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Games like Hover

If Hover is your kind of game, the closest matches are Snake Jump, The Local and Only One Way Up — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its chill, relaxing and retro. 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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Hover is a 2017 open-world action-adventure game with parkour mechanics and online cooperative multiplayer. Players join the Rebellion to challenge an anti-leisure regime across a futuristic setting, with mission variety and open-world exploration forming the core loop. The game emphasizes character specialization and build optimization, where players enhance gear and develop different playstyles through energy-based mechanics. Reviewers highlight the deep gear and build systems that let players optimize their approaches, while the fluid parkour movement feels satisfying and the smooth controls pair with a vibrant sci-fi aesthetic. The world feels alive with other players' activity, and reviewers note the procedural rewards keep replayability high. Currently priced at $19.99 USD, the game holds an 81% positive rating based on 1002 Steam reviews.

About Hover: Experience the thrills of a fast-paced single and multiplayer Parkour game. Join the Rebellion and deride the security forces of an anti-leisure tyranny. Rise up to the many challenges of a futuristic Open World. Assemble your team, enhance your gear and perform incredible tricks and combos.

2017ActionAdventure19.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby Midgar Studio, Fusty Game
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Deep gear and build systems let you optimize playstylesFluid parkour movement feels satisfyingProcedural rewards keep replayability highChillRelaxingRetro

Players who liked Hover also play

Steam players who put hours into Hover 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. Snake Jump

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Hover fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Hover.

    You're a snake who is tired of living on the ground. You wanna explore the sky and go as high as you can. Take on a thrilling obstacle cours and a beautiful mystery awaits you at the top...

    2023IndieAdventureCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. The Local

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Hover.

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

    A fast-paced movement game, loosely inspired by Surf and B-Hop. Featuring 5 gamemodes, multiplayer, and a large, playground-like world. Master the movement, and conquer the leaderboards.

    2025ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Only One Way Up

    WHY THIS

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

    Reach new heights in a mysterious world above the clouds, full of secrets to explore. Ascend on your journey and get as high as possible in Only One Way Up! Step up into a realm way above the clouds..

    2023Adventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Celerity

    WHY THIS

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

    Celerity is a fast-paced FPS parkour game. Use Wall Running, Grappling Hooks, Hookshots and many more, chain your moves and never lose momentum.

    2021ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Sonic Lost World

    WHY THIS

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

    When the Deadly Six threaten to destroy his world, Sonic’s new moves & power-ups are the only way to defeat them before it’s too late!

    2015Adventure7.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Grapple Hoops

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Hover.

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

    Dunk on your opponents in a fast-paced first person action game with basketball, grappling hooks, parkour and explosions!

    2021ActionSportsIndie11.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Distance

    WHY THIS

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

    Distance is an atmospheric racing platformer. Fusing futuristic arcade racing with parkour, survive a deadly, mysterious, neon-drenched city by jumping, rotating, and flying.

    2018ActionIndieRacing24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Hassle 1977

    WHY THIS

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

    Online top down action game! Break into the Baltic City and join the resistance force Free Breath! Show and prove your skills in PvP shootouts, PvE missions, online drift and street races among other players-rebels and earn respect among them!

    2020ActionIndieMassively Multiplayer12.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Hover

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. Jet Set Radio

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Hover.

    Reviewers of Hover cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Hover.

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

    2012ActionDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Mirror's Edge™

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Hover cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Hover.

    In a city where information is heavily monitored, couriers called Runners transport sensitive data. In this seemingly utopian paradise, a crime has been committed, & you are being hunted. You are a Runner called Faith and this innovative first-person action-adventure is your story.

    2009ActionAdventure6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Borderlands 2

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Hover cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Hover.

    The Ultimate Vault Hunter’s Upgrade lets you get the most out of the Borderlands 2 experience.

    2012ActionRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cyberpunk 2077

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Hover cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Cyberpunk 2077 is an open-world, action-adventure RPG set in the dark future of Night City — a dangerous megalopolis obsessed with power, glamor, and ceaseless body modification.

    2020RPG59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Mirror's Edge™ Catalyst

    WHY THIS

    Shares open world exploration with Hover.

    Reviewers of Hover cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Hover.

    Mirror's Edge™ Catalyst raises the action-adventure bar through fluid, first person action and immerses players in Faith's story as she fights for freedom.

    2020ActionAdventure6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Hover on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Hover.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Hover on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Hover.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Hover on Steam right now. Shares Action with Hover.

    Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Hover on Steam right now. Shares Action with Hover.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Hover on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Hover.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Hover on Steam right now. Shares Action with Hover.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Hover on Steam right now. Shares Action with Hover.

    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 ↗
  8. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~65% under Hover on Steam right now. Shares Action with Hover.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. 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 Hover.

    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 ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Hover

How much does Hover cost?
Hover is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Hover have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Hover supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
What games are most similar to Hover?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hover are Snake Jump, The Local, Only One Way Up.
Who developed Hover?
Hover was developed by Midgar Studio, Fusty Game and published by Nacon.

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 Hover.

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