60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Simulation, Education, Sandbox, Singleplayer.
Build a robot from real parts — solenoids, gears, connecting rods — wire it up, and figure out why it won't turn yet. Nothing here is faked: the current is really computed, and every breakdown has a cause you can find.
Sediment
A pixel-physics sandbox. Fifty materials, and every one of them is physics: sand finds its angle, water freezes, lava crusts into stone, gunpowder blows. Build your own materials and worlds, and share them in the Workshop.
World of Contraptions
World of Contraptions is a physics-based building game in which you build the most varied contraptions to solve the most diverse types of puzzles. Win dozens of levels with different types of obstacles. Design the best contraption for each challenge using a giant collection of blocks.
A pixel-physics sandbox. Fifty materials, and every one of them is physics: sand finds its angle, water freezes, lava crusts into stone, gunpowder blows. Build your own materials and worlds, and share them in the Workshop.
Why similar: Automation 23.8%, Education 19.8%, Sandbox 16.2%, Science 14.9%, Building 13.7%
World of Contraptions is a physics-based building game in which you build the most varied contraptions to solve the most diverse types of puzzles. Win dozens of levels with different types of obstacles. Design the best contraption for each challenge using a giant collection of blocks.
Why similar: Science 17.5%, Robots 15.5%, Automation 15%, Education 14.4%, Building 11.9%
RoboCo is a sandbox game about designing and building robots to serve the needs of squishy, hapless humans in the world of tomorrow!
Why similar: Education 23.4%, Robots 21.5%, Building 17.5%, Sandbox 17.1%, Physics 10.9%
A physics sandbox of our Solar System. Fly the planets, change orbits, and watch Earth freeze, boil, or take a hit. Spawn worlds, cross Roche limits, and inspect atmospheres, magnetospheres, rings, and stellar heatmaps.
Why similar: Education 30.1%, Science 26.3%, Sandbox 19.7%, Physics 11.2%, Simulation 9.6%
Gas reaction simulator. Build the ultimate jet engine, solve puzzles, or just make everything explode!
Why similar: Education 28.4%, Science 25.2%, Sandbox 18.5%, Automation 9.9%, Simulation 8.7%
Industrial Robotics Training : handle a 6-axis industrial robot and share my job
Why similar: Robots 31%, Education 29.5%, Automation 26.8%, Simulation 8.7%, 3D 3%
A casual 2.5D physics oriented game about building unorthodox contraptions to solve puzzles with a variety of items at disposal
Why similar: Science 25.8%, Education 25.7%, Sandbox 16.4%, Building 16%, Physics 9.4%
Tinker with circuits or program a robot in your dream workshop. Open up the door of your workshop and meet your community in Wijita: City of Makers.
Why similar: Education 19.9%, Science 19%, Robots 17.8%, Building 14.1%, Sandbox 14%
Create physics-based sea creatures and discover evolution through surprising challenges! Control, test, and share your creatures made with our flexible building system! Evolution is full of quirky surprises, can you be more creative than nature it self?
Why similar: Science 23%, Education 18.1%, Sandbox 14.3%, Automation 12.8%, Building 11.9%
You’re the designer, engineer and architect if you can imagine it you can create it! Construct robots of any shape or size from eight-legged spider bots to eerie UFO contraptions.
Why similar: Science 17.5%, Automation 15.1%, Education 15%, Robots 14.5%, Sandbox 11.6%
This is a serious game. Made for educational purposes. It was made in order to enable students to understand the high school chemistry curriculum and to provide equality of opportunity.
Why similar: Education 34.9%, Science 28.3%, Sandbox 17.3%, Physics 9.8%, Simulation 8%
With just a few sliders you can make beautiful structures from millions of little creatures following each other.
Why similar: Education 35.4%, Automation 29.9%, Sandbox 19.9%, Simulation 10.4%, Colorful 3.6%
PLC Ladder Logic programming simulator.
Why similar: Education 38.6%, Automation 36.1%, Physics 12%, Simulation 5.7%, Colorful 2.9%
This program simulates astrophysics, allowing the creation of stellar systems in the void and the experience of being one of the celestial bodies.
Why similar: Education 30.7%, Science 30.5%, Physics 13.6%, Sandbox 8.4%, Building 7.3%
Build working robots by wiring visual signal graphs, then watch, diagnose, and tune them in deterministic simulations. Grow a repair shop from its first piston to PID control, autonomous navigation, robot arms, and a walking humanoid.
