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Games like Failure to Launch

If Failure to Launch is your kind of game, the closest matches are Ari's Journey, Ladderway and Mini Games: 30 in 1 - Unpacking Hyper-Casual Fun Challenges — 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 Failure to Launch: SIMULTANEOUSLY complete whacky minigames while piloting a spaceship through an endless runner of difficult obstacles. Fail a minigame or hit an object and your ship will meet a FIERY EXPLOSION. Are you skilled enough to fly while also finishing minigames? Prepare to LAUNCH INTO FAILURE

2023ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDWindowsby Hunter Gray
Failure to Launch — Steam game cover

Players who liked Failure to Launch also play

Steam players who put hours into Failure to Launch 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. Ari's Journey

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Failure to Launch fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Failure to Launch.

    A retro precision platformer in a top-down action packed story. Navigate tight corridors and fly at high speeds using precise timing as Ari Wick races to stop the Terran Alliance from destroying the Slerians.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Ladderway

    WHY THIS

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

    Ladderway is a challenging 2D arcade game where you take the position of Joey, a man trying to climb up a building through several ladders while avoiding Mr. Mica's flowerpots as well as other obstacles.

    2023ActionIndieCasual0.49 USDSteam ↗
  3. Mini Games: 30 in 1 - Unpacking Hyper-Casual Fun Challenges

    WHY THIS

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

    Get ready for endless fun with 30 Games in One, a dynamic collection of bite-sized mini-games designed to test your brain, reflexes, memory, logic, and coordination. Whether you're into classic puzzles, or skill-based arcade games, this all-in-one game hub has something for everyone.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Ranphon

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Failure to Launch fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Failure to Launch.

    Ranphon is a side-scrolling space shooter where you control a small ship called Phon in a vast and frantic space full of hostile spaceships.

    2023ActionIndieCasual0.49 USDSteam ↗
  5. Orbt XL

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Failure to Launch fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Failure to Launch.

    Defy gravity in Orbt XL! A fast-paced, addictive, 'just-one-more-round' arcade score chaser. Stay in orbit, dodge obstacles, and rack up points, the closer you are to the black hole, the higher your score! Easy to learn, tough to master, and perfect for quick play sessions while waiting in queue.

    2017ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. WAVESHAPER

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Failure to Launch fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Failure to Launch.

    WAVESHAPER is a minimalist score attack game in which you attempt to stop the 2D vector menace, one obstacle at a time.

    2017ActionIndieCasual1.89 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Doge to the Moon

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Failure to Launch fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Failure to Launch.

    Doge to the Moon is an endless runner game based on the WSB and Dogecoin stock market saga. Help Doge as he rocks out to a great soundtrack flying through space while avoiding asteroids, comets, and other out of this world obstacles as you try to get Doge to the Moon and BEYOND! MUCH WOW, included.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure2.00 USDSteam ↗
  8. Super Rocket Ride

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Failure to Launch fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Failure to Launch.

    Hardcore retro action. Rocket go boom!

    2020ActionIndie3.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Failure to Launch at current Steam store prices.

  1. UBERMOSH

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Failure to Launch on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Failure to Launch.

    UBERMOSH is an arcade game about cutting bullets with a sword, in a gun-filled cyberpunk mosh pit.

    2015ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Miss Neko

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Failure to Launch on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with Failure to Launch.

    Together the full picture of all the lovely beast ladies with your own hands, play Yakyuken with them, collect their portraits. Hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable game time:)

    2019ActionCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. QUICKERFLAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Failure to Launch on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Failure to Launch.

    QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Save Jesus

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Failure to Launch on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Failure to Launch.

    Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!

    2016IndieCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Barro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Failure to Launch on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Failure to Launch.

    Choose your little car and race!

    2018IndieCasualRacing0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Gachi Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Failure to Launch on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Failure to Launch.

    Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Trip to Vinelands

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Failure to Launch on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Failure to Launch.

    Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.

    2016ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. TTV2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Failure to Launch on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Failure to Launch.

    TTV2 is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame, sequel to Trip to Vinelands.

    2017ActionIndie0.49 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Failure to Launch.

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Failure to Launch

How much does Failure to Launch cost?
Failure to Launch is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Failure to Launch?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Failure to Launch are Ari's Journey, Ladderway, Mini Games: 30 in 1 - Unpacking Hyper-Casual Fun Challenges.
Who developed Failure to Launch?
Failure to Launch was developed by Hunter Gray.

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 Failure to Launch.

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