Games Like Nick's Saturday Morning Games (NSMG)

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: Game Development 35.3% ★, Programming 32.7% ★, Automation 11.2%, Logic 10.9%, Puzzle 6.3%

Retro Gadgets is a sandbox where you build, code, and customize gadgets inspired by old-school electronics.

Why similar: Game Development 30% ★, Automation 22.2%, Programming 18.3% ★, Puzzle 6.1%, Logic 5.8%

Mnemonimov is a fantasy console where you program in ASSEMBLY like in the 80s. Build anything from games to operating systems and understand how computers work at a low level.

Why similar: Game Development 26.6% ★, Programming 25.5% ★, Automation 18.6%, Logic 8.1%, 1990's 5.3%

It's a small spatial programming puzzle game.

Why similar: Programming 36% ★, Automation 25.5%, Logic 11.4%, Retro 8.7%, Puzzle 7.7%

Monster-taming turn-based RPG. Explore Nyoo Owtearowa to befriend Notemon, build them a home, investigate the recent Notemon aggression, help the townsfolk and discover everything that awaits you in this delightful and mysterious New Zealand-inspired place.

Why similar: Game Development 33.3% ★, Programming 27.1% ★, Side Scroller 8.5%, Retro 7.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%

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 42.4% ★, Automation 32.2%, Puzzle 12.8%, Logic 9.9%, Indie 1.4%

Brain busting puzzles to drive you loopy. Set up to 8 instructions that loop infinitely to reach the exit. Jump over obstacles and pitfalls, and use walls to your advantage. All Easy, Medium and Hard puzzles unlocked, so attempt them in any order.

Why similar: Programming 42.5% ★, Logic 17.8%, Puzzle 13.6%, Retro 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%

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 36.2% ★, Automation 26.1%, Idler 15.8%, Logic 8.5%, Casual 4%

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 35.5% ★, Automation 24.2%, Logic 12.5%, Puzzle 9.4%, Retro 8%

[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 36.6% ★, Automation 33.1%, Logic 13.5%, Puzzle 8.8%, Casual 3.6%

Visual Programming Puzzle game inspired by Spacechem and other Zachtronics games.

Why similar: Programming 36.2% ★, Automation 33.9%, Logic 14.4%, Puzzle 9.1%, Casual 2.5%

An atmospheric horror, exploration and automation game all set in the dim halls of an apartment building

Why similar: Programming 32.3% ★, Automation 27%, Logic 12.5%, Retro 8.1%, Old School 7.2%

Missing Features: 2D is a platformer game that, as the name implies, the features are missing! Look how crazy!

Why similar: Game Development 33.5% ★, Programming 27.1% ★, Retro 7.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%, 1990's 7.1%

Manipulate the world around you by editing source code in an adventure game about a burnt out indie game developer's quest to fulfill a lifelong dream.

Why similar: Game Development 31.7% ★, Programming 30.9% ★, Logic 12.7%, Side Scroller 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%

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 48.1% ★, Automation 35.4%, Puzzle 9.8%, Casual 4.6%, 2D 1.5%

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 40.6% ★, Automation 25.4%, Puzzle 10.5%, Logic 10.1%, Retro 5%

BUILD CIRCUITS. WRITE CODE. RTFM.

Why similar: Programming 54.3% ★, Automation 26.9%, Logic 10.4%, Puzzle 7.1%, Indie 0.7%

Great Permutator is a puzzle. Hard and tricky. One in which you will have to build a complex system of conveyors and various devices so that the colored boxes can travel across the factory and arrive at right places and in right order. If you are into clever engineering puzzles, this game is for you.

Why similar: Programming 34.8% ★, Automation 28.8%, Logic 9.8%, Puzzle 8.8%, Retro 6.4%

Drag & Drop Various Action Blocks to Guide The Robot to The End of The Level!

Why similar: Programming 38.9% ★, Logic 15.9%, Side Scroller 12.8%, Puzzle 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%

A rich and challenging physics-based puzzle /logic /construction /programming game! Master ballistics, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, chemical and nuclear reactions, use automation bricks, build structures, machines, vehicles, produce power, solve puzzles, pierce the fog and defeat CHR$!

Why similar: Automation 34.5%, Programming 32.6% ★, Logic 10.2%, Puzzle 7.9%, Retro 6.3%

Visual programming. Design algorithms with intuitive flowcharts instead of typing code. Experiment with variables, build expressions, and see exactly how your logic flows. No syntax errors—just pure algorithmic thinking.

