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Games like Kitsune Tails

If Kitsune Tails is your kind of game, the closest matches are Celeste, TetherGeist and Curse Crackers: For Whom the Belle Toils — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and lighthearted. 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 Kitsune Tails: Run, jump, and dash across a land inspired by Japanese mythology and untangle the love triangle between three young women on a journey of self discovery. Explore the complicated relationships between kitsune and humans through classic platforming action.

2024ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindows · Linuxby Kitsune Games
Kitsune Tails — Steam game cover
Players highlight
Dual act playstyle feels fresh and rewardingGenerous respawning keeps frustration lowKaizo style postgame levels engage speedrunnersChallengingContemplativeLighthearted

Players who liked Kitsune Tails also play

Steam players who put hours into Kitsune Tails 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. Celeste

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Kitsune Tails.

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

    Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. TetherGeist

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Kitsune Tails.

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

    TetherGeist is a challenging precision platformer that rewards practice and perseverance. Guide Mae and her axolotl spirit, Bao, on a wholesome coming-of-age pilgrimage while mastering Astral Projection, a tether that links Mae to her spirit and is the source of her strength.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure13.59 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Curse Crackers: For Whom the Belle Toils

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Kitsune Tails.

    Third-strongest match for Kitsune Tails fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Kitsune Tails.

    Bounce, vault, and fight your way through a whimsical world with the help of your loyal companion. Eat snacks, collect artifacts, and travel the world to stop Bonnie and her boney band of troublemakers!

    2022ActionAdventureSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Viola: The Heroine's Melody

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Kitsune Tails.

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

    Viola: The Heroine's Melody is the musical Platformer/RPG! After failing at violin practice for the hundredth time, Viola becomes trapped inside her instrument's fantastical world. Join her adventure to find her way back home, aided by the diverse ensemble of friends she meets along the way.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Ingression

    WHY THIS

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

    Ingression is an unforgiving & mind-bending precision platformer where you'll think and platform with seamless portals. Travel to the future to save the past from a tremendous time paradox.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. BZZZT

    WHY THIS

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

    Become a tiny ZX8000 robot and begin your journey through a beautiful, pixel-art world inspired by games iconic to the platformer genre. Follow a cute story, upgrade your skills, beat challenging levels, and compete with other players for the fastest speedrun!

    2023ActionIndie11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Freedom Planet

    WHY THIS

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

    Fight your way across the celestial world of Avalice where cats are green, motorcycles drive up walls and monster girls do most of the buttkicking! Freedom Planet is a cartoony, combat-based platform adventure that pits a spunky dragonoid and her friends against an alien attack force.

    2014ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Windswept

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Kitsune Tails.

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

    🦆 Marbles and 🐢 Checkers need your help finding their way home after being swept away in a storm. In this 90s buddy-platformer there's a ton of stuff to do and even more to collect!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Kitsune Tails on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Kitsune Tails.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Kitsune Tails on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Kitsune Tails.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Kitsune Tails on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Kitsune Tails.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Kitsune Tails on Steam right now. Shares Action with Kitsune Tails.

    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.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Kitsune Tails on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Kitsune Tails.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Kitsune Tails on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Kitsune Tails.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Kitsune Tails on Steam right now. Shares Action with Kitsune Tails.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Kitsune Tails on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Kitsune Tails.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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 Kitsune Tails.

    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 Kitsune Tails.

    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 Kitsune Tails.

    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 Kitsune Tails.

    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 Kitsune Tails.

    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 Kitsune Tails.

    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 Kitsune Tails.

    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 Kitsune Tails.

    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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Celeste

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Kitsune Tails.

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

    Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Ingression

    WHY THIS

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

    Ingression is an unforgiving & mind-bending precision platformer where you'll think and platform with seamless portals. Travel to the future to save the past from a tremendous time paradox.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. BZZZT

    WHY THIS

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

    Become a tiny ZX8000 robot and begin your journey through a beautiful, pixel-art world inspired by games iconic to the platformer genre. Follow a cute story, upgrade your skills, beat challenging levels, and compete with other players for the fastest speedrun!

    2023ActionIndie11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Kitsune Tails

Is Kitsune Tails verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Kitsune Tails 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 Kitsune Tails cost?
Kitsune Tails is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Kitsune Tails?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Kitsune Tails are Celeste, TetherGeist, Curse Crackers: For Whom the Belle Toils.
Who developed Kitsune Tails?
Kitsune Tails was developed by Kitsune Games and published by Kitsune Games, MidBoss, LLC..

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