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Games like Journey to the King

If Journey to the King is your kind of game, the closest matches are Bananaguy, Antonball Deluxe and Moventure — 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 Journey to the King: Journey to the King is a 2D pixel art platformer inspired by classic platformer games. You play as a knight on a quest through dangerous lands to reach the kingdom and help the king who urgently awaits your arrival.

2026IndieAdventureCasualWindowsby Chicken House Studio
Journey to the King — Steam game cover

Players who liked Journey to the King also play

Steam players who put hours into Journey to the King 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. Bananaguy

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Journey to the King fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Journey to the King.

    Bananguy returns for a new epic adventure! Collect "Power Coins" and explore goofy worlds in the ultimate search for the legendary golden banana!

    2023IndieAdventureCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Antonball Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Journey to the King fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Journey to the King.

    The breakout title from Summitsphere, Antonball Deluxe is a retro, high-octane smorgasbord of ballbusting arcade action! Antonball Deluxe quite literally turns the breakout genre on its head, blending traditional brick-breaking gameplay with tight, intense platforming.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Moventure

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Journey to the King fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Journey to the King.

    100 moves, 2 buttons, 0 tutorials. Master a massive moveset hidden within a D-Pad and 2 buttons. Conquer +100 levels in the ultimate movelike precision platformer.

    2026IndieAdventure7.40 USDSteam ↗
  4. Grapple Dog

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Journey to the King fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Journey to the King.

    Jump, Swing and Zip your way through colourful worlds and exciting challenges in this unique 2D action-platformer! Master the power of the Grapple on your adventure to save the world!

    2022ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. pureya

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Journey to the King fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Journey to the King.

    A different game every 10 seconds! Collect marbles and spend them in a pachinko machine to unlock new minigames, skins and music.

    2021ActionIndieCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Wandersong

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Journey to the King fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Journey to the King.

    A musical platforming adventure with an emotional story. Play as a silly bard and use music to interact with everything on a journey around the world. Along the way you'll explore, solve puzzles, and meet a huge cast of characters!

    2018IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Grapple Dogs: Cosmic Canines

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Journey to the King fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Journey to the King.

    Swing, jump, and blast through dimensions in the follow-up to the critically-acclaimed 2D action-platformer Grapple Dog. Zip between action-packed worlds as Pablo and Luna team up to save the cosmos in their own unique ways.

    2024ActionAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Garbanzo Quest

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Journey to the King fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Journey to the King.

    GARBANZO QUEST! The crazy bullet-heck platformer where your main weapon is your own spit! Bring a friend! Hand-crafted challenges, secrets, and branching paths galore!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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 Journey to the King.

    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 Adventure with Journey to the King.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Journey to the King.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Journey to the King.

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Journey to the King.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. 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 Journey to the King.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Journey to the King.

    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 ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Journey to the King.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Journey to the King

What games are most similar to Journey to the King?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Journey to the King are Bananaguy, Antonball Deluxe, Moventure.
Who developed Journey to the King?
Journey to the King was developed by Chicken House Studio.

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 Journey to the King.

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