Games like SquareMan-Boy
If SquareMan-Boy is your kind of game, the closest matches are HAMISH, Play Faster and Don't Drown — 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.
Get personalized picks →About SquareMan-Boy: Bounce, dash, and warp through neon-lit puzzle levels in this fast-paced 2D platformer. Master world rotators, dodge deadly lasers, and race against the clock in a high-speed test of precision and timing.
Players who liked SquareMan-Boy also play
Steam players who put hours into SquareMan-Boy 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.
HAMISH
WHY THIS
Top pick for SquareMan-Boy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with SquareMan-Boy.
Hamish is a fast-paced, momentum-driven action platformer where every step could be your last. Run, jump, and grapple your way through rising lava, snowy peaks, neon-lit cities, and more, mastering speed and precision while taking down ruthless enemies.
Play Faster
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for SquareMan-Boy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with SquareMan-Boy.
Play Faster is a precision platformer built for fast movement, instant retries, and endlessly replayable runs. Master movement, optimize routes, and climb online leaderboards with built-in speedrunning tools.
Don't Drown
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for SquareMan-Boy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with SquareMan-Boy.
Dive into the world of Don’t Drown, an underwater precision platformer. Navigate treacherous landscapes and avoid menacing creatures while balancing your oxygen and health. Line your pockets with treasure at the cost of mobility. Race against time, yourself, and others on the global leaderboards.
BZZZT
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for SquareMan-Boy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with SquareMan-Boy.
Become a tiny ZX8000 robot and begin your journey through a beautiful, pixel-art world inspired by games iconic to the platformer genre. Follow a cute story, upgrade your skills, beat challenging levels, and compete with other players for the fastest speedrun!
SongRunner
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for SquareMan-Boy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with SquareMan-Boy.
A puzzle platformer where the platforms are your own musical loops! Speed through dozens of handcrafted single-screen challenges while creating your own platforms in time with a high energy original soundtrack!
ReDrop
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for SquareMan-Boy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with SquareMan-Boy.
DIE, REDROP, REPEAT. In this Platformer, every Death leaves a platform behind; Climb your mistakes! RAGE, CRY, ADAPT. Then do it all again. Try now and prove you're only *mostly* bad.
Sky Reach
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for SquareMan-Boy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with SquareMan-Boy.
Climb fast or fall. In this neon cyberpunk platformer, every jump counts—fire energy waves, create platforms on impact, and push your limits solo or in local co-op.
HYPERBALL TACHYON
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for SquareMan-Boy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with SquareMan-Boy.
High-speed momentum platforming action! Dash up walls and shoot off ramps to get to the finish!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below SquareMan-Boy at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under SquareMan-Boy on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with SquareMan-Boy.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under SquareMan-Boy on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SquareMan-Boy.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under SquareMan-Boy on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SquareMan-Boy.
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 ~80% under SquareMan-Boy on Steam right now. Shares Action with SquareMan-Boy.
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.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under SquareMan-Boy on Steam right now. Shares Action with SquareMan-Boy.
You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under SquareMan-Boy on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SquareMan-Boy.
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!
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under SquareMan-Boy on Steam right now. Shares Action with SquareMan-Boy.
Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under SquareMan-Boy on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SquareMan-Boy.
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?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with SquareMan-Boy.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Travellin Cats in Paris
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with SquareMan-Boy.
Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with SquareMan-Boy.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with SquareMan-Boy.
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.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with SquareMan-Boy.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with SquareMan-Boy.
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.
Coloring Pixels
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with SquareMan-Boy.
A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.
![UNBEATABLE [white label] — Steam game cover](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1290490/header.jpg?t=1736770503)
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Frequently asked about SquareMan-Boy
- How much does SquareMan-Boy cost?
- SquareMan-Boy is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to SquareMan-Boy?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside SquareMan-Boy are HAMISH, Play Faster, Don't Drown.
- Who developed SquareMan-Boy?
- SquareMan-Boy was developed by Team Jape.
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 SquareMan-Boy.
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