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Games like Scuttle

If Scuttle is your kind of game, the closest matches are Jet Set Radio, ONE BTN BOSSES and Super Hexagon — 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 Scuttle: Gain speed by hitting notes on beat in this high-speed rhythm platformer. You are reincarnated as a crab with full 3D control. Time your jumps and boosts to the music as you race through vibrant ocean environments while dodging obstacles.

2026ActionWindowsby Altered Self Games
Scuttle — Steam game cover

Players who liked Scuttle also play

Steam players who put hours into Scuttle 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. Jet Set Radio

    WHY THIS

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

    Tag, grind, and trick to the beat in SEGA’s hit game Jet Set Radio!

    2012ActionDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. ONE BTN BOSSES

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Scuttle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Scuttle.

    It's One Button Bosses, it's all in the name. You have one button. There are big bosses to beat. Push, tap, and bash in the handcrafted campaign or in the roguelike rifts.

    2024ActionIndie11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Super Hexagon

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Scuttle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Scuttle.

    Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

    2012ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Thumper

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Scuttle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Scuttle.

    Thumper is rhythm violence: classic rhythm-action, blistering speed, and brutal physicality. You are a space beetle. Brave the hellish void and confront a maniacal giant head from the future.

    2016ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Spin Rhythm XD

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Scuttle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Scuttle.

    Enter the Rhythm Dimension. A homage to classic arcade rhythm games (Guitar Hero, DDR), with a modern aesthetic and soundtrack. Match colours and beats, spin, tap, flick and flow through the juiciest beats in the universe. Supports multiple control styles including MIDI DJ gear on Steam!

    2023ActionIndieCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. NERVE

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Scuttle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Scuttle.

    Hurtle through beautiful unforgiving worlds, where every frame is enthralling, every moment is exhilarating, every death is deserved, and every success is earned. RACE | DODGE | DIE | REPEAT

    2021ActionIndieRacing9.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Rhythm Rush!

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Scuttle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Scuttle.

    Play your own songs to three different game modes on, newly updated to, eight different maps, or fight the three unlockable bosses! Play on four different difficulties to get a range of challenge! Keep track of your stats and compare them to your friends! Earn all the achievements by playing and getting better at it!

    2017ActionIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Neon White

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Scuttle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Scuttle.

    Neon White is a single-player speedrunning FPS where you can sacrifice your guns for godlike parkour moves.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Scuttle.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Scuttle.

    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 ↗
  5. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Scuttle.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Scuttle.

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. ONE BTN BOSSES

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Scuttle.

    It's One Button Bosses, it's all in the name. You have one button. There are big bosses to beat. Push, tap, and bash in the handcrafted campaign or in the roguelike rifts.

    2024ActionIndie11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Super Hexagon

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Scuttle.

    Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

    2012ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Thumper

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Scuttle.

    Thumper is rhythm violence: classic rhythm-action, blistering speed, and brutal physicality. You are a space beetle. Brave the hellish void and confront a maniacal giant head from the future.

    2016ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Spin Rhythm XD

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Scuttle.

    Enter the Rhythm Dimension. A homage to classic arcade rhythm games (Guitar Hero, DDR), with a modern aesthetic and soundtrack. Match colours and beats, spin, tap, flick and flow through the juiciest beats in the universe. Supports multiple control styles including MIDI DJ gear on Steam!

    2023ActionIndieCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Neon White

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Scuttle.

    Neon White is a single-player speedrunning FPS where you can sacrifice your guns for godlike parkour moves.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Scuttle

What games are most similar to Scuttle?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Scuttle are Jet Set Radio, ONE BTN BOSSES, Super Hexagon.
Who developed Scuttle?
Scuttle was developed by Altered Self 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 Scuttle.

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