Games like Pankapu
If Pankapu is your kind of game, the closest matches are Akatori, Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight and Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and contemplative. 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 Pankapu: Pankapu is a narrative action-platformer that takes place in the dreams of Djaha’rell, a child troubled by a tragic incident. Upgrade your skills, find new competencies, switch your Aegis in real time in order to get rid of Nightmare's invasion.
Players who liked Pankapu also play
Steam players who put hours into Pankapu 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.
Akatori
WHY THIS
Top pick for Pankapu fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Pankapu.
Akatori is an epic metroidvania where you wield your staff to fight, jump, and explore diverse realms across different eras. Explore worlds spanning different eras, battle formidable enemies, and help Mako stop the Amber Storms that poison all living things.
Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Pankapu.
Second-strongest match for Pankapu fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Pankapu.
Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight is the fourth installment in the beloved Momodora series of 2D platformers. Unleash ravaging combos against a variety of formidable monsters and deftly dodge your way through a cursed land to seek audience with the Queen and dispel the evil that threatens all life.
Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Pankapu.
Third-strongest match for Pankapu fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Pankapu.
“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning Action-Platformer crafted by Moon Studios.
Laika: Aged Through Blood
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Pankapu fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Pankapu.
Laika: Aged Through Blood is an action-adventure Metroidvania set in a post-apocalyptic western world. Play as Laika, a coyote mother and fierce warrior, and carve your motorbike through a land ravaged by betrayal and loss as you uncover dark secrets in the pursuit of vengeance against oppression.
Unbound: Worlds Apart
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Pankapu.
Ranked #5 for Pankapu fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pankapu.
Summon portals to overcome vicious beasts, devious puzzles and fiendish platforming challenges. Master the unique powers of each portal to stop the collapse of reality, while exploring lush, hand-drawn worlds and unraveling a deep narrative full of mysteries.
Cyber Shadow
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Pankapu.
Ranked #6 for Pankapu fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Pankapu.
The world has been taken over by synthetic lifeforms. A desperate plea for help sets Shadow, the sole survivor of his clan, on one last mission to uncover what started the path to perpetual ruin.
Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Pankapu.
Ranked #7 for Pankapu fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Pankapu.
Wield the dance of the shaman. Reclaim your father’s spirit. Brave the beautiful and treacherous land of Kenzera with the God of Death in Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU, a metroidvania-style adventure crafted by Surgent Studios.
Rain World
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Pankapu.
Ranked #8 for Pankapu fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Pankapu.
You are a nomadic slugcat, both predator and prey in a broken ecosystem. Grab your spear and brave the industrial wastes, hunting enough food to survive, but be wary— other, bigger creatures have the same plan... and slugcats look delicious.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Pankapu
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Rayman Raving Rabbids™
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Pankapu.
Reviewers of Pankapu cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Pankapu.
Hordes of crazed out-of control bunnies have invaded, enslaving Rayman and forcing him to participate in 'gladiator' style trials. Help Rayman win his freedom back by entertaining and outwitting these fury foes. Use the most hilarious fighting moves imaginable.
Ori and the Blind Forest
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Pankapu.
Reviewers of Pankapu cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Pankapu.
“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning action-platformer crafted by Moon Studios for PC.
Aeterna Noctis
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Pankapu.
Reviewers of Pankapu cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Pankapu.
Aeterna Noctis is a challenging metroidvania that majestically combines action, exploration and adventure. With 2 game modes and difficulty based on action or the exclusive Noctis mode where a level of difficulty is added in precision platforming never seen in the metroidvania genre.
Metroidvania Maker
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Pankapu cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Pankapu.
Create, play, and share custom Metroidvania worlds with a built-in world editor, co-op play, and player-made adventures.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Pankapu at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Pankapu on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Pankapu.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Pankapu on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Pankapu.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
R.E.P.O.
WHY THIS
Priced ~42% under Pankapu on Steam right now. Shares Action with Pankapu.
An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Pankapu on Steam right now. Shares Action with Pankapu.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~48% under Pankapu on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Pankapu.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Pankapu on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Pankapu.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Pankapu on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Pankapu.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~92% under Pankapu on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Pankapu.
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?
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 with Pankapu.
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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Pankapu.
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 Action and Indie with Pankapu.
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 Pankapu.
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 and Adventure with Pankapu.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Pankapu.
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 Action and Indie with Pankapu.
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.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Pankapu.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Pankapu.
“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning Action-Platformer crafted by Moon Studios.
Laika: Aged Through Blood
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Pankapu.
Laika: Aged Through Blood is an action-adventure Metroidvania set in a post-apocalyptic western world. Play as Laika, a coyote mother and fierce warrior, and carve your motorbike through a land ravaged by betrayal and loss as you uncover dark secrets in the pursuit of vengeance against oppression.
Unbound: Worlds Apart
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Pankapu.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pankapu.
Summon portals to overcome vicious beasts, devious puzzles and fiendish platforming challenges. Master the unique powers of each portal to stop the collapse of reality, while exploring lush, hand-drawn worlds and unraveling a deep narrative full of mysteries.
Cyber Shadow
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Pankapu.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Pankapu.
The world has been taken over by synthetic lifeforms. A desperate plea for help sets Shadow, the sole survivor of his clan, on one last mission to uncover what started the path to perpetual ruin.
Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Pankapu.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Pankapu.
Wield the dance of the shaman. Reclaim your father’s spirit. Brave the beautiful and treacherous land of Kenzera with the God of Death in Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU, a metroidvania-style adventure crafted by Surgent Studios.
Frequently asked about Pankapu
- Is Pankapu verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Pankapu is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Pankapu cost?
- Pankapu is listed on Steam at 11.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Pankapu?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Pankapu are Akatori, Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight, Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition.
- Who developed Pankapu?
- Pankapu was developed by Too Kind Studio and published by Dear Villagers.
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