Games like Tobe's Vertical Adventure
If Tobe's Vertical Adventure is your kind of game, the closest matches are Endorlight, Terrian Saga: KR-17 and Downwell — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, cozy and retro. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Tobe's Vertical Adventure: Two unique characters and a total of 4 islands and 16 levels to explore, Tobe's Vertical Adventure shall bring you back to the 16-bit era.
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Endorlight
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Tobe's Vertical Adventure.
Top pick for Tobe's Vertical Adventure fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tobe's Vertical Adventure.
Endorlight is rogue-like game in which you have to find a way out to the next level. Each level contains a new and tougher enemies. Used your axe, bow or whip to defeat them! Collect gold, goes to higher levels and kill many enemies as possible and be the best on Steam Leaderboar
Terrian Saga: KR-17
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Tobe's Vertical Adventure.
Second-strongest match for Tobe's Vertical Adventure fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tobe's Vertical Adventure.
KR-17 is a 32-bit, story-driven, side-scrolling action puzzle-platformer which follows the story of a military robot on a mission to subdue a rogue agent operating out of an installation on the planet Valiant. It will be the first in a multi-genre series of games centered around the story of Terrius, KR-17's home.
Downwell
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Tobe's Vertical Adventure.
Third-strongest match for Tobe's Vertical Adventure fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tobe's Vertical Adventure.
Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.
1001 Spikes
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Tobe's Vertical Adventure.
Ranked #4 for Tobe's Vertical Adventure fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tobe's Vertical Adventure.
Discover the lost treasures of Ukampa in South America as Aban Hawkins searches for his estranged father, world-famous archeaologist, Jim Hawkins. Aban Hawkins races into the frozen tundra of the antarctic, undiscovered temple ruins and the vast caverns of South America in search of his father and the legendary treasure rumored to lie...
Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Tobe's Vertical Adventure.
Ranked #5 for Tobe's Vertical Adventure fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tobe's Vertical Adventure.
Craft your arsenal to avenge your fallen comrades and save the world from the fearsome forces of CLAW!
Castle In The Darkness
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Tobe's Vertical Adventure.
Ranked #6 for Tobe's Vertical Adventure fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tobe's Vertical Adventure.
Castle In The Darkness is a fun and challenging shout out to the early days of video games! It's an action exploration platformer with some RPG elements, much like games from the Castlevania or Metroid series. It's super fast-paced, challenging, and full of secrets!
Broforce
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Tobe's Vertical Adventure fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tobe's Vertical Adventure.
Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.
Sideway™ New York
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Tobe's Vertical Adventure fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tobe's Vertical Adventure.
Battle your way through a twisted graffiti world where your prowess in puzzle solving makes the difference between life & death!
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Super Meat Boy
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Tobe's Vertical Adventure.
Reviewers of Tobe's Vertical Adventure cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Tobe's Vertical Adventure.
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
Terraria
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Tobe's Vertical Adventure.
Reviewers of Tobe's Vertical Adventure cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Tobe's Vertical Adventure.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
SUPER MARKET
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Tobe's Vertical Adventure cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Tobe's Vertical Adventure.
SUPER MARKET is a fun, silly game about shopping with superpowers, throwing items at friends, and racing to be the first to finish your shopping while the world around is gets crazier and crazier.
Contrast
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Tobe's Vertical Adventure cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tobe's Vertical Adventure.
CONTRAST is a puzzle/platform game where you can move between a fantastic 3D world and a mysterious shadowy universe in 2D in the blink of an eye. Delve into a dreamlike and surreal 1920s world, inspired by the performance art world of vaudeville and film noir, and cradled by a smooth and sultry jazz ambiance.
Dangerous
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Tobe's Vertical Adventure.
Reviewers of Tobe's Vertical Adventure cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Tobe's Vertical Adventure.
Dangerous is an epic 3D open and living world space combat RPG sandbox with an immersive and riveting story. Are you the feared war criminal who will destroy all life or the savior of the universe? Gather your wingmen and travel the galaxy in search of answers.