Why similar: Automation 22.4%, Education 20.9%, Robots 20.3%, Science 15.9%, Building 10.6%
Real gears that don't slip in a mechanical invention sandbox. Build freely with resizable parts and shapes, overcome physics challenges, and follow kit instructions. Unleash your engineering creativity with intricate clockwork contraptions, steam-powered systems, and fully functional circuits.
Why similar: Science 19.2%, Education 17.3%, Automation 15.1%, Sandbox 12.5%, Building 12%
Join Aggi and dive into a world that lies just out of sight. Customize your own cell and see it thrive in a vibrant ecosystem. Discover a wide variety of organisms like you've never seen before. And learn real science in a playful and relaxed environment.
Why similar: Science 39.3%, Education 32.8%, Sandbox 15.5%, Simulation 6.6%, Colorful 3.7%
A rocket engine design sim with real physics. Wire pumps, injectors and nozzles on a node graph, set the numbers, and test fire. Live graphs and 3D hardware answer every change. Fourteen guided missions with a senior engineer, or free build. Recreate the Merlin 1D, or build one that shouldn't work.
Why similar: Science 22.4%, Education 21.1%, Automation 16.6%, Sandbox 14.3%, Physics 9.7%
Design increasingly complex computation units powered by high pressure steam. From switches to steam based computers, all in a world of analogue pressure devices. Use previous designs to solve further challenges, unravel the mystery of the missing steam and discover a new field of science.
Why similar: Automation 23.3%, Science 20.7%, Education 20.3%, Building 13.5%, Sandbox 13%
A physics sandbox built on real chemistry. Drop 674 materials into a falling-sand world and watch them react, burn, freeze and explode. Then wire circuits, test wings in a wind tunnel, or split light through lenses — alone or with friends online.
Why similar: Science 33.1%, Sandbox 23.1%, Building 20.5%, Physics 12%, Simulation 6.2%
Edd-E is a pixel-art game maker with custom visual scripting and publishing platform. Create games and Publish them with just one click. Play games from other creators or edit them. Learn programming and game development!
Why similar: Education 26%, Automation 21.7%, Sandbox 19.5%, Robots 12.6%, Building 12.4%
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: Education 32.7%, Automation 26.1%, Science 23.1%, Physics 8.4%, Simulation 8%
Command modular mechs in Typhon, a sci-fi tactical strategy game where you outthink rivals by scripting your bots with Python. Customize, adapt, and evolve your forces in real time in the hostile alien world of AEGIS IVb to dominate the battlefield.
Why similar: Education 19.6%, Automation 18.8%, Science 18.7%, Robots 15.1%, Sandbox 11.7%
Enjoy playing with gears? Gearplexed is a constructive problem-solving game with a variety of gear-based puzzles ranging from opening gates to building factories. Build gears to get the right amount of speed or torque to the target gears and be careful not to lock up your gear train.
Why similar: Education 29.4%, Automation 26.9%, Building 18.4%, Physics 11.4%, Science 8.3%
Nuclear fission simulator. Control A nuclear reactor, balancing Uranium fissile material. The game features a oversimplified reactor and the R.B.M.K Reactor in Chernobyl.
Why similar: Education 45.8%, Sandbox 24.9%, Physics 14.3%, Simulation 13.4%, Singleplayer 1.6%
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: Automation 23%, Education 21.2%, Science 19.4%, Sandbox 15.9%, Building 12.4%
A 2D creative sandbox where every tile is a tiny machine. Inspired by Redstone, LEGO, and Tabletop Simulator. One ruleset - Infinite possibilities. Create, experiment, and play solo or with friends.
Why similar: Automation 23%, Science 20.6%, Education 19.3%, Sandbox 15.5%, Building 12.9%
"Falling sand" style particle sandbox, now with circuits and stickmen!
Why similar: Education 21.1%, Science 18.7%, Automation 17.2%, Sandbox 16.5%, Building 10.3%
A VR sci-fi sandbox game where you can put your skills to the test to build crazy inventions, with mechanics analogous to real-life electrical engineering.
Why similar: Science 24.5%, Education 21.6%, Sandbox 15.2%, Building 14.7%, Robots 11.9%
Snacktorio is a level-based cooking automation game where you build & scale food production lines to feed the beasts threatening to consume your world. Manage strange ingredients across sprawling cooking factories to keep the monsters fed while you uncover what's stirring their growing appetites...
