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24 games like Make it indie! (2026)

Recomputed 19 October 2026 · Ordered by overlap, not by score · Free to read, nothing here is paid for

Every game below overlaps with Make it indie! 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 games like Make it indie! on a map

Compare the whole catalogue

The same 24 games, plotted rather than listed. The two axes below are the ones the ranking is built from, so a game sitting high and right is a game the formula placed near the top. Change either axis to see the field a different way. Where we hold a publisher wordmark, the game is drawn as its mark rather than a dot.

24 games have both

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Axes are fitted to these 24 games rather than the full 0 to 100 scale, because a filtered list shares a narrow band and would otherwise sit in one corner. End values are marked. A point on the left edge is the lowest of thesegames, not a low score.

Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.

Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.

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Every point links to that game's entry. The value map and the reception map are fixed views of the same data.

How positions are decided

No paid placement, no favouritism, live third-party data
  • Placed by the published method, not by us. Every coordinate is computed from the axis definitions and weights printed on this site. Nobody moves a point. See the axes.
  • Nothing here is paid for. No sponsored placements, no promoted slots, no arrangement of any kind affects a position. If that ever changes it will be labelled and sit outside the ranking.
  • No favouritism, including our own. The 16 games we have written full reviews of are scored by exactly the same formula as the other 1,510, from the same third-party inputs, and they land where it puts them. Our own opinion of a game does not enter its coordinates.
  • A position is not an endorsement. It says how a game was received and what it costs, not that we recommend it. Where we do recommend something, it carries a written review with a name on it.
  • Fetched from live third-party data. Player sentiment from Steam, critic aggregates as published on store pages, prices checked hourly, attention from Wikipedia. Each figure carries its source and the date it was read, and we do not adjust any of them.

The short version

  • Closest match: Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You, which shares 3 player tags including Indie, Simulation and Interactive Fiction.
  • Make it indie! is tagged Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Interactive Fiction 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.
  • 1 are from the same studio: Bacteria.

Why players value Make it indie!

The five things Steam players tag Make it indie! with most. This is the yardstick every game below is measured against: the closer a game matches these, the more it is likely to scratch the same itch.

  1. Indie
  2. Adventure
  3. Simulation
  4. Interactive Fiction
Make it indie! at a glance
ReceptionMixed on Steam (46% of 1,281)
Watch-outsno widespread problems reported by players
Price$0.49

Tags, sentiment and reported problems come from Steam players; the story line is from Wikipedia. We do not add a written opinion of our own.

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. 1

    Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You

    Why it matched: shares 3 player tags including Indie, Simulation and Interactive Fiction; released around the same time (2016).

    Big Brother has arrived - and it’s you. Investigate the lives of citizens to find those responsible for a series of terror attacks. Information from the internet, personal communications and private files are all accessible to you. But, be warned, the information you supply will have consequences.

    Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You at a glance
    Released2016StudioOsmotic Studios
    Player sentiment90% positive of 15,565Price$9.99

    Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.6/10 · Steam: Very Positive (90% of 15,565)

    Matches Make it indie! on: 4 of 4 — Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Interactive Fiction

    Why players like it: Choices Matter, Political Sim, Dystopian , Story Rich, Indie — the tags Steam players apply most

    Price vs Make it indie!: $9.99 — $9.50 pricier

    Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players

    Shared with Make it indie!:IndieSimulationInteractive Fiction

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  2. 2

    Emily is Away

    Why it matched: shares 3 player tags including Indie, Interactive Fiction and Simulation; released around the same time (2015).

    Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.

    Emily is Away at a glance
    Released2015StudioKyle Seeley
    Player sentiment89% positive of 32,339PriceFree

    Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.7/10 · Steam: Very Positive (89% of 32,339)

    Matches Make it indie! on: 4 of 4 — Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Interactive Fiction

    Why players like it: Free to Play, Story Rich, Singleplayer, Choices Matter, Indie — the tags Steam players apply most

    Price vs Make it indie!: Free — free

    Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players

    Shared with Make it indie!:IndieInteractive FictionSimulation

    Full entryGames like this oneStore page

  3. 3

    The Pasture

    Why it matched: shares 2 player tags including Indie and Simulation; published by the same company; released around the same time (2017).

    The Pasture gives you a truly innovative gameplay and experimental possibilities that will allow you to experience yourself as a different character – a member of mysterious modern art elite.

