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Games like Going for Nuts

If Going for Nuts is your kind of game, the closest matches are Kokoro Clover SUN - Prehistoric Invaders!, Champion Road and Super Dream Dasher — 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.

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About Going for Nuts: Do you like playing platform games and especially the old ones? A brand new and yet old game (in appearance) in 16-bit cartoon graphics. Experience a crazy adventure with an unusual hero.

2025ActionIndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDWindowsby Crazy Mage
Going for Nuts — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Going for Nuts 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. Kokoro Clover SUN - Prehistoric Invaders!

    WHY THIS

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

    The second installment in the 2000s era styled anime-themed Kokoro Clover series! A visual novel paired with boss battles! Our heroes' next adventure is in...dinosaur times?! This time the bad guys are trying to destroy the future! The only way to fight back is with dino-transformations!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Champion Road

    WHY THIS

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

    Champion Road immerses you in a dynamic fusion of classic beat 'em up intensity and entertaining platform challenges. Join six formidable fighters in a nostalgic 90s-style tournament arena. Unleash your skills, relive arcade gaming's golden era, and emerge as the ultimate champion!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Super Dream Dasher

    WHY THIS

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

    Dash and roll through a charming world in this fast-paced, momentum-based, fun-filled platformer! Uncover the mysteries surrounding the destruction of this peaceful planet and leave no tasty turnUp behind!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Giri-Jump Star Rush

    WHY THIS

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

    "Giri-Jump Star Rush" is a 2D action game crafted for a classic feel. With an absolute focus on "snappy responsiveness," the character moves exactly as you envision. We aimed for the ultimate controls—where just moving around is pure fun.

    2026ActionIndieSteam ↗
  5. Gin - The Silver Wind

    WHY THIS

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

    Become a Kamaitachi in this methodical 2D platformer. You can't change direction in mid-air. Use your double jump to anticipate your landing and maneuver through the air with the use of a powerful Tornado move. Master the movement and challenge yourself to overcome the tough battles ahead!

    2026ActionIndieSteam ↗
  6. MedaAbi: The Mystery of Pusini

    WHY THIS

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

    選んだ主人公によって物語が分岐する2Dボスアクション! 独特の雰囲気の漫画で進行するストーリー

    2022ActionIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Alaric's Quest

    WHY THIS

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

    Alaric's Quest: Charming 2D platformer with a medieval theme and high difficulty level. Available on Linux, Windows, and Steam Deck, compatible with keyboard, controller, and touchscreen.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Kokoro Clover Season1

    WHY THIS

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

    Plop down on the couch in your comfiest pajamas, grab a big bowl of cereal, and prepare to enter "Kokoro Clover", a 2D platformer inspired by Sunday morning Japanese anime shows of the past! Transformations, cards, dancing, and robots! Let's find out what this wonderful world has in store!

    2022ActionIndieAdventure18.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Going for Nuts at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Going for Nuts on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Going for Nuts.

    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 Going for Nuts on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Going for Nuts.

    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 Going for Nuts on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Going for Nuts.

    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. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Going for Nuts on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Going for Nuts.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Going for Nuts on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Going for Nuts.

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

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Going for Nuts on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Going for Nuts.

    "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 ↗
  7. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Going for Nuts on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Going for Nuts.

    The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Going for Nuts on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Going for Nuts.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Going for Nuts.

    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 ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Going for Nuts.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. 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 Going for Nuts.

    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 ↗
  6. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Going for Nuts.

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

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

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Going for Nuts.

    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 ↗
  8. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Going for Nuts.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Going for Nuts

How much does Going for Nuts cost?
Going for Nuts is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Going for Nuts?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Going for Nuts are Kokoro Clover SUN - Prehistoric Invaders!, Champion Road, Super Dream Dasher.
Who developed Going for Nuts?
Going for Nuts was developed by Crazy Mage.

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 Going for Nuts.

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