Games like Beam Time
Games like Beam Time include Opus Magnum, Baba Is You, The Escapists, Papers, Please, and SHENZHEN I/O. We matched them by the tags players give Beam Time on Steam (Puzzle, Programming, Sandbox, Strategy, and 2D): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Opus Magnum
Shared: Puzzle · Programming · Simulation

Baba Is You
Shared: Puzzle · Pixel Graphics · Programming

The Escapists
Shared: Strategy · Pixel Graphics · 2D

Papers, Please
Shared: Simulation · Puzzle · Pixel Graphics

SHENZHEN I/O
Shared: Programming · Puzzle · Simulation

The Escapists 2
Shared: Strategy · Pixel Graphics · 2D

while True: learn()
Shared: Programming · Puzzle · Simulation

The Farmer Was Replaced
Shared: Programming · Puzzle · Logic

People Playground
Shared: Sandbox · 2D · Simulation

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
Shared: Sandbox · Simulation · Strategy

Infinifactory
Shared: Puzzle · Programming · Sandbox

Reus
Shared: Strategy · Sandbox · Simulation

Human Resource Machine
Shared: Puzzle · Programming · Simulation

Bridge Constructor Portal
Shared: Puzzle · Strategy · Simulation

Mini Metro
Shared: Puzzle · Strategy · Simulation

Game Dev Tycoon
Shared: Strategy · Simulation · 2D

shapez
Shared: Sandbox · Strategy · Automation

Kaizen: A Factory Story
Shared: Programming · Puzzle · Strategy

SpaceChem
Shared: Puzzle · Programming · Logic

Uplink
Shared: Programming · Simulation · Puzzle

shapez 2 - Factory
Shared: Strategy · Puzzle · Sandbox

Gunpoint
Shared: Puzzle · 2D · Pixel Graphics

RimWorld
Shared: Strategy · Sandbox · Simulation

Terraria
Shared: Sandbox · 2D · Pixel Graphics