    The Pasture at a glance
    Released2017StudioMikhail Maksimov
    Player sentiment46% positive of 217Price$0.49

    Verdict: GamingPickz Score 5.3/10 · Steam: Mixed (46% of 217)

    Matches Make it indie! on: 2 of 4 — Indie, Simulation

    Why players like it: Casual, Indie, Simulation, Nudity — the tags Steam players apply most

    Price vs Make it indie!: $0.49 — about the same price

    Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players

    Shared with Make it indie!:IndieSimulation

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  4. 4

    Not For Broadcast

    Why it matched: shares 3 player tags including Simulation, Interactive Fiction and Indie.

    A new political Party has won a landslide in the General Election, and for some reason the editor at the news station you work at has done a runner. Now it’s up to you, the Janitor, to take over the editing booth in this tumultuous time - will you help the government, or stand in their way?

    Not For Broadcast at a glance
    Released2022StudioNotGames
    Player sentiment94% positive of 12,666Price$24.99

    Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.9/10 · Steam: Very Positive (94% of 12,666)

    Matches Make it indie! on: 4 of 4 — Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Interactive Fiction

    Why players like it: Adventure, 1980s, Choices Matter, Dystopian , Simulation — the tags Steam players apply most

    Price vs Make it indie!: $24.99 — $24.50 pricier

    Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players

    Shared with Make it indie!:SimulationInteractive FictionIndie

    Full entryGames like this oneStore page

  5. 5

    LoveChoice

    Why it matched: shares 3 player tags including Simulation, Indie and Interactive Fiction.

    "What is love?" We try to answer that with this game. The game encourages people to have a warm, soft, and understanding heart.

    LoveChoice at a glance
    Released2021StudioAkaba Studio
    Player sentiment92% positive of 36,611Price$1.99

    Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.0/10 · Steam: Very Positive (92% of 36,611)

    Matches Make it indie! on: 4 of 4 — Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Interactive Fiction

    Why players like it: Romance, Dating Sim, Choices Matter, Story Rich, Visual Novel — the tags Steam players apply most

    Price vs Make it indie!: $1.99 — $1.50 pricier

    Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players

    Shared with Make it indie!:SimulationIndieInteractive Fiction

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  6. 6

    Bacteria

    Why it matched: made by the same studio, Sometimes You; shares 1 player tags including Indie; released around the same time (2016).

    'Bacteria' - A relaxing puzzle game based on the rules of the cellular automaton ‘Life’ devised by John Horton Conway in 1970.

    Bacteria at a glance
    Released2016StudioSometimes You
    Player sentiment58% positive of 422Price$0.49

    Verdict: GamingPickz Score 5.4/10 · Steam: Mixed (58% of 422)

    Matches Make it indie! on: 1 of 4 — Indie

    Why players like it: Casual, Indie, Puzzle — the tags Steam players apply most

    Price vs Make it indie!: $0.49 — about the same price

    Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players

    Shared with Make it indie!:Indie

    Full entryGames like this oneStore page

  7. 7

    Stardew Valley

    Why it matched: shares 2 player tags including Simulation and Indie; released around the same time (2016).

    You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?

    Stardew Valley at a glance
    Released2016StudioConcernedApe LLC
    Player sentiment98% positive of 1,035,189Price$14.99

    Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.8/10 · Steam: Overwhelmingly Positive (98% of 1,035,189)

    Matches Make it indie! on: 2 of 4 — Indie, Simulation

    Why players like it: Farming Sim, Pixel Graphics, Multiplayer, Life Sim, RPG — the tags Steam players apply most

    Price vs Make it indie!: $14.99 — $14.50 pricier

    Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players

    Shared with Make it indie!:SimulationIndie

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  8. 8

    Factorio

    Why it matched: shares 2 player tags including Simulation and Indie; released around the same time (2016).

    Factorio is a game about building and creating automated factories to produce items of increasing complexity, within an infinite 2D world. Use your imagination to design your factory, combine simple elements into ingenious structures, and finally protect it from the creatures who don't really like you.

