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Games like PACOSTEP

If PACOSTEP is your kind of game, the closest matches are Emin's journey, Perimbó and Jasper's Island — 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 PACOSTEP: PacoStep is a hardcore platformer set in a tree world consumed by darkness. Join Paco, the last surviving spirit, and explore the ruined forest to uncover the source of corruption and reveal the truth hidden in this dying world.

2026IndieAdventure6.99 USDWindowsby TheDumi
PACOSTEP — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into PACOSTEP 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. Emin's journey

    WHY THIS

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

    Join the global competition and take first place in the world rankings with this exciting pixel art action game! Explore a dynamic world as you progress, defeating enemies and acquiring increasingly powerful abilities. Prove that you are the best!

    2024ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Perimbó

    WHY THIS

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

    Jaime falls into a mysterious cave while chasing a red bird. Now, he must solve puzzles, explore hidden paths, and aid trapped spirits using magic to create light blocks and collect sacred fruits. Uncover ancient secrets and guide Jaime on his journey back home.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Jasper's Island

    WHY THIS

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

    Start a new job as a Lighthouse Keeper and team up with a stray cat in your cabin. Explore a lost island of creatures and locate new tools to take care of the wild and forgotten. Your journey will take you across oceans, caves, forests and deeper into the history of the island.

    IndieAdventureCasualSteam ↗
  4. A Tale of Synapse : The Chaos Theories

    WHY THIS

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

    Help Sci and Néro to get out of a world where logic, mathematics and puzzles will be your allies in a 2D platform game with a unique aesthetic.

    2022IndieAdventureCasual17.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Ethereal Anchor: Rise of Yunus

    WHY THIS

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

    Explore a hand-crafted 2D pixel-art Action RPG. Master powerful skills, battle twisted creatures, uncover ancient secrets, and journey through a world torn between eternal summer and endless winter as the young mage Yunus faces his final trial.

    IndieRPGSteam ↗
  6. Rodolfo Mascarpone y Ramón Cazanuecos: Amenaza en el Molinillo

    WHY THIS

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

    ¡Prepárate para vivir una emocionante aventura de acción en 3D sidescroll con nuestros queridos personajes Rodolfo Mascarpone y Ramón Cazanuecos, creados por Borja Pavón y The Catacroquer, quienes también han prestado sus voces para esta emocionante historia cooperativa para dos jugadores!

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  7. Mira and the Legend of the Djinns

    WHY THIS

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

    An epic 2D pixel art style Metroidvania, inspired by Moroccan culture and spiritual traditions. Wield powerful ancient weapons and forge your way through unrelenting deserts, crumbling necropoli, floating islands and dangerous mountains as you try to uncover the secret of the last Djinn.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  8. Neva

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience the moving tale of a young woman and her lifelong bond with a magnificent wolf as they embark on a thrilling adventure through a rapidly dying world.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~86% under PACOSTEP on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with PACOSTEP.

    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. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~57% under PACOSTEP on Steam right now. Shares Indie with PACOSTEP.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~46% under PACOSTEP on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with PACOSTEP.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~72% under PACOSTEP on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with PACOSTEP.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~79% under PACOSTEP on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with PACOSTEP.

    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 ↗
  6. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~86% under PACOSTEP on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with PACOSTEP.

    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 ↗
  7. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~57% under PACOSTEP on Steam right now. Shares Indie with PACOSTEP.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. A Short Hike

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under PACOSTEP on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with PACOSTEP.

    Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

    2019IndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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 Adventure with PACOSTEP.

    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. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about PACOSTEP

How much does PACOSTEP cost?
PACOSTEP is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to PACOSTEP?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside PACOSTEP are Emin's journey, Perimbó, Jasper's Island.
Who developed PACOSTEP?
PACOSTEP was developed by TheDumi.

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 PACOSTEP.

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