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Games like Serious Scramblers

If Serious Scramblers is your kind of game, the closest matches are Altidudes®, Downwell and Kaze and the Wild Masks — 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 Serious Scramblers: No jumping. Only falling. Descend through a hazardous pit and defeat a massive monster lurking in the deep in this small but unabashedly tough platformer!

2019ActionIndieCasual1.99 USDWindows · macOSby Chinykian Games
Serious Scramblers — Steam game cover

Players who liked Serious Scramblers also play

Steam players who put hours into Serious Scramblers 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. Altidudes®

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Serious Scramblers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with Serious Scramblers.

    Get your skateboard ready, you are about to climb the tallest mountain in the whole world! With a seemingly infinite height, you can climb as high as you want, but will you ever reach the top?? Pixel graphics! Dude references! Skateboards! A big mountain! We got it all!

    2021ActionCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Downwell

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Serious Scramblers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Scramblers.

    Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Kaze and the Wild Masks

    WHY THIS

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

    Go on a journey as Kaze in this 90’s classics inspired platformer. When the Crystal Islands get cursed, Kaze needs to save her friend Hogo while facing enraged living vegetables. Find the Wild Masks to unleash the powers of the legendary guardians and master land, sky and sea.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Super Meat Boy

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Serious Scramblers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Serious Scramblers.

    The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!

    2010Indie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Slime-san: Superslime Edition

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Serious Scramblers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Scramblers.

    Slime-san was minding his own business when suddenly… A giant worm appeared and gobbled him up! Deep within the worm’s belly, Slime-san has to face a decision: Be digested by the incoming wall of stomach acid... Or jump, slide and slime his way through the worm and back out its mouth!

    2017ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. BZZZT

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Serious Scramblers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Scramblers.

    Become a tiny ZX8000 robot and begin your journey through a beautiful, pixel-art world inspired by games iconic to the platformer genre. Follow a cute story, upgrade your skills, beat challenging levels, and compete with other players for the fastest speedrun!

    2023ActionIndie11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. 1 Screen Platformer

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Serious Scramblers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Scramblers.

    This is a SHORT, 2D PLATFORMER with TIGHT CONTROLS about exploring a single level to get past a bunch of TRAPS. There is an EASY mode and a HARD mode depending on your skill level.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Switch 'N' Shoot

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Serious Scramblers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Scramblers.

    Endless arcade action with just ONE button - Switch directions whenever you shoot!

    2016ActionIndieCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Serious Scramblers at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Serious Scramblers on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Scramblers.

    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 Serious Scramblers on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with Serious Scramblers.

    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. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Serious Scramblers on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Serious Scramblers.

    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 ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Serious Scramblers on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Serious Scramblers.

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

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Serious Scramblers on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Scramblers.

    "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 ↗
  6. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Serious Scramblers on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Serious Scramblers.

    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 ↗
  7. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Serious Scramblers on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Serious Scramblers.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

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

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Serious Scramblers on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Serious Scramblers.

    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 ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Serious Scramblers.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Serious Scramblers.

    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 ↗
  3. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Serious Scramblers.

    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 ↗
  4. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck 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. Downwell

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Scramblers.

    Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Kaze and the Wild Masks

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Scramblers.

    Go on a journey as Kaze in this 90’s classics inspired platformer. When the Crystal Islands get cursed, Kaze needs to save her friend Hogo while facing enraged living vegetables. Find the Wild Masks to unleash the powers of the legendary guardians and master land, sky and sea.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Super Meat Boy

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Serious Scramblers.

    The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!

    2010Indie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. BZZZT

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Scramblers.

    Become a tiny ZX8000 robot and begin your journey through a beautiful, pixel-art world inspired by games iconic to the platformer genre. Follow a cute story, upgrade your skills, beat challenging levels, and compete with other players for the fastest speedrun!

    2023ActionIndie11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. 1 Screen Platformer

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Scramblers.

    This is a SHORT, 2D PLATFORMER with TIGHT CONTROLS about exploring a single level to get past a bunch of TRAPS. There is an EASY mode and a HARD mode depending on your skill level.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Serious Scramblers

How much does Serious Scramblers cost?
Serious Scramblers is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Serious Scramblers?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Serious Scramblers are Altidudes®, Downwell, Kaze and the Wild Masks.
Who developed Serious Scramblers?
Serious Scramblers was developed by Chinykian Games.

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 Serious Scramblers.

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