Games like Freedom Planet
If Freedom Planet is your kind of game, the closest matches are Unless, Freedom Planet 2 and Hellbrella — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its exploration and collectibles and fast paced platforming. 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 →Freedom Planet is a 2014 action platformer set on the celestial world of Avalice. Developed and published by GalaxyTrail, the game features three playable characters, each with distinct combat systems, and combines fast-paced platforming with exploration and collectibles. The story follows a dragonoid protagonist and her friends as they confront an alien invasion. The pixel-art aesthetic carries a cartoony tone, and players have highlighted the soundtrack. The game offers a challenging experience with boss encounters and is designed for solo play. Freedom Planet is available for $14.99 and runs at a playable level on Steam Deck, holding a 96% positive rating from over 2,400 Steam reviews.
About Freedom Planet: Fight your way across the celestial world of Avalice where cats are green, motorcycles drive up walls and monster girls do most of the buttkicking! Freedom Planet is a cartoony, combat-based platform adventure that pits a spunky dragonoid and her friends against an alien attack force.
Players who liked Freedom Planet also play
Steam players who put hours into Freedom Planet 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.
Unless
WHY THIS
Top pick for Freedom Planet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Freedom Planet.
Challenge yourself and master 4 Distinct worlds with 66 finely tuned level screens and climb to the top of the Steam Leaderboards in this retro pixel art speedrunning platformer!
Freedom Planet 2
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Freedom Planet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Freedom Planet.
The fast paced platforming of Freedom Planet returns! Become a full-time cartoon heroine and use abilities and items suited to your play style to explore the world of Avalice and defend its animal citizens!
Hellbrella
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Freedom Planet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Freedom Planet.
Put on your raincoat and destroy hordes of demons in Hell. Use 5 insane umbrellas in an aerial roguelite hack and slash of pure chaos!
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Freedom Planet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Freedom Planet.
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.
Katanaut
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Freedom Planet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Freedom Planet.
Katanaut is a fast-paced, Metroidvania-inspired action roguelite blending fluid combat and cosmic horror. Slash, dodge, and wield powerful abilities as you battle through a station sprawling with twisted, once-human horrors. Adapt, survive, and descend into the shadows to uncover dark secrets.
Downwell
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Freedom Planet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Freedom Planet.
Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.
Super House of Dead Ninjas
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Freedom Planet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Freedom Planet.
Super House of Dead Ninjas is an action arcade game with roguelite elements. Race against a 30 second timer as you descend floor after foe-filled floor and attempt to unlock the secrets of this deadly tower!Play as the fearsome Crimson Ninja, wielding an arsenal of deadly ninja weapons and attacks.
Mighty No. 9
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Freedom Planet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Freedom Planet.
Mighty No. 9 is a 2D Side-scrolling Action game that takes the best elements from 8 and 16-bit classics that you know and love and transforms them with modern tech, fresh mechanics, and fan input into something fresh and amazing!
Reviewers mention these as similar to Freedom Planet
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Mega Man X Legacy Collection
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Freedom Planet cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Freedom Planet.
Mega Man X Legacy Collection includes the legendary 16-bit titles and the series’ exciting foray into the 32-bit era: Mega Man X, Mega Man X2, Mega Man X3, and Mega Man X4. Test your skills in the new X Challenge mode, which pits players against two deadly bosses at once.
Rocket Knight
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Freedom Planet cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Freedom Planet.
Sparkster makes his triumphant arrival on next-gen platforms with Rocket Knight, the newest chapter in the classic side-scrolling rocket action series. Our favorite opossum hero returns home after 15 years to find the kingdom of Zephyrus in shambles.
Sonic Generations Collection
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Freedom Planet cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Freedom Planet.
Celebrate 20 years of Sonic in an all new adventure that delivers a definitive experience to Sonic fans new and old!
Tales of Maj'Eyal
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Freedom Planet cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Freedom Planet.
Tales of Maj’Eyal is a roguelike RPG, featuring tactical turn-based combat and advanced character building. Play as one of many unique races and classes in the lore-filled world of Eyal, exploring random dungeons, facing challenging battles, and developing characters with your own tailored mix of abilities and powers.
Sonic Mania
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Freedom Planet cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Freedom Planet.
Sonic Mania is an all-new adventure with Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles full of unique bosses, rolling 2D landscapes, and fun classic gameplay.
Treasure Stack
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Freedom Planet cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Freedom Planet.
Catering to solo and multiplayer puzzle fans, Treasure Stack features a wide variety of modes, whether you're testing your skills in Challenge Mode, partying up with friends in 4-Player Local Versus, or taking on the rest of the world in Online Versus.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Freedom Planet at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Freedom Planet on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Freedom Planet.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Freedom Planet on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Freedom Planet.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
R.E.P.O.
WHY THIS
Priced ~53% under Freedom Planet on Steam right now. Shares Action with Freedom Planet.
An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Freedom Planet on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Freedom Planet.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Freedom Planet on Steam right now. Shares Action with Freedom Planet.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Freedom Planet on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Freedom Planet.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Inscryption
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Freedom Planet on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Freedom Planet.
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Freedom Planet on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Freedom Planet.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
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 Freedom Planet.
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. Shares Action with Freedom Planet.
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 Freedom Planet.
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 Freedom Planet.
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 Freedom Planet.
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 Freedom Planet.
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 Freedom Planet.
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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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Freedom Planet 2
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Freedom Planet.
The fast paced platforming of Freedom Planet returns! Become a full-time cartoon heroine and use abilities and items suited to your play style to explore the world of Avalice and defend its animal citizens!
Hellbrella
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Freedom Planet.
Put on your raincoat and destroy hordes of demons in Hell. Use 5 insane umbrellas in an aerial roguelite hack and slash of pure chaos!
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Freedom Planet.
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.
Katanaut
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Freedom Planet.
Katanaut is a fast-paced, Metroidvania-inspired action roguelite blending fluid combat and cosmic horror. Slash, dodge, and wield powerful abilities as you battle through a station sprawling with twisted, once-human horrors. Adapt, survive, and descend into the shadows to uncover dark secrets.
Downwell
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Freedom Planet.
Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.
Mighty No. 9
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Freedom Planet.
Mighty No. 9 is a 2D Side-scrolling Action game that takes the best elements from 8 and 16-bit classics that you know and love and transforms them with modern tech, fresh mechanics, and fan input into something fresh and amazing!
Frequently asked about Freedom Planet
- Does Freedom Planet run on Steam Deck?
- Freedom Planet 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 Freedom Planet cost?
- Freedom Planet is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Freedom Planet?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Freedom Planet are Unless, Freedom Planet 2, Hellbrella.
- Who developed Freedom Planet?
- Freedom Planet was developed by GalaxyTrail.
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