Games like DEFLATE
If DEFLATE is your kind of game, the closest matches are Beat Weaver, KALPA: Cosmic Symphony and EZ2ON REBOOT : R — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, competitive and contemplative. 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 →About DEFLATE: A 4-key vertical rhythm game featuring two chart types:Rhythm-focused Drum Mode and melody-driven Melody Mode. Developed by the Chinese indie music platform dizzylab, with a large and continuously expanding music library！
Players who liked DEFLATE also play
Steam players who put hours into DEFLATE 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.
Beat Weaver
WHY THIS
Top pick for DEFLATE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with DEFLATE.
3D multi-track rhythm action with space-time bending mechanics that reward your style as much as your precision. Hit notes and switch tracks to add instruments to the mix. Become a remix machine, enter the flow state and uniquely approach each song of a highly replayable, genre-defying soundtrack.
KALPA: Cosmic Symphony
WHY THIS
Shares rhythm game, replayability, arcade style and an atmospheric mood with DEFLATE.
Second-strongest match for DEFLATE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with DEFLATE.
A next-generation rhythm game where story and music intertwine. Enjoy a tracklist filled with famous licensed songs and exclusive original songs made by renowned composers Discover an immersive story, and face endless challenges. Your performance will dictate the fate of the world.
EZ2ON REBOOT : R
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for DEFLATE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with DEFLATE.
EZ2ON REBOOT : R – The latest entry in the beloved rhythm-action franchise is now released on Steam! Revisit the huge collection of classics with remastered audiovisual. Catch up with the freshest new songs and experiences.
Rhythm Sprout: Sick Beats & Bad Sweets
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with DEFLATE.
Ranked #4 for DEFLATE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with DEFLATE.
Enjoy chill Lo-fi walks and fight bosses to K-POP, EDM and Hip-Hop inspired tracks. Features a quirky story, 30 handcrafted levels and various EX-modes to refresh your gameplay.
Rift of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for DEFLATE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with DEFLATE.
The NecroDancer's back in an all-new rhythm game! Dragged into a strange new world, Cadence must engage in musical combat with monsters surging through the Rift! Face pulse-pounding Rhythm Rifts where every beat is a battle, all set to an original soundtrack by Danny Baranowsky & friends.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with DEFLATE.
Ranked #6 for DEFLATE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with DEFLATE.
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!
PUMP IT UP RISE
WHY THIS
Shares competitive multiplayer and a competitive mood with DEFLATE.
Ranked #7 for DEFLATE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with DEFLATE.
PUMP IT UP RISE is the official PC version of the PUMP IT UP series, the arcade rhythm game franchise loved for over 25 years. Optimized for keyboard, gamepad, Steam Deck, and more, it brings the excitement of arcade-style rhythm action back to you on Steam.
Ratatan
WHY THIS
Shares rhythm game, cute and an atmospheric mood with DEFLATE.
Ranked #8 for DEFLATE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with DEFLATE.
Ratatan is a rhythm roguelike action game that combines rhythm games and side-scrolling action, with online co-op gameplay supporting up to 4 players. An intense battle unfolds with over 100 characters fighting in a massive melee. Let's defeat the enemies together!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below DEFLATE at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under DEFLATE on Steam right now. Shares Indie with DEFLATE.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under DEFLATE on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with DEFLATE.
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!
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under DEFLATE on Steam right now. Shares Action with DEFLATE.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under DEFLATE on Steam right now. Shares Indie with DEFLATE.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under DEFLATE on Steam right now. Shares Indie with DEFLATE.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~89% under DEFLATE on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with DEFLATE.
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 ~67% under DEFLATE on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with DEFLATE.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under DEFLATE on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with DEFLATE.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with DEFLATE.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with DEFLATE.
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 DEFLATE.
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?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with DEFLATE.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 DEFLATE.
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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with DEFLATE.
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.
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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.
Rift of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with DEFLATE.
The NecroDancer's back in an all-new rhythm game! Dragged into a strange new world, Cadence must engage in musical combat with monsters surging through the Rift! Face pulse-pounding Rhythm Rifts where every beat is a battle, all set to an original soundtrack by Danny Baranowsky & friends.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with DEFLATE.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with DEFLATE.
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!
PUMP IT UP RISE
WHY THIS
Shares competitive multiplayer and a competitive mood with DEFLATE.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with DEFLATE.
PUMP IT UP RISE is the official PC version of the PUMP IT UP series, the arcade rhythm game franchise loved for over 25 years. Optimized for keyboard, gamepad, Steam Deck, and more, it brings the excitement of arcade-style rhythm action back to you on Steam.
Frequently asked about DEFLATE
- Does DEFLATE run on Steam Deck?
- DEFLATE 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 DEFLATE cost?
- DEFLATE is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to DEFLATE?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside DEFLATE are Beat Weaver, KALPA: Cosmic Symphony, EZ2ON REBOOT : R.
- Who developed DEFLATE?
- DEFLATE was developed by dizzylab.
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