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Games like The Yellow Ladder

If The Yellow Ladder is your kind of game, the closest matches are Glowmonkey2k, Cat Gunner and Cyborg Ninja vs. The Third Reich — picked from the ranked list below. 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 The Yellow Ladder: Fight through enemies with multiple tools and shut down a massive computer in this arcade-style thriller!

2019ActionStrategyIndie1.99 USDWindowsby Solemn Acres Studios, LLC
The Yellow Ladder — Steam game cover

Players who liked The Yellow Ladder also play

Steam players who put hours into The Yellow Ladder 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. Glowmonkey2k

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Yellow Ladder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Yellow Ladder.

    Fight through a corrupted digital world as Glowmonkey, switching weapons on the fly to defeat enemies immune to the wrong attack.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Cat Gunner

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Yellow Ladder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with The Yellow Ladder.

    Blast through six action-packed worlds in this 2D platformer-shooter! Upgrade your feline hero, master minigames like Bounce Blitz and Endless Horde, and relax between battles in your cozy, customizable farm.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie5.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Cyborg Ninja vs. The Third Reich

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The Yellow Ladder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Yellow Ladder.

    Cyborg Ninja vs. The Third Reich is a 2D action platforming game! Become a Cyborg Ninja and destroy the Nazi menace in this throwback to the 16 bit side scrolling glory days!

    2019ActionIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Kasha vs. Kritters

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Yellow Ladder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Yellow Ladder.

    A retro-style arcade action game where you're a lone catgirl defending her house from an army of pests!

    ActionIndieSteam ↗
  5. Revenge Of Noxi

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Yellow Ladder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Yellow Ladder.

    Play as the ultimate ninja badass Noxi using magic, sword and shurikens to fight off an army of monsters and save your loved one. Bring Noxi to the top floor of her ruined home over dangerous terrain with athletic jumps, flips, sprints and slides

    2023ActionIndie2.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Blade Bros ACTION!

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Yellow Ladder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Yellow Ladder.

    "Blade Bros Action!, presents you a new game genre "Hack n' Plataformer", is a fast paced gameplay where is a mix from hack n' slash and plataforms games, joins the retro pixel graphics, a cool soundtrack, stylish bosses, dynamic battles, swords, skills, magic elements and so forth".

    2022ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Sanae Toumaden X2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Yellow Ladder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Yellow Ladder.

    A mega X Touhou fangame with no X again.

    2022ActionIndie7.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Endless Maze

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for The Yellow Ladder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Yellow Ladder.

    Try to get to the end of the maze, if there is one...

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Yellow Ladder at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Yellow Ladder on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Yellow Ladder.

    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. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Yellow Ladder on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Yellow Ladder.

    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 ↗
  3. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Yellow Ladder on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Yellow Ladder.

    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 ↗
  4. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Yellow Ladder on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Yellow Ladder.

    "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 ↗
  5. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Yellow Ladder on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Yellow Ladder.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Bejeweled® 3

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Yellow Ladder on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with The Yellow Ladder.

    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.

    2010StrategyCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Yellow Ladder on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Yellow Ladder.

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Yellow Ladder on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Yellow Ladder.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗

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 with The Yellow Ladder.

    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 with The Yellow Ladder.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Yellow Ladder.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Yellow Ladder.

    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 ↗
  5. 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 The Yellow Ladder.

    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 ↗
  6. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with The Yellow Ladder.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Yellow Ladder.

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Yellow Ladder.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Yellow Ladder

How much does The Yellow Ladder cost?
The Yellow Ladder is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Yellow Ladder?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Yellow Ladder are Glowmonkey2k, Cat Gunner, Cyborg Ninja vs. The Third Reich.
Who developed The Yellow Ladder?
The Yellow Ladder was developed by Solemn Acres Studios, LLC.

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 The Yellow Ladder.

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