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Games like Early Worm

If Early Worm is your kind of game, the closest matches are Be Brave, Barb, Skin and Bones and KarmaZoo — 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 Early Worm: Early Worm gets the Apple! Fun puzzle platformer full twisty action!

2022ActionIndieAdventureCasual0.99 USDWindowsby ODDROK
Early Worm — Steam game cover

Players who liked Early Worm also play

Steam players who put hours into Early Worm 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. Be Brave, Barb

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Early Worm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Early Worm.

    Barb the cactus has lost her positive affirmations! How will she get through the day? How will she face her fears? How will she defeat King Cloudy and his evil henchmen? I have no idea. Maybe you should play this gravity-bending platforming adventure right now and find out?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Skin and Bones

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Early Worm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Early Worm.

    Fast-paced retro style platform game where you take control of two unlikely friends who must work together. Travel through strange worlds with the super-energetic "Skin" and the grumpy but strong skeleton "Bones".

    2020ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. KarmaZoo

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Early Worm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with Early Worm.

    Share the love and die trying! KarmaZoo is a joyful, altruistic, cooperative platformer where up to 10 random players help each other with the unique abilities of 50 different characters - all for the sake of good Karma.

    2023ActionCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Webbed

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Early Worm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Early Worm.

    Swing through the trees, spin sticky webs, and make friends with bugs! Be the adorable spider you've always wanted to be.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Snail Bob 2: Tiny Troubles

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Early Worm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Early Worm.

    Help Snail Bob avoid the dangers that lie on his path. Snail Bob 2 is a puzzle game for all the ages. It'll make you think and smile.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Mekabolt

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Early Worm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Early Worm.

    Use your trusty Mekabolt device to manipulate robots, solve a variety of puzzling levels and obtain batteries to fix the robots!

    2019ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Effie

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Early Worm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Early Worm.

    Effie is a 3D action-adventure game that combines classic elements from the genre, such as combat, platforming, and puzzles, with the exploration of an expanded world. Live a unique fantasy adventure and relive the look and feel of old-school video-games!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Grapple Dog

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Early Worm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Early Worm.

    Jump, Swing and Zip your way through colourful worlds and exciting challenges in this unique 2D action-platformer! Master the power of the Grapple on your adventure to save the world!

    2022ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. UBERMOSH

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Early Worm on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Early Worm.

    UBERMOSH is an arcade game about cutting bullets with a sword, in a gun-filled cyberpunk mosh pit.

    2015ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Miss Neko

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Early Worm on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with Early Worm.

    Together the full picture of all the lovely beast ladies with your own hands, play Yakyuken with them, collect their portraits. Hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable game time:)

    2019ActionCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. QUICKERFLAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Early Worm on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Early Worm.

    QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Save Jesus

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Early Worm on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Early Worm.

    Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!

    2016IndieCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Barro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Early Worm on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Early Worm.

    Choose your little car and race!

    2018IndieCasualRacing0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Gachi Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Early Worm on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Early Worm.

    Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Trip to Vinelands

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Early Worm on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Early Worm.

    Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.

    2016ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. TTV2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Early Worm on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Early Worm.

    TTV2 is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame, sequel to Trip to Vinelands.

    2017ActionIndie0.49 USDSteam ↗

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. Shares Indie and Casual with Early Worm.

    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 Early Worm.

    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 Indie and Adventure with Early Worm.

    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 and Indie with Early Worm.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Early Worm.

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Early Worm.

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

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

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Early Worm.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Early Worm.

    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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. KarmaZoo

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Casual with Early Worm.

    Share the love and die trying! KarmaZoo is a joyful, altruistic, cooperative platformer where up to 10 random players help each other with the unique abilities of 50 different characters - all for the sake of good Karma.

    2023ActionCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Webbed

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Early Worm.

    Swing through the trees, spin sticky webs, and make friends with bugs! Be the adorable spider you've always wanted to be.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Grapple Dog

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Early Worm.

    Jump, Swing and Zip your way through colourful worlds and exciting challenges in this unique 2D action-platformer! Master the power of the Grapple on your adventure to save the world!

    2022ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Early Worm

How much does Early Worm cost?
Early Worm is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Early Worm?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Early Worm are Be Brave, Barb, Skin and Bones, KarmaZoo.
Who developed Early Worm?
Early Worm was developed by ODDROK.

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 Early Worm.

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