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Games like Ryan's Rescue Squad

If Ryan's Rescue Squad is your kind of game, the closest matches are Shadow of the Ninja - Reborn, MY LITTLE PONY: A Maretime Bay Adventure and My Little Pony: A Zephyr Heights Mystery — 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 Ryan's Rescue Squad: Rescue Ryan’s friends from Dark Titan and his evil allies! Explore four worlds packed with slime, hilarious characters, and unlockable costumes on an unforgettable platforming adventure!

2022Adventure39.99 USDWindowsby Stage Clear Studios
Ryan's Rescue Squad — Steam game cover

Players who liked Ryan's Rescue Squad also play

Steam players who put hours into Ryan's Rescue Squad 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. Shadow of the Ninja - Reborn

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Ryan's Rescue Squad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Ryan's Rescue Squad.

    After 34 years in the shadows, prepare to see this legendary action adventure in a new light! Looking and playing better than ever before, Shadow of the Ninja - Reborn is Tengo Project’s remake of a cult classic, that the fans have been waiting for.

    2024ActionAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. MY LITTLE PONY: A Maretime Bay Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Ryan's Rescue Squad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Ryan's Rescue Squad.

    Sunny wants to bring the magic of Maretime Bay Day festival back to Equestria – but some pony is out to spoil her plans! Save the celebration by putting on fashion shows, rescuing cute animals, flying with Pegasi and more, with a helping hoof from your new MY LITTLE PONY friends.

    2022Adventure39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. My Little Pony: A Zephyr Heights Mystery

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Ryan's Rescue Squad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Ryan's Rescue Squad.

    Take friendship to new heights and tame the chaotic magic that’s turning the world upside down, in a mystery adventure for one or two ponies!

    2024ActionAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. 3dSen PC

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Ryan's Rescue Squad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    3dSen is a unique emulator that transforms NES games into stunning 3D voxel dioramas. Relive your favorite retro titles like never before!

    2025ActionSportsStrategy14.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Ryan's Rescue Squad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Ryan's Rescue Squad.

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge reunites Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael as they kick shell in a beautifully realized beat ’em up.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Ryan's Rescue Squad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Ryan's Rescue Squad.

    The Trine series is back with its biggest adventure! In their fifth outing, the Heroes of Trine are pitted against dastardly and duplicitous villains, who will stop at nothing to seize control of the kingdom. The clock is ticking to save the world of Trine!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Degrees of Separation

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Ryan's Rescue Squad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Ryan's Rescue Squad.

    Degrees of Separation is a puzzle platformer where cooperation is built into every move. Two contrasting souls, Ember and Rime, fall in love, but are separated by an enigmatic force, and must use their powers to progress through a spectacular world of fantasy and adventure.

    2019IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Sonic Mania

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Ryan's Rescue Squad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Ryan's Rescue Squad.

    Sonic Mania is an all-new adventure with Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles full of unique bosses, rolling 2D landscapes, and fun classic gameplay.

    2017ActionAdventureCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Ryan's Rescue Squad at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Ryan's Rescue Squad on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Ryan's Rescue Squad.

    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 ~75% under Ryan's Rescue Squad on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Ryan's Rescue Squad.

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

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Hollow Knight

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Ryan's Rescue Squad on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Ryan's Rescue Squad.

    Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Forest

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Ryan's Rescue Squad on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Ryan's Rescue Squad.

    As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Ryan's Rescue Squad on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Ryan's Rescue Squad.

    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. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Ryan's Rescue Squad on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Ryan's Rescue Squad.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Don't Starve Together

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Ryan's Rescue Squad on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Ryan's Rescue Squad.

    Fight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.

    2016ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Ryan's Rescue Squad on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Ryan's Rescue Squad.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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.

    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 Ryan's Rescue Squad.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. 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 ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Ryan's Rescue Squad.

    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.

    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 Adventure with Ryan's Rescue Squad.

    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. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

More from Stage Clear Studios

Other recommendable Steam games by Stage Clear Studios, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. ISLANDERS

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Stage Clear Studios, the studio behind Ryan's Rescue Squad.

    ISLANDERS is a minimalist strategy game about building cities on colorful islands.

    2019StrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Shiny The Firefly

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Stage Clear Studios, the studio behind Ryan's Rescue Squad. Shares Adventure with Ryan's Rescue Squad.

    Shiny the Firefly is a challenging platform adventure game. Journey through a mysterious garden as Shiny, a brave firefly on a quest to find his children, lost in a terrible accident. Master trials,solve puzzles and use your stealth to guide your children to safety.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Super Blackjack Battle 2 Turbo Edition - The Card Warriors

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Stage Clear Studios, the studio behind Ryan's Rescue Squad.

    Follow the invitation by the owner of the largest Casino in Las Vegas and Godfather of the local most influential crime family and face the other participants in a face-off game of cards. Only the best will fly to Vegas to challenge the Godfather himself in a final match!

    2017SportsCasual11.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Last Kids on Earth and the Staff of Doom

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Stage Clear Studios, the studio behind Ryan's Rescue Squad.

    Join Jack and his friends in an epic, post-apocalyptic quest to save our world from the Queen of the Slime Monsters! 

    2021ActionRPG7.49 USDSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Shadow of the Ninja - Reborn

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Ryan's Rescue Squad.

    After 34 years in the shadows, prepare to see this legendary action adventure in a new light! Looking and playing better than ever before, Shadow of the Ninja - Reborn is Tengo Project’s remake of a cult classic, that the fans have been waiting for.

    2024ActionAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. My Little Pony: A Zephyr Heights Mystery

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Ryan's Rescue Squad.

    Take friendship to new heights and tame the chaotic magic that’s turning the world upside down, in a mystery adventure for one or two ponies!

    2024ActionAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Ryan's Rescue Squad.

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge reunites Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael as they kick shell in a beautifully realized beat ’em up.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Degrees of Separation

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Ryan's Rescue Squad.

    Degrees of Separation is a puzzle platformer where cooperation is built into every move. Two contrasting souls, Ember and Rime, fall in love, but are separated by an enigmatic force, and must use their powers to progress through a spectacular world of fantasy and adventure.

    2019IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Sonic Mania

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Ryan's Rescue Squad.

    Sonic Mania is an all-new adventure with Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles full of unique bosses, rolling 2D landscapes, and fun classic gameplay.

    2017ActionAdventureCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Ryan's Rescue Squad

How much does Ryan's Rescue Squad cost?
Ryan's Rescue Squad is listed on Steam at 39.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Ryan's Rescue Squad have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Ryan's Rescue Squad supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Ryan's Rescue Squad?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Ryan's Rescue Squad are Shadow of the Ninja - Reborn, MY LITTLE PONY: A Maretime Bay Adventure, My Little Pony: A Zephyr Heights Mystery.
Who developed Ryan's Rescue Squad?
Ryan's Rescue Squad was developed by Stage Clear Studios and published by Outright Games Ltd..

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 Ryan's Rescue Squad.

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