Games like Tomba! Special Edition
If Tomba! Special Edition is your kind of game, the closest matches are Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return Special Edition, Homelessvania and Spanky "Bat-a-Swing" — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its 100 event driven exploration, funny and lighthearted. 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 Tomba! Special Edition: In Tomba! Special Edition, leap, bite, and throw your way across stunning 2.5D landscapes in this vastly-enhanced update to a platforming classic!
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Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return Special Edition
WHY THIS
Shares backtracking, collectible hunting, adventure and a retro mood with Tomba! Special Edition.
Top pick for Tomba! Special Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Tomba! Special Edition.
Tomba is back for more in Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return Special Edition, a celebration of the often overlooked sequel to the legendary platformer, Tomba!
Homelessvania
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Second-strongest match for Tomba! Special Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Tomba! Special Edition.
Fight for your rights as a homeless person in this mini Metroidvania SPEEDRUNNER.
Spanky "Bat-a-Swing"
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Tomba! Special Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Tomba! Special Edition.
Spanky "Bat-a-Swing" is a 3D rhythm based platformer, inspired by 1930s cartoons and electro swing music! Enter and explore Metronopolis, where everything and everyone moves and dances on the beat of music. Help Spanky the Bat teach Mayor Metrognome a lesson!
Trapers Platformer
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Ranked #4 for Tomba! Special Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Tomba! Special Edition.
Story driven Metroidvania-ish challenging platformer with cute hand-drawn graphics and a focus on exploration.
Goo Keeper
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Ranked #5 for Tomba! Special Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Tomba! Special Edition.
Lead Rolly in his adventure within the wonderful world of Shroomast, and explore its deep semi open-world underground. Goo Keeper is a pure metroidvania with tons of unique bosses, hand-crafted worlds and creatures, and tons of awesome abilities.
Astalon: Tears of the Earth
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Shares backtracking and a retro mood with Tomba! Special Edition.
Ranked #6 for Tomba! Special Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Tomba! Special Edition.
Uphold your pact with the Titan of Death, Epimetheus! Fight, climb and solve your way through a twisted tower as three unique adventurers, on a mission to save their village from impending doom!
Super Red-Hot Hero
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Ranked #7 for Tomba! Special Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Tomba! Special Edition.
Super Red-Hot Hero is a frenzied action-platformer, indie game inspired by Super Mario Bros., Super Meat Boy and Mega Man. Teleport through Red-Hot Energy at the speed of light, punching and shooting the TV robot forces of the Kazan Army in your path to save your island!
F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch
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Shares exploration with Tomba! Special Edition.
Ranked #8 for Tomba! Special Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Tomba! Special Edition.
F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch is a Metroidvania action game featuring exploration, intense combat and challenging platforming.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Tomba! Special Edition at current Steam store prices.
Lethal Company
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Priced ~50% under Tomba! Special Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action with Tomba! Special Edition.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
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Priced ~50% under Tomba! Special Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action with Tomba! Special Edition.
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.
People Playground
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Priced ~50% under Tomba! Special Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action with Tomba! Special Edition.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
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Priced ~50% under Tomba! Special Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action with Tomba! Special Edition.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Vampire Survivors
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Priced ~75% under Tomba! Special Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action with Tomba! Special Edition.
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!
R.E.P.O.
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Priced ~65% under Tomba! Special Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action with Tomba! Special Edition.
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.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
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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.
ENA: Dream BBQ
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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.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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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!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Tomba! Special Edition.
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.
The Looker
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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.
The Expendabros
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Tomba! Special Edition.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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More from Limited Run Games
Other recommendable Steam games by Limited Run Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Clock Tower: Rewind
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Shares backtracking, hidden collectibles, retro and a nostalgic mood with Tomba! Special Edition.
Another title from Limited Run Games, the studio behind Tomba! Special Edition.
The 16-bit nightmare returns. Survive, hide, and avoid the deadly Scissorman in this legendary horror classic.
GEX Trilogy
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Shares precision platforming, collectible hunting, action adventure and a retro mood with Tomba! Special Edition.
Another title from Limited Run Games, the studio behind Tomba! Special Edition. Shares Action with Tomba! Special Edition.
Everyone's favorite tail-whipping, channel-surfing, gecko is back in a collection that features all of his best-selling adventures!
Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return Special Edition
WHY THIS
Shares backtracking, collectible hunting, adventure and a retro mood with Tomba! Special Edition.
Another title from Limited Run Games, the studio behind Tomba! Special Edition. Shares Action with Tomba! Special Edition.
Tomba is back for more in Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return Special Edition, a celebration of the often overlooked sequel to the legendary platformer, Tomba!
Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution
WHY THIS
Shares metroidvania exploration, backtracking, adventure and a retro mood with Tomba! Special Edition.
Another title from Limited Run Games, the studio behind Tomba! Special Edition. Shares Action with Tomba! Special Edition.
Shantae's adventure comes full circle in this long-lost sequel!
Bubsy in: The Purrfect Collection
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Shares precision platforming, collectible hunting and retro with Tomba! Special Edition.
Another title from Limited Run Games, the studio behind Tomba! Special Edition. Shares Action with Tomba! Special Edition.
Is Bubsy a celebrated icon from the mascot wars of the early 90s or a platforming punchline? Bubsy in: The Purrfect Collection explores the franchise's troubled history and enduring popularity. A playable history that includes games, artifacts and interviews. What could possibly go wrong?
Jurassic Park Classic Games Collection
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Shares precision platforming, boss fights, action adventure and a retro mood with Tomba! Special Edition.
Another title from Limited Run Games, the studio behind Tomba! Special Edition. Shares Action with Tomba! Special Edition.
HOLD ON TO YOUR BUTTS! THE 8-AND 16-BIT ERA OF JURASSIC PARK GAMES HAS RETURNED, COMMEMORATING 30 YEARS OF THE ICONIC FILM!
A Boy and His Blob Retro Collection
WHY THIS
Another title from Limited Run Games, the studio behind Tomba! Special Edition. Shares Action with Tomba! Special Edition.
The Retro Collection is a two-episode saga, including the original A BOY AND HIS BLOB: TROUBLE ON BLOBOLONIA™ (Nintendo Entertainment System™) and THE RESCUE OF PRINCESS BLOBETTE (Nintendo Game Boy™), that will lead you on many exciting adventures with delicious surprises and comical characters.
Rendering Ranger™: R² [Rewind]
WHY THIS
Another title from Limited Run Games, the studio behind Tomba! Special Edition. Shares Action with Tomba! Special Edition.
You are the Rendering Ranger, a special forces soldier defending Earth from a devastating alien invasion through nine levels of action platforming as well as blisteringly fast horizontal shooter stages. Originally developed for Super Famicom by Manfred Trenz, creator of the Turrican series.
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Frequently asked about Tomba! Special Edition
- Does Tomba! Special Edition run on Steam Deck?
- Tomba! Special Edition is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Tomba! Special Edition cost?
- Tomba! Special Edition is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Tomba! Special Edition?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Tomba! Special Edition are Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return Special Edition, Homelessvania, Spanky "Bat-a-Swing".
- Who developed Tomba! Special Edition?
- Tomba! Special Edition was developed by Limited Run Games.
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