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Games like Tape to Tape

If Tape to Tape is your kind of game, the closest matches are Lacrosse 26, Puck Buddies and Wild Rumble — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its nostalgic arcade feel, tactical positioning matters and writing quality is exceptional. 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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Tape to Tape is a roguelite hockey game from Excellent Rectangle that released in 2023, blending fast-paced action with roguelite progression and team-building mechanics. Players assemble rosters across runs, discovering synergies between unique players and selecting abilities to shape each campaign. Reviewers highlight tactical positioning as a core hook, and the experience carries a nostalgic arcade feel that reviewers frequently mention. Players describe the overall tone as whimsical. Local co-op allows shared hot-seat sessions for couch play. The game costs $19.99 USD, offers a challenging but accessible experience suited to short-burst sessions, and holds a 92% positive rating from 2,823 Steam reviews. Tape to Tape is verified on Steam Deck.

About Tape to Tape: Tape to Tape is a roguelite hockey game where every choice matters on your journey to build the best hockey team. Choose your path, hire unique players, discover synergies between them, pick unique abilities, bribe the referees or visit the Blademaster on your way to restore hockey's former glory.

2023ActionSportsEarly Access19.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindowsby Excellent Rectangle
Tape to Tape — Steam game cover
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Nostalgic arcade feelTactical positioning mattersWriting quality is exceptionalWhimsicalFast paced actionRoguelite progression

Players who liked Tape to Tape also play

Steam players who put hours into Tape to Tape 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. Lacrosse 26

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Tape to Tape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports with Tape to Tape.

    Lacrosse 26 is a high-paces lacrosse simulation with realistic motion capture animations and motion matching!

    2026SportsSimulation34.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Puck Buddies

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Tape to Tape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Early Access with Tape to Tape.

    Puck Buddies is a bouncy multiplayer sports game that combines the best elements of hockey and minigolf into non-stop fun. Challenge your friends to pass, shoot, spin and bump into things in this chirpily competitive deflection derby. It's time to bounce!

    2020SportsIndieEarly Access11.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Wild Rumble

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Tape to Tape.

    Third-strongest match for Tape to Tape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with Tape to Tape.

    Wild Rumble is a 3v3 roguelike soccer game in which you'll evolve your team as you score goals through dangerous arenas. Unlock new characters, master their abilities and pick the best upgrades to lead your team to victory!

    2025ActionSports14.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Ping Pong Up

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Tape to Tape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports with Tape to Tape.

    Feel the tension of the big match breaking through the screen.

    2025SportsSimulation6.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Super Blood Hockey

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Tape to Tape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports with Tape to Tape.

    Create and manage your team in a violent, dystopic world of no-rules, fast-paced, arcade-style, ice hockey action. Adjust training regimens, control diets, administer black market pharmaceuticals, and provide healthcare (or not) to a ragtag team of convicts at the mercy of your underhanded tactics.

    2017SportsIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Super Slam Dunk Touchdown

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Tape to Tape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with Tape to Tape.

    Assemble your squad, grab a ball and demolish the opposing team! All sports combine and up to 6 players compete in the ultimate sports mashup -- locally or with Steam Remote Play! 6 unique sports characters. Epic 3 player Season Mode. 6 player Quick Matches. All the sports and none of the rules!

    2015ActionSportsIndie15.00 USDSteam ↗
  7. Super Mega Baseball 3

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Tape to Tape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with Tape to Tape.

    Run up the score in a relaxed slugfest or push the limits of your reflexes in this refined baseball simulator. The third entry in the series features all-new Franchise and Online Leagues modes, major graphical enhancements, and on-field additions including pickoffs and situational player traits.

    2020ActionSportsIndie44.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Floorball League 2010

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Tape to Tape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports with Tape to Tape.

    The first official floorball video game is back! Play real teams, enter tournaments, and relive the fast-paced action of 2010.

    2025SportsStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Tape to Tape on Steam right now. Shares Action with Tape to Tape.

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

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Tape to Tape on Steam right now. Shares Action and Early Access with Tape to Tape.

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

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

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Tape to Tape on Steam right now. Shares Action with Tape to Tape.

    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 ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Tape to Tape on Steam right now. Shares Action with Tape to Tape.

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

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Tape to Tape on Steam right now. Shares Action with Tape to Tape.

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

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

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Tape to Tape on Steam right now. Shares Action with Tape to Tape.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Tape to Tape on Steam right now. Shares Action with Tape to Tape.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~65% under Tape to Tape on Steam right now. Shares Action and Early Access with Tape to Tape.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

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

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  5. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

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

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Tape to Tape

Is Tape to Tape verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Tape to Tape 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 Tape to Tape cost?
Tape to Tape is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Tape to Tape have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Tape to Tape supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen Co-op).
What games are most similar to Tape to Tape?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Tape to Tape are Lacrosse 26, Puck Buddies, Wild Rumble.
Who developed Tape to Tape?
Tape to Tape was developed by Excellent Rectangle.

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