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Games like Flem

If Flem is your kind of game, the closest matches are Miles & Kilo, Freedom Planet and Hell is Other Demons — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its leaderboards fuel competitive replayability, challenging and competitive. 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 Flem: Try, die, cry, repeat. Flem is an old school hard-as-nails platformer about a sentient snot ball, with a nose-stalgia inducing soundtrack.

2015ActionIndieFree to playDeck PlayableWindows · macOSby Henchman & Goon
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Free to play with no pay to win elementsLeaderboards fuel competitive replayabilityRetro pixel art and music evoke classic platformersChallengingCompetitiveNostalgic

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Steam players who put hours into Flem 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. Miles & Kilo

    WHY THIS

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

    Race across a curious island in this fast-paced, light-hearted platformer

    2017ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Freedom Planet

    WHY THIS

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

    Fight your way across the celestial world of Avalice where cats are green, motorcycles drive up walls and monster girls do most of the buttkicking! Freedom Planet is a cartoony, combat-based platform adventure that pits a spunky dragonoid and her friends against an alien attack force.

    2014ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Hell is Other Demons

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Flem.

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

    Hell is Other Demons is an action-platform shooter, with Roguelite elements. Explore a sprawling, hand-crafted world full of demons, insanely over-the-top boss fights, and a heavy synthwave soundtrack.

    2019ActionIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Blazing Chrome

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Flem.

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

    In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!

    2019ActionIndie16.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Super House of Dead Ninjas

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Flem.

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

    Super House of Dead Ninjas is an action arcade game with roguelite elements. Race against a 30 second timer as you descend floor after foe-filled floor and attempt to unlock the secrets of this deadly tower!Play as the fearsome Crimson Ninja, wielding an arsenal of deadly ninja weapons and attacks.

    2013ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Volgarr the Viking

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Flem.

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

    Return to the Golden Age of arcades with a hardcore action platformer that pulls no punches! Possesses all the hallmarks of true classics like Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts (SNES), Rastan Saga (Arcade), Castlevania (NES) and more with precise controls, high challenge, and meticulous design.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Caveblazers

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Flem.

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

    Caveblazers is a challenging and brutal roguelike platformer. Journey into a mysterious cave, fighting orcs and goblins with an abundance of weapons and magical items! Make friends along the way, then watch in despair as they are crushed in to a bloody pulp under a troll's fist.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. ibb & obb

    WHY THIS

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

    ibb & obb is a two player cooperative game set in a puzzle filled world where gravity goes both up and down. You can only succeed by working closely together. Find a friend for some true local co-op couch fun or match up online.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Blazing Chrome

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Flem.

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

    In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!

    2019ActionIndie16.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Caveblazers

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Flem.

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

    Caveblazers is a challenging and brutal roguelike platformer. Journey into a mysterious cave, fighting orcs and goblins with an abundance of weapons and magical items! Make friends along the way, then watch in despair as they are crushed in to a bloody pulp under a troll's fist.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. ibb & obb

    WHY THIS

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

    ibb & obb is a two player cooperative game set in a puzzle filled world where gravity goes both up and down. You can only succeed by working closely together. Find a friend for some true local co-op couch fun or match up online.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Flem

Does Flem run on Steam Deck?
Flem is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
Is Flem free to play?
Yes — Flem is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
What games are most similar to Flem?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Flem are Miles & Kilo, Freedom Planet, Hell is Other Demons.
Who developed Flem?
Flem was developed by Henchman & Goon.

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 Flem.

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