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Shares precision platforming with The Deletion.
- $9.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2017
Games like The Deletion
- 27 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked The Deletion also play
The closest matches to The Deletion: GravNewton, Deleveled, The Way, Super Magbot, and Planet Cube: Edge. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Planet Cube: Edge
Why this: Also Precision Platformer and Side Scroller, like The Deletion.
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This Is No Cave
Why this: Also Runner and Precision Platformer, like The Deletion.
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- Released: 2015
- Developer: russpuppy
- Price: $0.79−60%checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 72% of 88 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Casual
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Blue square protagonist navigates red hazards to reach green exit
- Levels introduce variations on familiar ideas
- Minimalist design reinforces pure mechanical challenge
- Challenging
- Contemplative
- Tense
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Reviewers mention these as similar to The Deletion
Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.
Super Meat Boy
Why this: Same challenging mood as The Deletion.
Spooky Cats
Why this: Same whimsical mood as The Deletion.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to The Deletion, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Gun Devil
Why this: Shares precision platforming with The Deletion.
SurfsUp
Why this: Also Runner and Precision Platformer, like The Deletion.
Holo X Break
Why this: Also Side Scroller and Action RPG, like The Deletion.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Deleveled
Why this: Also Precision Platformer and Puzzle-Platformer, like The Deletion.
Planet Cube: Edge
Why this: Shares precision platforming with The Deletion.
This Is No Cave
Why this: Also Runner and Precision Platformer, like The Deletion.
Super Puzzled Cat
Why this: Also Puzzle-Platformer and Side Scroller, like The Deletion.
More from russpuppy
Other recommendable Steam games by russpuppy, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Domino Sky
Why this: Same whimsical mood as The Deletion.
Hover 2030
Why this: Same challenging mood as The Deletion.
About The Deletion
The closest matches to The Deletion: GravNewton, Deleveled, The Way, Super Magbot, and Planet Cube: Edge. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If The Deletion is your kind of game, the closest matches are GravNewton, Deleveled and The Way — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, contemplative and tense, and single out its gravity shifts and hazard avoidance. 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 The Deletion: Are you sure you want do delete this file? NOOOOO! The Deletion is a challenging and fun puzzle-platform game that will frustrate you.
Is The Deletion worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 72% of 88 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $1.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 2 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics usually quit early: a median of 1.5 h played before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Blue square protagonist navigates red hazards to reach green exit
- Levels introduce variations on familiar ideas
- Minimalist design reinforces pure mechanical challenge
- Short but dense 40 level experience
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Frustration is right, but not in the good way. With game mechanics that were not well thought out, and controls and physics thatare awkward and liable to kill you, this game is definitely not worth it.”
“Not worth any money... Easy, games like these should be f2p... I Played at work between serious stuff, and event than, to boring... Don't... It has gaming cards, which is pretty much the only + con... Sorry dev's... Better luck next time...”
People who play it also play: GravNewton, Deleveled, The Way
Frequently asked about The Deletion
Can I run it?
Does The Deletion run on Steam Deck?
The Deletion 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 The Deletion cost?
The Deletion is listed on Steam at 0.79 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Deletion?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Deletion are GravNewton, Deleveled, The Way.
Who developed The Deletion?
The Deletion was developed by russpuppy.