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Games like THE CANON OF BALLS

If THE CANON OF BALLS is your kind of game, the closest matches are Beyond Up, cheapskate and Stickit — 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 THE CANON OF BALLS: Hardcore, co-op (or solo) platformer. Dark Souls makes a baby with Super Monkey Ball. An easy-to-learn, hard-to-master experience to explore with your friends. All inside a vast open world, with each platforming course bringing its own twist.

2026ActionIndieAdventureCasual3.39 USDWindowsby Helios Monk
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Players who liked THE CANON OF BALLS also play

Steam players who put hours into THE CANON OF BALLS 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. Beyond Up

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for THE CANON OF BALLS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with THE CANON OF BALLS.

    Beyond Up is an exhilarating adventure that will push your platforming skills to their limits! Your goal is simple: ascend through a world filled with obstacles, platforms, and unexpected twists, all while defying gravity and conquering your fear of falling.

    2024ActionAdventureCasualSteam ↗
  2. cheapskate

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for THE CANON OF BALLS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with THE CANON OF BALLS.

    cheapskate (pre-alpha, in development, early access) is a highly moddable skate sandbox featuring offliine singleplayer, peer to peer multiplayer, easy mod support, Steam Deck compatibility, and one low price forever.

    2025ActionSportsIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Stickit

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for THE CANON OF BALLS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with THE CANON OF BALLS.

    A game for those who can stick it, and stick to it.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. *NEW* SCUFFED EPIC BHOP SIMULATOR 2023 (POG CHAMP)

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for THE CANON OF BALLS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with THE CANON OF BALLS.

    Jump into it with *NEW* EPIC SCUFFED BHOP SIMULATOR 2023 POG CHAMP, a new parkour game which has spicy memes, graphics, and physics engine! Play with up to 10 friends in multiplayer and by yourself in single player!

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  5. POP OFF 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for THE CANON OF BALLS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with THE CANON OF BALLS.

    POP OFF 2 is a precision platformer. You'll jump, strafe, and soar across surreal environments as a ballistic beverage... assuming you've the talent for trajectory and mid-air controls. Climb, fly, ascend, repeat. Unlock shortcuts + Spartan "kick" your friends in multiplayer and enjoy the view!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Flipping is Hard

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for THE CANON OF BALLS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with THE CANON OF BALLS.

    A flippin' hard solo/coop game where rotation is your only motion. Flip, fall, and climb through the land of lost things to return to your boy.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  7. Sphere Arena

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for THE CANON OF BALLS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with THE CANON OF BALLS.

    In Sphere Arena you take control of a ball to roll, jump or slide through non-linear levels in order to visit all checkpoints scattered across the maps in industrial setting. Improve your skill in singleplayer or compete with other players in multiplayer mode.

    2021ActionIndieCasual8.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. SATORI

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for THE CANON OF BALLS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with THE CANON OF BALLS.

    SATORI is a flow-inducing first-person platformer -- wall-run, air-dash, grapple-swing, and rail-grind through infinitely generated open worlds and experience the freedom of meditative free-running.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below THE CANON OF BALLS at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~71% under THE CANON OF BALLS on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with THE CANON OF BALLS.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under THE CANON OF BALLS on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE CANON OF BALLS.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~56% under THE CANON OF BALLS on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE CANON OF BALLS.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~71% under THE CANON OF BALLS on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with THE CANON OF BALLS.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under THE CANON OF BALLS on Steam right now. Shares Casual with THE CANON OF BALLS.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~71% under THE CANON OF BALLS on Steam right now. Shares Casual with THE CANON OF BALLS.

    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.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~71% under THE CANON OF BALLS on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with THE CANON OF BALLS.

    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!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under THE CANON OF BALLS on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE CANON OF BALLS.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with THE CANON OF BALLS.

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with THE CANON OF BALLS.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE CANON OF BALLS.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with THE CANON OF BALLS.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. 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 THE CANON OF BALLS.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with THE CANON OF BALLS.

    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.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with THE CANON OF BALLS.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE CANON OF BALLS.

    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.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about THE CANON OF BALLS

How much does THE CANON OF BALLS cost?
THE CANON OF BALLS is listed on Steam at 3.39 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does THE CANON OF BALLS have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — THE CANON OF BALLS supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to THE CANON OF BALLS?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside THE CANON OF BALLS are Beyond Up, cheapskate, Stickit.
Who developed THE CANON OF BALLS?
THE CANON OF BALLS was developed by Helios Monk.

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