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 Cogs on Steam are Puzzle Dimension, Toki Tori, The Howler, Eets Munchies, Vessel. They rank highest because their Steam community tags overlap most with Cogs's, and shared tags include Puzzle, Casual, Logic.
How are games like Cogs chosen?
Every game is described by the tags Steam players vote on it. Rare, specific tags such as Puzzle, Casual, Logic count far more than catch-all ones like "Indie" or "Singleplayer", and each game is scored on how closely its whole tag profile matches Cogs's. Popularity never affects the ranking.
