Games like STRAYLIGHT
If STRAYLIGHT is your kind of game, the closest matches are Grapple League, ELEMENTAL RUN and Teknedia — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its addictive speedrun leaderboards, hypnotic synthwave soundtrack 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 STRAYLIGHT: 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!
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Grapple League
WHY THIS
Shares physics based movement and an intense mood with STRAYLIGHT.
Top pick for STRAYLIGHT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with STRAYLIGHT.
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.
ELEMENTAL RUN
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for STRAYLIGHT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Racing with STRAYLIGHT.
ELEMENTAL RUN is a first-person 3D endless runner. Navigate through increasingly dense traffic and survive as long as possible. By jumping, sliding, and gliding at the right moments, you clear obstacles and spend collected coins on upgrades to push further each run.
Teknedia
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for STRAYLIGHT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with STRAYLIGHT.
Teknedia is a first person arcade platforming game. Jump your way through dozens of vibrant levels, and unlock the mysteries behind this alien world. Compete against your friends and the world for best times, and seek out hidden, difficult to obtain collectibles.
Spectrolite
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for STRAYLIGHT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with STRAYLIGHT.
Spectrolite is a challenging first-person platformer set in futuristic environments. Combine parkouring with powerful abilities, test your skills in fast paced timed challenges, and follow the call of a mysterious specter while traveling through a ruined world.
Exertus
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with STRAYLIGHT.
Ranked #5 for STRAYLIGHT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with STRAYLIGHT.
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.
Tenders Fight
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for STRAYLIGHT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with STRAYLIGHT.
Join the FAST FPS Experience! FIGHT against evil forces of chickens and save earth!Use your FISTS and your SPECIAL ABILITIES to Defeat them all save find the origin of the invasion!
Cosmic Disco
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for STRAYLIGHT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with STRAYLIGHT.
Feel the beat! A VR rhythm shooter where you kill enemies in beat, as they fly towards you, alternating pistols hand to hand, surrounded by beautiful skies with musical visualization. Created by a solo developer.
ArcSine
WHY THIS
Shares physics based movement and an intense mood with STRAYLIGHT.
Ranked #8 for STRAYLIGHT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with STRAYLIGHT.
A first-person VR puzzle platformer that will push your dexterity to its limits. Learn numerous mechanics that help or hinder you as you navigate more than 340 dynamic environments to their end. An epic journey of mental and physical perseverance.
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Windlands
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with STRAYLIGHT.
Reviewers of STRAYLIGHT cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with STRAYLIGHT.
A first person grappling hook exploration game.Soar through the ruins of a fallen world and discover the secrets of the ancients. Designed with full Virtual Reality support for the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, also works great in Non VR.
TO THE TOP
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with STRAYLIGHT.
Reviewers of STRAYLIGHT cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with STRAYLIGHT.
VR Platforming Game, that gives you the freedom to move across the environment with superhuman abilities. Conquer over 35 levels with new obstacles and challenges. Compete for the fastest times or explore the environment. Experience the freedom of movement.
Sairento VR
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with STRAYLIGHT.
Reviewers of STRAYLIGHT cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with STRAYLIGHT.
VR was made for this. Perform triple jumps, wall runs, power slides and slow time down while blasting away at a foe before landing to deliver a blade attack on another. Kit yourself with katanas, firearms, bows, throwing glaives and legendary relics. Keep upgrading as you play. PURE CYBER NINJA FUN.
Jet Island
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with STRAYLIGHT.
Reviewers of STRAYLIGHT cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with STRAYLIGHT.
Slide anywhere on your hoverboard at extreme speeds! Explore the massive open world of Jet Island! Learn to skate on any surface, swing from tall buildings, fly in ways you never knew were possible! Defeat the 4 giant boss fights! Get ready to experience complete freedom in VR!
Yupitergrad 2: The Lost Station
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with STRAYLIGHT.
Reviewers of STRAYLIGHT cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with STRAYLIGHT.
In Yupitergrad 2, the players have extended mobility, a wider selection of tools, and a much richer game world with an open-ended structure. This is a VR adventure worth waiting for. The legend is back, bigger and better.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below STRAYLIGHT at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under STRAYLIGHT on Steam right now. Shares Indie with STRAYLIGHT.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under STRAYLIGHT on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with STRAYLIGHT.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under STRAYLIGHT on Steam right now. Shares Action with STRAYLIGHT.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under STRAYLIGHT on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with STRAYLIGHT.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under STRAYLIGHT on Steam right now. Shares Action with STRAYLIGHT.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with STRAYLIGHT.
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 STRAYLIGHT.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with STRAYLIGHT.
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
Disfigure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with STRAYLIGHT.
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
The Lab
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
Control, I'm Not Coming Back
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with STRAYLIGHT.
Control, I'm Not Coming Back is a short and emotional narrative game about a lost astronaut searching for a reason to keep going forward while facing the emptiness of space. Inspired by the Hopecore aesthetic, it’s a story about positivism, friendship and our human connection with Voyager 1.
of the Devil
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with STRAYLIGHT.
Immerse yourself in neon, smoke, and high-stakes legal gambles as a Defense Attorney with uniquely Killer insights in this episodic, diabolically stylish visual novel adventure game.
South Scrimshaw, Part One
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with STRAYLIGHT.
South Scrimshaw is the story of a newborn whale in a vast alien ocean. It is a richly illustrated experimental visual novel, written in the style of a nature documentary.
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Frequently asked about STRAYLIGHT
- Does STRAYLIGHT work on Steam Deck?
- STRAYLIGHT is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does STRAYLIGHT cost?
- STRAYLIGHT is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to STRAYLIGHT?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside STRAYLIGHT are Grapple League, ELEMENTAL RUN, Teknedia.
- Who developed STRAYLIGHT?
- STRAYLIGHT was developed by Dr BLOC.
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 STRAYLIGHT.
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