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Games like Clunky Hero

If Clunky Hero is your kind of game, the closest matches are Custodian: Beginning of the End, Slime's Revenge and DOOMBLADE — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its art style is outstanding, challenging and comedic. 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 Clunky Hero: A crazy platformer with a touch of RPG and tons of quirky but challenging things! Lovely hand-drawn-looking graphics, for a world crowded with funny creatures and bizarre weapons. Join Rufus, the antihero with broom and bucket, on his absurd journey.

2023ActionIndieAdventureRPGCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOS · Linuxby Chaosmonger Studio
Clunky Hero — Steam game cover
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Art style is outstandingBosses are deceptively easy but fight patterns feel uniqueExploration feels like uncovering secretsChallengingComedicFunny

Players who liked Clunky Hero also play

Steam players who put hours into Clunky Hero 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. Custodian: Beginning of the End

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Clunky Hero.

    Top pick for Clunky Hero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Clunky Hero.

    Custodian: Beginning of the End is a brutal and difficult platformer designed for caution and reaction. Explore, seek secrets and collect mechanisms to become even stronger and meet the impending End!

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  2. Slime's Revenge

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Clunky Hero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Clunky Hero.

    Slime's have always been the bottom of the gaming food chain. But that is about to change. Slime's revenge is a short but challenging 2D platformer where you can fling yourself and stick to near any surface to reach the end of each level and fight back against the 'heroes'.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. DOOMBLADE

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Clunky Hero.

    Third-strongest match for Clunky Hero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Clunky Hero.

    Deep underground, Gloom Girl discovers DOOMBLADE, a sentient weapon hellbent on escape after eons in chains. Together, “Doom and Gloom” embark on a vengeful quest to unlock the powerful abilities and destroy the Dread Lords once and for all in this 2D Action Metroidvania.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure15.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Blasphemous 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Clunky Hero.

    Ranked #4 for Clunky Hero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Clunky Hero.

    The Penitent One awakens as Blasphemous 2 joins him once again in an endless struggle against The Miracle. Dive into a perilous new world filled with mysteries and secrets to discover, and tear your way through monstrous foes that stand between you and your quest to end the cycle once and for all. 

    2023ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Frontier Hunter: Erza’s Wheel of Fortune

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Clunky Hero.

    Ranked #5 for Clunky Hero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Clunky Hero.

    This is an anime-style Metroidvania game with an RPG progression system, numerous weapons for switching, and an emphasis on equipment building. It offers three switchable characters, smooth gameplay, impactful combat feedback, and anime-style story scenes.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Morkull Ragast's Rage

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Clunky Hero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Clunky Hero.

    A 2D video game that combines platforming and action with a touch of exploration in which we control Morkull, God of death and darkness and lord of the Ragast, whose main mechanics lies in the breaking of the fourth wall, which will allow Morkull to communicate with the player in various ways.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure17.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Romancelvania

    WHY THIS

    Shares a comedic mood with Clunky Hero.

    Ranked #7 for Clunky Hero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Clunky Hero.

    Bite into Romancelvania, a darkly comic genre mashup, combining side-scrolling action and tongue-in-cheek romance into one completely absurd and unforgettable adventure.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Beholgar 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Clunky Hero.

    Ranked #8 for Clunky Hero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Clunky Hero.

    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.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure4.19 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Clunky Hero on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Clunky Hero.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Clunky Hero on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Clunky Hero.

    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 ↗
  3. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under Clunky Hero on Steam right now. Shares Action with Clunky Hero.

    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 ↗
  4. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Clunky Hero on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Clunky Hero.

    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 ↗
  5. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Clunky Hero on Steam right now. Shares Action with Clunky Hero.

    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.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Clunky Hero on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Clunky Hero.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Clunky Hero on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Clunky Hero.

    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 ↗
  8. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Clunky Hero on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Clunky Hero.

    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.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Clunky Hero.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Clunky Hero.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Clunky Hero.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. 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 Clunky Hero.

    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 ↗
  5. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Clunky Hero.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Clunky Hero.

    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 and Indie with Clunky Hero.

    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 and Indie with Clunky Hero.

    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 ↗

More from Chaosmonger Studio

Other recommendable Steam games by Chaosmonger Studio, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. ENCODYA

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Chaosmonger Studio, the studio behind Clunky Hero. Shares Adventure with Clunky Hero.

    Neo Berlin 2062. Tina – a nine-year-old orphan – lives with SAM-53 – her big clumsy robot guardian –in a rooftop makeshift shelter in Neo-Berlin, a dark megalopolis controlled by corporations.

    2021Adventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Three Minutes To Eight

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Chaosmonger Studio, the studio behind Clunky Hero. Shares Indie and Adventure with Clunky Hero.

    Three Minutes To Eight is a mind bending pixel art adventure. A gaming experience threading the edge of consciousness, where everything is possible and yet remains elusive. Players will find themselves in ███ ██ █ ▓ ▒ ░ ¿⊕ξד¶¶¶ Error 0x80070570.

    2023IndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Soul Tolerance: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Chaosmonger Studio, the studio behind Clunky Hero. Shares Indie and Adventure with Clunky Hero.

    In a world where artificial intelligence is all that remains, be a robo-detective, and investigate a mind-bending case. Explore a futuristic Japan brought to life in detailed voxel art, and uncover a philosophical lore through tons of characters. Become AI and dive into the mystery of consciousness.

    2023IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Speedollama

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Chaosmonger Studio, the studio behind Clunky Hero. Shares Action and Indie with Clunky Hero.

    Speedollama is a fast platformer shooter that sets a new benchmark for speed in the genre. Bursting with quirky humor and vibrant pixelated carnage, this game is not for the faint of heart. Are you ready to embrace the chaos and prove your skills?

    2024ActionIndieAdventure8.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Voivod: The Nuclear Warrior

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Chaosmonger Studio, the studio behind Clunky Hero. Shares Action and Adventure with Clunky Hero.

    A brutal action metroidvania set in a world where reality is breaking apart. Battle biomechanical mutants, traverse shifting landscapes, and uncover fragments of your lost mind as you push deeper into a twisted post-apocalyptic nightmare.

    ActionAdventureRPGSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Clunky Hero

Does Clunky Hero run on Steam Deck?
Clunky Hero is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Clunky Hero cost?
Clunky Hero is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Clunky Hero?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Clunky Hero are Custodian: Beginning of the End, Slime's Revenge, DOOMBLADE.
Who developed Clunky Hero?
Clunky Hero was developed by Chaosmonger Studio.

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