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Games like Earthworm Jim 2

If Earthworm Jim 2 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition, Super Dangerous Dungeons and Sonic Mania — 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 Earthworm Jim 2: Earthworm Jim is back with more side-scrolling platform action. Whip, run, jump, fly, and Snott swing your way to victory!

2009ActionAdventure19.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby Shiny Entertainment
Earthworm Jim 2 — Steam game cover

Players who liked Earthworm Jim 2 also play

Steam players who put hours into Earthworm Jim 2 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. Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Earthworm Jim 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Earthworm Jim 2.

    Celebrate 30 years of Rayman with the definitive edition of the platforming classic, featuring 5 versions, 120+ extra levels, and an exclusive documentary on the creation of the limbless hero.

    2026ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Super Dangerous Dungeons

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Earthworm Jim 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Earthworm Jim 2.

    Guide Timmy the treasure hunter through dangerous dungeons in search of the legendary treasure!

    2018ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Sonic Mania

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Earthworm Jim 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Earthworm Jim 2.

    Sonic Mania is an all-new adventure with Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles full of unique bosses, rolling 2D landscapes, and fun classic gameplay.

    2017ActionAdventureCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Earthworm Jim 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Earthworm Jim 2.

    "The most rewarding game of 2013!" Influenced by retro classics Mega Man and Castlevania, Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures features the AVGN and friends as they blast their way through 10 levels of fun, fast paced 2D action based on the AVGN's adventures in his online series.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Earthworm Jim

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Earthworm Jim 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Earthworm Jim 2.

    Jim wasn't always a studly super-worm. He was once just a spineless, dirt-eater with no real mission in his life...

    1996Action19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Angry Video Game Nerd I & II Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Earthworm Jim 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Earthworm Jim 2.

    Control "The Nerd" in a retro-inspired action platformer! It's two games in one, remixed and rebalanced to bring you the ultimate experience of Nerd Rage. Featuring stylized pixel art inspired by classic games, a highly energetic soundtrack, and challenging levels -- plus a special NEW chapter!

    2020ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Earthworm Jim 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Earthworm Jim 2.

    The Angry Video Game Nerd is back in 8-bits! Battle through frantic platforming levels, defeat classic AVGN bosses, and save all of gaming, or test your skills in Endless Challenge mode!

    2025ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Viola: The Heroine's Melody

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Earthworm Jim 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Earthworm Jim 2.

    Viola: The Heroine's Melody is the musical Platformer/RPG! After failing at violin practice for the hundredth time, Viola becomes trapped inside her instrument's fantastical world. Join her adventure to find her way back home, aided by the diverse ensemble of friends she meets along the way.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Earthworm Jim 2 at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Earthworm Jim 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Earthworm Jim 2.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Earthworm Jim 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Earthworm Jim 2.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Earthworm Jim 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Earthworm Jim 2.

    Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Earthworm Jim 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Earthworm Jim 2.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Earthworm Jim 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Earthworm Jim 2.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Earthworm Jim 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Earthworm Jim 2.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Earthworm Jim 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Earthworm Jim 2.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~65% under Earthworm Jim 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Earthworm Jim 2.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Earthworm Jim 2.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Earthworm Jim 2.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Earthworm Jim 2.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Earthworm Jim 2.

    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 ↗
  5. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Earthworm Jim 2.

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

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Earthworm Jim 2.

    A little game that’s not a game, winner of an old game jam that nobody’s ever heard of. So DON'T INSTALL IT!

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Lab

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Earthworm Jim 2.

    Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

    2015AdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

More from Shiny Entertainment

Other recommendable Steam games by Shiny Entertainment, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Sacrifice

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Shiny Entertainment, the studio behind Earthworm Jim 2.

    Sacrifice is the acclaimed real-time strategy game that focuses on combat instead of resource gathering. The only two resources you'll need to worry about are mana and souls. Need more units? Capture the souls of your enemy. Cast spells of awesome power.

    200924.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. MDK

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Shiny Entertainment, the studio behind Earthworm Jim 2. Shares Action with Earthworm Jim 2.

    ON A GOOD DAY, ONLY 2.5 MILLION PEOPLE WILL DIE. As vast alien mining cities suck the power and minerals from every major metropolis on Earth simultaneously, time is of the essence as millions of civilians are expiring by the second.

    2009Action14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Earthworm Jim

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Shiny Entertainment, the studio behind Earthworm Jim 2. Shares Action with Earthworm Jim 2.

    Jim wasn't always a studly super-worm. He was once just a spineless, dirt-eater with no real mission in his life...

    1996Action19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Messiah

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Shiny Entertainment, the studio behind Earthworm Jim 2. Shares Action and Adventure with Earthworm Jim 2.

    Bob is an angel ordered by God himself to go and clean up the putrid world of the future. He has been given the power of possession so that he can sneak up on any person, animal or genetically engineered being and leap right into their souls! The rules are up to you - enjoy the freedom.

    2017ActionStrategyAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Earthworm Jim 2.

    Celebrate 30 years of Rayman with the definitive edition of the platforming classic, featuring 5 versions, 120+ extra levels, and an exclusive documentary on the creation of the limbless hero.

    2026ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Sonic Mania

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Earthworm Jim 2.

    Sonic Mania is an all-new adventure with Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles full of unique bosses, rolling 2D landscapes, and fun classic gameplay.

    2017ActionAdventureCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Earthworm Jim 2.

    "The most rewarding game of 2013!" Influenced by retro classics Mega Man and Castlevania, Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures features the AVGN and friends as they blast their way through 10 levels of fun, fast paced 2D action based on the AVGN's adventures in his online series.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Angry Video Game Nerd I & II Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Earthworm Jim 2.

    Control "The Nerd" in a retro-inspired action platformer! It's two games in one, remixed and rebalanced to bring you the ultimate experience of Nerd Rage. Featuring stylized pixel art inspired by classic games, a highly energetic soundtrack, and challenging levels -- plus a special NEW chapter!

    2020ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Earthworm Jim 2.

    The Angry Video Game Nerd is back in 8-bits! Battle through frantic platforming levels, defeat classic AVGN bosses, and save all of gaming, or test your skills in Endless Challenge mode!

    2025ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Earthworm Jim 2

How much does Earthworm Jim 2 cost?
Earthworm Jim 2 is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Earthworm Jim 2?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Earthworm Jim 2 are Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition, Super Dangerous Dungeons, Sonic Mania.
Who developed Earthworm Jim 2?
Earthworm Jim 2 was developed by Shiny Entertainment and published by Interplay Inc..

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 Earthworm Jim 2.

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