60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Programming, Singleplayer, Automation, Puzzle.
Program fish to explore the deepest trench on Earth, using blocks that read like plain English. Read the code of predators down there and improve your own programs. Somewhere at the bottom lies the wreck of a ship that sank in 1966. What made her sink, and why is her searchlight still turning?
VELONE
VELONE is a creative automation game in which you assemble and program mechanisms to solve logic puzzles. Both relaxing and highly replayable, you save the planet VELONE by creating automated constructs that move and assemble according to your masterplan.
SHENZHEN I/O
BUILD CIRCUITS. WRITE CODE. RTFM.
VELONE is a creative automation game in which you assemble and program mechanisms to solve logic puzzles. Both relaxing and highly replayable, you save the planet VELONE by creating automated constructs that move and assemble according to your masterplan.
Why similar: Programming 42.7% ★, Automation 24.8%, Logic 11.3%, Relaxing 6.4%, Atmospheric 5.1%
BUILD CIRCUITS. WRITE CODE. RTFM.
Why similar: Programming 61.4% ★, Automation 21.4%, Logic 8.8%, Simulation 3.6%, Education 3.3%
In this game, we will play with the simplest automaton model, Finite State Automaton, and use it to cope with 80 challenges.
Why similar: Programming 55.4% ★, Automation 28.7%, Education 4.3%, Relaxing 3.2%, Exploration 3.1%
Visual Programming Puzzle game inspired by Spacechem and other Zachtronics games.
Why similar: Programming 43.9% ★, Automation 29%, Logic 13%, Stylized 4.3%, Simulation 4%
It's a small spatial programming puzzle game.
Why similar: Programming 46.4% ★, Automation 23.2%, Logic 11%, Education 4.2%, Stylized 3.5%
A clever grid-based puzzler about thinking ahead: queue movement commands for a hungry animal, watch them execute, and debug your route when things go wrong. Each level introduces new mechanics like keys, switches, hazards, and jumps, turning simple paths into satisfying logic challenges.
Why similar: Programming 51.3% ★, Automation 16.3%, Logic 11.9%, Casual 4.6%, Education 4.6%
ProBelt is a game in which you calculate results by using mathematical operators. Conveyor belts are used to transport numbers between operators.
Why similar: Programming 41.6% ★, Automation 21.1%, Logic 11%, Simulation 6.4%, Education 5.3%
Opus Magnum is the latest open-ended puzzle game from Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem, Infinifactory, and SHENZHEN I/O. Design and build machines that assemble potions, poisons, and more using the alchemical engineer’s most advanced tool: the transmutation engine!
Why similar: Programming 53.9% ★, Automation 28.6%, Logic 9.3%, Simulation 5.4%, Indie 1.1%
The bank wants a million dollars or your house. Boot up EggOS, a playable fake desktop, and make games to pay it back: coding, dart-throwing, slot machines, mini-games, and a deep prestige tree. Beat the bank, then do it all again, faster.
Why similar: Programming 45% ★, Automation 28.6%, Simulation 13.3%, Casual 6.7%, 2D 4.3%
Manufactoria 2022 is a constructive puzzle game about pushing robots around. (It's okay, they don't complain.) Use simple parts to engineer solutions to open-ended problems, then rebuild 'em better! Take a company from your backyard to the soaring heights of success! How hard could it be?
Why similar: Programming 40.5% ★, Automation 24.4%, Logic 11.7%, Nonlinear 10.7%, Simulation 4.9%
Circuitra is a challenging visual logic puzzle game about building increasingly complex circuit boards. Limited inputs, tight board space and changing contract constraints force you to debug and rethink your designs in order to grow your circuit-design business.
Why similar: Programming 48.3% ★, Automation 24%, Logic 12.9%, Simulation 8.6%, 2D 1.9%
Uncover your hidden programming talent! Code your own robots with simple instructions to explore 40+ logical based puzzles.
Why similar: Programming 49.3% ★, Automation 26%, Logic 11.6%, Simulation 8%, 2D 3%
Programmer Dungeon is a tactical game that challenges players to use logic programming to solve puzzles and progress through each level. Collect unique skills, use visual programming to automate your character, and defeat your enemies. Plan carefully and enjoy this exciting adventure!
Why similar: Programming 47.2% ★, Automation 23.8%, Logic 11.2%, Education 7.1%, Simulation 6.2%
Program little office workers to solve puzzles. Be a good employee! The machines are coming... for your job. From the creators of World of Goo and Little Inferno.
