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Games like Mighty Switch Force! Academy

If Mighty Switch Force! Academy is your kind of game, the closest matches are Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition, Awesomenauts and PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its cannon launch momentum tricks, neon soaked vaporwave aesthetics and challenging. 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 Mighty Switch Force! Academy: As Academy Cadet Patricia Wagon, grab your pellet gun and take on brain-twisting puzzles so massive they span the entire screen! 20 all new puzzles and some twisted classics stages, all with a hectic cooperative couch-play option for up to 4 players to keep you and your fellow trainees in stitches!

2015ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby WayForward
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Players who liked Mighty Switch Force! Academy also play

Steam players who put hours into Mighty Switch Force! Academy 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. Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Top pick for Mighty Switch Force! Academy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Enter the mechanical shape-shifting, dimension switching world of the award winning, high octane action-puzzle-platformer Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition, and blow crime away.

    2015ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Awesomenauts

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Second-strongest match for Mighty Switch Force! Academy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Use your power, show your might! Play this Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) game! AWESOMENAUTS combines 2D platforming with team-based strategy and hero based action. Whether you are a new recruit or an intergalactic legend, play AWESOMENAUTS!

    2012ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Third-strongest match for Mighty Switch Force! Academy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Welcome to SoupCo, Astroworker! In Nom Nom Galaxy, construct and automate gigantic soup factories on unexplored planets throughout the universe, harvest flora and fauna to turn them into artisanal soups, and rocket your product into the gullets of the galaxy!

    2015ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Blazing Chrome

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Ranked #4 for Mighty Switch Force! Academy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    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. 20XX

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Ranked #5 for Mighty Switch Force! Academy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    20XX is a roguelike action platformer that you can play with a friend. Jump and shoot your way through ever-changing levels, collect awesome new powers, and battle mighty bosses in the name of saving the human race maybe!

    2017ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Bleed 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Ranked #6 for Mighty Switch Force! Academy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Bleed 2 is a relentless arcade action game featuring air-dodging, bullet-reflecting, and tons of bosses. Now with randomly-generated levels and daily challenges, too!

    2017ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Abyss Odyssey

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Ranked #7 for Mighty Switch Force! Academy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    From indie Chilean developer ACE Team comes a new side-scrolling action adventure game featuring a complex fighting engine in procedurally generated levels that destines its three warriors to battle a different abyss each time! Choose your hero and also learn to possess your enemies in the abyss…

    2014ActionIndieAdventure4.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. 30XX

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Ranked #8 for Mighty Switch Force! Academy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Jump, shoot, and slash your way through 30XX, the roguelike action platformer you can play with a friend! Explore lush, ever-changing worlds that mix precise platforming with fevered combat. Destroy fearsome Guardians. Master unique Powers. Rediscover the thousand years we've lost.

    2023ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Mighty Switch Force! Academy

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. Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Reviewers of Mighty Switch Force! Academy cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Enter the mechanical shape-shifting, dimension switching world of the award winning, high octane action-puzzle-platformer Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition, and blow crime away.

    2015ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Mighty Switch Force! Hose It Down!

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Reviewers of Mighty Switch Force! Academy cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Strategy with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Team up with Officer Patricia Wagon to save Tangent City from a fiery blaze! As a member of Planet Land’s Fire Brigade, your job is to douse the fire in each building — and to evacuate any Hooligan Sisters who may be trapped inside.

    2015ActionStrategyIndie2.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Mighty Switch Force! Collection

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Reviewers of Mighty Switch Force! Academy cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Strategy with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Switch up the fun with four games in one! As cybernetic peacekeeper Officer Patricia Wagon, you'll use your platforming skills, puzzle-solving abilities, and level-altering Siren Helmet to catch criminals, extinguish infernos, and smash enemies. Four-player co-op and versus modes included!

    2019ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Mighty Switch Force! Academy at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Mighty Switch Force! Academy on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Mighty Switch Force! Academy on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Mighty Switch Force! Academy on Steam right now. Shares Action with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Mighty Switch Force! Academy on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Mighty Switch Force! Academy on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Mighty Switch Force! Academy on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    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 ↗
  7. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Mighty Switch Force! Academy on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Mighty Switch Force! Academy on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    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 ↗
  2. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Floating Point

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Floating Point is a peaceful, free game about using a grappling hook to swing yourself gracefully through randomly generated spaces. The only objective is to collect points, and the only thing that increases your points is swinging swiftly, smoothly and elegantly without hitting anything.

    2014IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).

    2016ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Epic Battle Fantasy 3

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!

    2016IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Khimera: Destroy All Monster Girls

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Play as Chelshia the chimera in this platforming beat-em-up adventure into the wonderful world of monster girls!

