Games like The Deletion
If The Deletion is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Annoying Game, Gravity_Kid and Plop Saga — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and tense. 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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Steam players who put hours into The Deletion 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.
The Annoying Game
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Top pick for The Deletion fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with The Deletion.
Run, jump, die, repeat. Help Teddy on his journey through the complex, 2D dungeon, where every step will try (and usually succeed) to kill him. Are you patient enough to finish one of the most difficult games of the year?
Gravity_Kid
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Second-strongest match for The Deletion fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Deletion.
A rabbit on a rocket that can change gravity!
Plop Saga
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Third-strongest match for The Deletion fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Deletion.
Plop Saga is a indie Pixel art game with beautiful music. In this game, you guide Plop to run and jump to finish the journey with courage and strength.
Jack B. Nimble
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Ranked #4 for The Deletion fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Deletion.
Jump in the shoes of Jack B. Nimble and master the whip in this cute, retro infinite runner.
Colored Shapes
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Ranked #5 for The Deletion fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Deletion.
Use physics to solve puzzles. Control gravity to move the main character on a dangerous adventure.
Cannon Climbing
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Ranked #6 for The Deletion fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Deletion.
Cannon Climbing is a challenging and addictive precision platformer where you play as a cannon on a quest to climb to the top of a giant test chamber. Use your shooting abilities to propel yourself upwards, but be careful - one wrong move and you'll fall all the way back down to the bottom.
Dragon Mine
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Ranked #8 for The Deletion fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Deletion.
Go through the numerous mazes and try to get to the cave full of gold waiting at the end, but remember - the journey won't be easy. Think fast and move precisely to get to the exit - any delay may result in the escape portal to be covered with mysterious water, blocking your way out.
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Super Meat Boy
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Shares a challenging mood with The Deletion.
Reviewers of The Deletion cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with The Deletion.
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
140
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Shares a challenging mood with The Deletion.
Reviewers of The Deletion cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with The Deletion.
140 is a challenging minimalistic platformer with abstract colorful graphics. Rhythmic awareness is required to overcome obstacles controlled by an energetic, yet melancholic electronic soundtrack.
Spooky Cats
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Shares a whimsical mood with The Deletion.
Reviewers of The Deletion cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with The Deletion.
Oh no! This cute little kitty cat is alone and lost in a haunted house! Only by collecting pennies and defeating monsters can she find the way out! Use your fast fingers to defeat this adorably dark and funny platform game.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Deletion at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~50% under The Deletion on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Deletion.
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?
Blood and Bacon
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Priced ~50% under The Deletion on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with The Deletion.
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.
Peggle Deluxe
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Priced ~50% under The Deletion on Steam right now. Shares Casual with The Deletion.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
shapez
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Priced ~50% under The Deletion on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with The Deletion.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
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Priced ~50% under The Deletion on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Deletion.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Insaniquarium Deluxe
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Priced ~50% under The Deletion on Steam right now. Shares Casual with The Deletion.
The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.
Bejeweled® 3
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Priced ~50% under The Deletion on Steam right now. Shares Casual with The Deletion.
The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.
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Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Deletion.
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.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with The Deletion.
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.
The Expendabros
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Deletion.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Deletion.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Deletion.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Magic Archery
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Deletion.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
Coloring Pixels
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with The Deletion.
A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.
![UNBEATABLE [white label] — Steam game cover](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1290490/header.jpg?t=1736770503)
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Spooky Cats
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with The Deletion.
Another title from russpuppy, the studio behind The Deletion. Shares Action and Indie with The Deletion.
Oh no! This cute little kitty cat is alone and lost in a haunted house! Only by collecting pennies and defeating monsters can she find the way out! Use your fast fingers to defeat this adorably dark and funny platform game.
Domino Sky
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with The Deletion.
Another title from russpuppy, the studio behind The Deletion. Shares Indie and Casual with The Deletion.
Domino Sky is a physics based game where you place and topple domino pieces to solve puzzles. Free build mode also available.
Hover 2030
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Shares a challenging mood with The Deletion.
Another title from russpuppy, the studio behind The Deletion. Shares Action and Indie with The Deletion.
Hoverboards, evil robots, and cloning! Welcome to the future.
Domino Dungeon
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Another title from russpuppy, the studio behind The Deletion. Shares Action and Indie with The Deletion.
Domino Dungeon is a physics based puzzle game where you place and topple domino pieces collect gems and treasure in a dungeon
Russpuppy Kid Games
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Shares a whimsical mood with The Deletion.
Another title from russpuppy, the studio behind The Deletion. Shares Indie with The Deletion.
Lots of fun, educational kid games all in one fantastic package!
Time to Fight
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Another title from russpuppy, the studio behind The Deletion. Shares Action and Indie with The Deletion.
Funny fighting game where you beat the pizza outa strange foes
The Last Tater
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Another title from russpuppy, the studio behind The Deletion. Shares Action and Indie with The Deletion.
You are a little fried tater trying to survive as earth turns apocalyptic in this action packed side-scroller shooter
Frequently asked about The Deletion
- 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 1.99 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 The Annoying Game, Gravity_Kid, Plop Saga.
- Who developed The Deletion?
- The Deletion was developed by russpuppy.
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