Games like Boson X
If Boson X is your kind of game, the closest matches are Trigo, Synthwave Hop and NERVE — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its minimalist design executed flawlessly, challenging and contemplative. 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 Boson X: Boson X is a fast-paced rotational runner set in a particle accelerator.
Players who liked Boson X also play
Steam players who put hours into Boson X 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.
Trigo
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Boson X.
Top pick for Boson X fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Boson X.
Trigo is a first-person precision platformer. Trapped in the simulation, you must use your special jump boosts and freeze ability to parkour through the levels, collect all three required cores, and open the final portal. Master the leaderboards or play at a slower pace, just make your way out.
Synthwave Hop
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Boson X fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Boson X.
Synthwave Hop, a hardcore game made for people who enjoy a challenge, and speed running. A game where time is your friend and your enemy. No complicated story, just speed and frustration. Can you be the fastest runner?
NERVE
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with Boson X.
Third-strongest match for Boson X fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Boson X.
Hurtle through beautiful unforgiving worlds, where every frame is enthralling, every moment is exhilarating, every death is deserved, and every success is earned. RACE | DODGE | DIE | REPEAT
Spectrolite
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Boson X fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Boson X.
Spectrolite is a challenging first-person platformer set in futuristic environments. Combine parkouring with powerful abilities, test your skills in fast paced timed challenges, and follow the call of a mysterious specter while traveling through a ruined world.
Omega
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Boson X fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Boson X.
A difficult precision platformer set in a surreal world. Overcome challenging environments with extreme jumps and overwhelming obstacles as you face a constant challenge on your way to the summit. Are you ready for the challenge?
Super Cloudbuilt
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Boson X.
Ranked #6 for Boson X fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Boson X.
Rocket-powered 3D parkour platformer, built for speed running and exploration. Defeat enemies and overcome obstacles as you hurtle with break-neck momentum above a vast abyss. Collect power-ups, drop checkpoints and take your place on the international leaderboards.
Kick Bastards
WHY THIS
Shares momentum based movement and an intense mood with Boson X.
Ranked #7 for Boson X fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Boson X.
GO FAST, KICK ASS! Kick Bastards combines high-speed parkour with intense kicking action. Race faster and faster, perform daring moves, and push your limits in pursuit of unrivalled speed. The armies of Hell are coming; fight back and become a kicking legend!
FOTONICA
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and a hypnotic mood with Boson X.
Ranked #8 for Boson X fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Boson X.
Ever wondered what running at 140mph feels like? FOTONICA is a first-person game about the thrill of speed and traveling flawlessly through complex environments.FOTONICA is simple, but is not easy: it follows a tradition of arcade games that are easy to pick up and almost impossible to master.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Boson X
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Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Shares pattern recognition and a hypnotic mood with Boson X.
Reviewers of Boson X cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Boson X.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
OlliOlli
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Boson X.
Reviewers of Boson X cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Boson X.
OlliOlli mixes addictive one-life gameplay with over 120 tricks and grinds across 50 deviously crafted levels, 250 Challenges, Spots Mode and Daily Grind.
BIT.TRIP RUNNER
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Boson X.
Reviewers of Boson X cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Boson X.
Experience the rhythmic thrill of BIT.TRIP RUNNER! With its retro charm, simple controls, and award-winning visuals, this classic sets the standard for rhythm gaming. Don't miss the game that started it all in the acclaimed runner series.
Joe Danger
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Boson X.
Reviewers of Boson X cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Boson X.
Can you put the world’s most determined stuntman back into the limelight? Combo, boost and pull ludicrous stunts as Joe attempts to race his way back into the record books in over 100 eye-popping levels. Leap school buses full of screaming kids and pools of ravenous sharks! Dodge spikes and mousetraps!
Run and Gun 2: Opossum City
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Boson X cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Boson X.
Open world, up to 8 player coop multiplayer, third person, zombie shooter, procedural generation, multiple locations, drivable cars, and oh yeah, flyable helicopters with mini guns. Escape the infested Opossum City streets and uncover dark secrets within Alex Manor in this nostalgic zombie shooter.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Boson X at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Boson X on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Boson X.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Boson X on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Boson X.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Boson X on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Boson X.
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.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Boson X on Steam right now. Shares Action with Boson X.
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.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Boson X on Steam right now. Shares Action with Boson X.
You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Boson X on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Boson X.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Boson X on Steam right now. Shares Action with Boson X.
Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Boson X on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Boson X.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Boson X.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Boson X.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Boson X.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Virtual Cottage
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Boson X.
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.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Boson X.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Steam Engine Simulator
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Boson X.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
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More from Ian MacLarty
Other recommendable Steam games by Ian MacLarty, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
The Catacombs of Solaris Revisited
WHY THIS
Another title from Ian MacLarty, the studio behind Boson X.
The goal of the game is to find your favourite room in the catacombs.
Dissembler
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Boson X.
Another title from Ian MacLarty, the studio behind Boson X. Shares Indie with Boson X.
Dissembler is a subtle puzzle game about unraveling playful, abstract designs one color at a time.
Frequently asked about Boson X
- Does Boson X run on Steam Deck?
- Boson X 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 Boson X cost?
- Boson X is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Boson X?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Boson X are Trigo, Synthwave Hop, NERVE.
- Who developed Boson X?
- Boson X was developed by Ian MacLarty, Jon Kerney and published by Shape Shop.
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 Boson X.
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