Games like Trash Quest
If Trash Quest is your kind of game, the closest matches are 1 Screen Platformer, Derelict Star and Lone Fungus — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, whimsical and airstall mechanic. 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 Trash Quest: Trash Quest is a compact metroidvania with a single spawn point, run and gun action and tight platforming. Navigate an interwoven maze of rooms through this space station, destroying robots, collecting power ups and unlocking shortcuts.
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1 Screen Platformer
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Trash Quest.
Top pick for Trash Quest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Trash Quest.
This is a SHORT, 2D PLATFORMER with TIGHT CONTROLS about exploring a single level to get past a bunch of TRAPS. There is an EASY mode and a HARD mode depending on your skill level.
Derelict Star
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Trash Quest.
Second-strongest match for Trash Quest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Trash Quest.
A precise momentum-based platformer that emphasizes exploration and navigation puzzles. Run and jump your way through a wide variety of obstacles and challenges as you explore an abandoned derelict freighter. Be careful: getting in is often easier than getting out!
Lone Fungus
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Trash Quest.
Third-strongest match for Trash Quest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Trash Quest.
A handcrafted open-world platformer set in a world built by Mushrooms! Explore different locations filled with secrets, acquire new abilities and use those abilities to reach new places!
Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Trash Quest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Trash Quest.
Flow gracefully through a colorful, hand-drawn 2.5D action platformer inspired by Japanese folklore. Engage in acrobatic aerial combat, unlock powerful mystical abilities, and explore an interconnected world of myth as you seek to unravel the mysteries of your origin.
La-Mulana 2
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Trash Quest.
Ranked #5 for Trash Quest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Trash Quest.
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.
VVVVVV
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Trash Quest.
Ranked #6 for Trash Quest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Trash Quest.
VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?
Aeon Drive
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Trash Quest.
Ranked #7 for Trash Quest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Trash Quest.
Rush through the cyberpunk landscapes of Neo Barcelona in Aeon Drive, an action-platformer with a speedrunning twist! Whether solo or in up to 4 player co-op, sprint and dash through many areas of the neon-infused city - and use your time and space-bending abilities to get ahead.
Alwa's Legacy
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Trash Quest.
Ranked #8 for Trash Quest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Trash Quest.
Alwa’s Legacy is a modern retro game full of dangerous dungeons, mystic items and ancient secrets. Upgrade your magic and choose your own path in this non-linear adventure game brimming with exploration.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Trash Quest at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Trash Quest on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Trash Quest.
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 Trash Quest on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Trash Quest.
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 Trash Quest on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Trash Quest.
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 Trash Quest on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Trash Quest.
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 Trash Quest on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Trash Quest.
"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 Trash Quest on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Trash Quest.
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 Trash Quest on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Trash Quest.
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.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Trash Quest.
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.
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 Trash Quest.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Trash Quest.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Trash Quest.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Trash Quest.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Trash Quest.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 Trash Quest.
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.
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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.
1 Screen Platformer
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Trash Quest.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Trash Quest.
This is a SHORT, 2D PLATFORMER with TIGHT CONTROLS about exploring a single level to get past a bunch of TRAPS. There is an EASY mode and a HARD mode depending on your skill level.
Lone Fungus
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Trash Quest.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Trash Quest.
A handcrafted open-world platformer set in a world built by Mushrooms! Explore different locations filled with secrets, acquire new abilities and use those abilities to reach new places!
Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Trash Quest.
Flow gracefully through a colorful, hand-drawn 2.5D action platformer inspired by Japanese folklore. Engage in acrobatic aerial combat, unlock powerful mystical abilities, and explore an interconnected world of myth as you seek to unravel the mysteries of your origin.
La-Mulana 2
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Trash Quest.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Trash Quest.
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.
VVVVVV
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Trash Quest.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Trash Quest.
VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?
Alwa's Legacy
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Trash Quest.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Trash Quest.
Alwa’s Legacy is a modern retro game full of dangerous dungeons, mystic items and ancient secrets. Upgrade your magic and choose your own path in this non-linear adventure game brimming with exploration.
Frequently asked about Trash Quest
- How much does Trash Quest cost?
- Trash Quest is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Trash Quest?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Trash Quest are 1 Screen Platformer, Derelict Star, Lone Fungus.
- Who developed Trash Quest?
- Trash Quest was developed by Francis Vace.
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