Games like There Was A Caveman
If There Was A Caveman is your kind of game, the closest matches are VVVVVV, 1 Screen Platformer and Scoot Kaboom and the Tomb of Doom — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, dark and retro. 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 There Was A Caveman: There Was A Caveman is a prehistoric themed, retro styled, action platformer. With challenging gameplay that will keep you on your toes. Get ready to die and die a lot.
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Steam players who put hours into There Was A Caveman 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.
VVVVVV
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with There Was A Caveman.
Top pick for There Was A Caveman fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with There Was A Caveman.
VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?
1 Screen Platformer
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with There Was A Caveman.
Second-strongest match for There Was A Caveman fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with There Was A Caveman.
This is a SHORT, 2D PLATFORMER with TIGHT CONTROLS about exploring a single level to get past a bunch of TRAPS. There is an EASY mode and a HARD mode depending on your skill level.
Scoot Kaboom and the Tomb of Doom
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for There Was A Caveman fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with There Was A Caveman.
Scoot Kaboom and the Tomb of Doom is a fiendishly fun action platformer that all takes place on one enormous screen. Run, dive and dodge through the twisting maze, evading spikes, saws, fireballs, portals and even more and escape the Tomb of Doom!
Moustache Mountain
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with There Was A Caveman.
Ranked #4 for There Was A Caveman fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with There Was A Caveman.
A young moustache enthusiast goes on an adventure, to climb the highest flying mountain in search of a magical moustache gel!
LOVE
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for There Was A Caveman fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with There Was A Caveman.
Love is a reductive platforming game with a retro aesthetic and a focus on a challenging difficulty. It has an custom respawn system, 16 levels, 12 track soundtrack, competitive scoring, and a simple-to-use level creation feature.
140
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with There Was A Caveman.
Ranked #6 for There Was A Caveman fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with There Was A Caveman.
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.
Super Magbot
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with There Was A Caveman.
Ranked #7 for There Was A Caveman fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with There Was A Caveman.
A precise 2D platformer with a twist. NO JUMPING. Master your magnetic powers to beat each level with speed and skill. Enjoy classic 16-bit gaming vibes, tackle challenging achievements and compete for global leaderboard supremacy along the way.
Super Meat Boy
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with There Was A Caveman.
Ranked #8 for There Was A Caveman fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with There Was A Caveman.
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
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Super Meat Boy
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with There Was A Caveman.
Reviewers of There Was A Caveman cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with There Was A Caveman.
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
Spelunky
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with There Was A Caveman.
Reviewers of There Was A Caveman cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with There Was A Caveman.
Spelunky is a unique platformer with randomized levels that offer a challenging new experience each time you play. Journey deep underground and explore fantastic places filled with all manner of monsters, traps, and treasure.
Volgarr the Viking
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with There Was A Caveman.
Reviewers of There Was A Caveman cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with There Was A Caveman.
Return to the Golden Age of arcades with a hardcore action platformer that pulls no punches! Possesses all the hallmarks of true classics like Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts (SNES), Rastan Saga (Arcade), Castlevania (NES) and more with precise controls, high challenge, and meticulous design.
Super Time Force Ultra
WHY THIS
Reviewers of There Was A Caveman cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with There Was A Caveman.
Super Time Force Ultra is an insane platformer filled with robots and dinosaurs and fun and time travel... sometimes all at the same time!
The Binding of Isaac
WHY THIS
Shares boss fights and a dark mood with There Was A Caveman.
Reviewers of There Was A Caveman cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with There Was A Caveman.
Now 20% More Evil with the Free Halloween update!
Castle of Vania
WHY THIS
Reviewers of There Was A Caveman cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Invade the castle of the powerful Vampire Vania, face several difficult, exciting and sensual challenges to end this reign of horror and orgies.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below There Was A Caveman at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under There Was A Caveman on Steam right now. Shares Indie with There Was A Caveman.
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 ~57% under There Was A Caveman on Steam right now. Shares Indie with There Was A Caveman.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~46% under There Was A Caveman on Steam right now. Shares Indie with There Was A Caveman.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under There Was A Caveman on Steam right now. Shares Indie with There Was A Caveman.
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 ~79% under There Was A Caveman on Steam right now. Shares Indie with There Was A Caveman.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under There Was A Caveman on Steam right now. Shares Indie with There Was A Caveman.
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!
A Short Hike
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under There Was A Caveman on Steam right now. Shares Indie with There Was A Caveman.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under There Was A Caveman on Steam right now. Shares Indie with There Was A Caveman.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
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 There Was A Caveman.
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 There Was A Caveman.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with There Was A Caveman.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with There Was A Caveman.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with There Was A Caveman.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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More from Nauris Amatnieks
Other recommendable Steam games by Nauris Amatnieks, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Moustache Mountain
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with There Was A Caveman.
Another title from Nauris Amatnieks, the studio behind There Was A Caveman. Shares Indie with There Was A Caveman.
A young moustache enthusiast goes on an adventure, to climb the highest flying mountain in search of a magical moustache gel!
Bacon Rebellion
WHY THIS
Another title from Nauris Amatnieks, the studio behind There Was A Caveman. Shares Indie with There Was A Caveman.
Do you ever want to just relax and slaughter something? Well, lucky for you, the pigs have gone mad! They are destroying everything! So grab your trusty double-barreled friend and put an end to this Bacon Rebellion!
The Inner Darkness
WHY THIS
Another title from Nauris Amatnieks, the studio behind There Was A Caveman. Shares Indie with There Was A Caveman.
A lone man's journey through a strange world. Dimension switching mechanic - switch between the dimensions to traverse the world and solve puzzles.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
VVVVVV
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with There Was A Caveman.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with There Was A Caveman.
VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?
1 Screen Platformer
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with There Was A Caveman.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with There Was A Caveman.
This is a SHORT, 2D PLATFORMER with TIGHT CONTROLS about exploring a single level to get past a bunch of TRAPS. There is an EASY mode and a HARD mode depending on your skill level.
LOVE
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with There Was A Caveman.
Love is a reductive platforming game with a retro aesthetic and a focus on a challenging difficulty. It has an custom respawn system, 16 levels, 12 track soundtrack, competitive scoring, and a simple-to-use level creation feature.
140
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with There Was A Caveman.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with There Was A Caveman.
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.
Super Magbot
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with There Was A Caveman.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with There Was A Caveman.
A precise 2D platformer with a twist. NO JUMPING. Master your magnetic powers to beat each level with speed and skill. Enjoy classic 16-bit gaming vibes, tackle challenging achievements and compete for global leaderboard supremacy along the way.
Super Meat Boy
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with There Was A Caveman.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with There Was A Caveman.
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
Frequently asked about There Was A Caveman
- How much does There Was A Caveman cost?
- There Was A Caveman is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to There Was A Caveman?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside There Was A Caveman are VVVVVV, 1 Screen Platformer, Scoot Kaboom and the Tomb of Doom.
- Who developed There Was A Caveman?
- There Was A Caveman was developed by Nauris Amatnieks.
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 There Was A Caveman.
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