Games like Bolt & Whalington
If Bolt & Whalington is your kind of game, the closest matches are Karma Exorcist, UpBRELLA and Babel — 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 Bolt & Whalington: Bolt & Whalington is a Metroidvania game where you play as Bolt, a Siamese cat exploring the floating ruins of Whalington. Reshape abilities and rewrite world rules with the "Setting Machine," switch mecha forms to craft weapons, battle enemies, and uncover the secret of Whalington.
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Karma Exorcist
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Top pick for Bolt & Whalington fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Bolt & Whalington.
The underworld lies in ruins, ravaged by evil karma. In this unknown and perilous realm of the dead, you must fight against demonic forces, collect mystical artifacts, face the Yama Kings and the Ghost Emperors, sever the Karma, and reforge the path of reincarnation.
UpBRELLA
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Second-strongest match for Bolt & Whalington fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Bolt & Whalington.
A witch's adventure with nothing but an umbrella. Upbrella is a puzzle platformer where every trick you discover reopens the world in a new way, wrapped in cozy pixel art and a wordless friendship between a girl and a strange little creature.
Babel
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Third-strongest match for Bolt & Whalington fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Bolt & Whalington.
Explore the enigmatic Tower of Babel in this epic action-platforming adventure with challenging combat. Unravel mysteries beyond time and face terrifying creatures in your quest to uncover the disappearance of all gods and demons.
Torii: Beyond The Gates
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Ranked #4 for Bolt & Whalington fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Bolt & Whalington.
The spirit realm has broken. Your brother has gone missing. Forge the path you were destined for. Explore the gates and find out why there has been broken links inside the spirit realm. Battle, discover and find the secrets, and make new connections in a beautiful hand-drawn 2D style.
Runic Curse Remastered
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Ranked #5 for Bolt & Whalington fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Bolt & Whalington.
Runic Curse Remastered is a thrilling action RPG Metroidvania that transports you to a cursed island. Explore dark and diverse locations, battle hordes of enemies and mighty bosses. Forge your own playstyle by combining various weapons with magical runes to overcome all challenges.
Aeterna Lucis
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Ranked #6 for Bolt & Whalington fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Bolt & Whalington.
Aeterna Lucis is the highly anticipated sequel to Aeterna Noctis. Following the gameplay steps of the first entry in the series, Aeterna Lucis is a Metroidvania that combines fast-paced combat, a large interconnected map, secret hunting, optional challenges, and a rich and deep story.
Echo Weaver
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Ranked #7 for Bolt & Whalington fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Bolt & Whalington.
Time is your greatest resource and secrets are your only upgrades. Master an unraveling time loop in this knowledge-based Metroidvania. As the last Weaver, exploit time-altering anomalies and use what you learn to break the cycle. Explore what remains. Uncover the mystery. Perfect the loop.
isekizima: Ruins and Tails Journey
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Ranked #8 for Bolt & Whalington fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Bolt & Whalington.
isekizima: Ruins and Tails Journey is a 2D action game. Kijino, a cat-eared adventurer with two tails (Nekomata), embarks on a journey to Isekizima (Ruins Island of dreams and romance: as it was written in the tourist brochure). Explore ruins buried in the forest while enjoying folk music.
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Bongo Cat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Bolt & Whalington.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Bolt & Whalington.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Bolt & Whalington.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Bolt & Whalington.
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.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Bolt & Whalington.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
Travellin Cats in Paris
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Bolt & Whalington.
Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!
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Frequently asked about Bolt & Whalington
- What games are most similar to Bolt & Whalington?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Bolt & Whalington are Karma Exorcist, UpBRELLA, Babel.
- Who developed Bolt & Whalington?
- Bolt & Whalington was developed by Orca Studio and published by OKJOY.
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