    Factorio at a glance
    Released2016StudioWube software
    Player sentiment98% positive of 233,978Price$35.00

    Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.6/10 · Steam: Overwhelmingly Positive (98% of 233,978)

    Matches Make it indie! on: 2 of 4 — Indie, Simulation

    Why players like it: Automation, Base-Building, Resource Management, Sandbox, Crafting — the tags Steam players apply most

    Price vs Make it indie!: $35.00 — $34.51 pricier

    Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players

    Shared with Make it indie!:SimulationIndie

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  9. 9

    Slime Rancher

    Why it matched: shares 2 player tags including Simulation and Indie; released around the same time (2017).

    Slime Rancher is the tale of Beatrix LeBeau, a plucky, young rancher who sets out for a life a thousand light years away from Earth on the ‘Far, Far Range’ where she tries her hand at making a living wrangling slimes.

    Slime Rancher at a glance
    Released2017StudioMonomi Park
    Player sentiment98% positive of 156,780Price$19.99

    Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.6/10 · Steam: Overwhelmingly Positive (98% of 156,780)

    Matches Make it indie! on: 3 of 4 — Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    Why players like it: Cute, Exploration, Adventure, Singleplayer, Open World — the tags Steam players apply most

    Price vs Make it indie!: $19.99 — $19.50 pricier

    Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players

    Shared with Make it indie!:SimulationIndie

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  10. 10

    People Playground

    Why it matched: shares 2 player tags including Simulation and Indie; released around the same time (2019).

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    People Playground at a glance
    Released2019Studiomestiez
    Player sentiment98% positive of 317,401Price$9.99

    Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.9/10 · Steam: Overwhelmingly Positive (98% of 317,401)

    Matches Make it indie! on: 2 of 4 — Indie, Simulation

    Why players like it: Sandbox, Gore, Physics, Blood, Moddable — the tags Steam players apply most

    Price vs Make it indie!: $9.99 — $9.50 pricier

    Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players

    Shared with Make it indie!:SimulationIndie

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  11. 11

    Papers, Please

    Why it matched: shares 2 player tags including Indie and Simulation; released around the same time (2013).

    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
    Released2013StudioLucas Pope
    Player sentiment97% positive of 80,337Price$9.99

    Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.4/10 · Steam: Overwhelmingly Positive (97% of 80,337)

    Matches Make it indie! on: 3 of 4 — Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    Why players like it: Indie, Political, Simulation, Point & Click, Singleplayer — the tags Steam players apply most

    Price vs Make it indie!: $9.99 — $9.50 pricier

    Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players

    Shared with Make it indie!:IndieSimulation

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  12. 12

    Don't Starve

    Why it matched: shares 2 player tags including Indie and Simulation; released around the same time (2013).

    Don’t Starve is an uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic. Enter a strange and unexplored world full of strange creatures, dangers, and surprises. Gather resources to craft items and structures that match your survival style.

    Don't Starve at a glance
    Released2013StudioKlei Entertainment
    Player sentiment97% positive of 113,392Price$9.99

    Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.0/10 · Steam: Overwhelmingly Positive (97% of 113,392)

    Matches Make it indie! on: 3 of 4 — Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    Why players like it: Survival, Open World Survival Craft, Crafting, Adventure, Indie — the tags Steam players apply most

    Price vs Make it indie!: $9.99 — $9.50 pricier

    Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players

    Shared with Make it indie!:IndieSimulation

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  13. 13

    Euro Truck Simulator 2

    Why it matched: shares 2 player tags including Simulation and Indie; released around the same time (2012).

    Travel across Europe as king of the road, a trucker who delivers important cargo across impressive distances! With dozens of cities to explore, your endurance, skill and speed will all be pushed to their limits.

    Euro Truck Simulator 2 at a glance
    Released2012StudioSCS Software
    Player sentiment97% positive of 940,049Price$19.99

    Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.8/10 · Steam: Overwhelmingly Positive (97% of 940,049)

    Matches Make it indie! on: 3 of 4 — Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    Why players like it: Driving, Transportation, Simulation, Open World, Automobile Sim — the tags Steam players apply most

    Price vs Make it indie!: $19.99 — $19.50 pricier

    Watch-outs: players report crashes and freezes (details)

    Shared with Make it indie!:SimulationIndie

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  14. 14

    Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes

    Why it matched: shares 2 player tags including Indie and Simulation; released around the same time (2015).

    Find yourself trapped alone in a room with a ticking time bomb. Your friends have the manual to defuse it, but they can't see the bomb, so you're going to have to talk it out – fast!

    Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes at a glance
    Released2015StudioSteel Crate Games
    Player sentiment97% positive of 17,112Price$14.99

    Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.9/10 · Steam: Overwhelmingly Positive (97% of 17,112)

    Matches Make it indie! on: 2 of 4 — Indie, Simulation

    Why players like it: Co-op, Local Multiplayer, Puzzle, Party Game, Board Game — the tags Steam players apply most

    Price vs Make it indie!: $14.99 — $14.50 pricier

    Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players

    Shared with Make it indie!:IndieSimulation

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  15. 15

    Oxygen Not Included

    Why it matched: shares 2 player tags including Simulation and Indie; released around the same time (2019).

    Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony simulation game. Deep inside an alien space rock your industrious crew will need to master science, overcome strange new lifeforms, and harness incredible space tech to survive, and possibly, thrive.

    Oxygen Not Included at a glance
    Released2019StudioKlei Entertainment
    Player sentiment97% positive of 143,589Price$24.99

    Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.6/10 · Steam: Overwhelmingly Positive (97% of 143,589)

    Matches Make it indie! on: 3 of 4 — Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    Why players like it: Colony Sim, Base-Building, Survival, Resource Management, Building — the tags Steam players apply most

    Price vs Make it indie!: $24.99 — $24.50 pricier

    Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players

    Shared with Make it indie!:SimulationIndie

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  16. 16

    Ravenfield

    Why it matched: shares 2 player tags including Simulation and Indie; released around the same time (2017).

    Fight upon the Ravenfield together with your Blue allies! Take down those pesky Reds using helicopters, tanks, guns, and active ragdoll physics!

    Ravenfield at a glance
    Released2017StudioSteelRaven7
    Player sentiment97% positive of 79,971Price$17.99

    Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.5/10 · Steam: Overwhelmingly Positive (97% of 79,971)

    Matches Make it indie! on: 3 of 4 — Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    Why players like it: FPS, War, Singleplayer, Shooter, Military — the tags Steam players apply most

    Price vs Make it indie!: $17.99 — $17.50 pricier

    Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players

    Shared with Make it indie!:SimulationIndie

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  17. 17

    Kerbal Space Program

    Why it matched: shares 2 player tags including Simulation and Indie; released around the same time (2015).

    In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics.

    Kerbal Space Program at a glance
    Released2015StudioSquad
    Player sentiment96% positive of 146,438Price$39.99

    Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.4/10 · Steam: Overwhelmingly Positive (96% of 146,438)

    Matches Make it indie! on: 3 of 4 — Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    Why players like it: Space, Simulation, Sandbox, Physics, Science — the tags Steam players apply most

    Price vs Make it indie!: $39.99 — $39.50 pricier

    Watch-outs: players report crashes and freezes (details)

    Shared with Make it indie!:SimulationIndie

    Full entryGames like this oneStore page

  18. 18

    The Forest

    Why it matched: shares 2 player tags including Simulation and Indie; released around the same time (2018).

    As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.

    The Forest at a glance
    Released2018StudioEndnight Games
    Player sentiment96% positive of 680,814Price$19.99

    Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.3/10 · Steam: Overwhelmingly Positive (96% of 680,814)

    Matches Make it indie! on: 3 of 4 — Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    Why players like it: Open World Survival Craft, Survival, Open World, Horror, Crafting — the tags Steam players apply most

    Price vs Make it indie!: $19.99 — $19.50 pricier

    Watch-outs: players report crashes and freezes (details)

    Shared with Make it indie!:SimulationIndie

    Full entryGames like this oneStore page

  19. 19

    Untitled Goose Game

    Why it matched: shares 2 player tags including Indie and Simulation; released around the same time (2019).

    It's a lovely morning in the village and you are a horrible goose.

    Untitled Goose Game at a glance
    Released2019StudioHouse House
    Player sentiment96% positive of 25,120Price$19.99

    Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.9/10 · Steam: Overwhelmingly Positive (96% of 25,120)

    Matches Make it indie! on: 3 of 4 — Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    Why players like it: Funny, Villain Protagonist, Multiplayer, Co-op, Cute — the tags Steam players apply most

    Price vs Make it indie!: $19.99 — $19.50 pricier

    Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players

    Shared with Make it indie!:IndieSimulation

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  20. 20

    Unheard - Voices of Crime

    Why it matched: shares 2 player tags including Indie and Simulation; released around the same time (2019).

    What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases?

