Games like Pompom
Below are 16 hand-picked alternatives to Pompom for fans of action, indie, adventure, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Pompom also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, cheaper alternatives, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Pompom: You don't control Pompom the hamster’s movements, you control everything else. Lay down blocks, springs, cannons, umbrellas, use whips and alter the world, creating a safe path for Pompom to defeat the evil Captain Cat.
Players who liked Pompom also play
Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Super Neat Cat
Top pick for Pompom fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pompom.
A retro style simple platforming adventure! A small cute cat must save their world from an ancient Nanobot Virus. Explore a beautiful pixel art land as you try and find the source of this destruction.
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Pop Top Adventure
Second-strongest match for Pompom fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Pompom.
POP TOP ADVENTURE is a platform game, about the adventure with PEP POP, the hero who will need your help to recover the stolen trophies. Jump, climb, swim... Collect coins and emeralds... Defeat enemies and level bosses.. And enjoy the best of POP TOP ADVENTURE!
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Bubble Frog DX
Third-strongest match for Pompom fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Pompom.
Bubble Frog DX is a fun and challenging short Action Puzzle game where you take on the role of a Frog in a Bubble who's been tasked to save 160 Onigiri from all kinds of hazards across 50 levels and 4 colorful zones in this retro throwback title!
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Super Puzzled Cat
Ranked #4 for Pompom fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Pompom.
Help Puzzled Cat use jetpacks, portals, bombs, gum, and more to conquer treacherous platforming stages. Play your own way using save states to explore a world full of challenges and secrets - but can you find the way through? Travel through time and space and reach enlightenment.
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MagiCat
Ranked #5 for Pompom fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Pompom.
MagiCat is a side-scrolling platformer inspired by the retro games from 16-bit era. The game features a cute magical cat adventuring 63 levels, each with their own unique boss battle spread across 7 worlds.
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Froggo's Adventure: Verdant Venture
Ranked #6 for Pompom fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Pompom.
A Simple and Bite-sized retro 2D Platformer about a frog on another side-scrolling adventure
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Tanglewood
Ranked #7 for Pompom fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Pompom.
Experience puzzle-platforming the way it’s meant to be. Designed and built on 90’s hardware, Tanglewood is a 16-bit love letter to the golden age of gaming. Guide Nymn home through a forest filled with danger, in classic 2D pixel-art style.
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Gato Roboto
Ranked #8 for Pompom fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Pompom.
Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Pompom at current Steam store prices.
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Pop Top Adventure
Priced ~60% under Pompom on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Pompom.
POP TOP ADVENTURE is a platform game, about the adventure with PEP POP, the hero who will need your help to recover the stolen trophies. Jump, climb, swim... Collect coins and emeralds... Defeat enemies and level bosses.. And enjoy the best of POP TOP ADVENTURE!
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Bubble Frog DX
Priced ~70% under Pompom on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Pompom.
Bubble Frog DX is a fun and challenging short Action Puzzle game where you take on the role of a Frog in a Bubble who's been tasked to save 160 Onigiri from all kinds of hazards across 50 levels and 4 colorful zones in this retro throwback title!
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MagiCat
Priced ~50% under Pompom on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Pompom.
MagiCat is a side-scrolling platformer inspired by the retro games from 16-bit era. The game features a cute magical cat adventuring 63 levels, each with their own unique boss battle spread across 7 worlds.
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Froggo's Adventure: Verdant Venture
Priced ~90% under Pompom on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Pompom.
A Simple and Bite-sized retro 2D Platformer about a frog on another side-scrolling adventure
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Head-to-head comparisons
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
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Super Puzzled Cat
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Pompom.
Help Puzzled Cat use jetpacks, portals, bombs, gum, and more to conquer treacherous platforming stages. Play your own way using save states to explore a world full of challenges and secrets - but can you find the way through? Travel through time and space and reach enlightenment.
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MagiCat
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Pompom.
MagiCat is a side-scrolling platformer inspired by the retro games from 16-bit era. The game features a cute magical cat adventuring 63 levels, each with their own unique boss battle spread across 7 worlds.
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Froggo's Adventure: Verdant Venture
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Pompom.
A Simple and Bite-sized retro 2D Platformer about a frog on another side-scrolling adventure
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Gato Roboto
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Pompom.
Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.
Frequently asked about Pompom
- Does Pompom run on Steam Deck?
- Pompom 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 Pompom cost?
- Pompom is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Pompom?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Pompom are Super Neat Cat, Pop Top Adventure, Bubble Frog DX.
- Who developed Pompom?
- Pompom was developed by TOMO CAMP and published by PID Games, Dear Villagers.
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 Pompom.
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