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Same retro mood as Tobe's Vertical Adventure.
- $14.99 (Price checked Nov 8)
- Deck Playable
- 2011
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Why this: Same cozy mood as Tobe's Vertical Adventure.
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Same whimsical mood as Tobe's Vertical Adventure.
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- Released: 2011
- Developer: Secret Base
- Price: $0.99checked Nov 2
- 68% of 47 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure
- Metacritic 75
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- 16 bit retro aesthetic feels nostalgic
- Character abilities wall running vs double jump add variety
- Co op mode enhances replayability
- Challenging
- Cozy
- Retro
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About Tobe's Vertical Adventure
The closest matches to Tobe's Vertical Adventure: Cave Story+, 1001 Spikes, Super Panda Adventures, Noitu Love 2: Devolution, and Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Tobe's Vertical Adventure is your kind of game, the closest matches are Cave Story+, 1001 Spikes and Super Panda Adventures — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, cozy and retro, and single out its character special abilities and co op play. 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 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.
Is Tobe's Vertical Adventure worth buying?
Too few reviews to call
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- Only 47 Steam reviews so far, not enough to judge.
- Price: $0.99 (checked Nov 2).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 2 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics usually quit early: a median of 0.5 h played before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- 16 bit retro aesthetic feels nostalgic
- Character abilities wall running vs double jump add variety
- Co op mode enhances replayability
- Score chasing drives replay attempts
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“I really tried to like this game but the controls are just horrible. Everything about controlling Tobe feels clunky and awkward which makes traversing each level frustrating rather than fun. Considering that the latter half of every level…”
“Game doesn't work for me - crashes on load with a "Some issue with Steam API. Highscores downloaded: True" error followed by a fatal exception window. Messing with settings didn't seem to do anything, and there's no other reports of this…”
People who play it also play: Cave Story+, 1001 Spikes, Super Panda Adventures
Frequently asked about Tobe's Vertical Adventure
Can I run it?
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 Cave Story+, 1001 Spikes, Super Panda Adventures.
Who developed Tobe's Vertical Adventure?
Tobe's Vertical Adventure was developed by Secret Base.