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Games like Cotton Tale

If Cotton Tale is your kind of game, the closest matches are Falling Frog, Rift Racoon and Trashcan Man — 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 Cotton Tale: Hop to the top and don't look down! Dangerous jumps are the name of the game in this deceptively difficult precision platformer. Winning will take everything you've got. The journey may be long, and your falls may be great, but remember... failure is part of the fun!

2023ActionIndie2.99 USDWindowsby Outer Engine Games
Cotton Tale — Steam game cover

Players who liked Cotton Tale also play

Steam players who put hours into Cotton Tale 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. Falling Frog

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Cotton Tale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Cotton Tale.

    Lost deep inside a cave, jump your way back to the surface in this retro NES-style platformer. Every leap is a challenge, every landing a victory. But beware… in the depths, progress itself is your greatest enemy. One wrong jump, and it's back to square one.

    2026Action2.54 USDSteam ↗
  2. Rift Racoon

    WHY THIS

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

    Rift Racoon is an intense precision platformer about a lost racoon with a fun abillity: teleportation! Teleport through dangerous traps, use your claws to climb walls and jump your way across difficult platforming levels with retro visuals!

    2019ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Trashcan Man

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Cotton Tale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cotton Tale.

    Propel yourself to victory in this recoil-driven platformer where shooting is the only way to move. Survive 100+ challenging levels in your trusty trashcan, utilizing physics and precise aim to soar through five unique worlds. Do you have the skill to beat the creator?"

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  4. Rising Noracam

    WHY THIS

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

    Climb the ruins to get the legendary treasure that is at the top. The control is very simple, but one mistake will cause you to fall and keep falling. Game of that type

    2021ActionIndie5.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Red Bash

    WHY THIS

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

    Red Bash is a difficult, retro-styled precision platformer with one catch: use the enemies projectiles to your advantage. Redirect them to destroy obstacles or boost yourself to even greater heights. Master over 45 tight, handcrafted stages in multiple environments that offer different challenges.

    2022ActionIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. One Neck Ahead

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Cotton Tale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Cotton Tale.

    A gimmick-based precision platformer where you carry your own ground. Place platforms mid-jump and combine them with a wide variety of movement-bending gimmicks.

    2026IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  7. Froggie

    WHY THIS

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

    Froggie is a platform game with retro graphics.

    2022ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. 1 Screen Platformer

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Cotton Tale on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Cotton Tale.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Cotton Tale on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cotton Tale.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Cotton Tale on Steam right now. Shares Action with Cotton Tale.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Cotton Tale on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cotton Tale.

    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!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Cotton Tale on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Cotton Tale.

    "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!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Cotton Tale on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cotton Tale.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Cotton Tale on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Cotton Tale.

    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!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Cotton Tale on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cotton Tale.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 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 with Cotton Tale.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. 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 Cotton Tale.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 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 Cotton Tale.

    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 ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Cotton Tale

How much does Cotton Tale cost?
Cotton Tale is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Cotton Tale?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cotton Tale are Falling Frog, Rift Racoon, Trashcan Man.
Who developed Cotton Tale?
Cotton Tale was developed by Outer Engine Games.

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 Cotton Tale.

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