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Games like Quetzal's Call

If Quetzal's Call is your kind of game, the closest matches are 4 The Elements, Chronicles of 2 Heroes: Amaterasu's Wrath and SOULBOUND — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and contemplative. 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 Quetzal's Call: Experience the rush of soaring, dashing and leaping with unmatched agility as you navigate intricate levels and test your skills in a vibrant, treacherous world.

2025ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDWindowsby tissue inu
Quetzal's Call — Steam game cover
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Cozy music softens the difficultyMovement based puzzles require rhythm and planningPixel art makes hazards easy to identifyAtmosphericChallengingContemplative

Players who liked Quetzal's Call also play

Steam players who put hours into Quetzal's Call 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. 4 The Elements

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Quetzal's Call fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Quetzal's Call.

    4 The Elements is a 2D Action Platformer inspired by the best games of this genre from the 90s. Switch in real time between the four elements of nature to overcome challenges, acquire new abilities and defeat powerful bosses in beautifully crafted thematic stages in this metroidvanian adventure.

    2023ActionAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Chronicles of 2 Heroes: Amaterasu's Wrath

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Quetzal's Call fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Quetzal's Call.

    Amaterasu and her yokai army rule over feudal Japan. Switch in real time between Kensei and Ayame to defeat the goddess in this intense, 16-bit action platformer with Metroidvania elements and gorgeous pixel art.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. SOULBOUND

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Quetzal's Call fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Quetzal's Call.

    In a place of reality, a soul longs for an escape and is not alone; dark things are lurking but energy is your friend. Soulbound is an atmospheric metroidvania platformer packed with action where the past is your future.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Falling Frog

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Quetzal's Call fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Quetzal's Call.

    Lost deep inside a cave, jump your way back to the surface in this retro NES-style platformer. Every leap is a challenge, every landing a victory. But beware… in the depths, progress itself is your greatest enemy. One wrong jump, and it's back to square one.

    2026ActionSteam ↗
  5. La-Mulana 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Quetzal's Call.

    Ranked #5 for Quetzal's Call fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Quetzal's Call.

    The long-awaited sequel to La-Mulana, La-Mulana 2 follows Lumisa Kosugi as she explores the ancient ruins of La-Mulana. Desperate to find the cause of the recent slew of monsters appearing from the ruins, Lumisa discovers the "other" La-Mulana: the ruins known as Eg-Lana.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Blasphemous 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Quetzal's Call.

    Ranked #6 for Quetzal's Call fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Quetzal's Call.

    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 ↗
  7. Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Quetzal's Call.

    Ranked #7 for Quetzal's Call fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Quetzal's Call.

    Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight is the fourth installment in the beloved Momodora series of 2D platformers. Unleash ravaging combos against a variety of formidable monsters and deftly dodge your way through a cursed land to seek audience with the Queen and dispel the evil that threatens all life.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Death's Gambit: Afterlife

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Quetzal's Call.

    Ranked #8 for Quetzal's Call fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Quetzal's Call.

    Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Quetzal's Call at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Quetzal's Call on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Quetzal's Call.

    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 ~50% under Quetzal's Call on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Quetzal's Call.

    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. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Quetzal's Call on Steam right now. Shares Action with Quetzal's Call.

    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 ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Quetzal's Call on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Quetzal's Call.

    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 ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Quetzal's Call on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Quetzal's Call.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Quetzal's Call on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Quetzal's Call.

    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 ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Quetzal's Call on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Quetzal's Call.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Quetzal's Call on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Quetzal's Call.

    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.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Quetzal's Call.

    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 ↗
  2. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Quetzal's Call.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Quetzal's Call.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Quetzal's Call.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. 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 Quetzal's Call.

    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 ↗
  6. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Quetzal's Call.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Quetzal's Call.

    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.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Quetzal's Call.

    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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. La-Mulana 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Quetzal's Call.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Quetzal's Call.

    The long-awaited sequel to La-Mulana, La-Mulana 2 follows Lumisa Kosugi as she explores the ancient ruins of La-Mulana. Desperate to find the cause of the recent slew of monsters appearing from the ruins, Lumisa discovers the "other" La-Mulana: the ruins known as Eg-Lana.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Blasphemous 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Quetzal's Call.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Quetzal's Call.

    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 ↗
  3. Death's Gambit: Afterlife

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Quetzal's Call.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Quetzal's Call.

    Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Quetzal's Call

How much does Quetzal's Call cost?
Quetzal's Call is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Quetzal's Call?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Quetzal's Call are 4 The Elements, Chronicles of 2 Heroes: Amaterasu's Wrath, SOULBOUND.
Who developed Quetzal's Call?
Quetzal's Call was developed by tissue inu.

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 Quetzal's Call.

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