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Games like Paperball

If Paperball is your kind of game, the closest matches are One More Roll, Polyball and Marble It Up! Ultra — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its chill, contemplative 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 Paperball: It's time to get rolling! Navigate tricky passages, pull off crazy stunts and get ready to fall off a lot! Play carefully or risk it all for the fastest time - play any way you want in over 150 all unique stages.

2020ActionIndie6.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Cliax Games
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Levels teach precision and creative movementPaper themed aesthetics and sound designPlatforms tilt instead of the ballChillContemplativeRelaxing

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Steam players who put hours into Paperball 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. One More Roll

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Paperball.

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

    One More Roll is a marble game heavily influenced by Super Monkey Ball & Marble Blast. So far the game has 100+ Levels across 7 different worlds with many more to come in the future. Enjoyable both for casual players and hardcore speedrunners.

    2018ActionIndieSimulation11.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Polyball

    WHY THIS

    Shares physics based movement and a whimsical mood with Paperball.

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

    Get ready to enter a new era of physics platforming. Polyball is a classic ball rolling game in the vein of Super Monkey Ball, Marble Madness, and Marble Blast - while taking cues from games such as the Sonic series, Trackmania, and Mario Kart.

    2017ActionIndieSimulation3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Marble It Up! Ultra

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Paperball.

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

    Roll, bounce, boost, and blast your way to victory in Marble It Up! Ultra - the ultimate marble platformer. Chase the records of your friends and the world's best players through a vast campaign - or face them head-on in thrilling multiplayer mayhem. Get ready to roll!

    2018ActionIndieCasual29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Paperball fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Paperball.

    Go Bananas with your favorite monkey gang in the ultimate Super Monkey Ball adventure!

    2021Action29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Crumble

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Paperball.

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

    Crumble is a dynamic physics platformer. Move like a Slime, jump like a ball, swing like Spiderman!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Marble Skies

    WHY THIS

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

    Marble Skies is a fast paced 3D-platformer where you control your marble through various levels and try to get the best time for each one. Complete all the levels in your own time, or challenge your friends to get on top of the leaderboards!

    2019ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Fling to the Finish

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Paperball.

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

    Fling to the Finish is a cooperative racing game where teammates are tethered together by a stretchy elastic rope. Get up close and personal with your partner to maneuver two characters bouncing, rolling, and flinging their way to the finish line!

    2024ActionIndieCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Distance

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Paperball.

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

    Distance is an atmospheric racing platformer. Fusing futuristic arcade racing with parkour, survive a deadly, mysterious, neon-drenched city by jumping, rotating, and flying.

    2018ActionIndieRacing24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Paperball

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Rolled Out!

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Paperball.

    Reviewers of Paperball cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Paperball.

    Get ready to tilt and bounce your way through Rolled Out!, a marble-rolling game with charming characters and precise controls. All you need is one joystick to roll to the goal; with over 150 hand-crafted stages to tackle, there's always a new challenge around the corner!

    2021IndieEarly AccessRacing19.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Super Monkey

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Paperball cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Paperball.

    Super Monkey is the Mario game style with very funny gameplay.Simple gameplay, nice graphic, funny monsters and sound, very funny and very interesting, Players can collect gold in exchange for clothing, skin, and new weapons as they go through the gates. Game for everybody!

    2019IndieCasual19.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Squirrel Sphere

    WHY THIS

    Shares time trials, physics based movement and a whimsical mood with Paperball.

    Reviewers of Paperball cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Paperball.

    Recreational Rodent Rolling feat Spherical Squrrels

    2018ActionIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Paperball cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Paperball.

    Go Bananas with your favorite monkey gang in the ultimate Super Monkey Ball adventure!

    2021Action29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~86% under Paperball on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Paperball.

    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. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~57% under Paperball on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Paperball.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~46% under Paperball on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Paperball.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~72% under Paperball on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Paperball.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~79% under Paperball on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Paperball.

    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 ↗
  6. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~86% under Paperball on Steam right now. Shares Action with Paperball.

    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 ↗
  7. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~57% under Paperball on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Paperball.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. A Short Hike

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under Paperball on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Paperball.

    Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

    2019IndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Floating Point

    WHY THIS

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

    Floating Point is a peaceful, free game about using a grappling hook to swing yourself gracefully through randomly generated spaces. The only objective is to collect points, and the only thing that increases your points is swinging swiftly, smoothly and elegantly without hitting anything.

    2014IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Wheelchair Wizards

    WHY THIS

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

    Wheelchair Wizards is a 4 player party game where you battle your friends while upgrading your wizard.

    2025ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Crab Game

    WHY THIS

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

    Crab Game is a First-Person Multiplayer game where you play through several different minigames based on children's games, until only one player stands victorious.

    2021ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Stumble Guys

    WHY THIS

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

    Ready for the chaos? Stumble Guys is a 32-player, fast-paced multiplayer party royale where players dash, jump, and fall across hilarious obstacle courses in a fun race to be the last one standing.

    2021ActionIndieMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. TrackMania Nations Forever

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    A free game in the truest sense of the word, TrackMania Nations Forever lets you drive at mind-blowing speeds on fun and spectacular tracks in solo and multiplayer modes.TrackMania Nations Forever offers a new "Forever" version of the Stadium environment, a solid solo mode and 65 brand new, progressively challenging tracks.

    2008RacingFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Transformice

    WHY THIS

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

    Transformice is an MMO platformer about dozens of mice running to bring back the cheese! Will the almighty Shaman help you or just ruin everything? Millions of levels, hectic physics, skill trees, and more importantly... hats!

    2015IndieMassively MultiplayerFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Super Crate Box

    WHY THIS

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

    Vlambeer's SUPER CRATE BOX is coming to bring back the glory of the golden arcade age, when all that really mattered was getting on that high score list. Grab your baseball cap and loosen your pants, it's time to fight endless hordes of enemies and collect every weapon crate you can.

    2012ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. You Have to Win the Game

    WHY THIS

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

    You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.

    2014ActionIndieFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

More from Cliax Games

Other recommendable Steam games by Cliax Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Nulldrifters

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Cliax Games, the studio behind Paperball.

    Get behind the wheel on over 16 courses in this celshaded futuristic high-speed racer!

    2015Racing1.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Salaryman Shi

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Cliax Games, the studio behind Paperball. Shares Action and Indie with Paperball.

    Traverse colorful environments, battle strange animals and master the power of your suitcases to... get to work on time? Play as salaryman Takeshi Shi as you hurry to catch the bus to the office!

    2022ActionIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Cliax Codec

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Cliax Games, the studio behind Paperball. Shares Action and Indie with Paperball.

    It's time for a change in perspective! Explore an adventure full of tricky action and puzzles in this third-person and top-down shooter hybrid!

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Marble It Up! Ultra

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Paperball.

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

    Roll, bounce, boost, and blast your way to victory in Marble It Up! Ultra - the ultimate marble platformer. Chase the records of your friends and the world's best players through a vast campaign - or face them head-on in thrilling multiplayer mayhem. Get ready to roll!

    2018ActionIndieCasual29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Paperball.

    Go Bananas with your favorite monkey gang in the ultimate Super Monkey Ball adventure!

    2021Action29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Crumble

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Paperball.

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

    Crumble is a dynamic physics platformer. Move like a Slime, jump like a ball, swing like Spiderman!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Fling to the Finish

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Paperball.

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

    Fling to the Finish is a cooperative racing game where teammates are tethered together by a stretchy elastic rope. Get up close and personal with your partner to maneuver two characters bouncing, rolling, and flinging their way to the finish line!

    2024ActionIndieCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Distance

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Paperball.

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

    Distance is an atmospheric racing platformer. Fusing futuristic arcade racing with parkour, survive a deadly, mysterious, neon-drenched city by jumping, rotating, and flying.

    2018ActionIndieRacing24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Paperball

Does Paperball run on Steam Deck?
Paperball is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Paperball cost?
Paperball is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Paperball have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Paperball supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, PvP).
What games are most similar to Paperball?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Paperball are One More Roll, Polyball, Marble It Up! Ultra.
Who developed Paperball?
Paperball was developed by Cliax 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 Paperball.

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