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Games like Sideway™ New York

If Sideway™ New York is your kind of game, the closest matches are Abyss Odyssey, Cobalt and Pikuniku — 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 Sideway™ New York: Battle your way through a twisted graffiti world where your prowess in puzzle solving makes the difference between life & death!

2011IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableMetacritic 71Windowsby Playbrains, Fuel Entertainment
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Players who liked Sideway™ New York also play

Steam players who put hours into Sideway™ New York 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. Abyss Odyssey

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Sideway™ New York fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sideway™ New York.

    From indie Chilean developer ACE Team comes a new side-scrolling action adventure game featuring a complex fighting engine in procedurally generated levels that destines its three warriors to battle a different abyss each time! Choose your hero and also learn to possess your enemies in the abyss…

    2014ActionIndieAdventure4.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Cobalt

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Sideway™ New York fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sideway™ New York.

    Forget everything you’ve learned about combat. Cobalt’s slo-mo mechanic lets you perform moves that other games can’t comprehend. Discover the secrets of a distant colony in a cosmic campaign, take on challenges and rule the leaderboards, or face off against others in local and online multiplayer.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Pikuniku

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Sideway™ New York fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sideway™ New York.

    Pikuniku is an absurdly wonderful puzzle-exploration game that takes place in a strange but playful world where not everything is as happy as it seems. Help peculiar characters overcome struggles, uncover a deep state conspiracy, and start a little revolution in this delightful dystopian adventure!

    2019ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Spelunky

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Sideway™ New York fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Sideway™ New York.

    Spelunky is a unique platformer with randomized levels that offer a challenging new experience each time you play. Journey deep underground and explore fantastic places filled with all manner of monsters, traps, and treasure.

    2013Indie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Slime-san: Superslime Edition

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Sideway™ New York fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sideway™ New York.

    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!

    2017ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Sideway™ New York fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sideway™ New York.

    The definitive version of the smash-hit Metroidvania-style action-platformer, Guacamelee! STCE adds new levels, powers, challenges, and refinements to the sprawling, ridiculous, Mexican-inspired adventure of the original Guacamelee! Gold Edition.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. City Climber

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Sideway™ New York fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sideway™ New York.

    City Climber is a silly physics-based game about a floppy ragdoll climber, who has to save the world. Find your way through diverse hand-crafted environments and enjoy funny challenges full of falling and destruction.

    2017ActionSportsIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Sideway™ New York fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sideway™ New York.

    Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Sideway™ New York at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Sideway™ New York on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sideway™ New York.

    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 Sideway™ New York on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sideway™ New York.

    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. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Sideway™ New York on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sideway™ New York.

    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 ↗
  4. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Sideway™ New York on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sideway™ New York.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Sideway™ New York on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sideway™ New York.

    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 ↗
  6. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Sideway™ New York on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sideway™ New York.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Sideway™ New York on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sideway™ New York.

    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 ↗
  8. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Sideway™ New York on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sideway™ New York.

    Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sideway™ New York.

    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 ↗
  2. Counter Agents

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sideway™ New York.

    Counter Agents is a spy-themed, head-to-head multiplayer game where your objective is to sneak around guards, steal the briefcase, and make it to an exit point before your opponent!

    2016ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  3. Unless

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sideway™ New York.

    Challenge yourself and master 4 Distinct worlds with 66 finely tuned level screens and climb to the top of the Steam Leaderboards in this retro pixel art speedrunning platformer!

    2025ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Abathor - Atlantis Landing

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sideway™ New York.

    Play Abathor Atlantis Landing and relive the glory of arcades in this action platformer for up to 4 players.

    2023ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Linebound

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sideway™ New York.

    One player navigates. One player creates. Linebound is a 2D asymmetric co-op puzzle platformer where one player navigates the world while the other draws platforms in real time. Progress is only possible through communication.

    2026IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  6. Let's Go Nuts!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Sideway™ New York.

    Fast, party platform game for up to 4 players. Finish levels as quick as possible. Collect nuts using movable objects.

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  7. Ascendant

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sideway™ New York.

    Ascendant is the unforgiving beat 'em up in which you are a demigod invading a world controlled by your rivals. Choose your fate by discovering Blessings, equipping mighty weapons and spells, and learning to survive in this brutal realm. Only the most impressive warriors have a chance of victory.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  8. Shadow Puppeteer

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sideway™ New York.

    Invite a friend to explore the strange, yet beautiful world of darkness and light in Shadow Puppeteer, an award-winning, local co-op adventure.

    2014IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Abyss Odyssey

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sideway™ New York.

    From indie Chilean developer ACE Team comes a new side-scrolling action adventure game featuring a complex fighting engine in procedurally generated levels that destines its three warriors to battle a different abyss each time! Choose your hero and also learn to possess your enemies in the abyss…

    2014ActionIndieAdventure4.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Cobalt

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sideway™ New York.

    Forget everything you’ve learned about combat. Cobalt’s slo-mo mechanic lets you perform moves that other games can’t comprehend. Discover the secrets of a distant colony in a cosmic campaign, take on challenges and rule the leaderboards, or face off against others in local and online multiplayer.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Pikuniku

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sideway™ New York.

    Pikuniku is an absurdly wonderful puzzle-exploration game that takes place in a strange but playful world where not everything is as happy as it seems. Help peculiar characters overcome struggles, uncover a deep state conspiracy, and start a little revolution in this delightful dystopian adventure!

    2019ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Spelunky

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Sideway™ New York.

    Spelunky is a unique platformer with randomized levels that offer a challenging new experience each time you play. Journey deep underground and explore fantastic places filled with all manner of monsters, traps, and treasure.

    2013Indie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sideway™ New York.

    The definitive version of the smash-hit Metroidvania-style action-platformer, Guacamelee! STCE adds new levels, powers, challenges, and refinements to the sprawling, ridiculous, Mexican-inspired adventure of the original Guacamelee! Gold Edition.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sideway™ New York.

    Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Sideway™ New York

Does Sideway™ New York run on Steam Deck?
Sideway™ New York 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 Sideway™ New York cost?
Sideway™ New York is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Sideway™ New York have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Sideway™ New York supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Sideway™ New York?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Sideway™ New York are Abyss Odyssey, Cobalt, Pikuniku.
Who developed Sideway™ New York?
Sideway™ New York was developed by Playbrains, Fuel Entertainment and published by Playbrains.

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 Sideway™ New York.

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