Games like Boldly Forward
If Boldly Forward is your kind of game, the closest matches are Space Bees 太空蜜蜂, Meowhiss the snake and Heading Out — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and punishing. 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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Space Bees 太空蜜蜂
WHY THIS
Top pick for Boldly Forward fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Boldly Forward.
RougeLite + Aircraft Shooter, a thrill-based game, kill the incoming enemies, upgrade your fighters and continue to face the tidal wave of enemies.
Meowhiss the snake
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Boldly Forward fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Boldly Forward.
"Meowhiss the snake" is a cute 2D game whose core gameplay is based on classic Snake, but also combined with some roguelike elements for you to explore. Before losing all the head-body, gear up your character, reach more levels, and get more scores!
Heading Out
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Boldly Forward.
Third-strongest match for Boldly Forward fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Boldly Forward.
Flee your fear and carve your story. Blaze a trail across mythic American highways, where choices twist your tale and danger’s always in the rearview mirror. With roguelike routes, limited resources, and breakneck chases, this isn’t just a drive—it’s your legend in the making.
Octogeddon
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Boldly Forward.
Ranked #4 for Boldly Forward fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Boldly Forward.
You ARE Octogeddon, a massive mutant octopus with one mission: DESTROY the world! Grow more tentacles and evolve each of them into deadlier and deadlier weapons until you become the ultimate eight-legged killing machine!
Rock of Ages 3: Make & Break
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Boldly Forward.
Ranked #5 for Boldly Forward fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Boldly Forward.
Competitive tower defense meets arcade action and gets rolled up with ACE Team's quirky, Monty Python-esque humor into one giant, creative game for the ages. This time around, you can even make your own levels!
Thrillville®: Off the Rails™
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Boldly Forward fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Boldly Forward.
Thrillville™: Off the Rails lives up to its name with 20 death-defying rides! Players can build incredible coasters to leap from one track to another, launch through the air like cannonballs, blast through a burning rings of fire and more!
Overture
WHY THIS
Shares a stressful mood with Boldly Forward.
Ranked #7 for Boldly Forward fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Boldly Forward.
Overture is an action-adventure roguelike which draws heavy inspiration from hits such as Diablo, Realm of The Mad God, Zelda, and The Binding of Isaac. Explore vast randomly generated dungeons and slay hordes of cunning enemies!
Endless Road: Reborn
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Boldly Forward.
Ranked #8 for Boldly Forward fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Boldly Forward.
Endless Road: Reborn is a roguelike card game where players use a variety of equipment & skills to defeat vile creatures lurking along a treacherous, endless road. Players will also be faced with choices that will test their decision-making abilities and survival skills.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Boldly Forward at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Boldly Forward on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Boldly Forward.
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 ~50% under Boldly Forward on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Boldly Forward.
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 ~63% under Boldly Forward on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Boldly Forward.
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.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Boldly Forward on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with Boldly Forward.
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.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Boldly Forward on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Boldly Forward.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Boldly Forward on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Boldly Forward.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Boldly Forward on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Boldly Forward.
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 ~50% under Boldly Forward on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Boldly Forward.
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?
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 and Casual with Boldly Forward.
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 Adventure with Boldly Forward.
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 Boldly Forward.
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 Boldly Forward.
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?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Boldly Forward.
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 and Adventure with Boldly Forward.
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.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Boldly Forward.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
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Frequently asked about Boldly Forward
- How much does Boldly Forward cost?
- Boldly Forward is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Boldly Forward?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Boldly Forward are Space Bees 太空蜜蜂, Meowhiss the snake, Heading Out.
- Who developed Boldly Forward?
- Boldly Forward was developed by SmallMill.
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