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Games like Struggling Ball

If Struggling Ball is your kind of game, the closest matches are 猛男跑酷(Strong man parkour), They Yearn For The Mines and Escape From kiss — 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 Struggling Ball: Struggling in lots of different levels which are challenging and beautiful.

2021IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDWindowsby Struggling Ball
Struggling Ball — Steam game cover

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  1. 猛男跑酷(Strong man parkour)

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Struggling Ball fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Struggling Ball.

    A parkour game, mainly for leisure, featuring the operation of a fierce man, using jumping and running walls to reach the pinnacle of life.

    2023ActionSportsAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. They Yearn For The Mines

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Struggling Ball fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Struggling Ball.

    "Can you feel it?..... The yearning for the mines!" Are you ready to send some Goblins into the Mines? In this fast paced action adventure game your job is to guide many many Goblins through the Mine to either their death or the sweet sweet glory of reaching the ore!

    2024ActionSportsIndie5.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Escape From kiss

    WHY THIS

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

    You awaken to find yourself in a bizarre village. An obsessive suitor is pursuing you, desperate to claim a kiss! You must determine if every hut in the village is completely identical to the first one in order to obtain the key to escape. Only one chance awaits!

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. KingMini

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Struggling Ball fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Struggling Ball.

    It's time to challenge yourself! KingMini is a game filled with extreme challenges and passion, putting your perseverance and skills to the test. This game is highly recommended for players who crave challenging and fulfilling gameplay. Don't hesitate, take on the challenge with KingMini right now!

    2023ActionStrategyIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Isles Above

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Struggling Ball fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Struggling Ball.

    Take control of Ribbit, the brave astronaut frog, and explore a charming floating island world. Collect coins and energy crystals, pilot your spaceship, and enjoy a cozy, stress-free platformer adventure!

    2025IndieAdventureRPG5.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Wojak This Game

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Struggling Ball fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Struggling Ball.

    Be the Wojak who can complete this platformer-adventure game in the shortest amount of time with the fewest deaths! Featuring parkour mechanics, ragdoll physics, and troll-inspired challenges, every run will push your skills to the limit.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. MushroomJump/蘑菇跳跳

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Struggling Ball fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Struggling Ball.

    This is a casual parkour game where you are a mushroom. Control it to continuously jump upwards to reach the finish line without saving points, so be careful not to fall or fall.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Chroma Climb: Reclaim Your Color

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Struggling Ball fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Struggling Ball.

    Climb toward the summit in a 3D parkour action game built around jumping, sprinting, and ledge grabs. As you gain height, a monochrome world blooms back into color while rain, sandstorms, and falling hazards force quick route decisions. Play solo or online with up to 8 players.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure5.39 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Struggling Ball on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Struggling Ball.

    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. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Struggling Ball on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Struggling Ball.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Struggling Ball on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Struggling Ball.

    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 ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Struggling Ball on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with Struggling Ball.

    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 ↗
  5. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Struggling Ball on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Struggling Ball.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Struggling Ball on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Struggling Ball.

    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 ↗
  7. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Struggling Ball on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Struggling Ball.

    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 ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Struggling Ball on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Struggling Ball.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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 and Casual with Struggling Ball.

    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 Adventure with Struggling Ball.

    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 Struggling Ball.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. 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 Struggling Ball.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Struggling Ball

How much does Struggling Ball cost?
Struggling Ball is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Struggling Ball?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Struggling Ball are 猛男跑酷(Strong man parkour), They Yearn For The Mines, Escape From kiss.
Who developed Struggling Ball?
Struggling Ball was developed by Struggling Ball.

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 Struggling Ball.

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