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 Manifold Garden on Steam are Antichamber, Disoriented, Dreaming Sarah, Kairo, NaissanceE. They rank highest because their Steam community tags overlap most with Manifold Garden's — shared tags include Abstract, Surreal, Nonlinear.
How are games like Manifold Garden chosen?
Every game is described by the tags Steam players vote on it. Rare, specific tags such as Abstract, Surreal, Nonlinear count far more than catch-all ones like "Indie" or "Singleplayer", and each game is scored on how closely its whole tag profile matches Manifold Garden's. Popularity never affects the ranking.
