Games like Cartridge the Tiger
If Cartridge the Tiger is your kind of game, the closest matches are Kid Hallow, Seasons and Tick Hop — picked from the ranked list below. 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 Cartridge the Tiger: Cartridge the Tiger is a Super Nintendo inspired platformer with a powerful in-game level editor. Built on a custom engine with retro physics, dynamic color-accurate lighting, and extensive mod support. A journey awaits, can you make it?

Players who liked Cartridge the Tiger also play
Steam players who put hours into Cartridge the Tiger 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.
Kid Hallow
WHY THIS
Top pick for Cartridge the Tiger fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cartridge the Tiger.
Wear different costumes to get past different challenges in this precision puzzle platformer. Then build your own challenges in the level editor!
Seasons
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Cartridge the Tiger fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cartridge the Tiger.
A precision platformer that each season introduces new mechanics and new challenges, in a beautiful and dangerous world, are you ready?
Tick Hop
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Cartridge the Tiger fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cartridge the Tiger.
"Tick Hop" is a time-based puzzle platformer where players control the Guardian of Time. Navigate through levels made of time fragments, solving challenges and unlocking the past to restore the future. Manage a dynamic countdown and use time-altering items to overcome obstacles.
Celeste
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Cartridge the Tiger fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cartridge the Tiger.
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.
Incredipede
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Cartridge the Tiger fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cartridge the Tiger.
Grow arms and legs to transform into a snake, spider, butterfly, or fifty-legged horror - anything you can imagine. Control your creations in a fumblecore dash to solve each puzzle. Learn to swing through the trees, climb sheer cliffs, or even fly.
Sunblaze
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Cartridge the Tiger fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cartridge the Tiger.
Sunblaze is a brain-twisting precision platformer with hundreds of challenging, handcrafted levels to keep you dying for hours and hours.
Super Magbot
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Cartridge the Tiger fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cartridge the Tiger.
A precise 2D platformer with a twist. NO JUMPING. Master your magnetic powers to beat each level with speed and skill. Enjoy classic 16-bit gaming vibes, tackle challenging achievements and compete for global leaderboard supremacy along the way.
La-Mulana 2
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Cartridge the Tiger fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cartridge the Tiger.
The long-awaited sequel to La-Mulana, La-Mulana 2 follows Lumisa Kosugi as she explores the ancient ruins of La-Mulana. Desperate to find the cause of the recent slew of monsters appearing from the ruins, Lumisa discovers the "other" La-Mulana: the ruins known as Eg-Lana.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Cartridge the Tiger at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Cartridge the Tiger on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Cartridge the Tiger.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Cartridge the Tiger on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cartridge the Tiger.
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 ~67% under Cartridge the Tiger on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Cartridge the Tiger.
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.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Cartridge the Tiger on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cartridge the Tiger.
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!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Cartridge the Tiger on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Cartridge the Tiger.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Bit Blaster XL
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Cartridge the Tiger on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Cartridge the Tiger.
Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!
Dictators:No Peace Countryballs
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Cartridge the Tiger on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cartridge the Tiger.
Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cartridge the Tiger.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Cartridge the Tiger.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Cartridge the Tiger.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Cartridge the Tiger.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cartridge the Tiger.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
Coloring Pixels
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cartridge the Tiger.
A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Cartridge the Tiger.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Paper Lily - Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cartridge the Tiger.
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
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Head-to-head comparisons
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Kid Hallow
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Cartridge the Tiger.
Wear different costumes to get past different challenges in this precision puzzle platformer. Then build your own challenges in the level editor!
Celeste
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Cartridge the Tiger.
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.
Super Magbot
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Cartridge the Tiger.
A precise 2D platformer with a twist. NO JUMPING. Master your magnetic powers to beat each level with speed and skill. Enjoy classic 16-bit gaming vibes, tackle challenging achievements and compete for global leaderboard supremacy along the way.
La-Mulana 2
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Cartridge the Tiger.
The long-awaited sequel to La-Mulana, La-Mulana 2 follows Lumisa Kosugi as she explores the ancient ruins of La-Mulana. Desperate to find the cause of the recent slew of monsters appearing from the ruins, Lumisa discovers the "other" La-Mulana: the ruins known as Eg-Lana.
Frequently asked about Cartridge the Tiger
- How much does Cartridge the Tiger cost?
- Cartridge the Tiger is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Cartridge the Tiger?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cartridge the Tiger are Kid Hallow, Seasons, Tick Hop.
- Who developed Cartridge the Tiger?
- Cartridge the Tiger was developed by Protosprite.
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 Cartridge the Tiger.
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