Why similar: Automation 26.4%, Education 21.6%, Science 16.9%, Building 14.9%, Sandbox 12.3%
Place items freely in a virtual space, harness the laws of physics, and build your own Rube Goldberg-style contraptions. Design your contraption, press the Action Button, and enjoy the thrill of watching it come to life. A built-in Stage Editor lets you create your own original stages.
Why similar: Automation 27.8%, Sandbox 17.8%, Education 17.4%, Building 13.9%, Physics 12.5%
Terraform Inc is a game to build a reliable physics-based delivery network. You will get new planets, add enhancements in transit, then deliver to buyers. Construct elaborate designs to prove your ingenuity. Choose your friends wisely, working to earn respect and unlock even further opportunities.
Why similar: Automation 32.8%, Building 24.4%, Sandbox 17.1%, Physics 14.7%, Simulation 6.6%
Control gravity, orbit around black holes, and have fun mastering physics with your car in space! With this educational puzzle game, only your genius and your analytical skills can get you out of trouble after a painful car crash on the Moon!
Why similar: Science 37%, Education 36.7%, Physics 13.8%, Sandbox 7.4%, 3D 1.9%
The original physics building game is now on PC! Use minimal tools to build an infinite variety of puzzle-solving machines. Featuring over 70 THOUSAND user-generated levels, and includes the sequel Fantastic Contraption Classic 2!
Why similar: Building 23%, Education 22.9%, Physics 17.6%, Sandbox 14.9%, Automation 12.6%
Transform your childhood home as you build brilliant factories and forge lifelong friendships, then reach for the skies and finally finish your family's dream - your mother's precious rocket ship. Roll up your sleeves, it turns out that saving this town really IS rocket science!
Why similar: Automation 31.4%, Science 28.9%, Building 18.7%, Sandbox 16.2%, Colorful 3.1%
Use real Python code to automate machines, robots, drones and more: Program self-driving vehicles; crack passwords; apply machine learning; automate logistics; use image processing to guide missiles. Gain real coding skills and solve exciting bite-sized programming challenges.
Why similar: Automation 24.4%, Education 22.8%, Science 20.7%, Robots 18.2%, Physics 7.8%
Virtual Circuit Board is the sandbox drawing-based logic simulator where you can build, program, decorate, and simulate anything from simple monochrome circuits to complex and colorful computers. Play with digital logic in this sandbox-only experience.
Why similar: Education 24.6%, Automation 22.6%, Science 19.6%, Sandbox 12.6%, Building 11.8%
Build your own robot. Program your robots AI in the Visual Scripting logic editor. Compete against other people's robots in the ranked arena. Build the strongest and smartest robot and win.
Why similar: Automation 23.1%, Education 20.2%, Robots 17.7%, Sandbox 13.6%, Building 12.5%
Program a crew of tiny robots to turn a frozen planet into a living world. Connect visual code blocks, automate crafting, and build a workforce that fuels itself. Keep the heat flowing, refine your machines, and watch your ideas come to life.
Why similar: Education 29.5%, Automation 27.7%, Robots 20.6%, Sandbox 16.8%, Simulation 3.3%
You input any function to guide the red ball on the xy-plane to the goal.
Why similar: Education 35.6%, Science 22.1%, Physics 16.7%, Building 16.3%, Simulation 6.9%
Let Them Fall is a dynamic puzzle-strategy game. Transport objects using conveyor belts to the target zone. With each level, the game gets tougher with diverse shapes, colors, and limited space on procedurally generated maps. Will you take up the challenge?
Why similar: Automation 33.2%, Sandbox 22.8%, Building 18.2%, Simulation 10.6%, Physics 7.5%
Build the digital machines you've always dreamed of! With some patience, love for digital electronics, and a good amount of problem-solving skills, you can create any combinational or sequential circuit in no time, thanks to the user-friendly interface and integrated voxel-editing tools.
Why similar: Education 23.9%, Automation 22.2%, Science 19.8%, Sandbox 14%, Building 13.1%
Cine Tracer 2 is a cinematography visualization app used for pre-production for live action productions.
Why similar: Education 39.6%, Building 27.6%, Sandbox 18.6%, Simulation 9.5%, 3D 3.8%
Make your dream cars a reality with Automation’s unparalleled car and engine design tools. Gain a competitive edge through smart engineering and business decisions to help you build an automotive empire. Will you become an industry leader, or just a footnote in automotive history?
