Games like Gauntler
If Gauntler is your kind of game, the closest matches are Marshmallow Marvin: Timberfall, Marshmallow Marvin: Templestone and Beefarunna — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Gauntler: Avoid numerous dangers using the power of Mystical Gauntlets and make your way to the summit, braving increasingly harder challenges.
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Marshmallow Marvin: Timberfall
WHY THIS
Top pick for Gauntler fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gauntler.
Marshmallow Marvin: Timberfall is a 2D pixel art platformer where Marvin explores the moonlit Timberfall Woods, dodging bears, owls, traps, and wild dangers while mastering precision platforming to survive the night and uncover hidden forest secrets.
Marshmallow Marvin: Templestone
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Gauntler fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gauntler.
Marshmallow Marvin: Templestone is a challenging 2D pixel art platformer where you guide Marvin through trap filled ancient ruins, avoiding deadly spikes, dodging automated turrets, and mastering precision platforming to reach the exit.
Beefarunna
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Gauntler fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gauntler.
The alien invasion has subsided, and Ash has to get off the couch to buy some groceries. Unfortunately, the El Camino broke down on the way to the MeggaMart. Run, jump, and slide your way to a complete cowbell collection in Beefrunna (or: Super Beefarena).
Super Crazy Nynja
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Gauntler fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gauntler.
Super Crazy Nynja is a 2D platform game with a pixel art style. Play as a nynja, save your beloved from the clutches of aliens.
Hundred Chances - The Fortress
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Gauntler fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gauntler.
Challenging 2D Platformer - The Game will test your strength and abiliity ! Can you make your way to the top ?
Captain Speedfin
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Gauntler fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gauntler.
Captain Speedfin is stuck with an hourglass and needs to be fast! Race against the clock through 60 challenging levels of pirate parkour, where every second counts. Grab your treasure and get out before time runs out!
Song of Yosef
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Gauntler fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gauntler.
Song of Yosef is a Metroidvania platformer with wacky enemies and fun physics.
Ruin
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Gauntler fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gauntler.
Escape the levels of Ruin in this 2D platformer with tight controls where you traverse dangerous traps and difficult obstacles.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Gauntler at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Gauntler on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Gauntler.
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 Gauntler on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Gauntler.
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 Gauntler on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Gauntler.
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 Gauntler on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Gauntler.
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 Gauntler on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Gauntler.
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 Gauntler on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Gauntler.
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 Gauntler on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Gauntler.
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 Gauntler on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Gauntler.
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 Gauntler.
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 and Adventure with Gauntler.
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.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Gauntler.
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 Gauntler.
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 Gauntler.
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 Gauntler.
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.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Gauntler.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
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Frequently asked about Gauntler
- How much does Gauntler cost?
- Gauntler is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Gauntler?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Gauntler are Marshmallow Marvin: Timberfall, Marshmallow Marvin: Templestone, Beefarunna.
- Who developed Gauntler?
- Gauntler was developed by Deez Games.
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