Games like Rock of Ages
If Rock of Ages is your kind of game, the closest matches are Rock of Ages 2: Bigger & Boulder™, Rock n' Rush: Battle Racing and Super Toy Cars 2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, funny and lighthearted. 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 →Rock of Ages is a 2011 indie title that blends action, strategy, and racing elements around a core concept of boulder-racing and tower defense. Players alternate between two distinct phases of gameplay, placing defensive structures in one and then rolling a physics-driven boulder through destructible environments in the other. Resource management plays into each strategic decision, and the challenging difficulty is punctuated by short, self-contained sessions suited to the Steam Deck, where the game runs in playable form. Developed by ACE Team and published by SEGA, the title has earned a 92% positive rating from nearly 1,800 Steam reviews. Reviewers highlight the Monty Python-esque humor and historical art parodies that give the game its whimsical tone, and players describe the physics-driven boulder as feeling both unpredictable and satisfying within the unique hybrid of tower defense and racing mechanics.
About Rock of Ages: A rock-solid combination of rock-rolling action, deep strategy, and captivating art and music from different ages of history, this is a game of crush or be crushed!
Players who liked Rock of Ages also play
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Rock of Ages 2: Bigger & Boulder™
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Rock of Ages.
Top pick for Rock of Ages fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Rock of Ages.
The greatest rock-racing, tower defense, art history game is back! Like the title says, Bigger & Boulder cranks up the surrealism and gameplay with chaotic 4P multiplayer, new time periods, and improved graphics, physics, and destructibility powered by UE4 to be, well… BIGGER AND BOULDER.
Rock n' Rush: Battle Racing
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Rock of Ages fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rock of Ages.
Multiplayer Combat Racing Game inspired by the 90's classics like Rock n' Roll Racing and Mario Kart.
Super Toy Cars 2
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Rock of Ages fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Racing with Rock of Ages.
Super Toy Cars 2 is a fast paced arcade racing game where you control miniature cars that speed across amazing tracks made of supersized everyday objects. Race, fight, crash, jump, play with the objects around the track, alone or with friends. Provoke mayhem with your little toy car!
Rock of Ages 3: Make & Break
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Rock of Ages.
Ranked #4 for Rock of Ages fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Rock of Ages.
Competitive tower defense meets arcade action and gets rolled up with ACE Team's quirky, Monty Python-esque humor into one giant, creative game for the ages. This time around, you can even make your own levels!
Rocket League®
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Rock of Ages.
Ranked #5 for Rock of Ages fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rock of Ages.
Rocket League is a high-powered hybrid of arcade-style soccer and vehicular mayhem with easy-to-understand controls and fluid, physics-driven competition. Rocket League includes casual and competitive Online Matches, a fully-featured offline Season Mode, special “Mutators” that let you change the rules entirely, hockey and...
Distance
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Rock of Ages fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rock of Ages.
Distance is an atmospheric racing platformer. Fusing futuristic arcade racing with parkour, survive a deadly, mysterious, neon-drenched city by jumping, rotating, and flying.
GRIP: Combat Racing
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Rock of Ages fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rock of Ages.
Harness gravity-defying speed in classic combat racing taken to the EXTREME. Master wall-riding, ceiling-surfing tracks, and unleash devastating weapons across 29 blistering circuits. Race solo, split-screen, or online with up to 10 players. GRIP delivers white-knuckle racing like nothing else.
Coffin Dodgers
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Rock of Ages.
Ranked #8 for Rock of Ages fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rock of Ages.
Pimp up your mobility scooter and take on the Grim Reaper and his Zombie army in a race for your soul. Armed with a variety of homemade weapons and gadgets, battle your way through 13 unique & exhilarating tracks. Can you survive the retirement village?
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Rock of Ages at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Rock of Ages on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Rock of Ages.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Rock of Ages on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Rock of Ages.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Rock of Ages on Steam right now. Shares Action with Rock of Ages.
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.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Rock of Ages on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Rock of Ages.
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!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Rock of Ages on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Rock of Ages.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Bejeweled® 3
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Rock of Ages on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Rock of Ages.
The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.
Bit Blaster XL
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Rock of Ages on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Rock of Ages.
Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!
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 Rock of Ages.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Rock of Ages.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Rock of Ages.
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?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Rock of Ages.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 Rock of Ages.
