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Games like Missing Banban

Below are 14 hand-picked alternatives to Missing Banban for fans of action, indie, adventure, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Missing Banban also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, cheaper alternatives. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.

About Missing Banban: Grab your weapons and delve into this action side-scroller intense adventure. Jump around and explore the insane levels. Shoot and dodge your way through enemies. Fight to find your friend and solve the disappearance!

2025ActionIndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Simon Carny
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.

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    Jungles of Maxtheria — Steam game cover

    Jungles of Maxtheria

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

    Search for lost treasure in this Indiana Jones style adventure. Your quest for fortune and glory will not be easy however. Few ever return from their expeditions into the deep jungles. So, if you are brave enough, the "Jungles of Maxtheria" awaits!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Penguin Panic! — Steam game cover

    Penguin Panic!

    Second-strongest match for Missing Banban fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Missing Banban.

    Penguin! The walruses stole your eggs. Time to get them back. Inspired on classics like Penguin Adventure. Run, jump, and stomp your way through 17 vibrant levels in this fast-paced, family-friendly platformer. Uncover secrets, and collect shiny fish. Pure penguin-powered fun for all ages!

    2025ActionAdventureCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
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    ARTIUS: Pure Imagination — Steam game cover

    ARTIUS: Pure Imagination

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

    ARTIUS is a fast-paced, momentum-based 2D platformer where you play as artists battling to preserve creativity in a world on the verge of artistic extinction! Dash, swing, and smash your way through a vibrant, hand-drawn world in this adrenaline-fueled platformer where art is your strongest weapon.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
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    American Christmas — Steam game cover

    American Christmas

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

    American Christmas is a Mario-Megaman-Sonic inspired 2D platformer. This game aims to recapture that magic feeling you’d get when gaming during a time in the 90's when 2D platformers reigned king in the gaming industry.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Blickel — Steam game cover

    Blickel

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

    A colorful and retro 2D platformer where you must shoot enemies, platform around tough obstacles, and race through several distinct worlds each with its own unique challenges and gameplay elements. Can you make it to the end?

    2023ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
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    The Curse of Illmoore Bay — Steam game cover

    The Curse of Illmoore Bay

    Ranked #6 for Missing Banban fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Missing Banban.

    A 90's Halloween/Horror comical platforming adventure! Can you stop Illmoore Bay from a world of perpetual Halloween?

    2021ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Super Catboy — Steam game cover

    Super Catboy

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

    Super Catboy is an action-packed platformer created in a high-bit pixel art style, combining the best elements of the golden 16-bit platformer era of the 90s with some ‘pawsome’ new mechanics! And let’s not forget; there’s plenty of CAT CONTENT!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Halloween Forever — Steam game cover

    Halloween Forever

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

    Something mysterious is happening in the pumpkin patch this Halloween! You control Pumpkin Man, a humanoid pumpkin thing animated by occult forces on a quest to discover why things are so creepy. And you vomit candy corn.

    2016ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Missing Banban

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.

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    Cuphead — Steam game cover

    Cuphead

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

    Cuphead is a classic run and gun action game heavily focused on boss battles. Inspired by cartoons of the 1930s, the visuals and audio are painstakingly created with the same techniques of the era, i.e. traditional hand drawn cel animation, watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings.

    2017ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Pizza Tower — Steam game cover

    Pizza Tower

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

    Pizza Tower is a fast paced 2D platformer, with an emphasis on movement, exploration and score attack. Featuring highly stylized pixel art inspired by the cartoons from the '90s, and a highly energetic soundtrack.

    2023ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Garten of Banban — Steam game cover

    Garten of Banban

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

    Enter Banban's Kindergarten, and you're sure to make some friends. Explore the mysterious establishment and don't lose your life and sanity. Uncover the horrifying truth behind the place, but be careful, as you are far from alone…

    2023ActionIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

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    Penguin Panic! — Steam game cover

    Penguin Panic!

    Priced ~70% under Missing Banban on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Missing Banban.

    Penguin! The walruses stole your eggs. Time to get them back. Inspired on classics like Penguin Adventure. Run, jump, and stomp your way through 17 vibrant levels in this fast-paced, family-friendly platformer. Uncover secrets, and collect shiny fish. Pure penguin-powered fun for all ages!

    2025ActionAdventureCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
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    American Christmas — Steam game cover

    American Christmas

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

    American Christmas is a Mario-Megaman-Sonic inspired 2D platformer. This game aims to recapture that magic feeling you’d get when gaming during a time in the 90's when 2D platformers reigned king in the gaming industry.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Blickel — Steam game cover

    Blickel

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

    A colorful and retro 2D platformer where you must shoot enemies, platform around tough obstacles, and race through several distinct worlds each with its own unique challenges and gameplay elements. Can you make it to the end?

    2023ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Missing Banban

Does Missing Banban run on Steam Deck?
Missing Banban 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 Missing Banban cost?
Missing Banban is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Missing Banban?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Missing Banban are Jungles of Maxtheria, Penguin Panic!, ARTIUS: Pure Imagination.
Who developed Missing Banban?
Missing Banban was developed by Simon Carny and published by Euphoric Brothers.

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