Make it indie!
Claw your way through the abyss of the mind and survive the horrors that stalk you as you attempt to survive seven days as... an Indie Developer.
53% of 421 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
Games like Bold Ideas
Looking for that same surreal and minimalist spark as Bold Ideas? Browse these games for your next favorite.
IDEA
IDEA is a game about discovering and sharing. Explore gorgeous landscapes, roll down highways and stumble upon welcoming cottages and abandoned dumpsters. Help your ideas find their way – and share them with the world when they stop, before beginning your journey anew.
Surreal, Relaxing, Colorful
58% of 26 Steam reviews are positive$9.99Make it indie!
Claw your way through the abyss of the mind and survive the horrors that stalk you as you attempt to survive seven days as... an Indie Developer.
Surreal, Funny
53% of 421 Steam reviews are positive$0.99Everything
Everything is a reality simulation where every object is a playable character, from animals and rocks to planets and galaxies. Shrink from outer space down to atoms, gather herds of fellow things, and let Alan Watts' narration and a rich score wash over you. No goals, no scores, no way to lose. Just a universe to roll around in.
Surreal, Minimalist, Chaotic
83% of 3,207 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 7$14.99ACTION SANDBOX
A physics sandbox game for people who like to play with digital toys. Create, control toys and define your goals.
Chaotic, Funny, Relaxing
73% of 787 Steam reviews are positive$9.99God Simulator
Take on the role of God and create your own world as you see it!
Relaxing, Colorful
26% of 27 Steam reviews are positive$4.99Imagine Lifetimes
Satirical, short and simple point-and-click "simulation" game about the meaninglessness of life.
Surreal, Minimalist, Funny
64% of 126 Steam reviews are positive$5.99Borıng.
The best worst game on Steam.
Funny
83% of 388 Steam reviews are positiveFreeSolar 2
You start as a small asteroid and end as a black hole, if you feel like it. Absorb rocks, grow planets, watch life arise and build fleets, or just drift through an infinite abstract universe. A sandbox with weird humor, a great soundtrack and no rules except gravity.
Surreal, Minimalist, Chaotic
91% of 1,578 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$9.99SUPER BUILD
Build, design, and explore your own fantasy world using over 1000+ items, in this relaxing sandbox game. No missions, no objectives, no timers. Just stress-free building, exploration, and good vibes.
Relaxing, Colorful
80% of 227 Steam reviews are positive$14.99WorldBox - God Simulator
WorldBox is a pixel-art god simulator and sandbox where you paint continents, settle humans, orcs, elves and dwarves, then watch kingdoms rise, sail away, rebel and fall. Shape traits, cultures and laws or erase it all with lightning, plague and Crabzilla. It rewards tinkering, watching and retelling what just happened.
Chaotic, Funny, Relaxing
95% of 52,125 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2,082$19.99A Simple job
💼 A simple task: Don’t press the red button. Sounds easy? 😏 Featuring an annoying voice, absurd endings, and too many achievements. Free. Pointless. Glorious. 🤡🔴
Surreal, Minimalist, Chaotic
95% of 532 Steam reviews are positiveFreeDo Not Press The Button (Or You'll Delete The Multiverse)
A first-person, narrative-driven game featuring The Developer, who questions, taunts, and tests you at every turn. You shouldn’t press the button, but you’ll want to. You will have control, and you will have none. Power is in your hands... or is it? Inspired by classic narrative driven games.
Surreal, Chaotic, Funny
68% of 101 Steam reviews are positive$13.99
Cheaper than Bold Ideas
Indie Dream
This is just the story of a young and naive indie dev.
84% of 77 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
Game Builder Tycoon
In Game Builder Tycoon, begin as an indie game developer. Personalize your character, craft hit games, manage marketing, research stuff and manage a…
73% of 157 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$9.99
Nothing
Prepare your body, to do nothing for a few hours.
93% of 143 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$1.49
The Lands of Dream
A cycle of adventure games set in the Lands of Dream, including The Sea Will Claim Everything.
96% of 190 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
Rock Simulator
Be a rock, soak in nature sounds, unlock new landscapes and collect skins while absolutely nothing is asked of you.
94% of 1,659 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 13$1.99
Awe
Awe is a god-game about expressing one’s creativity by shaping and building planets’ ecosystems in a soothing and relaxing ambiance carried by…
72% of 205 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
THE CORRIDOR
Walk down a corridor, press the button, and deal with what the game thinks about that.
