Games like A Few Quick Matches
If A Few Quick Matches is your kind of game, the closest matches are Fraymakers, Rivals of Aether and Sepak U - Sports Fighting Game — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its community support and inclusivity, challenging and competitive. 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 →A Few Quick Matches is a 2025 platform fighter from Studio Bidou, supporting one to four players in both local and online multiplayer. The game centers on combo-based combat with character customization, featuring a dash-cancel system that allows moves to flow into each other and an expressive combo system with significant skill depth. Players also have access to a parry system for defensive play. Reviewers highlight the game's retro arcade-style aesthetic and fast pacing, with competitive players praising the variety available through combo variance. Players note the six-dollar price point delivers substantial platform fighter content. The community maintains an active Discord with LFG available across all skill levels. It runs Playable on Steam Deck and holds an 86 percent positive rating from 2096 Steam reviews.
About A Few Quick Matches: A FEW QUICK MATCHES is a fast-paced, 1-4 player platform fighter that lets you bring old-school stick battles to life! play with your friends locally, or challenge players online in this flash-inspired spectacle!
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Fraymakers
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with A Few Quick Matches.
Top pick for A Few Quick Matches fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with A Few Quick Matches.
Fraymakers is the ultimate customizable platform fighting game, featuring a cast of some of indie gaming's biggest icons. Duke it out with up to 4 players and call on assists to help out in the heat of battle. Create and play custom characters, stages, modes, and more for infinite fun!
Rivals of Aether
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with A Few Quick Matches.
Second-strongest match for A Few Quick Matches fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with A Few Quick Matches.
RIVALS OF AETHER is an indie fighting game where warring civilizations summon the power of Fire, Water, Air, and Earth. Play with up to four players either locally or online.
Sepak U - Sports Fighting Game
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for A Few Quick Matches fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with A Few Quick Matches.
Smash-Like Volleyball - Fighting Game meets Volleyball and Football with 1-4 players, 21 characters, 21 arenas, with over 10 hours of solo/co-op content, minigames, and epic boss battles. Based on Sepak Takraw, a cultural Asian sport.
Ninza
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with A Few Quick Matches.
Ranked #4 for A Few Quick Matches fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with A Few Quick Matches.
Ninza is a free multiplayer game like no other! Instead of directly attacking your opponents, you crush them by pushing pieces of the level. Embrace chaos and dive into an entirely new level of frenzied and creative gameplay, where the environment itself becomes both your weapon and your enemy.
Rivals of Aether II
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with A Few Quick Matches.
Ranked #5 for A Few Quick Matches fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with A Few Quick Matches.
Rivals of Aether II is the sequel to the hit indie fighting game, Rivals of Aether. Play as both new and returning elemental fighters in the next generation of platform fighters.
Island Bender
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for A Few Quick Matches fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with A Few Quick Matches.
Throw Rocks at each other, collect Powerups, and play with up to 6 players in Local Multiplayer.
Antistatic
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for A Few Quick Matches fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with A Few Quick Matches.
A fast-paced, uncompromising indie platform fighting game. Connect multiple controllers for local play, practice in training mode, and avoid touching the entropic static.
Samurai GUNN
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with A Few Quick Matches.
Ranked #8 for A Few Quick Matches fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with A Few Quick Matches.
Samurai GUNN is a lightning-fast Bushido brawler for 2 to 4 players. Each samurai is armed with a sword and gunn, with only 3 bullets to a life. Strategy and quick reflexes are the key to deflecting bullets and sending your opponents’ heads rolling.
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Rivals of Aether
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with A Few Quick Matches.
Reviewers of A Few Quick Matches cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with A Few Quick Matches.
RIVALS OF AETHER is an indie fighting game where warring civilizations summon the power of Fire, Water, Air, and Earth. Play with up to four players either locally or online.
Rivals of Aether II
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with A Few Quick Matches.
Reviewers of A Few Quick Matches cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with A Few Quick Matches.
