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Games like Penny’s Big Breakaway

If Penny’s Big Breakaway is your kind of game, the closest matches are Demon Turf: Queens Edition, Go! Super Awesome Monkey! and The Lost Marble — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative 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.

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About Penny’s Big Breakaway: Ready. Set. YO! - Join Penny & Yo-Yo in a kinetic 3D-platformer bursting with innovative gameplay! Showcase your catalog of tricks and chain impressive combos to deliver Penny & Yo-Yo's perfect breakout performance. Take the stage with this vibrant pair in Penny’s Big Breakaway.

2024IndieAdventure11.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindowsby Evening Star
Penny’s Big Breakaway — Steam game cover
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Encourages creative non linear traversalFluid controls make speedrunning feel rewardingMomentum based platforming is deeply satisfyingChallengingContemplativeRetro

Players who liked Penny’s Big Breakaway also play

Steam players who put hours into Penny’s Big Breakaway 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. Demon Turf: Queens Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Penny’s Big Breakaway.

    Top pick for Penny’s Big Breakaway fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Penny’s Big Breakaway.

    The ultimate version of the 3D Platformer with attitude! Join Beebz on three seperate adventures to ultimately claim the Demon Queen title! Jump, spin and punch your way across the turfs with this Expressive Platformer!

    2021IndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Go! Super Awesome Monkey!

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Penny’s Big Breakaway fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Penny’s Big Breakaway.

    Play as SAM in Go! Super Awesome Monkey and save the world from AI Tech Overlords in this cute 3D Platformer!  Collect pizza slices, coins, & floppy discs by spinning, dashing, and slamming (and more!) in 100+ levels. Play at your own pace: casually explore or speedrun to rise up the leaderboards!

    2027AdventureSteam ↗
  3. The Lost Marble

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Penny’s Big Breakaway fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Penny’s Big Breakaway.

    The Lost Marble is a platformer in which the player controls an intrepid marble. Roll fast, hop gaps, push cubes, explore and avoid enemies to find the goal of each level. Create and share levels too! Includes 20 hand-made levels, unlockable marbles, and an in-game level editor.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Mousey

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Penny’s Big Breakaway fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Penny’s Big Breakaway.

    Mousey is a retro style 3D-platformer that takes inspiration from various early 2000's classics. Travel through air ducts, explore rooms, watch out for hazards and most importantly - collect cheese.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. A Hat in Time

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Penny’s Big Breakaway.

    Ranked #5 for Penny’s Big Breakaway fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Penny’s Big Breakaway.

    A Hat in Time is a cute-as-heck 3D platformer featuring a little girl who stitches hats for wicked powers! Freely explore giant worlds and recover Time Pieces to travel to new heights!

    2017IndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Foldy's OS Quest

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Penny’s Big Breakaway fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Penny’s Big Breakaway.

    Foldy’s OS Quest invites players into a colorful computerized world for an action-packed 3D platforming adventure like no other! Run, jump, zip, surf and stomp your way through the magical world of personal computing, and take down the virus before it can break through the Firewall!

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  7. Suzy Cube

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Penny’s Big Breakaway.

    Ranked #7 for Penny’s Big Breakaway fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Penny’s Big Breakaway.

    3-D platforming perfection full of variety, peril and smiles around every corner!

    2018IndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Penny’s Big Breakaway.

    Ranked #8 for Penny’s Big Breakaway fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Penny’s Big Breakaway.

    Make full use of your advanced move-set to navigate hand-crafted retro worlds without a jump button in this vibrant love letter to the N64 era of collectathons!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure16.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Penny’s Big Breakaway

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Sonic Mania

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Penny’s Big Breakaway.

    Reviewers of Penny’s Big Breakaway cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Penny’s Big Breakaway.

    Sonic Mania is an all-new adventure with Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles full of unique bosses, rolling 2D landscapes, and fun classic gameplay.

    2017ActionAdventureCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Sunshine Manor

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Penny’s Big Breakaway cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Penny’s Big Breakaway.

    Sunshine Manor is an 8-bit blood-soaked Horror RPG that pits you as Ada. Dared to spend the night in the haunted Sunshine Manor she encounters ghosts, demons, blood-soaked horror and more in this prequel to 2016's Camp Sunshine.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode II

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Penny’s Big Breakaway.

