Games like Default Dan
Below are 11 hand-picked alternatives to Default Dan for fans of action, indie, casual, 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 Default Dan 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, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Default Dan: Coins are bad? Spikes are good! Looks can be deceiving in Default Dan, an indie platformer that flips the genre upside down.
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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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BattleBlock Theater®
Top pick for Default Dan fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Default Dan.
Welcome to BattleBlock Theater! You’ve got no where to go but up...on stage. Play single player or co-op to free your friends and save Hatty Hattington! Jump, solve and battle your way through a mysterious theater inhabited by highly technological felines.
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Joe Danger 2: The Movie
Second-strongest match for Default Dan fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Default Dan.
Joe Danger, the world’s most determined stuntman, returns to embark on a death-defying thrill-ride across the set of the greatest blockbuster movie ever made. Across 100 crazy levels he’ll chase crooks by police bike, destroy laser-firing robots with a stolen jetpack, escape giant boulders in a minecart, time-travel to punch dinosaurs...
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Clustertruck
Third-strongest match for Default Dan fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Default Dan.
Clustertruck is a chaotic physics based truckformer. Jump your way through insane levels in a game of "the floor is lava" on top of speeding trucks driven by terrible drivers.
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Oozi: Earth Adventure
Ranked #4 for Default Dan fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Default Dan.
Oozi: Earth Adventure is a classic 2D platformer with old school gameplay - no puzzles, no punishment, just 100% pure classic platforming fun! Its most prominent features are HD visuals and beautiful hand-drawn art, but despite its visual style, it’s a good fit for all kinds of gamers!
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Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack
Ranked #5 for Default Dan fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Default Dan.
A sci-fi puzzle-platformer of cataclysmic proportions! Evolve from a tiny captive into a world-eating giant. Use your mutant blob powers to devour the pathetic humans and all of civilization!
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No Time To Explain Remastered
Ranked #6 for Default Dan fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Default Dan.
"I Am You From The Future! No Time To Explain, Follow m-OH CHRIST!" Chase your future self through time and alternate realities while fighting giant monsters, collecting hats, and eating cake! No Time To Explain Remastered is the remake of tinyBuild's debut game. Now with multiplayer!
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Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
Ranked #7 for Default Dan fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Default Dan.
A game I made for a certain kind of person. To hurt them.
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BattleBlock Theater®
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Default Dan.
Welcome to BattleBlock Theater! You’ve got no where to go but up...on stage. Play single player or co-op to free your friends and save Hatty Hattington! Jump, solve and battle your way through a mysterious theater inhabited by highly technological felines.
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Joe Danger 2: The Movie
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Default Dan.
Joe Danger, the world’s most determined stuntman, returns to embark on a death-defying thrill-ride across the set of the greatest blockbuster movie ever made. Across 100 crazy levels he’ll chase crooks by police bike, destroy laser-firing robots with a stolen jetpack, escape giant boulders in a minecart, time-travel to punch dinosaurs...
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Oozi: Earth Adventure
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Default Dan.
Oozi: Earth Adventure is a classic 2D platformer with old school gameplay - no puzzles, no punishment, just 100% pure classic platforming fun! Its most prominent features are HD visuals and beautiful hand-drawn art, but despite its visual style, it’s a good fit for all kinds of gamers!
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Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Default Dan.
A game I made for a certain kind of person. To hurt them.
Frequently asked about Default Dan
- How much does Default Dan cost?
- Default Dan is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Default Dan?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Default Dan are BattleBlock Theater®, Joe Danger 2: The Movie, Clustertruck.
- Who developed Default Dan?
- Default Dan was developed by Kikiwik Games.
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