Rivals of Aether II is the sequel to the hit indie fighting game, Rivals of Aether. Play as both new and returning elemental fighters in the next generation of platform fighters.
River City Melee Mach!!
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with A Few Quick Matches.
Reviewers of A Few Quick Matches cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with A Few Quick Matches.
The original battle royal game is back and buffed!! No rules, and fights to the finish where anything goes! Over 180 characters and over 250 different special moves!
Rushdown Revolt
WHY THIS
Shares parry system, character customization and a competitive mood with A Few Quick Matches.
Reviewers of A Few Quick Matches cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with A Few Quick Matches.
Rushdown Revolt is a platform fighter featuring 12 dazzlingly unique characters and best-in-the-business rollback netcode.
MultiVersus
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with A Few Quick Matches.
Reviewers of A Few Quick Matches cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with A Few Quick Matches.
MultiVersus is a free-to-play platform fighter that brings the depth of iconic WB stars to life across the nearly endless possibilities of play.
Super Smash Gals: Ultimate Orgy
WHY THIS
Reviewers of A Few Quick Matches cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Casual with A Few Quick Matches.
Smash or Pass: Your smoking hot guildmates? SMASH! Obviously! The only problem is... they passed on you?! That can't be right... Show those chicks what they're missing and they'll start calling you *Master* IRL too!
Ultimate Snake
WHY THIS
Reviewers of A Few Quick Matches cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with A Few Quick Matches.
Snake game is a simple and addictive puzzle game where players control a continuously growing snake, eating food to increase its length while avoiding collisions with itself or the walls.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below A Few Quick Matches at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~86% under A Few Quick Matches on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with A Few Quick Matches.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under A Few Quick Matches on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with A Few Quick Matches.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~46% under A Few Quick Matches on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Few Quick Matches.
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.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under A Few Quick Matches on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Few Quick Matches.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~79% under A Few Quick Matches on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Few Quick Matches.
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.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under A Few Quick Matches on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with A Few Quick Matches.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under A Few Quick Matches on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with A Few Quick Matches.
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!
A Short Hike
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under A Few Quick Matches on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Few Quick Matches.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
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Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with A Few Quick Matches.
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.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with A Few Quick Matches.
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?
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 A Few Quick Matches.
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.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with A Few Quick Matches.
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.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with A Few Quick Matches.
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.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with A Few Quick Matches.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
Travellin Cats in Paris
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with A Few Quick Matches.
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!
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with A Few Quick Matches.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Rivals of Aether
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with A Few Quick Matches.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with A Few Quick Matches.
RIVALS OF AETHER is an indie fighting game where warring civilizations summon the power of Fire, Water, Air, and Earth. Play with up to four players either locally or online.
Rivals of Aether II
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with A Few Quick Matches.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with A Few Quick Matches.
Rivals of Aether II is the sequel to the hit indie fighting game, Rivals of Aether. Play as both new and returning elemental fighters in the next generation of platform fighters.
Island Bender
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with A Few Quick Matches.
Throw Rocks at each other, collect Powerups, and play with up to 6 players in Local Multiplayer.
Samurai GUNN
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with A Few Quick Matches.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with A Few Quick Matches.
Samurai GUNN is a lightning-fast Bushido brawler for 2 to 4 players. Each samurai is armed with a sword and gunn, with only 3 bullets to a life. Strategy and quick reflexes are the key to deflecting bullets and sending your opponents’ heads rolling.
Frequently asked about A Few Quick Matches
- Does A Few Quick Matches run on Steam Deck?
- A Few Quick Matches 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 A Few Quick Matches cost?
- A Few Quick Matches is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does A Few Quick Matches have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — A Few Quick Matches supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP).
- What games are most similar to A Few Quick Matches?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside A Few Quick Matches are Fraymakers, Rivals of Aether, Sepak U - Sports Fighting Game.
- Who developed A Few Quick Matches?
- A Few Quick Matches was developed by Studio Bidou.
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