    Reviewers of Penny’s Big Breakaway cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Penny’s Big Breakaway.

    The Sonic 4 Saga continues in Episode II with the return of a beloved side kick and fan-favorite villains! Following the events of Episode I, Metal Sonic has returned to form an alliance with Dr. Eggman! To face this new evil, Sonic will have to call upon an old friend to help him save the day!

    2012Adventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Mars Odyssey

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Penny’s Big Breakaway cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Mars Odyssey is a single player VR simulator experience. Land on Earth’s sister planet. Walk the surface of Mars in your living room and interact with full-scale, realistic NASA Landers and Rovers. Learn about the Red Planet, its history, and its geography in this interactive experience. Play time: 20 min.

    2016Simulation9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Sonic Generations Collection

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Penny’s Big Breakaway.

    Reviewers of Penny’s Big Breakaway cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Celebrate 20 years of Sonic in an all new adventure that delivers a definitive experience to Sonic fans new and old!

    2011ActionDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Pizza Tower

    WHY THIS

    Shares combo system and a whimsical mood with Penny’s Big Breakaway.

    Reviewers of Penny’s Big Breakaway cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Penny’s Big Breakaway.

    Pizza Tower is a fast paced 2D platformer, with an emphasis on movement, exploration and score attack. Featuring highly stylized pixel art inspired by the cartoons from the '90s, and a highly energetic soundtrack.

    2023ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Penny’s Big Breakaway.

    Reviewers of Penny’s Big Breakaway cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Penny’s Big Breakaway.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Penny’s Big Breakaway at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Penny’s Big Breakaway on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Penny’s Big Breakaway.

    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 ~58% under Penny’s Big Breakaway on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Penny’s Big Breakaway.

    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. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~48% under Penny’s Big Breakaway on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Penny’s Big Breakaway.

    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 ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Penny’s Big Breakaway on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Penny’s Big Breakaway.

    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 ~58% under Penny’s Big Breakaway on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Penny’s Big Breakaway.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under Penny’s Big Breakaway on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Penny’s Big Breakaway.

    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 ~75% under Penny’s Big Breakaway on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Penny’s Big Breakaway.

    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. OneShot

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Penny’s Big Breakaway on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Penny’s Big Breakaway.

    OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual5.99 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 Penny’s Big Breakaway.

    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. Shares Adventure with Penny’s Big Breakaway.

    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 and Adventure with Penny’s Big Breakaway.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Penny’s Big Breakaway.

    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 ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Penny’s Big Breakaway.

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

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

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Penny’s Big Breakaway.

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Penny’s Big Breakaway.

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

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

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Penny’s Big Breakaway.

    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 ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Penny’s Big Breakaway.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Demon Turf: Queens Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Penny’s Big Breakaway.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Penny’s Big Breakaway.

    The ultimate version of the 3D Platformer with attitude! Join Beebz on three seperate adventures to ultimately claim the Demon Queen title! Jump, spin and punch your way across the turfs with this Expressive Platformer!

    2021IndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. A Hat in Time

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Penny’s Big Breakaway.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Penny’s Big Breakaway.

    A Hat in Time is a cute-as-heck 3D platformer featuring a little girl who stitches hats for wicked powers! Freely explore giant worlds and recover Time Pieces to travel to new heights!

    2017IndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Suzy Cube

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Penny’s Big Breakaway.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Penny’s Big Breakaway.

    3-D platforming perfection full of variety, peril and smiles around every corner!

    2018IndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Penny’s Big Breakaway.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Penny’s Big Breakaway.

    Make full use of your advanced move-set to navigate hand-crafted retro worlds without a jump button in this vibrant love letter to the N64 era of collectathons!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure16.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Penny’s Big Breakaway

Is Penny’s Big Breakaway verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Penny’s Big Breakaway 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 Penny’s Big Breakaway cost?
Penny’s Big Breakaway is listed on Steam at 11.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Penny’s Big Breakaway?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Penny’s Big Breakaway are Demon Turf: Queens Edition, Go! Super Awesome Monkey!, The Lost Marble.
Who developed Penny’s Big Breakaway?
Penny’s Big Breakaway was developed by Evening Star and published by Private Division.

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 Penny’s Big Breakaway.

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