Games like Duck's Despair
Below are 13 hand-picked alternatives to Duck's Despair for fans of action, indie, adventure, 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 Duck's Despair 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, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Duck's Despair: Embark on a brutally hard platforming journey as a desperate Duck who cannot fly. Will you make the pain your friend or give up on your dreams ?
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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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BZZZT
Top pick for Duck's Despair fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Duck's Despair.
Become a tiny ZX8000 robot and begin your journey through a beautiful, pixel-art world inspired by games iconic to the platformer genre. Follow a cute story, upgrade your skills, beat challenging levels, and compete with other players for the fastest speedrun!
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Slime-san: Superslime Edition
Second-strongest match for Duck's Despair fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Duck's Despair.
Slime-san was minding his own business when suddenly… A giant worm appeared and gobbled him up! Deep within the worm’s belly, Slime-san has to face a decision: Be digested by the incoming wall of stomach acid... Or jump, slide and slime his way through the worm and back out its mouth!
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RITE
Third-strongest match for Duck's Despair fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Duck's Despair.
RITE is a high-speed, precision platformer where you must conquer a series of challenging trials, a rite of passage for every Nim.
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Dead Dungeon
Ranked #4 for Duck's Despair fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Duck's Despair.
Challenging 2D platformer in the best traditions of classic games, with an excellent chiptune soundtrack. The game will check your nerves for strength and bring a lot of emotions.
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1 Screen Platformer
Ranked #5 for Duck's Despair fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Duck's Despair.
This is a SHORT, 2D PLATFORMER with TIGHT CONTROLS about exploring a single level to get past a bunch of TRAPS. There is an EASY mode and a HARD mode depending on your skill level.
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Super Mombo Quest
Ranked #6 for Duck's Despair fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Duck's Despair.
Bounce and stomp through an enormous interconnected world, doing some intense acrobatics and getting huge combos! A superfast precision platformer that mixes up a Metroidvania world with classic Arcade mechanics.
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I wanna be the Creator
Ranked #7 for Duck's Despair fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Duck's Despair.
这是一款可以自制关卡的IWBTG同人游戏，在里面你可以体验到各种千奇百怪的关卡，同样也可以创作出属于你自己的关卡。
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Super Magbot
Ranked #8 for Duck's Despair fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Duck's Despair.
A precise 2D platformer with a twist. NO JUMPING. Master your magnetic powers to beat each level with speed and skill. Enjoy classic 16-bit gaming vibes, tackle challenging achievements and compete for global leaderboard supremacy along the way.
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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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BZZZT
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Duck's Despair.
Become a tiny ZX8000 robot and begin your journey through a beautiful, pixel-art world inspired by games iconic to the platformer genre. Follow a cute story, upgrade your skills, beat challenging levels, and compete with other players for the fastest speedrun!
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1 Screen Platformer
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Duck's Despair.
This is a SHORT, 2D PLATFORMER with TIGHT CONTROLS about exploring a single level to get past a bunch of TRAPS. There is an EASY mode and a HARD mode depending on your skill level.
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Super Mombo Quest
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Duck's Despair.
Bounce and stomp through an enormous interconnected world, doing some intense acrobatics and getting huge combos! A superfast precision platformer that mixes up a Metroidvania world with classic Arcade mechanics.
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Super Magbot
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Duck's Despair.
A precise 2D platformer with a twist. NO JUMPING. Master your magnetic powers to beat each level with speed and skill. Enjoy classic 16-bit gaming vibes, tackle challenging achievements and compete for global leaderboard supremacy along the way.
Frequently asked about Duck's Despair
- How much does Duck's Despair cost?
- Duck's Despair is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Duck's Despair?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Duck's Despair are BZZZT, Slime-san: Superslime Edition, RITE.
- Who developed Duck's Despair?
- Duck's Despair was developed by Faith G..
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 Duck's Despair.
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