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Games like Skull Island: Rise of Kong

If Skull Island: Rise of Kong is your kind of game, the closest matches are Disney Tangled, Piggy Poggy Pog and Heavy Hearts — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its dark, nostalgic 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 Skull Island: Rise of Kong: Embark on a quest to avenge the death of your parents at the hands of the alpha predator: Gaw. Conquer waves of primal beasts and defeat the minions of your arch-nemesis. Traverse the mysterious island and uncover secrets as you encounter swamps, waterfalls, jungle, and skullite-filled caves.

2023ActionAdventure39.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby IguanaBee
Skull Island: Rise of Kong — Steam game cover
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Boss fights require unique tacticsChaotic humor and over the top presentationNostalgic trip back to ps1 era gamesDarkNostalgicRetro

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Steam players who put hours into Skull Island: Rise of Kong 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. Disney Tangled

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Skull Island: Rise of Kong.

    Top pick for Skull Island: Rise of Kong fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Skull Island: Rise of Kong.

    Disney Tangled: The Video Game takes kids 6-11 on a film-inspired , hair-raising adventure. In this story-based journey kids will venture into a kingdom filled with colorful 3D environments , creative play, fun quests and competitive challenges.

    2014ActionAdventureDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Piggy Poggy Pog

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Skull Island: Rise of Kong.

    Second-strongest match for Skull Island: Rise of Kong fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Skull Island: Rise of Kong.

    Piggy Poggy Pog - is quite a complex, nice-looking 2D platformer in which you must escape from the farm playing for a pig named Poggy . In this game you go through the levels, collecting a certain number of acorns.

    2017IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Heavy Hearts

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Skull Island: Rise of Kong.

    Third-strongest match for Skull Island: Rise of Kong fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Skull Island: Rise of Kong.

    If humans are near extinction - and have become a rarity. In many cases, denizens would love to get their hands on one. Luccia's quest is to stop the decline of human civilization in this action RPG, where love and lust get in the way of the mission.

    2026ActionIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Banana Shooter

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Skull Island: Rise of Kong.

    Ranked #4 for Skull Island: Rise of Kong fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Skull Island: Rise of Kong.

    Dave is the banana man who is keep shooting enemies and get their banana,and use some cool mechanic such as dash,double jump,grapple hook and rocket jump.If you are finding fast paced shooter game,this is what you need

    2022ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Pih

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Skull Island: Rise of Kong.

    Ranked #5 for Skull Island: Rise of Kong fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Skull Island: Rise of Kong.

    Pih🥀 is the one and only pig-physics based shooter! Defeat enemy pigs, and don't get "HAMMED🍖" or "SAUSAGED" Oh... also make sure you don't get "GOLD HOGGED", "BOAR'ED" or..."LIL PIGGED" Shoot and punch those hawgs like your life depends on it! And the music is 🔥 Hop on Pih🥀hawg!

    2024ActionIndieCasual8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Ukrainian ball in search of gas

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Skull Island: Rise of Kong.

    Ranked #6 for Skull Island: Rise of Kong fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Skull Island: Rise of Kong.

    You play as a man turned into a ball and you need to steal all the gas from the forest at all costs.

    2017IndieAdventureSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. FURRY HITLER

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Skull Island: Rise of Kong.

    Ranked #7 for Skull Island: Rise of Kong fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Skull Island: Rise of Kong.

    You play as Hitler, reliving some of your best and worst decisions and seeing where those lead you. Only you decide how this war will end.

    2022AdventureCasual0.90 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. FURRY HITLER 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Skull Island: Rise of Kong.

    Ranked #8 for Skull Island: Rise of Kong fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Skull Island: Rise of Kong.

    Delve into the mysterious atmosphere of 1940s Germany in the visual novel Furry Hitler 2. You'll immerse yourself in a flurry of events surrounding Adolf Hitler, who travels to a small town near Munich to personally check on military affairs.

    2024AdventureCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Skull Island: Rise of Kong at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Skull Island: Rise of Kong on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Skull Island: Rise of Kong.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Phasmophobia

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Skull Island: Rise of Kong on Steam right now. Shares Action with Skull Island: Rise of Kong.

    Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.

    2020ActionIndieEarly Access19.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Skull Island: Rise of Kong on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Skull Island: Rise of Kong.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Skull Island: Rise of Kong on Steam right now. Shares Action with Skull Island: Rise of Kong.

    Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Schedule I

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Skull Island: Rise of Kong on Steam right now. Shares Action with Skull Island: Rise of Kong.

    From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Hollow Knight

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Skull Island: Rise of Kong on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Skull Island: Rise of Kong.

    Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Forest

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Skull Island: Rise of Kong on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Skull Island: Rise of Kong.

    As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Skull Island: Rise of Kong on Steam right now. Shares Action with Skull Island: Rise of Kong.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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.

    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 Action and Adventure with Skull Island: Rise of Kong.

    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 Adventure with Skull Island: Rise of Kong.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Skull Island: Rise of Kong.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Skull Island: Rise of Kong.

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

    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 Action and Adventure with Skull Island: Rise of Kong.

    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.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from IguanaBee

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

  1. What Lies in the Multiverse

    WHY THIS

    Another title from IguanaBee, the studio behind Skull Island: Rise of Kong. Shares Adventure with Skull Island: Rise of Kong.

    A bombastic puzzle platformer about worlds turned inside out. Shift dimensions at the push of a button, solve brain-twisting logistical riddles, and race through the wilds of the multiverse in a bleakly hilarious (and hilariously bleak) story where everything you know can turn on a dime.

    2022IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Headsnatchers

    WHY THIS

    Another title from IguanaBee, the studio behind Skull Island: Rise of Kong. Shares Action with Skull Island: Rise of Kong.

    Hold onto your head with Headsnatchers, a stupidly hectic up-to-4-player local and online multiplayer party-game where you snatch your friends’ heads to come out victorious. Because, let’s face it, you’ll do anything to win.

    2019ActionSportsIndie2.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. G.I. Joe: Operation Blackout

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Skull Island: Rise of Kong.

    Another title from IguanaBee, the studio behind Skull Island: Rise of Kong. Shares Action with Skull Island: Rise of Kong.

    G.I. Joe and Cobra are back! G.I. Joe: Operation Blackout is a classic team-based third-person shooter where you play as your favorite characters from Team G.I. Joe and Team Cobra.

    2020ActionDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Little League World Series Baseball 2022

    WHY THIS

    Another title from IguanaBee, the studio behind Skull Island: Rise of Kong.

    Little League World Series Baseball 2022 allows you to Pitch, Slide, Slam, and Rally your way to Williamsport-glory as you compete to become the World Series CHAMPION of Little League®!

    2022Sports49.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. What Lies in the Multiverse - Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Another title from IguanaBee, the studio behind Skull Island: Rise of Kong. Shares Action and Adventure with Skull Island: Rise of Kong.

    Experience the first hour What Lies in The Multiverse. A bombastic puzzle platformer about worlds turned inside out. Shift dimensions at the push of a button, solve brain-twisting logistical riddles, and race through the wilds of the multiverse in a bleakly & hilarious story.

    2022ActionIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  6. The Amazing Crackpots Club!

    WHY THIS

    Another title from IguanaBee, the studio behind Skull Island: Rise of Kong. Shares Action with Skull Island: Rise of Kong.

    A spellslinging dueling game for up to 4 players. Choose among seven cracked mages and use their unique abilities to shoot down your opponent’s magical flask while defending yours! Destroy your friends (and loved ones) in local or online modes!

    2026ActionSportsIndie14.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Skull Island: Rise of Kong

Does Skull Island: Rise of Kong run on Steam Deck?
Skull Island: Rise of Kong 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 Skull Island: Rise of Kong cost?
Skull Island: Rise of Kong is listed on Steam at 39.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Skull Island: Rise of Kong?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Skull Island: Rise of Kong are Disney Tangled, Piggy Poggy Pog, Heavy Hearts.
Who developed Skull Island: Rise of Kong?
Skull Island: Rise of Kong was developed by IguanaBee and published by GameMill Entertainment.

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 Skull Island: Rise of Kong.

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