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Games like Axe Girl

If Axe Girl is your kind of game, the closest matches are Baron of Blood, I AM DOG and Moonlit — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its surprisingly challenging boss fights, tight responsive combat and chill. 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 Axe Girl: Axe Girl! The only video game starring a female lumberjack. (As far as we know) Slash your way through fierce foes in this awesome action platformer! Chop to it and kick some axe!

2020ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDWindowsby Friendly Fire Software
Axe Girl — Steam game cover
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Axe doubles as movement toolSurprisingly challenging boss fightsTight responsive combatChillLightheartedRetro

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Steam players who put hours into Axe Girl 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. Baron of Blood

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience the thrilling action of Baron of Blood, a captivating 2D platformer with retro pixel art visuals. Battle your way through exhilarating levels, vanquishing monsters and ghouls along the way. Gather coins to unlock powerful items that will aid you on your epic adventure.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. I AM DOG

    WHY THIS

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

    I AM DOG is a 2D vertical scrolling platformer where you play as DOG! CHOMP, STOMP and BOMB your way through dirt, stone and enemies and reach the bottom of the DEPTHS to rescue DOG’s friends!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Moonlit

    WHY THIS

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

    In this retro arcade style game, you take your character through the various scenarios, with beautifully explored themes, while having to deal with the werewolf curse. Will you be able to handle it?

    2020ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Barry the Bunny

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Axe Girl fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Axe Girl.

    A 2D platformer with short challenging levels about a bunny who builds bridges.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Dadish 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Axe Girl.

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

    He’s a dad and a radish, and he’s back in his biggest adventure yet! Help reunite Dadish with his missing kids in this charming and challenging platforming adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. FLARE NUINUI QUEST

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Axe Girl.

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

    Play as Shiranui Flare in this retro action platformer, wielding her dual pistols, as you explore the world on a quest to save your friends!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Astalon: Tears of the Earth

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Axe Girl.

    Ranked #7 for Axe Girl fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Axe Girl.

    Uphold your pact with the Titan of Death, Epimetheus! Fight, climb and solve your way through a twisted tower as three unique adventurers, on a mission to save their village from impending doom!

    2021ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Garbanzo Quest

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Axe Girl.

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

    GARBANZO QUEST! The crazy bullet-heck platformer where your main weapon is your own spit! Bring a friend! Hand-crafted challenges, secrets, and branching paths galore!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Axe Girl

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. The Strike

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Axe Girl.

    Reviewers of Axe Girl cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    The Strike puts the fishing rod in players’ hands as they head out to their favorite hot spots, including several popular lakes in North America. By combining high-quality, realistic game play, The Strike is quite the catch for gamers and outdoor enthusiasts alike.

    2016SportsSimulationSteam ↗
  2. Hollow Knight

    WHY THIS

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

    Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. STEEL STRIDER

    WHY THIS

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

    STEEL STRIDER is the follow up to the acclaimed GIGANTIC ARMY and pays homage to the great run and gun games such as Turrican and Super Contra, but adds mouse / dual analogue stick-operated weapons!

    2015ActionIndie2.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. STRIDE

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Axe Girl.

    Reviewers of Axe Girl cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Axe Girl.

    STRIDE is a high-octane parkour adventure in virtual reality. Fight for your life as you hurtle through the rooftops of a futuristic metropolis. Step into the shoes of a master freerunner as you vault, swing, and shoot your way through this action-packed adventure. Multiplayer now available!

    2022ActionSportsAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Axe Girl on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Axe Girl.

    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. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Axe Girl on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Axe Girl.

    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 ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Axe Girl on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Axe Girl.

    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 ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Axe Girl on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Axe Girl.

    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 ↗
  5. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Axe Girl on Steam right now. Shares Action with Axe Girl.

    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.

    2009Action2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Axe Girl on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Axe Girl.

    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 ↗
  7. STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Axe Girl on Steam right now. Shares Action with Axe Girl.

    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.

    2009Action2.49 USDSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Axe Girl on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Axe Girl.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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 Axe Girl.

    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 and Adventure with Axe Girl.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. 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 Axe Girl.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. 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 Axe Girl.

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Axe Girl

How much does Axe Girl cost?
Axe Girl is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Axe Girl?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Axe Girl are Baron of Blood, I AM DOG, Moonlit.
Who developed Axe Girl?
Axe Girl was developed by Friendly Fire Software.

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 Axe Girl.

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