    2016ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from WayForward

Other recommendable Steam games by WayForward, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. DuckTales: Remastered

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Another title from WayForward, the studio behind Mighty Switch Force! Academy. Shares Action with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    DuckTales: Remastered is a beautiful hand-crafted reimagining of one of the most cherished 8-bit titles of all time. Go back to one of the golden ages of gaming, now refined with a level of detail that will please the most hardened devoted Disney or retro Capcom fan alike.

    2013ActionAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. River City Girls

    WHY THIS

    Another title from WayForward, the studio behind Mighty Switch Force! Academy. Shares Action with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    There's trouble once again in River City, and this time only the girls can save the day! Using a variety of attacks, weapons, and items, these hot-blooded heroines are ready to teach the city’s lowlifes a lesson - either solo or in 2-player co-op! It’s an old-school rumble for a new generation!

    2019Action29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

    WHY THIS

    Another title from WayForward, the studio behind Mighty Switch Force! Academy. Shares Action and Indie with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Shantae embarks on her first full HD adventure! When a mysterious crime wave sweeps Sequin Land, it’s up to Half-Genie Hero Shantae to save the day! Use Shantae’s devastating Hair-Whip Attack to send monsters flying, or Belly Dance to transform her into more powerful forms!

    2016ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Double Dragon: Neon

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Another title from WayForward, the studio behind Mighty Switch Force! Academy. Shares Action and Indie with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    BRO-TACULAR! Legendary martial artists, Billy and Jimmy Lee return in this creative re-imagining of the classic beat ‘em up, Double Dragon Neon. Fight your way through countless henchmen including Linda and Abobo on your way to rescue the love of your life, Marian!

    2014ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Shantae and the Pirate's Curse

    WHY THIS

    Another title from WayForward, the studio behind Mighty Switch Force! Academy. Shares Action and Indie with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Embark on an all-new adventure with Shantae, the hair-whipping belly dancing genie. After losing her magic, Shantae teams up with the nefarious pirate Risky Boots in order to save Sequin Land from a curse.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Shantae and the Seven Sirens

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Another title from WayForward, the studio behind Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Shantae is back in an all-new tropical adventure! In her fifth outing, the Half-Genie hero gains new Fusion Magic abilities to explore a vast sunken city, makes new Half-Genie friends, and battles the Seven Sirens in her biggest, most thrilling quest yet!

    2020Adventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. River City Girls 2

    WHY THIS

    Another title from WayForward, the studio behind Mighty Switch Force! Academy. Shares Action with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    The River City Girls are back! Misako, Kyoko, Kunio, and Riki - joined by newcomers Marian and Provie - hit the streets for an all-new beat-'em-up adventure! Team up for local or online co-op and explore a massive world packed with new abilities, enemies, locations, and more!

    2022ActionAdventureRPG39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Another title from WayForward, the studio behind Mighty Switch Force! Academy. Shares Action and Indie with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Shantae: Risky’s Revenge – Director’s Cut brings hair-whipping, belly-dancing to your PC! Play one of the most critically acclaimed handheld series of all time, now with brand new features!

    2014ActionIndieAdventure9.99 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. Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Enter the mechanical shape-shifting, dimension switching world of the award winning, high octane action-puzzle-platformer Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition, and blow crime away.

    2015ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Strategy with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Welcome to SoupCo, Astroworker! In Nom Nom Galaxy, construct and automate gigantic soup factories on unexplored planets throughout the universe, harvest flora and fauna to turn them into artisanal soups, and rocket your product into the gullets of the galaxy!

    2015ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Blazing Chrome

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    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 ↗
  4. Bleed 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Bleed 2 is a relentless arcade action game featuring air-dodging, bullet-reflecting, and tons of bosses. Now with randomly-generated levels and daily challenges, too!

    2017ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Abyss Odyssey

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Mighty Switch Force! Academy.

    From indie Chilean developer ACE Team comes a new side-scrolling action adventure game featuring a complex fighting engine in procedurally generated levels that destines its three warriors to battle a different abyss each time! Choose your hero and also learn to possess your enemies in the abyss…

    2014ActionIndieAdventure4.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Mighty Switch Force! Academy

How much does Mighty Switch Force! Academy cost?
Mighty Switch Force! Academy is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Mighty Switch Force! Academy have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Mighty Switch Force! Academy supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
What games are most similar to Mighty Switch Force! Academy?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Mighty Switch Force! Academy are Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition, Awesomenauts, PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy.
Who developed Mighty Switch Force! Academy?
Mighty Switch Force! Academy was developed by WayForward.

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