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 Baba Is You on Steam are SpaceChem, Stephen's Sausage Roll, Turing Complete, Opus Magnum, Hexcells Plus. They rank highest because their Steam community tags overlap most with Baba Is You's — shared tags include Programming, Logic, Puzzle.
How are games like Baba Is You chosen?
Every game is described by the tags Steam players vote on it. Rare, specific tags such as Programming, Logic, Puzzle count far more than catch-all ones like "Indie" or "Singleplayer", and each game is scored on how closely its whole tag profile matches Baba Is You's. Popularity never affects the ranking.
