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Games like Bat to the Heavens

If Bat to the Heavens is your kind of game, the closest matches are Oirbo, Celeste and ROTA: Bend Gravity — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, 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.

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About Bat to the Heavens: Can't run or jump? But with a bat, you can surpass any obstacle! Climb to the heavens, learn techniques, and discover secrets across the valley in this challenging puzzle - execution - momentum game!

2024ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindows · Linuxby ceroro
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Beautiful art style with charming charactersCharming art and humor elevate the experienceClever puzzles that use the mechanics in creative waysAtmosphericChallengingContemplative

Players who liked Bat to the Heavens also play

Steam players who put hours into Bat to the Heavens 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. Oirbo

    WHY THIS

    Shares precision platforming and an atmospheric mood with Bat to the Heavens.

    Top pick for Bat to the Heavens fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Bat to the Heavens.

    As Oirbo you will explore a labyrinthian spacecraft and discover its mysteries and purpose. Navigate a huge Metroidvania-inspired, hand-drawn, 2D action platformer full of secrets to uncover, areas to explore, and enemies to dismantle.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Celeste

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Bat to the Heavens.

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

    Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. ROTA: Bend Gravity

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Bat to the Heavens.

    Third-strongest match for Bat to the Heavens fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Bat to the Heavens.

    In ROTA gravity bends beneath your feet! Move blocks and twist gravity to solve puzzles. Collect all 50 gems and explore 8 vibrant worlds!

    2022IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  4. Chloe the Cat

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Bat to the Heavens fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Bat to the Heavens.

    Jump, swipe, and pounce your way through this colorful platforming adventure as Chloe the Cat! Explore each nook and cranny for food and secrets while leaping past danger around every corner.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Here Goes Muffin

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Bat to the Heavens fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Bat to the Heavens.

    An exploratory, physics-based platformer, with powerups that enable you to explore the world in new and exciting ways!

    2023ActionAdventureCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. World Splitter

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Bat to the Heavens fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Bat to the Heavens.

    World-Splitter is a 2D² puzzle platformer challenging you with multidimensional puzzles.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual7.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. La-Mulana 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Bat to the Heavens.

    Ranked #7 for Bat to the Heavens fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Bat to the Heavens.

    The long-awaited sequel to La-Mulana, La-Mulana 2 follows Lumisa Kosugi as she explores the ancient ruins of La-Mulana. Desperate to find the cause of the recent slew of monsters appearing from the ruins, Lumisa discovers the "other" La-Mulana: the ruins known as Eg-Lana.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Leap Year

    WHY THIS

    Shares backtracking, precision platforming and atmospheric with Bat to the Heavens.

    Ranked #8 for Bat to the Heavens fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Bat to the Heavens.

    Leap Year is a clumsy platformer about knowledge and discovery. Explore a compact, hand drawn world filled with hidden paths. Understand the game’s secrets to reach new areas and collect all the pages of your calendar.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Bat to the Heavens

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. Rusted Moss

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Bat to the Heavens.

    Reviewers of Bat to the Heavens cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Bat to the Heavens.

    Rusted Moss is a twin-stick shooter metroidvania where you sling around the map with your grapple, blasting your way through witches and rusted machine monstrosities alike. This wasteland once harboring mankind has since fallen, and Fae long forgotten now knock on humanity's door...

    2023ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Celeste

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Bat to the Heavens.

    Reviewers of Bat to the Heavens cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Bat to the Heavens.

    Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The End Is Nigh

    WHY THIS

    Shares precision platforming and a challenging mood with Bat to the Heavens.

    Reviewers of Bat to the Heavens cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Bat to the Heavens.

    The End Is Nigh is a sprawling adventure platformer where you die a lot, but thats ok because you are probably already dead anyway.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Bat to the Heavens on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Bat to the Heavens.

    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 ~67% under Bat to the Heavens on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Bat to the Heavens.

    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. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under Bat to the Heavens on Steam right now. Shares Action with Bat to the Heavens.

    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.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Bat to the Heavens on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Bat to the Heavens.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Bat to the Heavens on Steam right now. Shares Action with Bat to the Heavens.

    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 ↗
  6. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Bat to the Heavens on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Bat to the Heavens.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Bat to the Heavens on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Bat to the Heavens.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Bat to the Heavens on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Bat to the Heavens.

    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 ↗

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 with Bat to the Heavens.

    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 and Adventure with Bat to the Heavens.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. 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 Bat to the Heavens.

    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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Celeste

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Bat to the Heavens.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Bat to the Heavens.

    Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. La-Mulana 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Bat to the Heavens.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Bat to the Heavens.

    The long-awaited sequel to La-Mulana, La-Mulana 2 follows Lumisa Kosugi as she explores the ancient ruins of La-Mulana. Desperate to find the cause of the recent slew of monsters appearing from the ruins, Lumisa discovers the "other" La-Mulana: the ruins known as Eg-Lana.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Leap Year

    WHY THIS

    Shares backtracking, precision platforming and atmospheric with Bat to the Heavens.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Bat to the Heavens.

    Leap Year is a clumsy platformer about knowledge and discovery. Explore a compact, hand drawn world filled with hidden paths. Understand the game’s secrets to reach new areas and collect all the pages of your calendar.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Bat to the Heavens

Is Bat to the Heavens verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Bat to the Heavens is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Bat to the Heavens cost?
Bat to the Heavens is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Bat to the Heavens?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Bat to the Heavens are Oirbo, Celeste, ROTA: Bend Gravity.
Who developed Bat to the Heavens?
Bat to the Heavens was developed by ceroro.

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 Bat to the Heavens.

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