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Games like Strange Ocean

If Strange Ocean is your kind of game, the closest matches are Cannon Climbing, Fruit Bonanza and Gridpaper — 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 Strange Ocean: Jump geysers in the goofiest gravity, speed under sharks on the silliest seas, and shoot down dangerous pirates with ducks! Join the exuberant Captain Marina as you set sail together in Strange Ocean!

2024ActionIndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDWindowsby Night Stroll Studio
Strange Ocean — Steam game cover

Players who liked Strange Ocean also play

Steam players who put hours into Strange Ocean 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. Cannon Climbing

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Strange Ocean fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Strange Ocean.

    Cannon Climbing is a challenging and addictive precision platformer where you play as a cannon on a quest to climb to the top of a giant test chamber. Use your shooting abilities to propel yourself upwards, but be careful - one wrong move and you'll fall all the way back down to the bottom.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Fruit Bonanza

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Strange Ocean fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Strange Ocean.

    Fruit Bonanza is an endless runner game in which the goal is to score the highest number of points. Various obstacles will hinder us in this

    2022ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Gridpaper

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Strange Ocean fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Strange Ocean.

    If you're shooting more than once, you're doing it wrong. At the junction of the physical and informatic realms, Gridpaper is a high-precision FPS headshot speedrunning game where missed shots are punished. Destroy brains, harvest their Informatica for speed, and climb the global leaderboard.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  4. Shores of Plunder

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Strange Ocean fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Strange Ocean.

    Avast ye! Welcome aboard to the ultimate pirate adventure in SHORES OF PLUNDER! Battle friends, outlast hordes of enemies, and amass the greatest fortune in the seven seas. Race against time on a dangerous island filled with treasure, then unwind in a secret pirate cove full of shenanigans.

    2023ActionIndieCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Rooftop Renegade

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Strange Ocean fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Strange Ocean.

    Power up your hoverblades in this speedrunning platformer! Weave through futuristic cities making split second pathing decisions. Boost through constant bombardment and dangerous hazards. Go it alone or bring up to 3 friends for local multiplayer mayhem.

    2023ActionIndieRacing17.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Ball is Life

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Strange Ocean fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Strange Ocean.

    Ball is Life is a challenging 3D precision platformer and visual novel with simple levels and plenty of balls. Hop to the beat of a lo-fi soundtrack and discover new shenanigans.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie2.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. RE:Jump Boy

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Strange Ocean fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Strange Ocean.

    Jump one by one small steps, take a rainbow bath in the last toilet, and you will enter the next level

    2021ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Sweet Pea

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Strange Ocean fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Strange Ocean.

    Help guide Sweet Pea through a vibrant but cruel world. Collect hidden power-ups to unlock new abilities, unlock secret zones and fly,blast or freeze your way through the world!

    2021ActionAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Strange Ocean on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Strange Ocean.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Strange Ocean on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Strange Ocean.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Strange Ocean on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Strange Ocean.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Strange Ocean on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Strange Ocean.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Strange Ocean on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Strange Ocean.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Strange Ocean on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Strange Ocean.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Super Hexagon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Strange Ocean on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Strange Ocean.

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

    2012ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Strange Ocean on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Strange Ocean.

    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.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    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 Strange Ocean.

    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. 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 Strange Ocean.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. 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 Strange Ocean.

    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 ↗
  6. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Strange Ocean.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  7. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

    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. Shares Indie and Casual with Strange Ocean.

    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 ↗

More from Night Stroll Studio

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

  1. Faye: A Tale of Shadow

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Night Stroll Studio, the studio behind Strange Ocean. Shares Indie and Adventure with Strange Ocean.

    In this classically styled turn-based strategy RPG, Shadow looms over the land causing the Faye to rampage! Help Peter save the world, make friends, and maybe even find love. Fight against Shadow, choose to use items or gift them, have conversations, and maybe find a few secrets.

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure11.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. The Hero is too Powerful so let's Pleeeease Settle this Peacefully!

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Night Stroll Studio, the studio behind Strange Ocean. Shares Action and Indie with Strange Ocean.

    How strong is too strong? Find out from the hero's victims in this adventure RPG as you talk things out (or destroy everything) on your way to save the hero's childhood friend!

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Bullet Spell

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Night Stroll Studio, the studio behind Strange Ocean. Shares Action and Indie with Strange Ocean.

    Dodge, weave, and coordinate your way through bullets and enemies in this magical spy-thriller! Stress-test your ability to multitask by controlling the twin sisters Aurora and Solana simultaneously, or share control with a second player to coordinate the twins' survival.

    2026ActionIndieCasualSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Strange Ocean

How much does Strange Ocean cost?
Strange Ocean is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Strange Ocean?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Strange Ocean are Cannon Climbing, Fruit Bonanza, Gridpaper.
Who developed Strange Ocean?
Strange Ocean was developed by Night Stroll 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 Strange Ocean.

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