    Unheard - Voices of Crime at a glance
    Released2019StudioNEXT Studios
    Player sentiment96% positive of 33,900Price$6.99

    Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.0/10 · Steam: Overwhelmingly Positive (96% of 33,900)

    Matches Make it indie! on: 2 of 4 — Indie, Simulation

    Why players like it: Detective, Puzzle, Mystery, Indie, RPG — the tags Steam players apply most

    Price vs Make it indie!: $6.99 — $6.50 pricier

    Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players

    Shared with Make it indie!:IndieSimulation

    Full entryGames like this oneStore page

  21. 21

    Universe Sandbox

    Why it matched: shares 2 player tags including Simulation and Indie; released around the same time (2015).

    Create & destroy on an unimaginable scale with a realistic physics-based space simulator. Explore the beauty of our universe and the fragility of our planet. Use science to bend the laws of gravity, collide planets, boil away oceans, fire epic space lasers, and customize your universe.

    Universe Sandbox at a glance
    Released2015StudioGiant Army
    Player sentiment96% positive of 32,082Price$20.09

    Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.2/10 · Steam: Overwhelmingly Positive (96% of 32,082)

    Matches Make it indie! on: 2 of 4 — Indie, Simulation

    Why players like it: Sandbox, Space, Simulation, Physics, Science — the tags Steam players apply most

    Price vs Make it indie!: $20.09 — $19.60 pricier

    Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players

    Shared with Make it indie!:SimulationIndie

    Full entryGames like this oneStore page

  22. 22

    Mini Metro

    Why it matched: shares 2 player tags including Simulation and Indie; released around the same time (2015).

    Mini Metro is a strategy simulation game about designing a subway map for a growing city. Draw lines between stations and start your trains running. As new stations open, redraw your lines to keep them efficient. Decide where to use your limited resources. How long can you keep the city moving?

    Mini Metro at a glance
    Released2015StudioDinosaur Polo Club
    Player sentiment96% positive of 16,729Price$9.99

    Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.0/10 · Steam: Overwhelmingly Positive (96% of 16,729)

    Matches Make it indie! on: 2 of 4 — Indie, Simulation

    Why players like it: Strategy, Puzzle, Minimalist, Simulation, Trains — the tags Steam players apply most

    Price vs Make it indie!: $9.99 — $9.50 pricier

    Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players

    Shared with Make it indie!:SimulationIndie

    Full entryGames like this oneStore page

  23. 23

    NGU IDLE

    Why it matched: shares 2 player tags including Indie and Simulation; released around the same time (2019).

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    NGU IDLE at a glance
    Released2019Studio4G
    Player sentiment96% positive of 12,947PriceFree

    Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.0/10 · Steam: Overwhelmingly Positive (96% of 12,947)

    Matches Make it indie! on: 3 of 4 — Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    Why players like it: Free to Play, Idler, Indie, Clicker, Adventure — the tags Steam players apply most

    Price vs Make it indie!: Free — free

    Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players

    Shared with Make it indie!:IndieSimulation

    Full entryGames like this oneStore page

  24. 24

    Rewrite

    Why it matched: shares 2 player tags including Interactive Fiction and Simulation; released around the same time (2011).

    In this city built upon the ideal coexistence of civilization and the environment, Tennouji Kotarou spends his days with his friends, Kanbe Kotori and Yoshino Haruhiko. In this peaceful city, a tumultuous event shakes the foundations of Kazamatsuri once a year.

    Rewrite at a glance
    Released2011StudioKey
    Player sentiment95% positive of 783Price$49.99

    Verdict: GamingPickz Score 6.9/10 · Steam: Overwhelmingly Positive (95% of 783)

    Matches Make it indie! on: 3 of 4 — Adventure, Simulation, Interactive Fiction

    Why players like it: Visual Novel, Anime, Casual, Adventure, Interactive Fiction — the tags Steam players apply most

    Price vs Make it indie!: $49.99 — $49.50 pricier

    Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players

    Shared with Make it indie!:Interactive FictionSimulation

    Full entryGames like this oneStore page

Common questions

What game is most like Make it indie!?

Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You, on the evidence we have. It shares 3 player tags including Indie, Simulation and Interactive Fiction. 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 Make it indie!" 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 Make it indie!. 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.

What else did the makers of Make it indie! do?

Bacteria is also from Sometimes You, and appears in the list below for that reason as well as on tag overlap.

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.

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