Games like GIMMIKO
Below are 21 hand-picked alternatives to GIMMIKO for fans of action, indie, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in GIMMIKO also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, free-to-play picks, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About GIMMIKO: Demons from the collective subconcious are leaking into reality. Save the world from the curse of the Jabberwock in this wacky dicebuilding twinstick action roguelite!
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Kettlebell: Inferno Hotel
Top pick for GIMMIKO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with GIMMIKO.
Kettlebell: Inferno Hotel is a fast-paced 2D platformer inspired by the 16-bit classics of the ’90s — packed with humor, destruction, and pure hellish energy!
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Pizza Tower
Second-strongest match for GIMMIKO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with GIMMIKO.
Pizza Tower is a fast paced 2D platformer, with an emphasis on movement, exploration and score attack. Featuring highly stylized pixel art inspired by the cartoons from the '90s, and a highly energetic soundtrack.
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Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures
Third-strongest match for GIMMIKO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with GIMMIKO.
"The most rewarding game of 2013!" Influenced by retro classics Mega Man and Castlevania, Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures features the AVGN and friends as they blast their way through 10 levels of fun, fast paced 2D action based on the AVGN's adventures in his online series.
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Kaze and the Wild Masks
Ranked #4 for GIMMIKO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with GIMMIKO.
Go on a journey as Kaze in this 90’s classics inspired platformer. When the Crystal Islands get cursed, Kaze needs to save her friend Hogo while facing enraged living vegetables. Find the Wild Masks to unleash the powers of the legendary guardians and master land, sky and sea.
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Penarium
Ranked #5 for GIMMIKO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with GIMMIKO.
Penarium is a frantic 2D arena arcade game where you take on the role of Willy, trapped in a sinister circus show. Run, jump and avoid an array of killer death-traps while being cheered on by a sadistic crowd that’s out for blood.
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DRAW CHILLY
Ranked #6 for GIMMIKO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with GIMMIKO.
DRAW CHILLY is a hell of an arcade game about Vladimir, his squad, Purgatory, and the Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
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Duck Game
Ranked #7 for GIMMIKO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with GIMMIKO.
Enter the futuristic year of 1984, an age where ducks run wild in a frantic battle for glory. Blast your friends with Shotguns, Net Guns, Mind Control Rays, Saxophones, Magnet Guns, and much, much more. This is DUCK GAME. Don't blink.
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Dr. Fetus' Mean Meat Machine
Ranked #8 for GIMMIKO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with GIMMIKO.
Help Dr. Fetus create the perfect Meat Boy clone in a unique new twist on the tile-matching puzzle genre. In classic Meat Boy fashion, an endless cavalcade of devious and deadly traps stand between you and victory in this hardcore puzzle game that will push your skills to the limit.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with GIMMIKO.
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.
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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with GIMMIKO.
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.
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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with GIMMIKO.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with GIMMIKO.
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?
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ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with GIMMIKO.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with GIMMIKO.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with GIMMIKO.
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.
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Pizza Tower
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with GIMMIKO.
Pizza Tower is a fast paced 2D platformer, with an emphasis on movement, exploration and score attack. Featuring highly stylized pixel art inspired by the cartoons from the '90s, and a highly energetic soundtrack.
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Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with GIMMIKO.
"The most rewarding game of 2013!" Influenced by retro classics Mega Man and Castlevania, Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures features the AVGN and friends as they blast their way through 10 levels of fun, fast paced 2D action based on the AVGN's adventures in his online series.
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Kaze and the Wild Masks
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with GIMMIKO.
Go on a journey as Kaze in this 90’s classics inspired platformer. When the Crystal Islands get cursed, Kaze needs to save her friend Hogo while facing enraged living vegetables. Find the Wild Masks to unleash the powers of the legendary guardians and master land, sky and sea.
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DRAW CHILLY
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with GIMMIKO.
DRAW CHILLY is a hell of an arcade game about Vladimir, his squad, Purgatory, and the Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
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Dr. Fetus' Mean Meat Machine
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with GIMMIKO.
Help Dr. Fetus create the perfect Meat Boy clone in a unique new twist on the tile-matching puzzle genre. In classic Meat Boy fashion, an endless cavalcade of devious and deadly traps stand between you and victory in this hardcore puzzle game that will push your skills to the limit.
Frequently asked about GIMMIKO
- What games are most similar to GIMMIKO?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside GIMMIKO are Kettlebell: Inferno Hotel, Pizza Tower, Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
- Who developed GIMMIKO?
- GIMMIKO was developed by SorryPoniko! and published by CRITICAL REFLEX.
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 GIMMIKO.
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