Games like Alkali
If Alkali is your kind of game, the closest matches are Was it a cat I saw?, Downwell and Windswept — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Alkali: Explore the world as an Alkali metal in this innovative precision platformer! Explosively react with water and other elements to traverse obstacles, while picking up chunks of metal before you deplete your alkali metal body.
Players who liked Alkali also play
Steam players who put hours into Alkali 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.
Was it a cat I saw?
WHY THIS
Top pick for Alkali fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Alkali.
This game is designed to test the limits of patience and pain of gamers. Challenge yourself with passion! And take your cat to the top with a better record than your friends. If you clear this game, will you be able to understand why the cat is trying to climb high?
Downwell
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Alkali fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Alkali.
Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.
Windswept
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Alkali fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Alkali.
🦆 Marbles and 🐢 Checkers need your help finding their way home after being swept away in a storm. In this 90s buddy-platformer there's a ton of stuff to do and even more to collect!
Dustforce DX
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Alkali fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Alkali.
Take control of a nimble janitor to rid the world of dust and debris.
BZZZT
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Alkali fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Alkali.
Become a tiny ZX8000 robot and begin your journey through a beautiful, pixel-art world inspired by games iconic to the platformer genre. Follow a cute story, upgrade your skills, beat challenging levels, and compete with other players for the fastest speedrun!
I wanna be the Creator
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Alkali fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Alkali.
这是一款可以自制关卡的IWBTG同人游戏，在里面你可以体验到各种千奇百怪的关卡，同样也可以创作出属于你自己的关卡。
Slime-san: Superslime Edition
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Alkali fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Alkali.
Slime-san was minding his own business when suddenly… A giant worm appeared and gobbled him up! Deep within the worm’s belly, Slime-san has to face a decision: Be digested by the incoming wall of stomach acid... Or jump, slide and slime his way through the worm and back out its mouth!
Kitsune Tails
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Alkali fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Alkali.
Run, jump, and dash across a land inspired by Japanese mythology and untangle the love triangle between three young women on a journey of self discovery. Explore the complicated relationships between kitsune and humans through classic platforming action.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Alkali at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Alkali on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Alkali.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Alkali on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Alkali.
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!
R.E.P.O.
WHY THIS
Priced ~42% under Alkali on Steam right now. Shares Action with Alkali.
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.
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Alkali on Steam right now. Shares Action with Alkali.
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.
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~48% under Alkali on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Alkali.
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!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Alkali on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Alkali.
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.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Alkali on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Alkali.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~92% under Alkali on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Alkali.
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?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Alkali.
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.
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 Alkali.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Alkali.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Alkali.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Alkali.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Alkali.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 Alkali.
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.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
BZZZT
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Alkali.
Become a tiny ZX8000 robot and begin your journey through a beautiful, pixel-art world inspired by games iconic to the platformer genre. Follow a cute story, upgrade your skills, beat challenging levels, and compete with other players for the fastest speedrun!
Kitsune Tails
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Alkali.
Run, jump, and dash across a land inspired by Japanese mythology and untangle the love triangle between three young women on a journey of self discovery. Explore the complicated relationships between kitsune and humans through classic platforming action.
Frequently asked about Alkali
- How much does Alkali cost?
- Alkali is listed on Steam at 11.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Alkali?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Alkali are Was it a cat I saw?, Downwell, Windswept.
- Who developed Alkali?
- Alkali was developed by Sleipner Games.
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