Why similar: Building 18.8%, Education 17%, Science 16.6%, Automation 16.3%, Sandbox 16.2%
Harvest Slime Monster eggs for the Alchemists. Buy equipment to automate the process and combine Slimes into new types for more profit and to explore deeper into the dungeon.
Why similar: Automation 55.5%, Sandbox 30.8%, Simulation 8.6%, 3D 3.6%, Singleplayer 1.6%
This is a metalworking workshop simulator. He enters the industry and works as a skilled worker. Manage robotic islands. Drive the forklift and procure the raw material. Make a difference with your muscle strength and experience.
Why similar: Robots 36.8%, Automation 35.2%, Physics 12.4%, Simulation 9.4%, 3D 3.8%
Dive into a world of creation and discovery, where each element combines to form new ones. Experiment freely in this interactive sandbox. But be careful: every combination has its consequences..
Why similar: Science 31.5%, Education 25.4%, Sandbox 21.6%, Physics 12.7%, Simulation 5.9%
A professional-grade road design sim built on real-world maps. Recreate complex interchanges and iconic highways 1:1, engineer custom solutions with real workflows, and drive what you design.
Why similar: Education 23%, Science 20.6%, Automation 18.2%, Sandbox 13.8%, Building 11%
Factory Life is a factory simulation from a worker’s perspective, where you start alone in a small garage and grow into a modern manufacturing operation inspired by real-world production hubs. Build products, manage your team, and scale up through smart automation.
Why similar: Automation 31.2%, Education 26.5%, Sandbox 18.5%, Building 14.6%, Simulation 6%
Large scale computer redstone! Taking computer redstone to the next level with 24bit color screens, keyboard inputs, powerful tools like copy pasting, saving blueprints, modifying simulation speed and more, all ready to be used.
Why similar: Education 40.9%, Sandbox 23%, Automation 21.8%, Simulation 11.9%, Indie 1.4%
Grow real plants in your own microgravity cube-sat terrarium. Build, prune, water, harvest, and learn botany through a simulation based on real behavior.
Why similar: Science 25.4%, Sandbox 22.1%, Education 21.2%, Building 13.8%, Simulation 9.6%
Billion Egg Farm is a first-person automation game where you put chickens to work laying eggs and build production lines for eggs, meat, and processed goods.
Why similar: Automation 37.9%, Building 20.7%, Sandbox 19.5%, Physics 14.3%, Simulation 4.1%
Bring to life anything you can imagine from rockets and airplanes to cars and more. Automate them with a visual programming language. Explore 3D planets and make your own. Share your creations online. Complete contracts, conquer milestones, and unlock technology in the newly added Career Mode.
Why similar: Science 23.4%, Education 20.2%, Automation 17.7%, Building 14.2%, Sandbox 11.5%
Every chip is a PNG image. Draw circuits where wire length and timing actually matter.
Why similar: Education 23.6%, Automation 22.3%, Science 18.3%, Sandbox 16.7%, Building 12.7%
Discover the world of electronics by fixing your hamster’s RC plane. Build real circuits, solve increasingly challenging engineering puzzles, and learn how electronic devices actually work. This wholesome circuitry sim lets you electrocute your hamster without authorities getting involved.
Why similar: Education 24.4%, Science 21.9%, Automation 20.1%, Sandbox 13.7%, Building 12%
This fun and engaging molecule builder will help you test out your chemistry knowledge. Feeling rusty? This experience helps users and students to: - Determine how atoms in a molecule bond - Determine the geometric shape of the molecule - Determine the polarity of the molecule
Why similar: Education 52.9%, Building 25.7%, Science 12.9%, Simulation 8.5%
Falling-sand sandbox game with 500+ elements, chemistry, fire, life, food, and anything you can imagine.
Why similar: Science 30.9%, Education 27.8%, Sandbox 19.3%, Building 15%, Simulation 3.4%
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.
Why similar: Science 28.6%, Sandbox 20.2%, Education 17.1%, Building 13.4%, Physics 12.3%
Sculpt planets and landscapes, watch water and climate respond, and compare two versions of the same world. Import heightmaps, draw mountain ranges, and export flat terrain to Minecraft Java. Explore Earth, ancient continents and distant worlds at your own pace.
Why similar: Science 30%, Education 25.3%, Sandbox 21.2%, Physics 12.1%, Simulation 5.8%
