IMHO.

Games like Gutter

If Gutter is your kind of game, the closest matches are Cats Catching Mice: The Black and White World, Pawcision and Colored Effects — 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 Gutter: Explore the quiet ruins of an old civilization alone, fiddling with levers, buttons and various mechanics to forge a path forward with the help of wits and physics in this unique 2D physics platformer puzzle game. Stay curious and playful, this dark unknown world may not be as scary as you think.

ActionIndieAdventureRPGCasualWindowsby Heart of Bird
Gutter — Steam game cover

Players who liked Gutter also play

Steam players who put hours into Gutter 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. Cats Catching Mice: The Black and White World

    WHY THIS

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

    Explore in a black-and-white world. You'll encounter interesting enemies, feel smooth physics effects, freely combine props to solve fun puzzles, use powerful weapons, and defeat cool bosses.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Pawcision

    WHY THIS

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

    Pawcision is a 2D retro-style LITERAL Precision Platformer with an Interactive Music System. Play as a cat with one goal: climb as high as you can. Like a cat, every jump you make must be PRECISELY calculated. Customize your look and conquer challenging obstacles with pixel-perfect reflexes.

    2026IndieCasualSteam ↗
  3. Colored Effects

    WHY THIS

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

    Colored Effects is a puzzle platformer game where you use different abilities to advance through levels. Each color grants a unique ability. Switch between the colors and their effects to collect gems, defeat bosses, and solve fun puzzles.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Ploc

    WHY THIS

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

    This is Ploc, brave, agile, fast, and with a super special power, controlling gravity! Walk on the floor, ceiling, or wall and help Ploc get through all the dangers in this frantic and challenging platform puzzle.

    2022IndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Gravity Escape From The Maze

    WHY THIS

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

    Gravity Escape From The Maze is a fast-paced action platformer where you control a small square with a curious ability. Escape mazes filled with dangerous traps as you collect keys to continue your journey.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Anoxemia

    WHY THIS

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

    Anoxemia is a story-driven exploration game that puts you in control of the scientist Dr. Bailey and his operations drone, ATMA. Search the ocean floor as you discover and extract samples from the bowels of the underwater caves. Danger lurks in each passageway.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure8.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. OVIVO

    WHY THIS

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

    OVIVO is a minimalistic platformer with unusual mechanics where everything is as simple as black and white. The journey in this metaphoric world is filled with illusions and hidden messages.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Forgotton Anne

    WHY THIS

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

    Step into a hand-animated realm of wonder in which everyday objects take on a life of their own. Uncover the Forgotlings’ mysteries & harness magical forces as you embark upon a quest to return home.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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 and Casual with Gutter.

    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 Action and Adventure with Gutter.

    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 Gutter.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. 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 Gutter.

    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 ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Gutter

What games are most similar to Gutter?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Gutter are Cats Catching Mice: The Black and White World, Pawcision, Colored Effects.
Who developed Gutter?
Gutter was developed by Heart of Bird.

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 Gutter.

For library-aware picks tuned to your specific taste, sign in with Steam on the home page.

16 Games Like Gutter — Ranked for 2026 · imho.run