Toni Island Adventure
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Tobe's Vertical Adventure cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Tobe's Vertical Adventure.
Something strange is happening on Salamino Island. As the volcano threatens to erupt, buried secrets begin to surface. Meet quirky characters, help rebuild the island, and take on challenges that will test your wits. Amidst the chaos, one thing is certain: there’s always time for pizza!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Tobe's Vertical Adventure at current Steam store prices.
Miss Neko
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Tobe's Vertical Adventure on Steam right now. Shares Action with Tobe's Vertical Adventure.
Together the full picture of all the lovely beast ladies with your own hands, play Yakyuken with them, collect their portraits. Hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable game time:)
QUICKERFLAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Tobe's Vertical Adventure on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Tobe's Vertical Adventure.
QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.
Save Jesus
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Tobe's Vertical Adventure on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tobe's Vertical Adventure.
Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!
Gachi Heroes
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Tobe's Vertical Adventure on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Tobe's Vertical Adventure.
Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?
Trip to Vinelands
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Tobe's Vertical Adventure on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Tobe's Vertical Adventure.
Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Tobe's Vertical Adventure.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Tobe's Vertical Adventure.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Tails Noir: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tobe's Vertical Adventure.
Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Tobe's Vertical Adventure.
Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).
Trick & Treat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tobe's Vertical Adventure.
Trick or treating in a vampire's house.Trick & Treat is a light-hearted Halloween adventure. It's about exploring and solving puzzles in a spooky atmosphere. There will be some horror elements, romance, many bad ends and a happy ending of true love.
Khimera: Destroy All Monster Girls
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Tobe's Vertical Adventure.
Play as Chelshia the chimera in this platforming beat-em-up adventure into the wonderful world of monster girls!
Wheelchair Wizards
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Tobe's Vertical Adventure.
Wheelchair Wizards is a 4 player party game where you battle your friends while upgrading your wizard.
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More from Secret Base
Other recommendable Steam games by Secret Base, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise Of The Dragons
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Tobe's Vertical Adventure.
Another title from Secret Base, the studio behind Tobe's Vertical Adventure. Shares Action and Adventure with Tobe's Vertical Adventure.
The Double Dragon brothers return in this fresh addition to the iconic franchise. With roguelite elements, every playthrough is a chance at new action. Tag in with 2 of 4 starter characters or unlock 20 additional characters, each with their own special moves and playstyles. Online & Local Co-op.
Streets of Red : Devil's Dare Deluxe
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Tobe's Vertical Adventure.
Another title from Secret Base, the studio behind Tobe's Vertical Adventure. Shares Action and Indie with Tobe's Vertical Adventure.
Welcome to Streets of Red: Devil's Dare Deluxe, the permadeath multiplayer horror beat'em up that bestows players with the skills of retro gaming heroes in a fight against a legion of undead monstrosities. The chills, thrills, bills, and opportunity to learn new skills won't stop until every street runs red with blood!
Devil's Dare 悪魔の挑戦
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Tobe's Vertical Adventure.
Another title from Secret Base, the studio behind Tobe's Vertical Adventure. Shares Action and Indie with Tobe's Vertical Adventure.
Devil's Dare is bloody a smash up parody of everything from the 90s, pitting the manliest video game heroes against the badest monsters from your favorite horror movies. It's the final result of what would happen if everyone from that decade came together to create a baby, a baby that just so happens to grow up to be a beat'em up.
Frequently asked about Tobe's Vertical Adventure
- How much does Tobe's Vertical Adventure cost?
- Tobe's Vertical Adventure is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Tobe's Vertical Adventure have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Tobe's Vertical Adventure supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
- What games are most similar to Tobe's Vertical Adventure?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Tobe's Vertical Adventure are Endorlight, Terrian Saga: KR-17, Downwell.
- Who developed Tobe's Vertical Adventure?
- Tobe's Vertical Adventure was developed by Secret Base.
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