Why similar: Programming 69.3% ★, Automation 11.5%, Education 6.2%, Simulation 4.2%, Logic 4.2%
The Qubit Factory is an open-ended puzzle game incorporating real-life concepts from the cutting-edge field of quantum computing. Design and build logic circuits that manipulate bits and qubits (quantum bits) to solve devious computational challenges!
Why similar: Programming 47.3% ★, Automation 25.2%, Logic 11.6%, Simulation 8.7%, Education 5.8%
A programming puzzle game about helping a wizard reach his goal. Learn to use the rules to your advantage. Build contraptions. Optimize your solution.
Why similar: Programming 51.9% ★, Automation 28.5%, Simulation 6.9%, Logic 5.7%, 2D 2.9%
Write Python-style code to program repair patchers and rescue a corrupting 1.44MB floppy sector by sector. Start with four commands; every file you restore unlocks loops, variables, functions and lists, until your programs bring all 1,474,560 bytes back to life. The whole game fits on one floppy.
Why similar: Programming 46.5% ★, Automation 29.3%, Simulation 7.2%, Relaxing 5.6%, Education 4.6%
A cozy coding game. An AI made Code City forget how its own code works – and the city went dark. Find the bugs, close the gaps, and bring it back to life one line at a time.
Why similar: Programming 42.2% ★, Underwater 17.9% ★, Logic 10%, Relaxing 7.7%, Education 7.6%
Tapeheads is an atmospheric retro-futuristic simulation. Use a one-of-a-kind computer and its unusual programming language to solve puzzles about manipulating data.
Why similar: Programming 41.6% ★, Automation 18.7%, Logic 11.5%, Simulation 6.4%, Education 4.9%
Automate swarms of office workers to solve puzzles inside your very own parallel computer made of people. A thrilling followup to the award winning Human Resource Machine. Now with more humans!
Why similar: Programming 72.7% ★, Automation 7.6%, Logic 7.2%, Simulation 5.5%, Education 4.9%
[the Sequence] is a logic construction puzzler.Let your mind be your guide: Lay down seven different kinds of modules as your roadblocks to get you (portrayed as a binary data point) to a sweet destination.Apply an out-of-the-box thinking to get you to the next level!
Why similar: Programming 48.4% ★, Automation 30.8%, Logic 13.3%, 2D 3.1%, Casual 2.7%
You are an electrician, moving back to your hometown in the Austrian Alps, which you find lacks a certain... spark. Promptly tasked with wiring up the village, you solve electrical puzzles, blow fuses and master real-world circuitry techniques. Electrify the Alps, one circuit at a time.
Why similar: Programming 30.3% ★, Automation 23.7%, Logic 12.8%, Simulation 10.2%, Education 9.8%
Programming Factory 2 is an educational and entertaining algorithmic puzzle game! Players solve algorithmic challenges ranging from simple mathematical operations to complex operations by building a network of processing modules.
Why similar: Programming 47.5% ★, Automation 19.8%, Logic 12.5%, Simulation 5.9%, Relaxing 5%
Charge is a level-based puzzle game where you control the flow of charge around a circuit board. Arrange pre-built components into wondrous machines that take advantage of available resources and design your own modules from scratch.
Why similar: Programming 48% ★, Automation 26.2%, Logic 11.2%, Simulation 5.8%, Casual 2.7%
Farmer = nil is a programming automation farm game. Write scripts for your robots, collect resources, unlock tech, and build the most efficient farm.
Why similar: Programming 49.2% ★, Automation 25.1%, Logic 8.6%, Simulation 6.2%, Education 5%
The Pixotron 49 is a retro-inspired puzzle game where you craft pixel art by wiring together visual logic nodes. Interact with eclectic characters, solve creative challenges, and bring their requests to life - hopefully not one pixel at a time.
Why similar: Programming 47.6% ★, Automation 22.9%, Logic 12.5%, Simulation 7.2%, Atmospheric 4.7%
Place conveyor belts to solve puzzles in the world's most adorable donut factory! 🏆 The 3rd-highest rated game of 2022 on OpenCritic.
Why similar: Programming 30.3% ★, Automation 24.3%, Logic 11.4%, Relaxing 9.7%, Simulation 6.4%
SOKOBOT is an open-ended puzzle game where you place down cute robots, give them commands, and create infinitely-looping assembly lines that combine shapes together!
Why similar: Programming 44.5% ★, Automation 24.1%, Logic 11.7%, Nonlinear 9.5%, Simulation 4.1%
A strategy replay simulator where you observe your trading strategies battle in the market. Write code that becomes a living strategy, watch it trade, and learn how it survives or falls in a competitive environment.
