Games like Death Bowl
If Death Bowl is your kind of game, the closest matches are Hollow Jump, The Rocky Horror Show Video Game and KAPITAL PUNISHMENT 22XX — 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 Death Bowl: Death Bowl is a 2D precision platformer where you race through a deadly obstacle course to compete for the fastest time. The odds are against you, but with the help of experimental drugs, you just might live to see another day.
Players who liked Death Bowl also play
Steam players who put hours into Death Bowl 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.
Hollow Jump
WHY THIS
Top pick for Death Bowl fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Death Bowl.
Craving the thrill of a challenging platformer, but tired of endless frustration and failure? This game strips away the stress and leaves only fast-paced, satisfying action! Soar through the air with stylish jumps and dashes, and freely explore a breathtaking world where steampunk meets fantasy!
The Rocky Horror Show Video Game
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Death Bowl fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Death Bowl.
A strange journey
KAPITAL PUNISHMENT 22XX
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Death Bowl fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Death Bowl.
Battle relentless cyborg police in a grim 23rd century dystopia. Experience fast-paced, bloody combat in this retro-inspired beat-em up, action platformer. Recruit comrades and collect upgrades as you traverse hazardous environs to reach KAPITAL and take down the oligarchs in charge!
Me and (My) Cat's Island
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Death Bowl fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Death Bowl.
Eat onigiri and bond with everyone! The ultimate onigiri action game!A platformer where you control a character whose abilities change by eating onigiri, exploring and solving the secrets of a strange island.
Run Jump Climb Disarm
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Ranked #5 for Death Bowl fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Death Bowl.
Run, jump, and climb your way through 20 unique levels and disarm all bombs before time runs out.
Super Retro Retry
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Death Bowl fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Death Bowl.
Face 100 levels filled with surprises in a minimalist platformer inspired by the ruthless classics of the 80s, where every mistake hurts... and that’s what makes it fun. Go on, dare to retry! One mistake sends you back to the start, but the satisfaction of achieving it makes it all worth it.
Swords & Bones 5
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Death Bowl fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Death Bowl.
The fifth and final chapter of the saga: embark on an action-platformer fantasy adventure in pixel art and put an end to the demonic threat once and for all!
Tiny Thor
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Death Bowl fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Death Bowl.
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!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Death Bowl at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Death Bowl on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Death Bowl.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Death Bowl on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Death Bowl.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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Priced ~70% under Death Bowl on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Death Bowl.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
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Priced ~80% under Death Bowl on Steam right now. Shares Action with Death Bowl.
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.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Death Bowl on Steam right now. Shares Action with Death Bowl.
You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.
shapez
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Priced ~80% under Death Bowl on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Death Bowl.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Death Bowl on Steam right now. Shares Action with Death Bowl.
Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
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Priced ~60% under Death Bowl on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Death Bowl.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Death Bowl.
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.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Death Bowl.
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.
The Expendabros
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Death Bowl.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Death Bowl.
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.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Death Bowl.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Star Fetchers
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Death Bowl.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Magic Archery
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Death Bowl.
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.
![UNBEATABLE [white label] — Steam game cover](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1290490/header.jpg?t=1736770503)
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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.
The Rocky Horror Show Video Game
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Death Bowl.
A strange journey
KAPITAL PUNISHMENT 22XX
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Death Bowl.
Battle relentless cyborg police in a grim 23rd century dystopia. Experience fast-paced, bloody combat in this retro-inspired beat-em up, action platformer. Recruit comrades and collect upgrades as you traverse hazardous environs to reach KAPITAL and take down the oligarchs in charge!
Tiny Thor
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Death Bowl.
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!
Frequently asked about Death Bowl
- How much does Death Bowl cost?
- Death Bowl is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Death Bowl?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Death Bowl are Hollow Jump, The Rocky Horror Show Video Game, KAPITAL PUNISHMENT 22XX.
- Who developed Death Bowl?
- Death Bowl was developed by Hard Six Studios.
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 Death Bowl.
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