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Games like On Rusty Trails

If On Rusty Trails is your kind of game, the closest matches are Rolando Deluxe, Project TERRA and The Colorful Creature — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and contemplative. 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 On Rusty Trails: Conformity is everything in this lightning-fast platformer - get ready to shift your friendships each and every second!

2016Indie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedMetacritic 77Windows · macOS · Linuxby Black Pants Studio
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Controls feel smooth and preciseFluid movement feels like super meat boyMetallic art style stands outAtmosphericChallengingContemplative

Players who liked On Rusty Trails also play

Steam players who put hours into On Rusty Trails 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. Rolando Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for On Rusty Trails fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with On Rusty Trails.

    Control a team of unique rolling characters in this delightful puzzle-platformer. Use each Rolando's special abilities and powerful gadgets such as bomb cannons, catapults, elevators, and magical bridges to solve puzzles, shepherd sleeping royalty and traverse action-packed environments.

    2024ActionIndieCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Project TERRA

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for On Rusty Trails fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with On Rusty Trails.

    In a strange and hostile world, Raka, an exploration robot, finds themselves alone and separated from their friends. Help them reunite with their companions and unravel the mysteries hidden within this new world.

    2024IndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. The Colorful Creature

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for On Rusty Trails fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with On Rusty Trails.

    The Colorful Creature is difficult platformer with puzzle color mechanics. Play over 350 levels with diverse gameplay that have many items and hazards, in-game level editor, local multiplayer, endless run, customizable skins & hats, steam workshop and more!

    2023IndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Carestia

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for On Rusty Trails fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with On Rusty Trails.

    Explore the underground, solve the puzzles, get skills and fight against bizarre creatures.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Planet of the Eyes

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with On Rusty Trails.

    Ranked #5 for On Rusty Trails fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with On Rusty Trails.

    An atmospheric narrative-platformer about a service robot stranded on a mysterious planet, Planet of the Eyes features a stunning visual mix of puzzle and platforming challenges, an original musical score, and fully voiced audio logs left by another survivor. Explore the mystery of an unknown world.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Somber

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for On Rusty Trails fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with On Rusty Trails.

    Somber is an atmospheric action-platformer that takes place in the semi-open world of Gloom. A hand-painted game filled with stunning environments, Somber demands absolute precision from players who wish to unlock its many secrets.

    2022IndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Overheat

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for On Rusty Trails fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with On Rusty Trails.

    Overheat is a hard sidescrolling platformer in which a robot only needs to climb up one level to return to its home planet. How hard can that be?

    2021ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Rolling Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for On Rusty Trails fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with On Rusty Trails.

    Drive with precision, jump and speed up your way on this exiting conveyor-belt platformer. Explore with care and close attention, the handcrafted puzzles filled with the hardest challenges.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to On Rusty Trails

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Super Meat Boy

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with On Rusty Trails.

    Reviewers of On Rusty Trails cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with On Rusty Trails.

    The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!

    2010Indie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with On Rusty Trails.

    Reviewers of On Rusty Trails cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with On Rusty Trails.

    You are Tiny, a nerdy inventor, who tries to reclaim his most beloved possession - Grandpa's underpants!

    2012Indie11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ikaruga

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with On Rusty Trails.

    Reviewers of On Rusty Trails cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with On Rusty Trails.

    Shoot! Dodge! and... Get Hit!? "Ikaruga" is a vertical shoot 'em up that features an unique polarity-switching gameplay. Switch the ship's polarity and "get hit and absorb" enemy bullets! Achieve High Score with the chain bonus!

    2014ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Celeste

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with On Rusty Trails.

    Reviewers of On Rusty Trails cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with On Rusty Trails.

    Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Slime-san: Creator

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of On Rusty Trails cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with On Rusty Trails.

    Create Slime-san based platforming levels with incredible precision and ease. Unleash your creativity using over 100 mechanics and enemies and share your creations with the world! Perhaps we'll see your levels in the popular list soon?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below On Rusty Trails at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under On Rusty Trails on Steam right now. Shares Indie with On Rusty Trails.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under On Rusty Trails on Steam right now. Shares Indie with On Rusty Trails.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under On Rusty Trails on Steam right now. Shares Indie with On Rusty Trails.

    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?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under On Rusty Trails on Steam right now. Shares Indie with On Rusty Trails.

    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!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under On Rusty Trails on Steam right now. Shares Indie with On Rusty Trails.

    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...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under On Rusty Trails on Steam right now. Shares Indie with On Rusty Trails.

    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.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under On Rusty Trails on Steam right now. Shares Indie with On Rusty Trails.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Noita

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under On Rusty Trails on Steam right now. Shares Indie with On Rusty Trails.

    Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure7.99 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.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with On Rusty Trails.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with On Rusty Trails.

    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 ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with On Rusty Trails.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. 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 On Rusty Trails.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with On Rusty Trails.

    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 ↗
  7. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with On Rusty Trails.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with On Rusty Trails.

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

More from Black Pants Studio

Other recommendable Steam games by Black Pants Studio, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with On Rusty Trails.

    Another title from Black Pants Studio, the studio behind On Rusty Trails. Shares Indie with On Rusty Trails.

    You are Tiny, a nerdy inventor, who tries to reclaim his most beloved possession - Grandpa's underpants!

    2012Indie11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. About Love, Hate and the other ones

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with On Rusty Trails.

    Another title from Black Pants Studio, the studio behind On Rusty Trails. Shares Indie with On Rusty Trails.

    About Love, Hate and the other ones is a puzzle game, in which you influence your surroundings by the force of Hate and the power of Love. Find a way through caves and ice, castles and factories, all by the might of your puzzling!

    2014IndieCasual7.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. About Love, Hate And The Other Ones 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with On Rusty Trails.

    Another title from Black Pants Studio, the studio behind On Rusty Trails. Shares Indie with On Rusty Trails.

    Influence the game world through LOVE and HATE. Talk to the OTHER ONES and make use of them for the perfect path to the level’s goal. The successor to the popular puzzle game "About Love, Hate & The Other Ones" has reached the third dimension.

    2020IndieCasual10.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about On Rusty Trails

Is On Rusty Trails verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — On Rusty Trails is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does On Rusty Trails cost?
On Rusty Trails is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to On Rusty Trails?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside On Rusty Trails are Rolando Deluxe, Project TERRA, The Colorful Creature.
Who developed On Rusty Trails?
On Rusty Trails was developed by Black Pants Studio.

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 On Rusty Trails.

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