Rank 01Games like Struggling
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- Updated May 4, 2026
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The closest matches to Struggling: Heave Ho, It Takes Two, PHOGS!, ALTF4, and City Climber. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Why this: Shares boss fights with Struggling.
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- Released: 2020
- Developer: Chasing Rats Games
- Price: $14.99checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Verified
- 93% of 211 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual
- Metacritic 65
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Co op turns frustration into teamwork
- Grotesque humor and charm
- Nightmarish controls feel intentional
- Challenging
- Dark
- Funny
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About Struggling
The closest matches to Struggling: Heave Ho, It Takes Two, PHOGS!, ALTF4, and City Climber. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Struggling is your kind of game, the closest matches are Heave Ho, It Takes Two and PHOGS! — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, dark and funny, and single out its boss fights and co op teamwork. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Struggling: Struggling is a physics-based co-op platformer with a twisted spin on teamwork. Control the arms of a squishy abomination and lead it through a deranged world.
Is Struggling worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 93% of 211 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $14.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 5 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Verified.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Co op turns frustration into teamwork
- Grotesque humor and charm
- Nightmarish controls feel intentional
- Rewarding persistence despite punishing difficulty
People who play it also play: Heave Ho, It Takes Two, PHOGS!
Frequently asked about Struggling
Can I run it?
Is Struggling verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Struggling is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Struggling cost?
Struggling is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Struggling have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Struggling supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Struggling?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Struggling are Heave Ho, It Takes Two, PHOGS!.
Who developed Struggling?
Struggling was developed by Chasing Rats Games and published by Frontier Foundry.