Games like SHOVELBOY
If SHOVELBOY is your kind of game, the closest matches are ESCAPEAWAY!, Froggy Fruits and GravKitten — 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 SHOVELBOY: SHOVELBOY is a retro-style platformer where you have to collect shovels in 21 increasingly difficult small levels. How fast can you go?
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Steam players who put hours into SHOVELBOY 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.
ESCAPEAWAY!
WHY THIS
Top pick for SHOVELBOY fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with SHOVELBOY.
Put your quick reflexes to the test with ESCAPEAWAY! an endless runner and platformer with a retro aesthetic.
Froggy Fruits
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for SHOVELBOY fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
An endless vertical platformer where getting hit never kills you — it knocks you down through the floors you climbed. Chase it all back up alone, or shove a friend off a ledge in local co-op.
ActionSteam ↗GravKitten
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for SHOVELBOY fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with SHOVELBOY.
Control gravity to overcome obstacles and traps Larger stages, collectibles, skins, leaderboards and more. Buy now and start your rage quits!
Stolen Hearts: Wolf Knight
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for SHOVELBOY fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with SHOVELBOY.
Stolen Hearts: Wolf Knight is an action precision platformer. Dash through challenging obstacles. Take powers of the enemies. Discover hidden secrets. Find the lost Hearts and guide them safely home. Defeat the Wolf King and his minions. Collect fireflies for character customizations along the way.
Bomb King
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for SHOVELBOY fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with SHOVELBOY.
Charge bombs. Blow stuff up. Rescue your kid from the orphanage you may or may not have destroyed on accident. A short, mean little platformer about family, fuse timers, and extremely poor decisions.
Tiny Thor
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for SHOVELBOY fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with SHOVELBOY.
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!
Megabat
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for SHOVELBOY fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with SHOVELBOY.
A Megabat's fruit has been stolen! Help the bat reclaim it's stolen fruit while avoiding traps and enemies in this new precision batformer! Will the bat be able to satiate it's hunger and escape with its life?
Furni-Jumpin'
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for SHOVELBOY fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with SHOVELBOY.
Watch out for those furniture! Furni-Jumpin' is a 2D platformer arcade game where you take control of a weird little creature dodging enemies and collecting items while jumping on furniture.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below SHOVELBOY at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under SHOVELBOY on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SHOVELBOY.
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 SHOVELBOY on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SHOVELBOY.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under SHOVELBOY on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SHOVELBOY.
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.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under SHOVELBOY on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SHOVELBOY.
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!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under SHOVELBOY on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SHOVELBOY.
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?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under SHOVELBOY on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SHOVELBOY.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under SHOVELBOY on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SHOVELBOY.
"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!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with SHOVELBOY.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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 Indie with SHOVELBOY.
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 SHOVELBOY.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with SHOVELBOY.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 SHOVELBOY.
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 Indie with SHOVELBOY.
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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Head-to-head comparisons
More from LGV
Other recommendable Steam games by LGV, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Fisherman Classic
WHY THIS
Another title from LGV, the studio behind SHOVELBOY. Shares Indie with SHOVELBOY.
Welcome to Fishy Archipelago! Go fishing, catalog your most rare fishes and sea creatures, buy and find skins, hats, boats and properties. Build your fishy empire. The retro world is yours!
Jurassic Fantasy
WHY THIS
Another title from LGV, the studio behind SHOVELBOY. Shares Indie with SHOVELBOY.
Follow a young wizard in his path to find the Magical Stones and himself in this Jurassic Fantasy!
METROPOCRE
WHY THIS
Another title from LGV, the studio behind SHOVELBOY. Shares Indie with SHOVELBOY.
METROPOCRE! A violent, bloody and animalistic adventure. Follow Felix, a mentally unstable rabbit, in his path to acquire his dreamed pair of wings.
A Fishy RPG
WHY THIS
Another title from LGV, the studio behind SHOVELBOY. Shares Indie with SHOVELBOY.
A Fishy RPG is a retro-style game about surviving, exploring and finding legendary fishes in a strange and procedurally generated universe. Find the truth about fish, the surface fishermen and also Satan in this unique role-playing game.
Moshcave
WHY THIS
Another title from LGV, the studio behind SHOVELBOY. Shares Indie with SHOVELBOY.
Buff Murphy and obliterate hundreds of enemies as you crawl deep into the cave of Dr. Mosh! Moshcave is a retro-style action roguelite game with many different possible builds and strange enemies that gets progressively stronger.
Chico's Family-Friendly Circus
WHY THIS
Another title from LGV, the studio behind SHOVELBOY. Shares Indie with SHOVELBOY.
Welcome to your new job, champ! Take the 2:00-4:00 A.M. shift at Chico's Family-Friendly Circus and hope for the best! A short horror Point & Clicker with multiple endings and dancing clowns.
Skiing Frenzy
WHY THIS
Another title from LGV, the studio behind SHOVELBOY. Shares Indie with SHOVELBOY.
It's skiing day! Skiing Frenzy is a 2D top-down, retro-style ski game where you can play Slalom and Free Ski modes, each one giving you different challenges and lots of fun.
Jump Up, Jerry!
WHY THIS
Another title from LGV, the studio behind SHOVELBOY. Shares Indie with SHOVELBOY.
Jump Up, Jerry! is an arcade platformer where you have to jump your way through different types of cable cars and enemies in order to reach for your highest score.
Frequently asked about SHOVELBOY
- How much does SHOVELBOY cost?
- SHOVELBOY is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to SHOVELBOY?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside SHOVELBOY are ESCAPEAWAY!, Froggy Fruits, GravKitten.
- Who developed SHOVELBOY?
- SHOVELBOY was developed by LGV.
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 SHOVELBOY.
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