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Games like Rolf

If Rolf is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Croaker, Before Time Runs Out and Slime Jumper Adventure — 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.

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About Rolf: Rolf is an indie game that has fun cuphead/Mario vibes. It is full of fun fast paced levels that are challenging to beat. If you enjoy playing cuphead or enjoy other 2d or 3d platformers this is the game for you.

2021ActionIndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDWindowsby Gautham Ramachandran
Rolf — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Rolf 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. The Croaker

    WHY THIS

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

    A 2D Platformer, with: a unique Platformer Level Editor, Leaderboards, 50 Unique levels, Easy speedrunning system, An online shop (Where apples are the currency) In Game + Steam achievements, and an Integrated Save and Load System!

    2024ActionStrategyIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Before Time Runs Out

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Rolf fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Rolf.

    In this momentum based Platformer, make your way through numerous obstacles such as spikes, saws, laser beams, and explosives to reach the goal at the end of each level. Each level has a limited amount of time to complete. So speed is key, or else it's game over.

    2024ActionStrategyAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Slime Jumper Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Rolf fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rolf.

    In this classic 2D platformer, make your way through countless traps and obstacles like spikes, lasers, projectiles and even aliens as Mr. Slime, across 5 unique worlds with numerous levels. Reaching the goal at the end of each level is key to progressing to the next stage.

    2022IndieAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Pixi Poxi Autorunner Lab

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Rolf fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Rolf.

    Pixi Poxi is a challenging autorunner rage puzzle platform game that will test the limits of your gaming skills. You will accompany a test subject on their quest to escape to freedom fighting through several levels with a variety of difficulties, traps and barriers!

    2026IndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. DOLPHIN HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

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

    Somewhere in the wastelands of the ocean lives a young dolphin. He likes to get high and hang out. All he does is hang out. But it so happened that the cyber Internet sucked him in. It's time to end this.

    2022ActionSportsIndie24.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Rolling Ball : Sphere Guider

    WHY THIS

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

    A rolling ball game with unique and challenging levels.

    2023ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. FOTONICA

    WHY THIS

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

    Ever wondered what running at 140mph feels like? FOTONICA is a first-person game about the thrill of speed and traveling flawlessly through complex environments.FOTONICA is simple, but is not easy: it follows a tradition of arcade games that are easy to pick up and almost impossible to master.

    2014ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Hoples

    WHY THIS

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

    Hoples - 2D hardcore precision platformer with time limits.

    2021ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Rolf on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Rolf.

    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. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Rolf on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rolf.

    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 ↗
  3. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Rolf on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Rolf.

    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 ↗
  4. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Rolf on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Rolf.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Rolf on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Rolf.

    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 ↗
  6. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Rolf on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Rolf.

    "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!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Rolf on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Rolf.

    The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Rolf on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Rolf.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. 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 Rolf.

    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 ↗
  2. 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 Rolf.

    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 ↗
  3. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Rolf

How much does Rolf cost?
Rolf is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Rolf?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Rolf are The Croaker, Before Time Runs Out, Slime Jumper Adventure.
Who developed Rolf?
Rolf was developed by Gautham Ramachandran.

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 Rolf.

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