Games like Janosik
If Janosik is your kind of game, the closest matches are Samurai Kento, Hatup and Ralf's Adventure: Aztec Mystery — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and retro. 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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Samurai Kento
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Top pick for Janosik fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Janosik.
Play as Kento, an Elder Samurai, and face the evil Yokai in this 2D pixelated mini action RPG set in Feudal Japan based scenarios!
Hatup
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Janosik fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Janosik.
In Hatup you'll have the mission to go through different challenges with your hat that will allow you to progress through the game's stages. Using different mechanics you will face many challenges and with different levels of difficulty.
Ralf's Adventure: Aztec Mystery
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Third-strongest match for Janosik fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Janosik.
Take up the Bat! Ralf's Adventure: Aztec Mystery is a top-down action-adventure game with puzzles and platforming. This game is inspired by home console games from the '80s and '90s, but uses modern design sensibilities.
The Ramsey
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Shares a whimsical mood with Janosik.
Ranked #4 for Janosik fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Janosik.
The Ramsey is a 2D platformer that allows you to play as cute squirrel characters solving puzzles using various weapons. Explore maze-like islands and overcome difficult obstacles with the strongest squirrels in the universe.
100 Pumpkins 2
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Ranked #5 for Janosik fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Janosik.
Explore, solve puzzles, and fight your way through over 100 screens and return your pumpkin pals!
Beholgar
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Shares a challenging mood with Janosik.
Ranked #6 for Janosik fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Janosik.
Beholgar is a classically styled metroidvania action adventure. Explore caverns, ancient woods, and deadly castles; battle creatures and solve ancient mysteries at the kingdom.
Chronicles of the Wolf
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Janosik.
Ranked #7 for Janosik fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Janosik.
Hunt the legendary Beast of Gévaudan in Chronicles of the Wolf! Step into the boots of Mateo Lombardo in this epic adventure featuring brutal bosses, vast castles, and secrets to uncover. Narration by the legendary Robert Belgrade and other special appearances!
B.I.O.T.A.
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Janosik.
Ranked #8 for Janosik fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Janosik.
Intense 2D action-platformer set in a mining colony infected by an alien plague. In B.I.O.T.A. you can choose your hero, fight gruesome monsters, and customize your 8-bit retro experience with swappable 4-color palettes.
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Commander Keen
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Shares a retro mood with Janosik.
Reviewers of Janosik cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Janosik.
Commander Keen: Invasion of the Vorticons: Episode 1: Marooned on Mars (Dec. 14th 1990) Episode 2: The Earth Explodes (1991) Episode 3: Keen Must Die! (1991) Commander Keen's very first adventure, and the debut of id's groundbreaking side-scrolling technology.
Pitfall Planet
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Shares a whimsical mood with Janosik.
Reviewers of Janosik cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Janosik.
Pitfall Planet is a couch co-op puzzle-solving adventure game set on a distant planet, where you'll need to use teamwork to complete levels and explore the caverns below! Pitfall Planet will put your friendship to the test; will both of you make it out alive?
DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Janosik.
Reviewers of Janosik cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Janosik.
Then, there was fire. Re-experience the critically acclaimed, genre-defining game that started it all. Beautifully remastered, return to Lordran in stunning high-definition detail running at 60fps.
Bottomless Pitfall
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Reviewers of Janosik cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Janosik.
A fast-paced, single-player 3D arcade game where players navigate an endless descent by dodging obstacles, testing reflexes, and aiming for high scores.
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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.
The Ramsey
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Janosik.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Janosik.
The Ramsey is a 2D platformer that allows you to play as cute squirrel characters solving puzzles using various weapons. Explore maze-like islands and overcome difficult obstacles with the strongest squirrels in the universe.
Beholgar
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Janosik.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Janosik.
Beholgar is a classically styled metroidvania action adventure. Explore caverns, ancient woods, and deadly castles; battle creatures and solve ancient mysteries at the kingdom.
B.I.O.T.A.
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Janosik.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Janosik.
Intense 2D action-platformer set in a mining colony infected by an alien plague. In B.I.O.T.A. you can choose your hero, fight gruesome monsters, and customize your 8-bit retro experience with swappable 4-color palettes.
Frequently asked about Janosik
- Is Janosik verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Janosik is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- Is Janosik free to play?
- Yes — Janosik is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
- What games are most similar to Janosik?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Janosik are Samurai Kento, Hatup, Ralf's Adventure: Aztec Mystery.
- Who developed Janosik?
- Janosik was developed by Onix Games and published by Retrovibe.
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 Janosik.
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