Games like Tinboy
If Tinboy is your kind of game, the closest matches are Herakles and the Princess of Troy, Billy and The True Slime King — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its humorous tone and pastiche, multiple solutions per level and challenging. 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 Tinboy 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.
Herakles and the Princess of Troy
WHY THIS
Top pick for Tinboy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Tinboy.
A brutal platform game with an advanced speedrun system. Explore a story from Greek mythology as you rally an army to defy a tyrant. Hack and slash your way up the leaderboards and claim a world record!
Billy
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Tinboy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Tinboy.
Take control of Billy and Polly as you make your way through a colorful and challenging world full of precision platforming goodness.
The True Slime King
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Tinboy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Tinboy.
An evil presence has emerged in the kingdom… but is it you or is it them? Play as a fallen king and somewhat immortal slime to conquer an onslaught of obstacles and puzzles in a quest to reclaim your fallen kingdoms. Smooth and simple controls for the ultimate experience in 2D precision platforming!
Vylan
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Tinboy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Tinboy.
Help Vylan on his journey to regain his lost memories in this Tile-Based platformer. Take on 100 levels in this platformer that flips the genre on its head.
Swapshot
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Tinboy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Tinboy.
In Swapshot, you take control of this fearless protagonist, equipped with an incredible teleportation gun. Your mission is to overcome a series of challenges in a world filled with 2D platforms and intriguing puzzles.
Hatup
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Tinboy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Tinboy.
In Hatup you'll have the mission to go through different challenges with your hat that will allow you to progress through the game's stages. Using different mechanics you will face many challenges and with different levels of difficulty.
Climb It
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Tinboy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Tinboy.
Climb It is a platformer and a puzzle game. Find all levels in a world which want to kill you and finish them. But be careful...be prepared to hit the "Restart" button more than once !
The Annoying Game
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Tinboy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Tinboy.
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?
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Tinboy at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Tinboy on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tinboy.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Tinboy on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tinboy.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Tinboy on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tinboy.
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.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Tinboy on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Tinboy.
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.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Tinboy on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Tinboy.
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.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Tinboy on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Tinboy.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Tinboy on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Tinboy.
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!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Tinboy on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tinboy.
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?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Tinboy.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Tinboy.
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 and Casual with Tinboy.
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 Indie with Tinboy.
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.
Travellin Cats in Paris
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Tinboy.
Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!
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Frequently asked about Tinboy
- Does Tinboy run on Steam Deck?
- Tinboy 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 Tinboy cost?
- Tinboy is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Tinboy?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Tinboy are Herakles and the Princess of Troy, Billy, The True Slime King.
- Who developed Tinboy?
- Tinboy was developed by Interactive Stone.
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 Tinboy.
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