94% of 3,032 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Seen
A lonely boy runs through a grey, hostile world with nothing but a cat and his hope.
91% of 9,345 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$0.99
Loot Box Quest
The spiritual successor to DLC Quest! Earn that sense of pride and accomplishment in the way that only repetitive clicking can deliver.
92% of 479 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
TEST RELEASE DO NOT BUY !!!
Do not Wishlist this game. There is nothing here.
93% of 140 Steam reviews are positive$1.39
Hidden gems like Bold Ideas
A Simple job
💼 A simple task: Don’t press the red button. Sounds easy? 😏 Featuring an annoying voice, absurd endings, and too many achievements. Free. Pointless.
95% of 532 Steam reviews are positiveFree
How to Make an Atomic Bomb in Your Garden
Turn your backyard and a pile of household junk into a very theoretical bomb, one absurd errand at a time.
89% of 2,184 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 9$11.69
Lucid Blocks
Gather, craft and build your way through plastic cities and grassy voids, where recipes stay hidden and the night is not always kind.
93% of 4,946 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 107$9.99
SWOLLEN TO BURSTING UNTIL I AM DISAPPEARING ON PURPOSE
SWOLLEN TO BURSTING is a weirdo RPG in which something is very wrong.
96% of 354 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Escape From Lavender Island
Explore a dream that refuses to end. As Zede Aksis, wander a surreal city that feels both alive and liminal, filled with digital citizens and absurd…
97% of 207 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Black Screen
This game is nothing more than a black image covering the entire screen area, without the presence of any incentives.
86% of 279 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3Free
Title_Pending
Congratulations! You've been hired by an up and coming Game Development Studio to play-test their New Game (which as of now does not have a title).
95% of 423 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
STANDBOX
Poke a wobbling ragdoll with tools, slow time, and watch the chaos unfold across three colorful maps.
90% of 2,966 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 17$7.99
Idle Guy: Life Simulator games
Study, work, date and bowl your way up a funny, relaxed life where every choice about your climb is yours.
73% of 804 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 57Free
nothing_matters
A short point & click narrative adventure inspired by the real life experience of a struggling solo indie game developer.
84% of 227 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Bum Simulator
Scavenge the streets, build a home out of scraps and let a fully upgraded pigeon flock loose on the neighborhood.
88% of 4,684 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 19$19.99
Newest games like Bold Ideas
Fantasy World Manager
Shape a living fantasy realm, then step back and watch heroes, factions and creatures carry on without you.
72% of 136 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
Entitled
Finally, a game you deserve! It's entirely up to you whether you save the princess or rob the bank. But can you actually find a way to make it happen?
65% of 43 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
How to Make an Atomic Bomb in Your Garden
Turn your backyard and a pile of household junk into a very theoretical bomb, one absurd errand at a time.
89% of 2,184 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 9$11.69
TEST RELEASE DO NOT BUY !!!
Do not Wishlist this game. There is nothing here.
93% of 140 Steam reviews are positive$1.39
Lucid Blocks
Gather, craft and build your way through plastic cities and grassy voids, where recipes stay hidden and the night is not always kind.
93% of 4,946 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 107$9.99
Idle Guy: Life Simulator games
Study, work, date and bowl your way up a funny, relaxed life where every choice about your climb is yours.
73% of 804 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 57Free
A Simple job
💼 A simple task: Don’t press the red button. Sounds easy? 😏 Featuring an annoying voice, absurd endings, and too many achievements. Free. Pointless.
95% of 532 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Mystopia
Mystopia is a relaxing creative sandbox game where you build unique little worlds by fulfilling the wishes of charming creatures.
68% of 28 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Do Not Press The Button (Or You'll Delete The Multiverse)
A first-person, narrative-driven game featuring The Developer, who questions, taunts, and tests you at every turn.
68% of 101 Steam reviews are positive$13.99
Game Builder Tycoon
In Game Builder Tycoon, begin as an indie game developer. Personalize your character, craft hit games, manage marketing, research stuff and manage a…
73% of 157 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$9.99
Thought Experiment Simulator
This is a stupid game that might include Trolley Problem, Ship of Theseus, Brain in a Vat, Infinite Monkey, Sisyphus, Prisoner's Dilemma…
81% of 631 Steam reviews are positive$4.99