Games like Crankles
If Crankles is your kind of game, the closest matches are Unstrong: Space Calamity, Nyra and the Garden of Moros and Cat & Capy — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Crankles: 3rd person arcade platformer where you play as Crankles - a cat who despises everything and doesn't really care. But kicking some dog butts is better than doing nothing, right? Retrieve the stolen cat toys, learn new skills and uncover all secrets! The fate of The Purring Island is in your paws!
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Unstrong: Space Calamity
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Top pick for Crankles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Crankles.
Sure, the world exploded and you're just drifting through space now, but you WILL find a way to make your planet whole again. Nothing can stop mad scientist ladies like Glasses! Soar through space and explore planets, moons and asteroids in this action-packed 3d platformer.
Nyra and the Garden of Moros
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Second-strongest match for Crankles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Crankles.
Explore the withered land of the old kings in this moody, Open World, Action-Adventure. Climb the corrupted guardians, seek a cure, seek peace and make your own way.
Cat & Capy
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Third-strongest match for Crankles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Crankles.
Cat & Capy is a heartwarming 3D platformer where you play as the cat and capybara from the viral Matato Games video series on TikTok and Instagram. Embark on an adventurous journey to rescue dogs, explore diverse worlds, and battle the nefarious bird army!
MOJITO Woody's Rescue
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Ranked #4 for Crankles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Crankles.
A parkour platformer game about a cube-shaped cat named Mojito that team up with Lana, a little yarn ball to rescue his best dog friend from an evil cucumber in a cute 3d adventure with sandbox levels, platforming challenges and exploration zones.
Nia: Jewel Hunter
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Ranked #5 for Crankles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Crankles.
Immerse yourself in an atmospheric world where a young girl named Nia is transported to an ancient realm. Solve puzzles, avoid dangers, collect artifacts, and activate portals to bring Nia back to the modern world. The challenges and mysteries of ancient civilizations await you!
HIIT
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Ranked #6 for Crankles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Crankles.
Trapped on a mysterious planet, HIIT finds himself in a hostile world filled with challenges to overcome. Explore this Metroidvania adventure focused on platforming and puzzles to uncover what happened in Zaruma before your arrival.
The Cat! Porfirio's Adventure
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Ranked #7 for Crankles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Crankles.
The best sim game about adventures of an urban cat in the village.
Star Overdrive
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Ranked #8 for Crankles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Crankles.
Star Overdrive is a high-speed action adventure set in an open world. Race across an alien planet on your Hoverboard, mastering tricks, battling enemies, solving puzzles, and using your powers to overcome challenges and shape your destiny!
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 and Casual with Crankles.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Crankles.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Crankles.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Crankles.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Crankles.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Crankles.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Crankles.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Travellin Cats in Paris
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Crankles.
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 Crankles
- What games are most similar to Crankles?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Crankles are Unstrong: Space Calamity, Nyra and the Garden of Moros, Cat & Capy.
- Who developed Crankles?
- Crankles was developed by Wayward Cats.
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