Games like Baby Steps
If Baby Steps is your kind of game, the closest matches are Swimpossible!, Jumping Jack and THE DARUMA CHALLENGE — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its intricate control mechanics, multiple paths to explore and philosophically awkward story. 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 →Baby Steps is a physics-based action-adventure game developed by Gabe Cuzzillo, Maxi Boch, and Bennett Foddy, published by Devolver Digital. Players control Nate as he attempts something deceptively simple yet fiendishly difficult: putting one foot in front of the other. The game features control mastery mechanics with no checkpoints, and players encounter procedural challenges throughout its medium-length experience. Reviewers highlight the intricate control mechanics, multiple paths for exploration, a philosophically awkward narrative, and hidden secrets and Easter eggs as key attractions. Priced at $19.99 and verified for Steam Deck, Baby Steps has earned a 91% positive rating from over 1,500 Steam reviews.
About Baby Steps: Play as Nate, an unemployed failson with nothing going for him, until one day he discovers a power he never knew he had… putting one foot in front of the other.
Players who liked Baby Steps also play
Steam players who put hours into Baby Steps 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.
Swimpossible!
WHY THIS
Top pick for Baby Steps fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Baby Steps.
Move each limb separately to swim against the current and avoid difficult obstacles in Swimpossible!
Jumping Jack
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Baby Steps fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Baby Steps.
THE DARUMA CHALLENGE
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Baby Steps fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Baby Steps.
A brutal bouncing challenge. No shortcuts, no mercy—just you vs. gravity. How far will you climb before it all comes crashing down?
Octodad: Dadliest Catch
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Baby Steps.
Ranked #4 for Baby Steps fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Baby Steps.
Octodad: Dadliest Catch is a game about destruction, deception, and fatherhood. The player controls Octodad, a dapper octopus masquerading as a human, as he goes about his life. Octodad's existence is a constant struggle, as he must master mundane tasks with his unwieldy boneless tentacles while simultaneously keeping his cephalopodan...
Gigacrab: Getting Over The Meme
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Baby Steps fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Baby Steps.
Be a muscular crab and climb your way to the top in this rage-inducing challenge. Use only your powerful claws to swing, launch, and scale. Every fall will test your patience. Can you reach the summit?
Cairn
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Baby Steps.
Ranked #6 for Baby Steps fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Baby Steps.
Reach a summit never climbed before in this survival-climber from the creators of Furi and Haven. Climb anywhere and plan your route carefully, managing pitons and resources to survive unforgiving Mount Kami. Discover what Aava is willing to sacrifice to achieve the ascent of a lifetime.
Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Baby Steps fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Baby Steps.
A game I made for a certain kind of person. To hurt them.
A Difficult Game About Climbing
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Baby Steps.
Ranked #8 for Baby Steps fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Baby Steps.
This is a difficult game about climbing.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Baby Steps at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Baby Steps on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Baby Steps.
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 Baby Steps on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Baby Steps.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Baby Steps on Steam right now. Shares Action with Baby Steps.
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 Baby Steps on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Baby Steps.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Baby Steps on Steam right now. Shares Action with Baby Steps.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
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 and Casual with Baby Steps.
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 Baby Steps.
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 Baby Steps.
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 Baby Steps.
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 Baby Steps.
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 and Casual with Baby Steps.
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 Baby Steps.
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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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Octodad: Dadliest Catch
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Baby Steps.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Baby Steps.
Octodad: Dadliest Catch is a game about destruction, deception, and fatherhood. The player controls Octodad, a dapper octopus masquerading as a human, as he goes about his life. Octodad's existence is a constant struggle, as he must master mundane tasks with his unwieldy boneless tentacles while simultaneously keeping his cephalopodan...
Cairn
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Baby Steps.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Baby Steps.
Reach a summit never climbed before in this survival-climber from the creators of Furi and Haven. Climb anywhere and plan your route carefully, managing pitons and resources to survive unforgiving Mount Kami. Discover what Aava is willing to sacrifice to achieve the ascent of a lifetime.
Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Baby Steps.
A game I made for a certain kind of person. To hurt them.
Frequently asked about Baby Steps
- Is Baby Steps verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Baby Steps 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 Baby Steps cost?
- Baby Steps is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Baby Steps?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Baby Steps are Swimpossible!, Jumping Jack, THE DARUMA CHALLENGE.
- Who developed Baby Steps?
- Baby Steps was developed by Gabe Cuzzillo, Maxi Boch, Bennett Foddy and published by Devolver Digital.
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