Games like Gumball Hero
If Gumball Hero is your kind of game, the closest matches are Project Enceladus, Dwalm and Ayasa: Shadows of Silence — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Gumball Hero: A fast-paced 3D action roguelike where you play as a gumball machine, shooting bouncing candy to survive waves of enemies. Build your loadout, combine powerful gumballs, and reclaim your mall before it’s too late.
Players who liked Gumball Hero also play
Steam players who put hours into Gumball Hero 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.
Project Enceladus
WHY THIS
Top pick for Gumball Hero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gumball Hero.
A first-person puzzle-platformer investigation where you explore the fragmented mind of a murderer to uncover the truth behind a tragic space station massacre.
Dwalm
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Gumball Hero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Gumball Hero.
Work your way through the city by day and navigate strange dreamscapes by night, exploring your memories and recalling what was lost. Dwalm is an adventure platformer that takes you through both childish dreams and traumatic memories alike.
Ayasa: Shadows of Silence
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Gumball Hero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gumball Hero.
A dark tale of survival and conscience, blending platforming, puzzles, and haunting beauty. Journey through surreal lands where every choice shapes the fate of a world on the edge of ruin will you restore the light or embrace the darkness?
Gloom - System Breach
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Gumball Hero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gumball Hero.
A 3D sci-fi action adventure game in which the player takes on the role of a small robot controlled from a third-person perspective. We wake up in a non-working system, help to activate it by activating individual systems and fight opponents who defend the necessary parts.
Alex and the Rescue of Sofia
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Gumball Hero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Gumball Hero.
This is a 3D action-adventure game that combines detailed exploration with a fast-paced combat system. Developed in Unreal Engine, the game offers a vibrant visual experience and precise mechanics.
Star Overdrive
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Gumball Hero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gumball Hero.
Star Overdrive is a high-speed action adventure set in an open world. Race across an alien planet on your Hoverboard, mastering tricks, battling enemies, solving puzzles, and using your powers to overcome challenges and shape your destiny!
Candleman: The Complete Journey
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Gumball Hero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gumball Hero.
Despite only being able to burn for 10 seconds, a little candle journeys into the darkness, with the purpose of seeking light.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Gumball Hero.
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.
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 Gumball Hero.
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 Gumball Hero.
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 and Adventure with Gumball Hero.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Gumball Hero.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 Gumball Hero.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Gumball Hero.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Gumball Hero.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Star Overdrive
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Gumball Hero.
Star Overdrive is a high-speed action adventure set in an open world. Race across an alien planet on your Hoverboard, mastering tricks, battling enemies, solving puzzles, and using your powers to overcome challenges and shape your destiny!
Candleman: The Complete Journey
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Gumball Hero.
Despite only being able to burn for 10 seconds, a little candle journeys into the darkness, with the purpose of seeking light.
Frequently asked about Gumball Hero
- What games are most similar to Gumball Hero?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Gumball Hero are Project Enceladus, Dwalm, Ayasa: Shadows of Silence.
- Who developed Gumball Hero?
- Gumball Hero was developed by Three Coins Team.
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 Gumball Hero.
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