Rank 01Games like Only Sliding
- 21 games
- Updated May 5, 2026
Players who liked Only Sliding also play
The closest matches to Only Sliding: Loophole, Gentoo Rescue, Leaf's Odyssey, Bento Blocks, and Baba Is You. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Shares environmental puzzle solving and puzzle solving with Only Sliding.
- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Verified
- 2025
Rank 03Why this
Also Grid-Based Movement and Logic, like Only Sliding.
- $15.00 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Playable
- 2024
Rank 04 
Bento Blocks
Why this: Also Nature and Logic, like Only Sliding.
Rank 05 
Baba Is You
Why this: Same hypnotic mood as Only Sliding.
Rank 06 
Please Fix The Road
Why this: Same contemplative mood as Only Sliding.
Rank 07 
TUNIC
Why this: Shares puzzle solving with Only Sliding.
Rank 08 
Isotiles - Isometric Puzzle Game
Why this: Shares spatial reasoning with Only Sliding.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Only Sliding
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
- 1Loophole
Shares trial and error and environmental puzzle solving with Only Sliding.
- 99% of 114 reviews
- 2Gentoo Rescue
Shares environmental puzzle solving and puzzle solving with Only Sliding.
- 100% of 163 reviews
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- Released: 2025
- Developer: Portponky
- Price: $4.99checked Nov 2
- 86% of 28 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Casual
- Platforms: Windows, Linux
Players highlight
- Brutally elegant puzzle design
- Every move is permanent forcing perfect planning
- Hidden content and 100 completion encourages exploration
- Challenging
- Contemplative
- Hypnotic
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Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Only Sliding at current Steam store prices.
Unlock The Cat
Why this: Shares sliding block puzzles with Only Sliding.
Quern - Undying Thoughts
Why this: Shares environmental puzzle solving with Only Sliding.
Press Ctrl
Why this: Same tense mood as Only Sliding.
Dark Devotion
Why this: Same punishing mood as Only Sliding.
The Last Campfire
Why this: Shares puzzle solving with Only Sliding.
Super Hexagon
Why this: Shares pattern recognition with Only Sliding.
Temple Of Snek
Why this: Also Metroidvania and Grid-Based Movement, like Only Sliding.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Loophole
Why this: Shares trial and error and environmental puzzle solving with Only Sliding.
Gentoo Rescue
Why this: Shares environmental puzzle solving and puzzle solving with Only Sliding.
Bento Blocks
Why this: Also Nature and Logic, like Only Sliding.
Baba Is You
Why this: Same hypnotic mood as Only Sliding.
Please Fix The Road
Why this: Same contemplative mood as Only Sliding.
TUNIC
Why this: Shares puzzle solving with Only Sliding.
About Only Sliding
The closest matches to Only Sliding: Loophole, Gentoo Rescue, Leaf's Odyssey, Bento Blocks, and Baba Is You. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Only Sliding is your kind of game, the closest matches are Loophole, Gentoo Rescue and Leaf's Odyssey — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, contemplative and hypnotic, and single out its environmental puzzle solving and pattern recognition. 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.
About Only Sliding: A puzzle game with one mechanic (sliding).
Is Only Sliding worth buying?
Too few reviews to call
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- Only 28 Steam reviews so far, not enough to judge.
- Price: $4.99 (checked Nov 2).
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Brutally elegant puzzle design
- Every move is permanent forcing perfect planning
- Hidden content and 100 completion encourages exploration
- Minimalist yet immersive atmosphere
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“I didn't think I liked sliding puzzles that much, it turned out that indeed I don't. This is one of those cases where I'm not sure whether it's fair to leave a negative review given that the game is pretty straightforward about wht it's…”
People who play it also play: Loophole, Gentoo Rescue, Leaf's Odyssey
Frequently asked about Only Sliding
Can I run it?
How much does Only Sliding cost?
Only Sliding is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Only Sliding?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Only Sliding are Loophole, Gentoo Rescue, Leaf's Odyssey.
Who developed Only Sliding?
Only Sliding was developed by Portponky and published by Shambles Software.