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Games like Jump King

  • 21 games
  • Updated Oct 24, 2026

Players who liked Jump King also play

The closest matches to Jump King: A Difficult Game About Climbing, Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy, Pogostuck: Rage With Your Friends, Egging On, and Unrooted. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 04

    Egging On

    Why this: Also Philosophical and Precision Platformer, like Jump King.

    • $14.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2025
  2. Rank 05

    Unrooted

    Why this: Shares fall recovery with Jump King.

    • $15.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • 2024
  3. Rank 06

    Super Meat Boy

    Why this: Same challenging mood as Jump King.

    • $14.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2010
  4. Rank 07

    That Flipping Mountain

    Why this: Shares momentum based jumping with Jump King.

    • $6.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2021
  5. Rank 08

    Celeste

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2018

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Jump King

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    A Difficult Game About Climbing

    Shares environmental hazards with Jump King.

    • 88% of 3,211 reviews
  2. 2
    Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy

    Same stressful mood as Jump King.

    • 85% of 40,946 reviews
  3. 3
    Pogostuck: Rage With Your Friends

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 85% of 3,868 reviews
  4. 4
    Egging On

    Also Philosophical and Precision Platformer, like Jump King.

    • 81% of 284 reviews
  5. 5
    Unrooted

    Shares fall recovery with Jump King.

    • 86% of 100 reviews
  6. 6
    Super Meat Boy

    Same challenging mood as Jump King.

    • 94% of 13,383 reviews
  7. 7
    That Flipping Mountain

    Shares momentum based jumping with Jump King.

    • 93% of 87 reviews
  8. 8
    Celeste

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 97% of 58,812 reviews
  9. 9
    1001 Spikes

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 88% of 386 reviews
  10. 10
    The End Is Nigh

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 93% of 1,896 reviews
  11. 11
    JUMP KING QUEST

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 88% of 1,027 reviews
  12. 12
    not available

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    • 74% of 5,490 reviews
  13. 13
    VVVVVV

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 97% of 4,463 reviews
  14. 14
    BETON BRUTAL

    Genres: Indie, Casual

    • 94% of 598 reviews
  15. 15
    Dungeon Escape

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 74% of 187 reviews
  16. 16
    Super Magbot

    Same contemplative mood as Jump King.

    • 89% of 114 reviews
  17. 17
    Downwell

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 97% of 5,174 reviews
  18. 18
    Atomik: RunGunJumpGun

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 87% of 160 reviews
  19. 19
    Spelunky 2

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 93% of 13,985 reviews
  20. 20
    The Impossible Game

    Genres: Indie

    • 84% of 827 reviews
  21. 21
    Get To Work

    Genres: Action, Adventure, Racing

    • 92% of 1,997 reviews
  22. 22
    Bloody Trapland 2: Curiosity

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 85% of 461 reviews
  23. 23
    Driving Is Hard

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 84% of 111 reviews
  24. 24
    Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 96% of 9,963 reviews
Jump King — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2019
  • Developer: Nexile
  • Price: $2.98−77%checked Nov 3
  • Steam Deck: Deck Verified
  • 91% of 5,049 reviews
  • Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure
  • Platforms: Windows

Players highlight

  • Can play in short bursts
  • Community maps extend replayability
  • Feels like a lifestyle challenge
  • Challenging
  • Contemplative
  • Stressful

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About Jump King

The closest matches to Jump King: A Difficult Game About Climbing, Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy, Pogostuck: Rage With Your Friends, Egging On, and Unrooted. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Jump King is your kind of game, the closest matches are A Difficult Game About Climbing, Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy and Pogostuck: Rage With Your Friends — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, contemplative and stressful, and single out its charge jump timing and community maps. 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.

Jump King is a 2019 precision platformer developed and published by Nexile, available for $12.99. The game tasks players with ascending a treacherous vertical world through momentum-based jumping and charge-jump timing, with environmental hazards and fall recovery mechanics creating high stakes with each attempt. Players describe it as challenging, contemplative, and tense, with the punishing difficulty creating a lifestyle-challenge dynamic that reviewers highlight. The short burst session design accommodates play in brief intervals, while community maps extend the experience considerably. Smooth controls receive consistent mention despite the unforgiving nature of the gameplay. Jump King is verified on Steam Deck and holds a 91% positive rating from over 5,000 Steam reviews.

About Jump King: Take up the challenge and face true high-stakes platforming in Jump King! Struggle upwards in search of the Smoking Hot Babe of legend, but explore with care; a single missed jump could lead to a long fall back down...

Is Jump King worth buying?

  • 91% of 5,049 Steam reviews are positive.
  • Last 30 days: 89% positive across 85 new reviews, in line with its all-time score.
  • Price: $12.99 (checked Nov 8).
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 7 h when they wrote their review.
  • Critics had played a median of 6 h before their negative review.
  • Steam Deck Verified.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

People who play it also play: A Difficult Game About Climbing, Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy, Pogostuck: Rage With Your Friends

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Mobile version

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  • App Store privacy label: Data Used to Track You (checked 2026-11-05, source)

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Frequently asked about Jump King

Can I run it?

Is Jump King verified for Steam Deck?

Yes — Jump King 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 Jump King cost?

Jump King is listed on Steam at 2.98 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

What games are most similar to Jump King?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Jump King are A Difficult Game About Climbing, Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy, Pogostuck: Rage With Your Friends.

Who developed Jump King?

Jump King was developed by Nexile.