Why similar: Programming 30.6% ★, Game Development 15.2% ★, Logic 13.6%, Automation 13.1%, Old School 9%

Shaderland :: a creative-programming puzzle game :: wire up nodes // create world of pixels // guide polygonal creatures // learn computer graphics

Why similar: Programming 34.7% ★, Game Development 25% ★, Automation 20.4%, Logic 11.8%, Puzzle 6.3%

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 37.5% ★, Automation 22.2%, Game Development 16.1% ★, Logic 13.3%, Casual 4.6%

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 42.2% ★, Automation 32.9%, Puzzle 10.6%, Logic 6.2%, Casual 3.7%

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 38.7% ★, Automation 31.9%, Logic 13.7%, Puzzle 8.7%, Casual 3.2%

Bug Catcher is a lost Creature Collector where you solve bugs and catch Buggies. Rearrange the game's code to fix and catch over 100 Buggies, and explore the hidden secrets of an unreleased game. No programming knowledge required!

Why similar: Programming 36% ★, Game Development 29.5% ★, Puzzle 8.1%, Logic 8%, Pixel Graphics 6%

What kind of sparks will programming and factories create? Watching strings and numbers run on the conveyor belt, enjoy leisure time!!! Programming Factory is a factory puzzle game that now supports creative workshops and customizes your own puzzles!!!

Why similar: Programming 34.2% ★, Automation 31%, Logic 14.1%, Puzzle 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%

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 44.8% ★, Automation 20.2%, Logic 13.9%, Puzzle 11.7%, Casual 7.1%

Uncover your hidden programming talent! Code your own robots with simple instructions to explore 40+ logical based puzzles.

Why similar: Programming 41.3% ★, Automation 30.8%, Logic 13%, Puzzle 10%, 2D 3%

Help Dan The Dango be the best "Assistant to the Manager" he can be and build the best dango factory IN THE WORLD!!!

Why similar: Automation 41.6%, Retro 13%, Old School 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Casual 6.8%

An idler about collecting energy. Automate the collection process, manage your resources by transferring them between fields and buy awesome upgrades. For what? To get more energy!

Why similar: Automation 45.7%, Idler 32.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Casual 6.2%, 2D 2.3%

2D automation factory game, set in an chinese ancient fantasy world,play as a sigil Master,puzzle-solving, programming, optimize production to meet time, financial, or spatial constraints.

Why similar: Programming 38.9% ★, Automation 36%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, Puzzle 7.2%, Logic 7.1%

Tokyo holds the last remnants of human life. All our pilots are dead; you are our sole surviving AI. Commandeer a fleet of dormant mechas via an ancient backup protocol. Inject assembly code, optimize sparse memory, and achieve absolute annihilation. Never forget that The Cluster is observing you.

Why similar: Programming 43.8% ★, Automation 16.4%, Old School 9.3%, Puzzle 9%, Logic 8.4%

The whole game fits on one floppy disk. Write Python-style code to program repair patchers, reclaim a corrupting 1.44MB floppy sector by sector, and watch your programs bring 1,474,560 bytes back to life. Automation, unlocks, chiptunes — every byte hand-counted.

Why similar: Programming 38.9% ★, Automation 34.8%, Retro 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Old School 4.9%

Practice computer science algorithms offline, for job interviews or personal skill building: read a problem, write C, run the full test deck, and get a deterministic verdict with instruction counts and the output assembly language code on a fantasy RISC machine.

Why similar: Programming 32.5% ★, Game Development 24.4% ★, Automation 16.2%, Logic 10.1%, 1990's 7.7%

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 40.5% ★, Automation 29%, Logic 12.9%, Puzzle 9%, Pixel Graphics 3.1%

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 39.2% ★, Automation 30.4%, Logic 12.2%, Puzzle 10.6%, Casual 3.9%

If your're into logic, problem-solving and building complex systems, then this is a game for you. All the fun of creating systems, using a visual node language, without worring about written syntax of text based programming. Learn real programming skills much faster in a explosions packed battle.

Why similar: Programming 34.8% ★, Automation 28.7%, Idler 16.1%, Logic 10.7%, Puzzle 8.6%

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 35.5% ★, Automation 22.6%, Logic 13.1%, Retro 9.1%, Puzzle 7.7%

A game about building emulators! Implement your own NEEES core in JavaScript, get instant feedback with unit/video tests, build the graphics unit in real time, learn 6502 assembly, debug test ROMs, and have fun with the included homebrew games!

