Matches come from the tags Steam players vote on each game, weighted so a rare tag counts for far more than one that sits on half the store. A game's popularity never moves it up this list.
The closest matches to Quadrilateral Cowboy on Steam are Else Heart.Break(), Grey Hack, Hack 'n' Slash, EXAPUNKS, Uplink. They rank highest because their Steam community tags overlap most with Quadrilateral Cowboy's — shared tags include Programming, Hacking, Cyberpunk.
How are games like Quadrilateral Cowboy chosen?
Every game is described by the tags Steam players vote on it. Rare, specific tags such as Programming, Hacking, Cyberpunk count far more than catch-all ones like "Indie" or "Singleplayer", and each game is scored on how closely its whole tag profile matches Quadrilateral Cowboy's. Popularity never affects the ranking.
