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Games like CatboyZOOM

If CatboyZOOM is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dream Swing, Hell Runner and Gridpaper — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its adorable cat character designs, chill and cozy. 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 CatboyZOOM: Zoom through the many handcrafted worlds in this FPS Platforming Speedrunner! Master your control over the Source-inspired movement system and leave your best times for others to challenge!

2025ActionIndieCasualEarly AccessRacing9.99 USDWindowsby Ethan Vuong, Brae Stoltz
CatboyZOOM — Steam game cover
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Adorable cat character designsChasing better times with tangible skill expressionCommunity leaderboards and world recordsChillCozyImmersive

Players who liked CatboyZOOM also play

Steam players who put hours into CatboyZOOM 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. Dream Swing

    WHY THIS

    Shares score chasing and a chill mood with CatboyZOOM.

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

    Grapple and air-strafe your way to the top of the Leaderboard in this fast-paced movement-based time trial. Collect as many candies as possible within 5 minutes as you dip and weave around the ruins in the sky. Can you handle the speed?

    2023ActionSportsIndie2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Hell Runner

    WHY THIS

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

    Fast Paced first person / third person platformer game where you try to beat each level as fast as possible. Unlock new skills on new chapters and try to find better scores on old levels with new skills as well.

    2022ActionIndieEarly Access14.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Gridpaper

    WHY THIS

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

    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. John Parkour

    WHY THIS

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

    John Parkour is a fast-paced first-person platformer where you chase "John Grandma's" cat through floating obstacles, unlocking new abilities as you climb to new heights.

    2025ActionIndie2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Tenders Fight

    WHY THIS

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

    Join the FAST FPS Experience! FIGHT against evil forces of chickens and save earth!Use your FISTS and your SPECIAL ABILITIES to Defeat them all save find the origin of the invasion!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Parkour Is White?

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for CatboyZOOM fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with CatboyZOOM.

    Are you good at parkour games? And are you looking for something different? This is your game. Use the cards and complete the level in the shortest time. Climb the leaderboard!

    2024IndieCasualRacing1.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. KilaFlow

    WHY THIS

    Shares momentum based movement, precision platforming, cute and an intense mood with CatboyZOOM.

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

    KilaFlow is a fast paced Precision 3d Platformer featuring a Toy Robot Antivirus who switches gears to speed up and save Datyte from the infection of an evil and mysterious Virus threat! Bounce, Slide, and Spin between programs and worlds to generate Keygems and cure the cute critters in your path!

    2026ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with CatboyZOOM.

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

    Like a bastard child of Quake 3 and Super Meat Boy, SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell is truly hardcore and focuses on speed and fast reaction.

    2016ActionIndieRacing14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to CatboyZOOM

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. Team Fortress 2

    WHY THIS

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

    Nine distinct classes provide a broad range of tactical abilities and personalities. Constantly updated with new game modes, maps, equipment and, most importantly, hats!

    2007ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Neon White

    WHY THIS

    Shares route optimization and an intense mood with CatboyZOOM.

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

    Neon White is a single-player speedrunning FPS where you can sacrifice your guns for godlike parkour moves.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Bunny Hop

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of CatboyZOOM cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with CatboyZOOM.

    A simple, yet challenging, 2D platforming game based in a world of exploration and hope.

    2020IndieAdventureCasual7.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Planet Surf: The Last Wave

    WHY THIS

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

    It's space surf season, year 2183. And as usual, the planet is about to explode! You have only 3 minutes to surf its last wave, get enough energy crystals for your hyper-foil board to get you out in one piece. Will you be able to make it to the next planet?

    2021ActionSportsIndie2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with CatboyZOOM.

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

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under CatboyZOOM on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with CatboyZOOM.

    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 ~50% under CatboyZOOM on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with CatboyZOOM.

    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. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under CatboyZOOM on Steam right now. Shares Action with CatboyZOOM.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under CatboyZOOM on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with CatboyZOOM.

    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 ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under CatboyZOOM on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with CatboyZOOM.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under CatboyZOOM on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with CatboyZOOM.

    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 ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under CatboyZOOM on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with CatboyZOOM.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

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

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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. Shares Indie and Casual with CatboyZOOM.

    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 with CatboyZOOM.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. 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 CatboyZOOM.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 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 CatboyZOOM.

    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 ↗
  8. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about CatboyZOOM

How much does CatboyZOOM cost?
CatboyZOOM is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to CatboyZOOM?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside CatboyZOOM are Dream Swing, Hell Runner, Gridpaper.
Who developed CatboyZOOM?
CatboyZOOM was developed by Ethan Vuong, Brae Stoltz and published by Ethan Vuong, Brae Stoltz.

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 CatboyZOOM.

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