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Games like Space Duck: Escape

If Space Duck: Escape is your kind of game, the closest matches are Froggie, Super Meat Boy and VVVVVV — picked from the ranked list below. 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 Space Duck: Escape: Collect equipment and climb upwards to assist Puddles the Duck escape from an erupting volcanic planet in this fast paced rogue-lite vertical platformer. Move quickly to avoid the rising lava flows to help this Space Duck Escape!

2024Indie4.99 USDWindows · macOSby Broken Down Software
Space Duck: Escape — Steam game cover

Players who liked Space Duck: Escape also play

Steam players who put hours into Space Duck: Escape 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. Froggie

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Space Duck: Escape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Space Duck: Escape.

    Froggie is a platform game with retro graphics.

    2022ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Super Meat Boy

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Space Duck: Escape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Space Duck: Escape.

    The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!

    2010Indie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. VVVVVV

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Space Duck: Escape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Space Duck: Escape.

    VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?

    2010ActionIndie4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Super Magbot

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Space Duck: Escape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Space Duck: Escape.

    A precise 2D platformer with a twist. NO JUMPING. Master your magnetic powers to beat each level with speed and skill. Enjoy classic 16-bit gaming vibes, tackle challenging achievements and compete for global leaderboard supremacy along the way.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Kaze and the Wild Masks

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Space Duck: Escape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Space Duck: Escape.

    Go on a journey as Kaze in this 90’s classics inspired platformer. When the Crystal Islands get cursed, Kaze needs to save her friend Hogo while facing enraged living vegetables. Find the Wild Masks to unleash the powers of the legendary guardians and master land, sky and sea.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Aeon Drive

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Space Duck: Escape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Space Duck: Escape.

    Rush through the cyberpunk landscapes of Neo Barcelona in Aeon Drive, an action-platformer with a speedrunning twist! Whether solo or in up to 4 player co-op, sprint and dash through many areas of the neon-infused city - and use your time and space-bending abilities to get ahead.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Downwell

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Space Duck: Escape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Space Duck: Escape.

    Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Tiny Thor

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Space Duck: Escape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Space Duck: Escape.

    Jump into this challenging retro platformer! Play as Thor, use his mighty hammer and unique items to explore the Northern Realms. Beware of mythical creatures blocking your path to become a god!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Space Duck: Escape at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Space Duck: Escape on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Space Duck: Escape.

    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 ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Space Duck: Escape on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Space Duck: Escape.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Space Duck: Escape on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Space Duck: Escape.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Space Duck: Escape on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Space Duck: Escape.

    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!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Space Duck: Escape on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Space Duck: Escape.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The NOexistenceN of you AND me

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Space Duck: Escape on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Space Duck: Escape.

    Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".

    2024IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Space Duck: Escape on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Space Duck: Escape.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Space Duck: Escape on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Space Duck: Escape.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Space Duck: Escape.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Space Duck: Escape.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Space Duck: Escape.

    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.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Space Duck: Escape.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Space Duck: Escape.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Tails Noir: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Space Duck: Escape.

    Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Floating Point

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Space Duck: Escape.

    Floating Point is a peaceful, free game about using a grappling hook to swing yourself gracefully through randomly generated spaces. The only objective is to collect points, and the only thing that increases your points is swinging swiftly, smoothly and elegantly without hitting anything.

    2014IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Space Duck: Escape.

    Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).

    2016ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck 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. Super Meat Boy

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Space Duck: Escape.

    The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!

    2010Indie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. VVVVVV

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Space Duck: Escape.

    VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?

    2010ActionIndie4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Super Magbot

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Space Duck: Escape.

    A precise 2D platformer with a twist. NO JUMPING. Master your magnetic powers to beat each level with speed and skill. Enjoy classic 16-bit gaming vibes, tackle challenging achievements and compete for global leaderboard supremacy along the way.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Kaze and the Wild Masks

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Space Duck: Escape.

    Go on a journey as Kaze in this 90’s classics inspired platformer. When the Crystal Islands get cursed, Kaze needs to save her friend Hogo while facing enraged living vegetables. Find the Wild Masks to unleash the powers of the legendary guardians and master land, sky and sea.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Downwell

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Space Duck: Escape.

    Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Tiny Thor

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Space Duck: Escape.

    Jump into this challenging retro platformer! Play as Thor, use his mighty hammer and unique items to explore the Northern Realms. Beware of mythical creatures blocking your path to become a god!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Space Duck: Escape

How much does Space Duck: Escape cost?
Space Duck: Escape is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Space Duck: Escape?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Space Duck: Escape are Froggie, Super Meat Boy, VVVVVV.
Who developed Space Duck: Escape?
Space Duck: Escape was developed by Broken Down Software.

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 Space Duck: Escape.

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