Games like Janosik 2
If Janosik 2 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Chronicles of the Wolf, Stone 4 Souls and Space Pirates for Life — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its contemplative, lighthearted and retro. 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 Janosik 2: Janosik 2 is a retro action-platformer with metroidvania elements. Get ready to jump, slash, dodge roll, dive, smash and bash your way through deadly traps, mischievous villains and bosses, and more in this sequel to Janosik.
Players who liked Janosik 2 also play
Steam players who put hours into Janosik 2 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.
Chronicles of the Wolf
WHY THIS
Shares boss fights and a retro mood with Janosik 2.
Top pick for Janosik 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Janosik 2.
Hunt the legendary Beast of Gévaudan in Chronicles of the Wolf! Step into the boots of Mateo Lombardo in this epic adventure featuring brutal bosses, vast castles, and secrets to uncover. Narration by the legendary Robert Belgrade and other special appearances!
Stone 4 Souls
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Janosik 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Janosik 2.
Stone 4 Souls is a side-scrolling game with Metroidvania, Soulslike, medieval fantasy, and RPG elements. Explore a world full of secrets and dangers while wielding powerful swords and equipping impressive visual items.
Space Pirates for Life
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Janosik 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Janosik 2.
A hardcore 2D action platformer where you play as a stranded space pirate. Hack, slash, and speedrun through a brutal alien world, with tight precision controls, end-game stats, and an exclusive unlockable track by Tidal Rave.
VonGarland Castle : Sacrilege of the Night
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Ranked #4 for Janosik 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Janosik 2.
VonGarland Castle : Sacrilege of the Night a love letter to action platformer classics like Castlevania, Super Metroid and Mega Man X.
Flippin Kaktus
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Janosik 2.
Ranked #5 for Janosik 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Janosik 2.
Flippin Kaktus is an action-driven vendetta with 80s vibes, featuring a spiky hero with the thorny past and rage-outbreaks combat style.
Blood of the Werewolf
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Ranked #6 for Janosik 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Janosik 2.
Blood of the Werewolf (2.0) Become Selena, loving mother, devoted wife and -- powerful werewolf. Take revenge on the monsters that have slain your husband and stolen your child, in this love letter to classic platformers.
Kalinur
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Janosik 2.
Ranked #7 for Janosik 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Janosik 2.
Defeat the mage Kalinur and bring peace back to the kingdom in this mini metroidvania with a lot of action.
Beholgar 2
WHY THIS
Shares boss fights and a retro mood with Janosik 2.
Ranked #8 for Janosik 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Janosik 2.
The barbarian warrior Beholgar returns — and this time, his enemies are otherworldly! Deep beneath the earth, the mighty Djinn King stirs. To prevent his rise and save the world from eternal darkness, Beholgar embarks on a quest for a legendary, ancient sword.
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Magicians & Looters
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Janosik 2.
Reviewers of Janosik 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Janosik 2.
Guide three sociopathic apprentices through an open world filled with caves, castles and underground cities as you search for your kidnapped teacher. Discover countless secrets, loot hidden treasure troves, and decapitate your enemies. Or immolate them. Or smack them in the face with fruit.
Flashback
WHY THIS
Shares upgrade system with Janosik 2.
Reviewers of Janosik 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Janosik 2.
20 years after the original game’s launch, Conrad is enlisted back to active service for the triumphant return of one of the most acclaimed franchises in gaming history.It’s not a reboot. It’s Flashback re-imagined.
Janosik
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Janosik 2.
Reviewers of Janosik 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Janosik 2.
Challenging retro pixel graphics action-platformer. Become a legendary rogue Janosik and explore the big mountain castle level full of secrets. Available for FREE!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Janosik 2 at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Janosik 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Janosik 2.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Janosik 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Janosik 2.
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!
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Janosik 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Janosik 2.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Janosik 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Janosik 2.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Janosik 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Janosik 2.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~89% under Janosik 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Janosik 2.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Janosik 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Janosik 2.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Janosik 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Janosik 2.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Janosik 2.
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.
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Janosik 2.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Janosik 2.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Janosik 2.
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 Janosik 2.
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!
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Janosik 2.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
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Frequently asked about Janosik 2
- Is Janosik 2 verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Janosik 2 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 Janosik 2 cost?
- Janosik 2 is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Janosik 2?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Janosik 2 are Chronicles of the Wolf, Stone 4 Souls, Space Pirates for Life.
- Who developed Janosik 2?
- Janosik 2 was developed by Onix Games and published by Retrovibe.
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