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Games like Pile Up! Box by Box

If Pile Up! Box by Box is your kind of game, the closest matches are Lumberhill, Layup Legends™ and Ragdoll Chimps — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its cozy, funny and relaxing. 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.

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About Pile Up! Box by Box: Pile Up! ticks all the right boxes as a family-friendly cooperative 3D platformer! Jump up, slide down, play together and carry the load!

2021ActionIndieAdventureSimulationCasual2.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindowsby Seed by Seed
Pile Up! Box by Box — Steam game cover
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Adorable cardboard characters and animationsChaotic co op interactions create laughterMinimal moves enable endless creative combinationsCozyFunnyRelaxing

Players who liked Pile Up! Box by Box also play

Steam players who put hours into Pile Up! Box by Box 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.

  1. Lumberhill

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Pile Up! Box by Box.

    Top pick for Pile Up! Box by Box fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Pile Up! Box by Box.

    A crazy multiplayer party game in which lumberjacks try to complete tasks with nature fighting them every step of the way. Race against the clock, fight wildfires, pirates, and extremely annoying monkeys as you travel around the world and through time. Play online/local co-op and pvp or play solo.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Layup Legends™

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Pile Up! Box by Box fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Pile Up! Box by Box.

    The basket-brawler for up to 4 players! Use your skills to outplay your opponents on a variety of stages. Unleash powerful super moves to destroy your enemies and become a Layup Legend. Play with your friends or CPUs in 1v1 and 2v2 matches locally or online.

    2024ActionIndieCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Ragdoll Chimps

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Pile Up! Box by Box fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Pile Up! Box by Box.

    Ragdoll Chimps is a Physics-Based Sandbox with a Huge Open World, and Tons of Activities. Farming, Mining, Fishing, Collectibles, Quests, Customization, Fighting, Racing, Mini-Games, and More! Enjoy it in Singleplayer, or Split-Screen Co-op and PVP modes.

    ActionSportsIndieSteam ↗
  4. Pikuniku

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Pile Up! Box by Box.

    Ranked #4 for Pile Up! Box by Box fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Pile Up! Box by Box.

    Pikuniku is an absurdly wonderful puzzle-exploration game that takes place in a strange but playful world where not everything is as happy as it seems. Help peculiar characters overcome struggles, uncover a deep state conspiracy, and start a little revolution in this delightful dystopian adventure!

    2019ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Hoop Fighters: Party Basketball

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Pile Up! Box by Box.

    Ranked #5 for Pile Up! Box by Box fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Pile Up! Box by Box.

    Knock down your opponents and smash their hoops! Hoop Fighters is an online, no-rules party basketball game for up to 6 players. Slide into opponents, throw punches or objects at them. Do your best to get the ball. Remember, there are no rules in Hoop Fighters!

    2025ActionSportsIndie3.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Never BreakUp

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Pile Up! Box by Box fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Pile Up! Box by Box.

    Never BreakUp is joyful party game allows you to play alone or with friends. To help or trap each other,All depand on you ! No matter win or loose, Never BreakUp!

    2022ActionIndieAdventure8.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Screaming Chicken: Ultimate Showdown

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Pile Up! Box by Box.

    Ranked #7 for Pile Up! Box by Box fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Pile Up! Box by Box.

    A nutty multiplayer party game stuffed with madness and a wide variety of unique destructible levels. Pick the daffiest screaming chicken in a stylish outfit, find the craziest weapon, and roast other chickens! Who will be the last chicken standing? Buck buck bacaw!

    2023ActionIndieAdventureDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Ultimate Chicken Horse

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Pile Up! Box by Box.

    Ranked #8 for Pile Up! Box by Box fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Pile Up! Box by Box.

    Ultimate Chicken Horse is a party platformer game where you build the level as you play, placing traps and hazards to screw your friends over, but trying not to screw yourself.

    2016ActionIndieCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Pile Up! Box by Box at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Pile Up! Box by Box on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Pile Up! Box by Box.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Pile Up! Box by Box on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pile Up! Box by Box.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Pile Up! Box by Box on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Pile Up! Box by Box.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Pile Up! Box by Box on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Pile Up! Box by Box.

    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.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Pile Up! Box by Box on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Pile Up! Box by Box.

    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!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Pile Up! Box by Box on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Pile Up! Box by Box.

    "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!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Pile Up! Box by Box on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Pile Up! Box by Box.

    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.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Pile Up! Box by Box on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Pile Up! Box by Box.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Pile Up! Box by Box.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Pile Up! Box by Box.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pile Up! Box by Box.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Pile Up! Box by Box.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Pile Up! Box by Box.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pile Up! Box by Box.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Pile Up! Box by Box.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. 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 Pile Up! Box by Box.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Layup Legends™

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Pile Up! Box by Box.

    The basket-brawler for up to 4 players! Use your skills to outplay your opponents on a variety of stages. Unleash powerful super moves to destroy your enemies and become a Layup Legend. Play with your friends or CPUs in 1v1 and 2v2 matches locally or online.

    2024ActionIndieCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Pikuniku

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Pile Up! Box by Box.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Pile Up! Box by Box.

    Pikuniku is an absurdly wonderful puzzle-exploration game that takes place in a strange but playful world where not everything is as happy as it seems. Help peculiar characters overcome struggles, uncover a deep state conspiracy, and start a little revolution in this delightful dystopian adventure!

    2019ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Chicken Horse

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Pile Up! Box by Box.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Pile Up! Box by Box.

    Ultimate Chicken Horse is a party platformer game where you build the level as you play, placing traps and hazards to screw your friends over, but trying not to screw yourself.

    2016ActionIndieCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Pile Up! Box by Box

Is Pile Up! Box by Box verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Pile Up! Box by Box 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 Pile Up! Box by Box cost?
Pile Up! Box by Box is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Pile Up! Box by Box have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Pile Up! Box by Box supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen Co-op).
What games are most similar to Pile Up! Box by Box?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Pile Up! Box by Box are Lumberhill, Layup Legends™, Ragdoll Chimps.
Who developed Pile Up! Box by Box?
Pile Up! Box by Box was developed by Seed by Seed and published by HandyGames.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Pile Up! Box by Box.

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