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Games like A Distant Stabbing

If A Distant Stabbing is your kind of game, the closest matches are ZomBFF, Ladder it Up! and Hoplegs — 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 A Distant Stabbing: A game designed to upset you. Master bouncing your arrows to see how high you can climb. Ideal for alt-tab gaming while you wait for your next match to start!

2021Indie1.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby AndyK
A Distant Stabbing — Steam game cover

Players who liked A Distant Stabbing also play

Steam players who put hours into A Distant Stabbing 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. ZomBFF

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for A Distant Stabbing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with A Distant Stabbing.

    Two players control one zombie king, each managing half his body. Coordinate every step, survive physics-driven chaos, and try not to collapse into hilarious ragdoll disaster in this online or local co-op adventure.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Ladder it Up!

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for A Distant Stabbing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with A Distant Stabbing.

    One guy, one ladder, and a tower. Test your climbing skills in this difficult platformer that demands patience, precision, and determination. Filled with diverse environments, challenges, and collectibles!

    2024IndieAdventureCasual5.00 USDSteam ↗
  3. Hoplegs

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for A Distant Stabbing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with A Distant Stabbing.

    Hoplegs is an unconventional and entertaining platformer where the gamepad buttons are your legs! Create and share your own levels, challenge your friends, and have fun!

    2021Indie17.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Squavity

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for A Distant Stabbing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with A Distant Stabbing.

    Squavity is a mind-bending, gravity-flipping precision platformer. Navigate through 9 brutal levels with a final boss fight, using your ability to flip gravity to overcome obstacles, evade traps, and unlock secrets hidden within a dynamic world.

    2026ActionIndie2.24 USDSteam ↗
  5. Chickens Don't Fly

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for A Distant Stabbing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with A Distant Stabbing.

    A tough-as-nails 2D physics platformer where you swing to freedom as a plunger-wielding rooster named 'Cluck Norris'. One wrong move sends you straight back to the pit. Cluck up, and it’s a long way down.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. UFO-Man

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for A Distant Stabbing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with A Distant Stabbing.

    Control the UFO. Carry the Luggage. DON'T DROP IT. – A simple yet challenging foddian game for aliens.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Jumpy Ball Happy Fun Time

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for A Distant Stabbing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with A Distant Stabbing.

    2D precision platformer/obstacle game.

    2022IndieAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Throwing Knight

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for A Distant Stabbing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Drag-and-jump rage platformer with intentionally awkward controls. Fail, swear, repeat.

    ActionAdventureCasualSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below A Distant Stabbing at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under A Distant Stabbing on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Distant Stabbing.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under A Distant Stabbing on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Distant Stabbing.

    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!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under A Distant Stabbing on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Distant Stabbing.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under A Distant Stabbing on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Distant Stabbing.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under A Distant Stabbing on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Distant Stabbing.

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under A Distant Stabbing on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Distant Stabbing.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. TYRONE vs COPS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under A Distant Stabbing on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Distant Stabbing.

    Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.

    2022ActionIndie0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Orbt XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under A Distant Stabbing on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Distant Stabbing.

    Defy gravity in Orbt XL! A fast-paced, addictive, 'just-one-more-round' arcade score chaser. Stay in orbit, dodge obstacles, and rack up points, the closer you are to the black hole, the higher your score! Easy to learn, tough to master, and perfect for quick play sessions while waiting in queue.

    2017ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗

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. Shares Indie with A Distant Stabbing.

    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.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with A Distant Stabbing.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with A Distant Stabbing.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with A Distant Stabbing.

    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 ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with A Distant Stabbing.

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

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

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with A Distant Stabbing.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with A Distant Stabbing.

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about A Distant Stabbing

Does A Distant Stabbing run on Steam Deck?
A Distant Stabbing 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 A Distant Stabbing cost?
A Distant Stabbing is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to A Distant Stabbing?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside A Distant Stabbing are ZomBFF, Ladder it Up!, Hoplegs.
Who developed A Distant Stabbing?
A Distant Stabbing was developed by AndyK.

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 A Distant Stabbing.

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