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Games like Pongo

If Pongo is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Keyhole, Atomic Brain and Reality Rifts — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and relaxing. 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 Pongo: Pongo is a 3D action platformer that combines pogo stick jumps with strategic FPS combat. Grab your Pongo, a tool usable as either a pogo stick or a gun, and traverse the vast islands of Flubber.

2015ActionStrategyIndieAdventureCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Drixy Games
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Colorful cartoon inspired 3d worldCompact experimental design feels nostalgicPogo stick doubles as movement and weaponChallengingContemplativeRelaxing

Players who liked Pongo also play

Steam players who put hours into Pongo 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. The Keyhole

    WHY THIS

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

    A moving mansion that responds to your anxieties. As rooms change and anomalies pick up on your behavior, explore, hide, and live. Every decision changes The Keyhole

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  2. Atomic Brain

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Pongo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Pongo.

    Restore the KGB lieutenant's good name! Fight your way through hordes of rebellious robots at the Atomic Brain factory. Save every bullet, find the coveted flash drive, and disable the machines' insane minds.

    2026ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  3. Reality Rifts

    WHY THIS

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

    3D platformer with a portal gun! Solve puzzles, exciting levels, become a master of portal travel.

    2024ActionSportsStrategy3.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. 3D PUZZLE - Flooded Grounds

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Pongo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Pongo.

    Collect a 3D puzzle, transferring things to the right places to create a beautiful place.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie199.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. The Dev: Enter The Blockchain

    WHY THIS

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

    A 3D platforming game revolving around the creator of Bitcoin, The Dev. As The Dev you must journey into the blockchain to bring honor back to the world of crypto with nothing but some ciggies, a gun, and your undoubted devving power. This is the best game you will ever play.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie2.00 USDSteam ↗
  6. A Sleeper's Quest: A Labyrinth to Thee

    WHY THIS

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

    A Sleeper's Quest: A Labyrinth to Thee is a simple, unique and difficult 3D Maze Platformer that requires platforming precision, patience and memorization.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Ursa

    WHY THIS

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

    Explore Ursa as you help activate positional beacons on the surface of the planet. Look for collectibles along the way! Compete on the leaderboards for the best times!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure1.24 USDSteam ↗
  8. Zone Of War

    WHY THIS

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

    Crashed in a parallel planet make your way through the diverse array of enemies already at war! Rival your opponents with your superior intellect. Solve problems, tackle difficult situations, cause havoc to get home, & most of all have fun with your friends or replay the story for hidden content.

    2022ActionStrategyAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. UBERMOSH

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Pongo on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Pongo.

    UBERMOSH is an arcade game about cutting bullets with a sword, in a gun-filled cyberpunk mosh pit.

    2015ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Miss Neko

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Pongo on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with Pongo.

    Together the full picture of all the lovely beast ladies with your own hands, play Yakyuken with them, collect their portraits. Hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable game time:)

    2019ActionCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. QUICKERFLAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Pongo on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Pongo.

    QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Save Jesus

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Pongo on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Pongo.

    Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!

    2016IndieCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Barro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Pongo on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Pongo.

    Choose your little car and race!

    2018IndieCasualRacing0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Gachi Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Pongo on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Pongo.

    Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Trip to Vinelands

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Pongo on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Pongo.

    Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.

    2016ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. TTV2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Pongo on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Pongo.

    TTV2 is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame, sequel to Trip to Vinelands.

    2017ActionIndie0.49 USDSteam ↗

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 Pongo.

    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 Pongo.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. 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 Pongo.

    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 ↗
  6. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 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 Pongo.

    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 ↗
  8. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Pongo

Does Pongo run on Steam Deck?
Pongo is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Pongo cost?
Pongo is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Pongo?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Pongo are The Keyhole, Atomic Brain, Reality Rifts.
Who developed Pongo?
Pongo was developed by Drixy Games and published by Plug In Digital.

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 Pongo.

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