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.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Rock of Ages.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Rock of Ages.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
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More from ACE Team
Other recommendable Steam games by ACE Team, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Rock of Ages 2: Bigger & Boulder™
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Rock of Ages.
Another title from ACE Team, the studio behind Rock of Ages. Shares Action and Strategy with Rock of Ages.
The greatest rock-racing, tower defense, art history game is back! Like the title says, Bigger & Boulder cranks up the surrealism and gameplay with chaotic 4P multiplayer, new time periods, and improved graphics, physics, and destructibility powered by UE4 to be, well… BIGGER AND BOULDER.
Zeno Clash
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Rock of Ages.
Another title from ACE Team, the studio behind Rock of Ages. Shares Action and Indie with Rock of Ages.
Zeno Clash is an action/fighting game set in a punk fantasy world. The game is played from a first person perspective and the combat is generally up close and brutal. Experience a deep storyline set in a fantastic world.
Abyss Odyssey
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Rock of Ages.
Another title from ACE Team, the studio behind Rock of Ages. Shares Action and Indie with Rock of Ages.
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…
Rock of Ages 3: Make & Break
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Rock of Ages.
Another title from ACE Team, the studio behind Rock of Ages. Shares Action and Strategy with Rock of Ages.
Competitive tower defense meets arcade action and gets rolled up with ACE Team's quirky, Monty Python-esque humor into one giant, creative game for the ages. This time around, you can even make your own levels!
Clash: Artifacts of Chaos
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Rock of Ages.
Another title from ACE Team, the studio behind Rock of Ages. Shares Action and Indie with Rock of Ages.
Hunted by mercenaries of an enemy with untold power, the fighter Pseudo and the creature under his protection begin a perilous quest to the edges of strange lands.
The Eternal Cylinder
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Rock of Ages.
Another title from ACE Team, the studio behind Rock of Ages. Shares Action with Rock of Ages.
Control a herd of charming creatures called Trebhum and explore an unforgettable alien world filled with exotic lifeforms and surreal environments. Discover dozens of mutations to overcome puzzles, explore new biomes, and survive on a dangerous planet.
The Deadly Tower of Monsters
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Rock of Ages.
Another title from ACE Team, the studio behind Rock of Ages. Shares Action and Indie with Rock of Ages.
Fire up your ray guns, crystal swords, and laser whips, and get ready for thrills and chills! With three incredible movie stars playing out decidedly B-level sci-fi exploits, Dick Starspeed, Scarlet Nova, and Robot will have you ready to jump off the side of the tower—right into adventure!
Zeno Clash 2
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Rock of Ages.
Another title from ACE Team, the studio behind Rock of Ages. Shares Action and Indie with Rock of Ages.
Ghat's story is far from over: Zeno Clash 2 picks up where the deliciously brazen first game left off. After 4 years of waiting, the sequel to the surreal first-person brawler brings more variety in combat and levels, and even more bizarre storytelling into the beguiling world of Zenozoik.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Rocket League®
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Rock of Ages.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Rock of Ages.
Rocket League is a high-powered hybrid of arcade-style soccer and vehicular mayhem with easy-to-understand controls and fluid, physics-driven competition. Rocket League includes casual and competitive Online Matches, a fully-featured offline Season Mode, special “Mutators” that let you change the rules entirely, hockey and...
Distance
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Rock of Ages.
Distance is an atmospheric racing platformer. Fusing futuristic arcade racing with parkour, survive a deadly, mysterious, neon-drenched city by jumping, rotating, and flying.
Coffin Dodgers
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Rock of Ages.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Rock of Ages.
Pimp up your mobility scooter and take on the Grim Reaper and his Zombie army in a race for your soul. Armed with a variety of homemade weapons and gadgets, battle your way through 13 unique & exhilarating tracks. Can you survive the retirement village?
Frequently asked about Rock of Ages
- Does Rock of Ages run on Steam Deck?
- Rock of Ages 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 Rock of Ages cost?
- Rock of Ages is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Rock of Ages have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Rock of Ages supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP).
- What games are most similar to Rock of Ages?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Rock of Ages are Rock of Ages 2: Bigger & Boulder™, Rock n' Rush: Battle Racing, Super Toy Cars 2.
- Who developed Rock of Ages?
- Rock of Ages was developed by ACE Team and published by SEGA.
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