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Games like Jumping Jack

If Jumping Jack is your kind of game, the closest matches are October Panic, Dadish and Dadish 2 — 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 Jumping Jack: In this addictive arcade style platformer from 1983, jump through 20 levels of moving platforms, zany hazards, and bizarre enemies, each more difficult than the last. Time your jumps carefully, because one wrong move could send you hurtling downwards.

2022Action2.99 USDWindowsby Imagine
Jumping Jack — Steam game cover

Players who liked Jumping Jack also play

Steam players who put hours into Jumping Jack 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. October Panic

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Jumping Jack fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Jumping Jack.

    An arcade-style platformer with five levels and no saving/loading. A small trick-or-treat bag packed to the brim with both treats and tricks.

    2024ActionIndie3.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Dadish

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Jumping Jack fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Jumping Jack.

    Explore an exciting world, face off with fast-food themed foes, and reunite Dadish with his missing children in this challenging platforming adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Dadish 2

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Jumping Jack fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Jumping Jack.

    He’s a dad and a radish, and he’s back in his biggest adventure yet! Help reunite Dadish with his missing kids in this charming and challenging platforming adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Antonball Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Jumping Jack fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Jumping Jack.

    The breakout title from Summitsphere, Antonball Deluxe is a retro, high-octane smorgasbord of ballbusting arcade action! Antonball Deluxe quite literally turns the breakout genre on its head, blending traditional brick-breaking gameplay with tight, intense platforming.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Pepper Grinder

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Jumping Jack fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Jumping Jack.

    Pepper Grinder is an action-packed 2D adventure blending traditional platforming with an alternate drilling mode that allows you to dive in and out of the earth like a dolphin swims through water.

    2024ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Ninja Senki DX

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Jumping Jack fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Jumping Jack.

    Kinuhime was killed by a ninja demon. Now, Hayate has become obsessed with revenge! But can revenge bring her back?

    2016ActionIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Tiny Thor

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Jumping Jack fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Jumping Jack.

    Jump into this challenging retro platformer! Play as Thor, use his mighty hammer and unique items to explore the Northern Realms. Beware of mythical creatures blocking your path to become a god!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Astalon: Tears of the Earth

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Jumping Jack fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Jumping Jack.

    Uphold your pact with the Titan of Death, Epimetheus! Fight, climb and solve your way through a twisted tower as three unique adventurers, on a mission to save their village from impending doom!

    2021ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Jumping Jack at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Jumping Jack on Steam right now. Shares Action with Jumping Jack.

    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. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Jumping Jack on Steam right now. Shares Action with Jumping Jack.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Jumping Jack on Steam right now. Shares Action with Jumping Jack.

    "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. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Jumping Jack on Steam right now. Shares Action with Jumping Jack.

    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 ↗
  5. TYRONE vs COPS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Jumping Jack on Steam right now. Shares Action with Jumping Jack.

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

    2022ActionIndie0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Orbt XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Jumping Jack on Steam right now. Shares Action with Jumping Jack.

    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 ↗
  7. Toree 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Jumping Jack on Steam right now. Shares Action with Jumping Jack.

    A bite-sized 3D Platformer sequel with more focus on the things people enjoyed in the first game like fast gameplay, flow focused levels and cute costumes (two this time).

    2021ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. UBERMOSH Vol.5

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Jumping Jack on Steam right now. Shares Action with Jumping Jack.

    The fifth volume of the arcade series UBERMOSH.

    2017ActionIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Jumping Jack.

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Jumping Jack.

    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 ↗
  4. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Jumping Jack.

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Jumping Jack.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Jumping Jack.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    A little game that’s not a game, winner of an old game jam that nobody’s ever heard of. So DON'T INSTALL IT!

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

More from Imagine

Other recommendable Steam games by Imagine, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Alchemist

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Imagine, the studio behind Jumping Jack. Shares Action with Jumping Jack.

    In this classic retro platformer, take on the role of a skilled Alchemist to battle an evil warlock. Transform into a mighty golden eagle to traverse the winding chambers of the warlock's dread castle, or hurl lightning bolts at terrifying foes, to unite the four pieces of the Spell of Destruction.

    2022ActionAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Schizoids

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Imagine, the studio behind Jumping Jack. Shares Action with Jumping Jack.

    In this classic top-down space game from 1983, you can take on one of the most dangerous jobs in the galaxy: garbage disposal. Try to survive for as long as possible, while knocking the giant garbage pods into a black hole with your Space-Dozer.

    2022Action2.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Ah Diddums

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Imagine, the studio behind Jumping Jack. Shares Action with Jumping Jack.

    In this classic ZX Spectrum game from 1983, take on the role of the loyal Teddy, trying to leave the toybox to comfort a crying baby. But watch out! The other toys, scared that the baby being comforted will lead to mother turning out the lights, will try to stop you!

    2022Action2.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Arcadia

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Imagine, the studio behind Jumping Jack. Shares Action with Jumping Jack.

    In this highly addictive top-down arcade shoot-em-up from 1982, originally for the ZX Spectrum, defend yourself from wave upon wave of deadly alien combatants using your Ion Thrust Drive and dual Plasma Disruptors.

    2022Action2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Stonkers

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Imagine, the studio behind Jumping Jack.

    One of the world's first real-time strategy games, originally released for the ZX Spectrum in 1984. Move your units across varied terrain to meet the enemy, managing strategic positioning and supply lines.

    2022Strategy2.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Cosmic Cruiser

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Imagine, the studio behind Jumping Jack. Shares Action with Jumping Jack.

    In this unique shooter from 1984. take on the role of a pilot of an out-dated Cosmic Cruiser, fighting to rescue the crew of a distant space station that had been captured by a raiding party from the sinister Rallom Empire.

    2022Action2.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Pedro (C64/Spectrum)

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Imagine, the studio behind Jumping Jack. Shares Action with Jumping Jack.

    In this cartoony arcade game, released in 1984 for home microcomputers, take on the role of the titular Pedro, a frustrated gardener trying desperately to protect his precious flower garden from invading animals.

    2023Action3.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. B.C. Bill (C64/Spectrum)

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Imagine, the studio behind Jumping Jack. Shares Action with Jumping Jack.

    In this cartooney club-em-up, released in 1984 for home microcomputers by Imagine, take on the role of the titular B.C. Bill, a true paragon of prehistoric sensibilities, solving all his many issues with his versatile wooden club.

    2023Action3.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Jumping Jack

How much does Jumping Jack cost?
Jumping Jack is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Jumping Jack?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Jumping Jack are October Panic, Dadish, Dadish 2.
Who developed Jumping Jack?
Jumping Jack was developed by Imagine and published by Pixel Games UK.

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 Jumping Jack.

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