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Games like Squatting the Pole

If Squatting the Pole is your kind of game, the closest matches are Coco's Revenge, You're It! and Bros of Bench — 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 Squatting the Pole: Gymmy Polovich dreams of becoming the #1 pole vaulter. His only problem? The trophy is sitting at the top of Mnt. Vault. Armed with nothing but your trusty pole, vault and fling yourself up the mountain. And remember... you can always just give up.

ActionSportsWindows · macOS · Linuxby Brandon Cotesta, Jayden Wisniewski
Squatting the Pole — Steam game cover

Players who liked Squatting the Pole also play

Steam players who put hours into Squatting the Pole 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. Coco's Revenge

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Squatting the Pole fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Squatting the Pole.

    Hop, jump, phase and rotate the world in one of the strangest multi-award winning 2D platformers you've ever seen. Find secrets and set record times accompanied by a live acoustic soundtrack with a dash of seriously quirky visuals. All in the name of saving the sky from the evil Dr. Wily Fox.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. You're It!

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Squatting the Pole fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with Squatting the Pole.

    A fast 2.5D multiplayer tag game where up to eight blobs grapple, wall-jump, dodge, and shove through 40 wild arenas, passing an explosive glow before time runs out.

    ActionSportsIndieSteam ↗
  3. Bros of Bench

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Squatting the Pole fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Squatting the Pole.

    Bros of Bench is a minimalist cooperative platformer in which two players form a dumbbell connected by an adjustable bar. Take turns lifting each other and using the jetpack. Mastering coordination, physics, and timing will be key to winning!

    2026ActionIndieCasualSteam ↗
  4. Ballgame

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Squatting the Pole fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with Squatting the Pole.

    Aim, bounce, smash and grind your way through Ballgame, a ballsy physics platformer where you ARE the ball. Compete in challenging tournaments, speed-driven heists, and physics-bending courses where the precision of golf meets the speed of pinball!

    ActionSportsSteam ↗
  5. Hot Potato: Tag Out

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Squatting the Pole fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with Squatting the Pole.

    A fast-paced multiplayer party game of tag where players dash, dodge, and pass the explosive potato to avoid being the potato that blows up.

    ActionSportsIndieSteam ↗
  6. Gladitta

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Squatting the Pole fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Squatting the Pole.

    Become the ultimate Dungeon Tester! In Gladitta, your job is to assure villains that their evil lair is hero-proof! In this very challenging precision platformer, you need to finish the leves as soon as possible to earn your payday!

    ActionAdventureSteam ↗
  7. Pogoman

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Squatting the Pole fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports with Squatting the Pole.

    Challenge yourself with demanding jumps across all levels, unlock every gadget, and be particularly careful not to break anything in your surroundings.

    2023SportsIndieSimulation8.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Neo Bananas

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Squatting the Pole fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Squatting the Pole.

    In this sci-fi speedrun-platformer, destroy every neo bananas, get the S+ ranks, and uncover why you're the last gorilla on Earth. Go fast. Go wild. Go bananas!

    2026ActionIndieSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    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 ↗
  2. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  6. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Squatting the Pole.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Squatting the Pole.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Squatting the Pole.

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Squatting the Pole

What games are most similar to Squatting the Pole?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Squatting the Pole are Coco's Revenge, You're It!, Bros of Bench.
Who developed Squatting the Pole?
Squatting the Pole was developed by Brandon Cotesta, Jayden Wisniewski and published by MugBall.

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 Squatting the Pole.

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