Games like Boxman's Struggle
If Boxman's Struggle is your kind of game, the closest matches are Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy, A Difficult Game About Climbing and SeongsuStation — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its physics feel intentionally inconsistent, challenging and punishing. 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 Boxman's Struggle: What's better than climbing mountain in a cardboard box? Getting deep frustration every time you fall from it.
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Steam players who put hours into Boxman's Struggle 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.
Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
WHY THIS
Shares a stressful mood with Boxman's Struggle.
Top pick for Boxman's Struggle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Boxman's Struggle.
A game I made for a certain kind of person. To hurt them.
A Difficult Game About Climbing
WHY THIS
Shares a punishing mood with Boxman's Struggle.
Second-strongest match for Boxman's Struggle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Boxman's Struggle.
This is a difficult game about climbing.
SeongsuStation
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Boxman's Struggle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Boxman's Struggle.
Credit card bills are sky-high, but the hellish subway blocks your way! [SeongsuStation] is a bizarre, hardcore physics-based platformer set in a realistic subway station. Control a floppy ragdoll character, push through all kinds of obstacles, and clock in on time!
THE DARUMA CHALLENGE
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Boxman's Struggle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Boxman's Struggle.
A brutal bouncing challenge. No shortcuts, no mercy—just you vs. gravity. How far will you climb before it all comes crashing down?
Balancelot
WHY THIS
Shares a punishing mood with Boxman's Struggle.
Ranked #5 for Boxman's Struggle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Boxman's Struggle.
Use your controller or keyboard to balance the clumsy but fully functional unicycle. Thrust the threatening mythical monsters with your sharpened lance as they sit on your way to glory. Climbing over the dead enemies with your unicycle may be the last climb you take.
Swimpossible!
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Boxman's Struggle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Boxman's Struggle.
Move each limb separately to swim against the current and avoid difficult obstacles in Swimpossible!
My Type of Goblin: A Climbing ASDFenture
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Boxman's Struggle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Boxman's Struggle.
Use the whole keyboard to climb, slingshot, and slide your way up a mountain. Collect bizarre accessories on your quest to become the most gorgeous Goblin. But one mistake can send you tumbling back down.
Float Lord
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Boxman's Struggle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Boxman's Struggle.
Master awkward movement and fly higher in this physics-based balloon challenge. Push yourself away from solid ground, avoid sharps, collect colorful food, and unlock silly skins. But be careful, one pop and your hard-earned progress comes tumbling down.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Boxman's Struggle at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Boxman's Struggle on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Boxman's Struggle.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Boxman's Struggle on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Boxman's Struggle.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Boxman's Struggle on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Boxman's Struggle.
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.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Boxman's Struggle on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Boxman's Struggle.
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.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Boxman's Struggle on Steam right now. Shares Action with Boxman's Struggle.
You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Boxman's Struggle on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Boxman's Struggle.
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!
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Boxman's Struggle on Steam right now. Shares Action with Boxman's Struggle.
Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Boxman's Struggle on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Boxman's Struggle.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Boxman's Struggle.
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.
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 Boxman's Struggle.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Boxman's Struggle.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Boxman's Struggle.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Boxman's Struggle.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Boxman's Struggle.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 Boxman's Struggle.
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.
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Frequently asked about Boxman's Struggle
- Is Boxman's Struggle verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Boxman's Struggle 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 Boxman's Struggle cost?
- Boxman's Struggle is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Boxman's Struggle?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Boxman's Struggle are Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy, A Difficult Game About Climbing, SeongsuStation.
- Who developed Boxman's Struggle?
- Boxman's Struggle was developed by OneBlock.
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