Why similar: Programming 56.6% ★, Automation 25.4%, Simulation 10.7%, Education 4.7%, 2D 1.6%
From collecting buttons to solving tangled mazes, automate KnotBot on a quest of handcrafted puzzles. Solve the problems your own way, it's simple to understand but still deep and challenging.
Why similar: Programming 46.2% ★, Automation 17.2%, Simulation 13.7%, Logic 11.2%, Education 6.6%
A minimalist programming puzzle game based on a modified version of the esolang Befunge. Learn its unique rules, execute your code, and conquer mind-bending logic challenges.
Why similar: Programming 53.4% ★, Automation 23.5%, Logic 10%, Education 5%, 2D 3.9%
In the second episode of Finite State Automation Challenges, you will use finite-state automata to overcome 80 challenges from character string manipulation, computer science, and mathematics.
Why similar: Programming 55.5% ★, Automation 15%, Logic 8.7%, Relaxing 8.5%, Education 3.3%
Kaizen is an open-ended puzzle automation game from the original Zachtronics team, set in 1980s Japan. Design, build, and optimize production lines to create iconic products, like calculators, camcorders, and arcade machines.
Why similar: Programming 47.6% ★, Automation 22.6%, Logic 11.1%, Education 6.3%, Simulation 5.8%
Logic Arrows is a sandbox game where you design your own mechanisms: from logic gates to an entire computer. Use simple elements to build complex systems, solve engineering challenges and master computer logic.
Why similar: Programming 46.8% ★, Automation 21.1%, Logic 12.5%, Education 6.4%, Simulation 5.6%
A reverse tower-defense puzzle for engineers. Architect cloud systems that survive brutal traffic surges — place CDNs, caches, load balancers and databases, hit deploy, and watch your design hold or collapse under a live storm. Real patterns, real tradeoffs, a live YAML mirror.
Why similar: Programming 54.3% ★, Automation 27.4%, Simulation 8.6%, Logic 7.3%, 2D 1%
A minimalist programming puzzle game based on the esoteric language Brainfuck. Learn its rules, solve clever challenges, and even run your code in an external terminal.
Why similar: Programming 60.1% ★, Automation 23.2%, Education 9.9%, Casual 3.9%, Indie 1.7%
Robot Unlock is an open-ended puzzle game with 75+ levels. Design your own solutions and optimize them for speed, instructions or space and compare with other players. Create your own levels, challenge other players and solve community made ones.
Why similar: Programming 47.5% ★, Automation 26.2%, Logic 10.7%, Education 6.5%, Simulation 6.3%
Build the most advanced operating system ever created! Can you master the fictional simulation language of this mind-bending machine? Design circuits, automate UBITS (coloured mobile data blocks), and optimize your system. The Admin is always watching, and he’s not what he seems.
Why similar: Programming 45.6% ★, Automation 24%, Logic 8.1%, Simulation 6.6%, Education 6.4%
Build, debug and optimize a computer network in an underground facility.
Why similar: Programming 39.3% ★, Automation 21.8%, Logic 12.3%, Nonlinear 7%, Exploration 6.4%
U.V.S. Nirmana is a engineering puzzle game from Coincidence, the creators of Kaizen: A Factory Story and the inventors of the Zach-like. Set off on the Unreturning Void Ship Nirmana as it continues a journey of uncountable eons toward the edge of the universe.
Why similar: Programming 59.8% ★, Automation 12.9%, Logic 12.9%, Simulation 3%, Relaxing 2.9%
Program a robot and save the hostages! Use guns, lasers, explosions, and even the environment in this tactical programming puzzle game. No prior programming knowledge required.
Why similar: Programming 69.7% ★, Logic 15.9%, Simulation 11.9%, Singleplayer 1.7%, Indie 0.8%
If you are interested in programming, you will like the game. You will play an engineer, use the mouse to drag various instructions to write programs, and let them run normally to meet the requirements of the boss. Some levels test your logic ability very much. Please think carefully before you act.
Why similar: Programming 62.5% ★, Logic 14.2%, Simulation 11.4%, Education 7.8%, 2D 2.5%
TIS-100 is an open-ended programming game by Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem and Infinifactory, in which you rewrite corrupted code segments to repair the TIS-100 and unlock its secrets. It’s the assembly language programming game you never asked for!
Why similar: Programming 79.5% ★, Automation 6.2%, Logic 6.2%, Simulation 4.2%, Education 2.3%
Use the MOLEK-SYNTEZ to create small molecules with various pharmacological effects from the comfort of your small Romanian apartment.
