inmate in The Escapists 2, now with multiplayer! Have you got what it takes to escape?
The Escapists 2 at a glance Released 2017 Studio Team17 Player sentiment 91% positive of 33,775 Price $19.99 StrategyOnline Co-Op2DLocal Co-OpIndieFunnyDifficult
- 15
Papers, Please
Why it matched: both story-rich, strategy and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Indie, Story Rich and 2D.
Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.
Papers, Please at a glance Released 2013 Studio Lucas Pope Player sentiment 97% positive of 80,337 Price $9.99 IndieStory Rich2DGreat SoundtrackStrategyDifficult
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Golf With Your Friends
Why it matched: both strategy and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Indie, Funny and Strategy; released around the same time (2020).
Why have friends if not to play Golf... With Your Friends! Nothing is out of bounds as you take on courses filled with fast paced, exciting, simultaneous mini golf for up to 12 players!
Golf With Your Friends at a glance Released 2020 Studio Blacklight Interactive Player sentiment 87% positive of 75,430 Price $1.49 IndieFunnyStrategyGreat SoundtrackLocal MultiplayerDifficultOnline Co-Op
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Braid
Why it matched: both story-rich, strategy and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Indie, 2D and Great Soundtrack.
This is the original version of Braid from 2009, which may not work well on newer systems. For an updated version of the game with nicer graphics, more levels and a large amount of developer commentary, see Braid, Anniversary Edition.
Braid at a glance Released 2008 Studio Jonathan Blow Player sentiment 93% positive of 9,957 Price $14.99 Indie2DGreat SoundtrackDifficultStory RichStrategy
- 18
Rayman Legends
Why it matched: both difficult; shares 9 player tags including Local Co-Op, Great Soundtrack and 2D.
Michel Ancel, the celebrated creator of Rayman®, Beyond Good & Evil®, and the Raving Rabbids®, returns to unleash his innovative creativity on this new entry into the Rayman® franchise.When Rayman, Globox, and the Teensies discover a mysterious tent filled with captivating paintings, they are suddenly transported to a series of...
Rayman Legends at a glance Released 2013 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 90% positive of 12,323 Price $29.99 Local Co-OpGreat Soundtrack2D4 Player LocalLocal MultiplayerFunnyFast-PacedMusic
- 19
Cuphead
Why it matched: both difficult; shares 8 player tags including Difficult, Great Soundtrack and Local Co-Op; released around the same time (2017).
Cuphead is a classic run and gun action game heavily focused on boss battles. Inspired by cartoons of the 1930s, the visuals and audio are painstakingly created with the same techniques of the era, i.e. traditional hand drawn cel animation, watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings.
Cuphead at a glance Released 2017 Studio Studio MDHR Player sentiment 96% positive of 220,388 Price $19.99 DifficultGreat SoundtrackLocal Co-Op2DIndieBullet HellColorfulFunny
- 20
FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED
Why it matched: both story-rich, strategy and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Difficult, Story Rich and Indie; released around the same time (2019).
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted is a collection of classic and original mini-games set in the Five Nights universe. Experience the horror in flat (non-VR) mode or VR. Oculus Rift and HTC Vive are supported. A VR Headset is NOT required to play.
FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED at a glance Released 2019 Studio Steel Wool Studios Player sentiment 96% positive of 13,118 Price $29.99 DifficultStory RichIndieStrategyFunny
- 21
Ultimate Custom Night
Why it matched: both story-rich, strategy and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Difficult, Strategy and Indie; released around the same time (2018).
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Ultimate Custom Night at a glance Released 2018 Studio Scott Cawthon Player sentiment 95% positive of 62,777 Price Free DifficultStrategyIndieStory RichFunny
- 22
Five Nights at Freddy's 2
Why it matched: both story-rich, strategy and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Difficult, Indie and Strategy; released around the same time (2014).
Welcome back to the new and improved Freddy Fazbear's Pizza! As always, Fazbear Entertainment is not responsible for death or dismemberment.
Five Nights at Freddy's 2 at a glance Released 2014 Studio Scott Cawthon Player sentiment 94% positive of 26,115 Price $7.99 DifficultIndieStrategyStory RichFast-Paced
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Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator
Why it matched: both story-rich, strategy and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Difficult, Indie and Strategy; released around the same time (2017).
Start your own Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria with Freddy Fazbear Pizzeria Simulator!
Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator at a glance Released 2017 Studio Scott Cawthon Player sentiment 94% positive of 33,261 Price Free DifficultIndieStrategyStory RichFunny
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Muse Dash
Why it matched: both difficult; shares 8 player tags including Music, Rhythm and Great Soundtrack; released around the same time (2019).
Paradise of parkour & rhythm game ★★★ — Muse Dash!!
Muse Dash at a glance Released 2019 Studio peropero Player sentiment 91% positive of 122,129 Price $2.99 MusicRhythmGreat Soundtrack2DColorfulIndieDifficultFunny
Common questions
What game is most like Just Shapes & Beats?
Overcooked! 2, on the evidence we have. It both strategy and difficult. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to Just Shapes & Beats" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Just Shapes & Beats. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.