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Games like Tick Hop

If Tick Hop is your kind of game, the closest matches are Just Jump, circloO and Pixel Dash — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and hypnotic. 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 Tick Hop: "Tick Hop" is a time-based puzzle platformer where players control the Guardian of Time. Navigate through levels made of time fragments, solving challenges and unlocking the past to restore the future. Manage a dynamic countdown and use time-altering items to overcome obstacles.

2025IndieAdventureRacing2.99 USDWindowsby 小磊又饿又困
Tick Hop — Steam game cover
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Each retry feels like a lesson in patienceMastering the countdown feels like conducting an orchestraMinimalist art hides clever level designAtmosphericChallengingHypnotic

Players who liked Tick Hop also play

Steam players who put hours into Tick Hop 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. Just Jump

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Tick Hop fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tick Hop.

    Are you done with big difficult games, with lots of complicated controls to remember? Just Jump is a simple 2D Platformer racing game, where your goal is to set the best time, but with one catch you can't jump!

    2022IndieAdventureCasual6.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. circloO

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Tick Hop fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Tick Hop.

    circloO is a colorful physics platformer in a round level. The level grows, so you'll have to avoid and use obstacles in everchanging ways. Enjoy a huge variety of physics challenges, from a sea of tiny blocks to planets with a gravity field! Make your own levels or play thousands of fanmade levels!

    2022IndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Pixel Dash

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Tick Hop fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Racing with Tick Hop.

    Run, jump and dash in this fast-paced platformer inspired by Celeste and Neon white, where even the non-speedrunners can feel the thrill of a good run.

    2024IndieRacing5.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Traceur's Dreamlab VR

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Tick Hop fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Tick Hop.

    Traceur's Dreamlab is a place to be for every parkour runner! You can build your own levels, including not only challenging obstacles but also tricky puzzles and share them with the community. Within our multiplayer system you can run against your friends and other online players.

    2021ActionSportsStrategy4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Perfect Landing

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Tick Hop fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Racing with Tick Hop.

    Rocket towards victory in Perfect Landing, a 2D minimalist speedrun racer. Dodge obstacles, dominate leaderboards, and create your own physics-based levels for an electrifying challenge!

    2023IndieRacingSteam ↗
  6. Rolled Out!

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Tick Hop fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Racing with Tick Hop.

    Get ready to tilt and bounce your way through Rolled Out!, a marble-rolling game with charming characters and precise controls. All you need is one joystick to roll to the goal; with over 150 hand-crafted stages to tackle, there's always a new challenge around the corner!

    2021IndieEarly AccessRacing19.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Desvelado

    WHY THIS

    Shares precision platforming, checkpoint based progression, arcade style and an atmospheric mood with Tick Hop.

    Ranked #7 for Tick Hop fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tick Hop.

    Turn off the lights, dodge the ghosts and go to sleep as soon as you can in this hand-crafted 2d platform experience! In this vampiric precision platformer you will overcome challenging puzzles and deadly enemies before going to sleep in your cosy coffin. 

    2024IndieAdventureCasual6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Below The Ocean

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Tick Hop fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tick Hop.

    Dive into the world 'Below the Ocean'! Master thrilling moves like tether-swinging, bubble-jumping, bungee-bouncing, and sling-shot in a mesmerizing underwater adventure. Solve intriguing puzzles and seek hidden treasures. Are you ready to embark on this unforgettable journey?

    2021ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Tick Hop

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.

  1. Super Meat Boy

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Tick Hop.

    Reviewers of Tick Hop cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Tick Hop.

    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

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Tick Hop.

    Reviewers of Tick Hop cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Tick Hop.

    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. The Last Door - Collector's Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Tick Hop.

    Reviewers of Tick Hop cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tick Hop.

    Something ancient and evil is stirring in Victorian England. Only you can stop it. Journey to the brink of madness and beyond as you set forth alone into the dark.

    2014IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The End Is Nigh

    WHY THIS

    Shares precision platforming and a challenging mood with Tick Hop.

    Reviewers of Tick Hop cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tick Hop.

    The End Is Nigh is a sprawling adventure platformer where you die a lot, but thats ok because you are probably already dead anyway.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Tick Hop on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tick Hop.

    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. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Tick Hop on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tick Hop.

    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 ↗
  3. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Tick Hop on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Tick Hop.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Tick Hop on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tick Hop.

    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. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Tick Hop on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tick Hop.

    "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 ↗
  6. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Tick Hop on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tick Hop.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Tick Hop on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tick Hop.

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Tick Hop on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tick Hop.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Tick Hop.

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Tick Hop.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tick Hop.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Tick Hop.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. 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 Tick Hop.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tick Hop.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Tick Hop.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Tick Hop.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Tick Hop

How much does Tick Hop cost?
Tick Hop is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Tick Hop?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Tick Hop are Just Jump, circloO, Pixel Dash.
Who developed Tick Hop?
Tick Hop was developed by 小磊又饿又困.

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 Tick Hop.

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