Rank 01Games like 8BitBoy™
- 13 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked 8BitBoy™ also play
The closest matches to 8BitBoy™: Abathor, Oozi: Earth Adventure, Berserk Boy, Volgarr the Viking, and NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Also Side Scroller and Old School, like 8BitBoy.
- $9.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Verified
- 2013
Rank 03- $20.00 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Verified
- 2024
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NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound
Why this: Shares boss fights with 8BitBoy.
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Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures
Why this: Same nostalgic mood as 8BitBoy.
Rank 07 
Mutant Mudds Deluxe
Why this: Same retro mood as 8BitBoy.
Rank 08 
Syder Arcade
Why this: Shares power up system with 8BitBoy.
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- Released: 2014
- Developer: AwesomeBlade
- Price: $0.90−87%checked Nov 7
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 69% of 364 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Casual
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Fruit projectiles let you fight back
- Levels hide secrets behind invisible walls
- Multiple paths reward exploration
- Challenging
- Immersive
- Nostalgic
More games like 8BitBoy™, sliced differently
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Abathor
Why this: Shares hidden collectibles and boss fights with 8BitBoy.
Oozi: Earth Adventure
Why this: Also Side Scroller and Old School, like 8BitBoy.
NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound
Why this: Shares boss fights with 8BitBoy.
Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures
Why this: Same nostalgic mood as 8BitBoy.
About 8BitBoy™
The closest matches to 8BitBoy™: Abathor, Oozi: Earth Adventure, Berserk Boy, Volgarr the Viking, and NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If 8BitBoy™ is your kind of game, the closest matches are Abathor, Oozi: Earth Adventure and Berserk Boy — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, immersive and nostalgic, and single out its boss fights and coin based power ups. 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.
About 8BitBoy™: Huge classic platformer with several power-ups and 8-12 hours of main story & 300+ hidden locations just begging for exploration · 56 big Levels · 5 huge worlds
Is 8BitBoy™ worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 69% of 364 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- On sale: 87% off, now $0.90 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 5 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics usually quit early: a median of 2 h played before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Fruit projectiles let you fight back
- Levels hide secrets behind invisible walls
- Multiple paths reward exploration
- Tight precise platforming challenges
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“This game is a good nostalgia trip for any retro gamer. The controls are a bit stiff, but it seems the levels are designed around these stiff controls. The levels are way too short and the difficulty spikes from easy to hard almost every…”
People who play it also play: Abathor, Oozi: Earth Adventure, Berserk Boy
Frequently asked about 8BitBoy™
Can I run it?
Does 8BitBoy™ run on Steam Deck?
8BitBoy™ 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 8BitBoy™ cost?
8BitBoy™ is listed on Steam at 0.90 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to 8BitBoy™?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside 8BitBoy™ are Abathor, Oozi: Earth Adventure, Berserk Boy.
Who developed 8BitBoy™?
8BitBoy™ was developed by AwesomeBlade.