Games like Exertus
If Exertus is your kind of game, the closest matches are Inertia, Dream Swing and STRAYLIGHT — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its built in speedrun mode, leaderboards drive replayability and challenging. 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 Exertus: Through use of the fluid movement set and dynamic level elements, players have the simple aim of getting from point A to point B, either by using the beaten path or the off-path environment within semi-linear levels.
Players who liked Exertus also play
Steam players who put hours into Exertus also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Inertia
WHY THIS
Shares wall running and a challenging mood with Exertus.
Top pick for Exertus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Exertus.
Inertia is a first-person platformer with free-running aspects. Inspired by various other free-running and movement based games/game-modes.
Dream Swing
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Exertus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Exertus.
Grapple and air-strafe your way to the top of the Leaderboard in this fast-paced movement-based time trial. Collect as many candies as possible within 5 minutes as you dip and weave around the ruins in the sky. Can you handle the speed?
STRAYLIGHT
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Exertus.
Third-strongest match for Exertus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Exertus.
Swing, Soar, Die, Repeat! STRAYLIGHT uses a revolutionary movement mechanic to fling you through beautiful and deadly cosmic playgrounds. Designed from the ground up for comfortable VR movement, STRAYLIGHT is a new kind of platforming experience!
ADVERSE
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Exertus.
Ranked #4 for Exertus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Exertus.
ADVERSE is an arcade first-person shooter platformer set in an idyllic world of corruption.
Off The Tracks
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Exertus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Exertus.
Combine a heap of chaos, some physics-based fun, a dash of fluid movement and some poorly driven trains, and what do you get? Off The Tracks - a chaotic physics-based first person platformer.
PRISM
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Exertus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Exertus.
Master mystical spells and advanced movement techniques in PRISM, a first-person parkour speedrunning game where seconds count and style matters. Blast, slide, and swing your way through medieval landscapes to claim your place atop the leaderboards.
Trigo
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with Exertus.
Ranked #7 for Exertus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Exertus.
Trigo is a first-person precision platformer. Trapped in the simulation, you must use your special jump boosts and freeze ability to parkour through the levels, collect all three required cores, and open the final portal. Master the leaderboards or play at a slower pace, just make your way out.
Grapple League
WHY THIS
Shares leaderboards and a competitive mood with Exertus.
Ranked #8 for Exertus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Exertus.
Utilize skill to swing yourself through multiple jaw-dropping levels in this time-trial, swinging, physics based platformer. From oceans to canyons to mountains and beyond take your swinging prowess across the world in obstacle filled levels. Swing into the finish. Set new records.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Exertus
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Lovely Planet
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Exertus.
Reviewers of Exertus cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Exertus.
A First Person Shooter Gun Ballet set in a cutesy abstract world. Jump and shoot your way through five worlds full of treacherous enemies with your trusty semi-automatic!
Clustertruck
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Exertus.
Reviewers of Exertus cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Exertus.
Clustertruck is a chaotic physics based truckformer. Jump your way through insane levels in a game of "the floor is lava" on top of speeding trucks driven by terrible drivers.
Inertia
WHY THIS
Shares wall running and a challenging mood with Exertus.
Reviewers of Exertus cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Exertus.
Inertia is a first-person platformer with free-running aspects. Inspired by various other free-running and movement based games/game-modes.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Exertus at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Exertus on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Exertus.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Exertus on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with Exertus.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Exertus on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Exertus.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Exertus on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Exertus.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Exertus on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Exertus.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Insaniquarium Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Exertus on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Exertus.
The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.
Bejeweled® 3
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Exertus on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Exertus.
The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Exertus.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Exertus.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Exertus.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Exertus.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Exertus.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Exertus.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
Virtual Cottage
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Exertus.
Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.
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More from Loneminded
Other recommendable Steam games by Loneminded, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Inertia
WHY THIS
Shares wall running and a challenging mood with Exertus.
Another title from Loneminded, the studio behind Exertus. Shares Action and Indie with Exertus.
Inertia is a first-person platformer with free-running aspects. Inspired by various other free-running and movement based games/game-modes.
Off The Tracks
WHY THIS
Another title from Loneminded, the studio behind Exertus. Shares Action and Indie with Exertus.
Combine a heap of chaos, some physics-based fun, a dash of fluid movement and some poorly driven trains, and what do you get? Off The Tracks - a chaotic physics-based first person platformer.
Frequently asked about Exertus
- How much does Exertus cost?
- Exertus is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Exertus?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Exertus are Inertia, Dream Swing, STRAYLIGHT.
- Who developed Exertus?
- Exertus was developed by Loneminded.
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