Why similar: Game Development 37.1% ★, Programming 36.5% ★, Logic 11.5%, Puzzle 6%, Retro 4.4%

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 37.1% ★, Automation 28.5%, Idler 11.9%, Logic 11.7%, Puzzle 7.6%

Pawn.OS() is a programming puzzle game where you use a custom scripting language to control a pawn on a grid. Solve 30 puzzles, learn logic step-by-step, and optimize your code to climb the leaderboard—even without any prior coding experience.

Why similar: Programming 39.8% ★, Automation 28.7%, Idler 17.3%, Puzzle 5.6%, Logic 4.6%

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 43.5% ★, Automation 25.7%, Idler 14.2%, Logic 9.5%, Puzzle 5.7%

Curious why gamers in the 80s were so addicted to NES games? Star Keeper will take you on a journey to experience the joy of staying up all night to beat this NES game!

Why similar: Flight 23.7%, Side Scroller 14.9%, Retro 13.6%, Shooter 12.4%, 1990's 11.2%

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 36.9% ★, Automation 30.8%, Logic 12.1%, Puzzle 8.2%, Family Friendly 6.7%

A programming puzzle game where you never control the snake directly. Instead, you build its behavior by connecting blocks, then press play and see if your logic works. Think like a programmer as you solve 70 puzzles, with 30 more coming soon.

Why similar: Programming 30.2% ★, Automation 18.9%, Puzzle 11.9%, Old School 9.1%, Retro 8.6%

you are a game developer who writes game code according to the tasks assigned by the company. You need to drag and drop nodes and connect them to build a complete behavioral logic!

Why similar: Programming 43% ★, Game Development 40.2% ★, Logic 13.7%, 2D 1.4%, Indie 1.1%

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 49.4% ★, Automation 15.2%, Logic 14.3%, Puzzle 10%, Pixel Graphics 4.9%

Direct your secret guild of tiny gnomes, hidden somewhere out in the forest, to manufacture products as efficiently as possible in this optimization-based puzzle game.

Why similar: Programming 38.1% ★, Automation 31%, Logic 14.6%, Puzzle 9.6%, Indie 6.7%

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 41.9% ★, Automation 31.7%, Logic 13.8%, Puzzle 11.3%, Indie 0.8%

Factoridling is an idle game about buying and upgrading Factories.

Why similar: Automation 41.6%, Idler 32.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Casual 12.3%, Singleplayer 1.2%

A byte-sized rogue-lite anti-shoot-em-up! Deflect and shoot down projectiles in 3 worlds of crazy bullet-heck action with semi-randomized room order and an upgrade system that provides a bevy of interesting ways to progress!

Why similar: Game Development 27.8% ★, Programming 19.7% ★, Shooter 10.8%, 1990's 9.9%, Logic 8.1%

A sci-fi management game where you build and optimize your computer's system from the ground up. Connect and configure interconnected nodes to efficiently download, process, and upload files. Manage your setup, solve system challenges, and become the ultimate system architect

Why similar: Automation 36.5%, Programming 31% ★, Idler 22%, Logic 8.8%, 2D 1.5%

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: Game Development 29% ★, Automation 24.6%, Programming 22.7% ★, Logic 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%

Solve programming puzzles on a fictional computer with radio-based communication and unique limitations. Competitively optimize to compete on leaderboards against friends and the global community.

Why similar: Programming 46.4% ★, Automation 18.3%, Logic 14.7%, Puzzle 9.6%, Retro 6.7%

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 40.3% ★, Automation 27.2%, Logic 12.7%, Retro 8%, Puzzle 8%

Sublime Element is a logic-based automation game, where you build and program mechanisms to combine elements and create new ones.

Why similar: Programming 36.3% ★, Automation 30.6%, Logic 12.7%, Puzzle 9.4%, Family Friendly 5.7%

An automation puzzle game in which the player must build factories to produce various shapes and patterns, as well as to perform more dynamic tasks - featuring a system of portals that allow one to cut apart and reconnect space in paradoxical - and productive - ways.

Why similar: Automation 38.9%, Programming 38.1% ★, Puzzle 12.6%, Family Friendly 5.4%, 2D 3.4%

Unleash your brainpower in Linkito and ignite the insurgency! Link, build, solve, defuse, and decode by using your logic. Craft your own challenges in the level editor or tackle community creations.

Why similar: Game Development 30.2% ★, Programming 26.9% ★, Automation 21.4%, Logic 11.6%, Puzzle 7.1%

A casual logic puzzle in the style of cellular automata. Features a 3D top down view and casual music. The objective is to place automaton cubes, hit play and by simulation of the cubes crush all the glass mushrooms.

Why similar: Automation 31.9%, Logic 24.4%, Idler 16.3%, Puzzle 14%, Casual 12.3%