Why similar: Programming 56% ★, Automation 24.2%, Simulation 12.8%, Logic 3.9%, Singleplayer 1.8%
Place instructions on a grid, plan the path, and let the machine follow your logic. CodeGrid is a programming puzzle game with no traditional coding required—use simple commands to build loops, conditions, and data processing, then create increasingly complex programs within a limited space.
Why similar: Programming 50.6% ★, Automation 27.3%, Logic 10.2%, Education 7.9%, 2D 2.3%
SysOps Saga is a simulation game that puts you in the shoes of a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), managing the intricate web of software, security, and hardware to keep digital systems running. Developed by a FAANG veteran, this game offers an immersive and educational experience for IT enthusiasts.
Why similar: Programming 45.2% ★, Automation 29.5%, Logic 11.1%, Simulation 8.2%, Education 5.2%
Star Stuff is a deceptively cute programming puzzle game. Program and work alongside bots to tackle the most important (and undoubtedly safest) task in the galaxy: fixing a star factory. Ready for your first day on the job?
Why similar: Programming 46.3% ★, Automation 27.4%, Logic 10.3%, Relaxing 8.3%, Atmospheric 2.6%
Hexahedra is a puzzle game about beautiful efficiency. Design, program, and optimize factories to build cubes, used galaxy-wide as crates, satellite housing, even chic coffins. Rewind the action to hunt for improvements. Compete with friends, and help a tiny octopus with a nightmare family visit.
Why similar: Programming 48.4% ★, Automation 25.1%, Logic 13.3%, Education 6.8%, Simulation 5.2%
Crayon Computer is a 2D physics-based open-ended programming puzzle game. (if you call that programming)
Why similar: Programming 59.2% ★, Automation 23%, Simulation 7.4%, Education 4.3%, Casual 3.5%
Sublime Element is a logic-based automation game, where you build and program mechanisms to combine elements and create new ones.
Why similar: Programming 44.4% ★, Automation 26.4%, Logic 11.6%, Relaxing 6.9%, Atmospheric 5.9%
In Code World you control the robot that can walk around the world and send messages to devices. Every device reacts on those messages according to its code. You will have to read this code, understand what messages to send and write your own code.
Why similar: Programming 49.6% ★, Automation 24.5%, Logic 8.9%, Education 7.6%, Simulation 5.3%
Dive into SirKwitz: a beginner-friendly edutainment game that makes learning programming easy & fun! Explore 28 puzzles across four topics to master the very core concepts behind programming and develop your problem-solving skills. Ideal for those that think coding & programming are scary words!
Why similar: Programming 47.3% ★, Automation 18.5%, Logic 12.6%, Education 10.8%, Simulation 7.9%
Program and optimize a drone to automate a farm and watch it do the work for you. Collect resources to unlock better technology and become the most efficient farmer in the world. Improve your problem solving and coding skills.
Why similar: Programming 55.2% ★, Automation 22.9%, Logic 8.8%, Education 6.7%, Simulation 3.5%
Gary will do exactly what you tell him. Write code to grow unusual plants, solve increasingly complex problems, and build a garden that runs itself. Unlock new tools, expand your operation, and put a team of robots to work.
Why similar: Programming 49.8% ★, Automation 25.4%, Logic 10.4%, Education 5.2%, Simulation 4.5%
Program robots in Python to collect the resources scattered across each planet. You never control them directly. You write the code, hit run, and watch it work. No programming experience needed, just learn as you play.
Why similar: Programming 47.4% ★, Automation 25.6%, Logic 11.2%, Education 8.2%, Simulation 4.9%
Write real code in a Python-like language to control one machine that copies itself. Then watch a thousand copies of your program eat a world. A single-player programming incremental game about self-replicating machines.
Why similar: Programming 52.1% ★, Automation 26.6%, Logic 10.9%, Simulation 9%, Indie 0.9%
Alan's Automaton Workshop is an open-ended programming puzzle game. Start a new business with Alan Turing and his groundbreaking innovation: the Turing Machine. Build unique automatons, and solve all kinds of problems from clients.
Why similar: Programming 47.1% ★, Automation 25.2%, Logic 10.8%, Education 9%, Simulation 5.1%
A programming puzzle game where you step into the role of a gameplay programmer, write code to build the core mechanics of a wide variety of games, and solve increasingly challenging development problems.
Why similar: Programming 57.2% ★, Logic 14.3%, Automation 13.8%, Simulation 5.8%, Education 4.3%
An atmospheric horror, exploration and automation game all set in the dim halls of an apartment building
Why similar: Programming 45.8% ★, Automation 26.9%, Logic 13.3%, Atmospheric 5.9%, Dark 4.4%
