Games like Side Quest
If Side Quest is your kind of game, the closest matches are Albacete Warrior, Stickman Killing Zombie and RWBY: Arrowfell — 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 Side Quest: Side Quest tells the fun story about a chef that becomes hero and sees himself having to fulfill a mission that a suspicious wizard trusts to him. Meanwhile, a young and punchy villain struggles to keep him from finishing this journey full with action, hordes of enemies and even a legendary knight.
Players who liked Side Quest also play
Steam players who put hours into Side Quest 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.
Albacete Warrior
WHY THIS
Top pick for Side Quest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Side Quest.
Albacete Warrior is a hysterical beat ‘em up where you will be cockslapping your way through Benito’s Bizarre Adventure, the spanish ninja, his pal Pepito, the chicken and his sensei… Paco. You can play alone or with a friend locally.
Stickman Killing Zombie
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Side Quest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Side Quest.
The stickman world is in a zombie epidemic- kill zombie stickmen with your epic red sword!
RWBY: Arrowfell
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Side Quest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Side Quest.
Dive into an explosive new RWBY adventure! Instantly switch between Ruby, Weiss, Blake, and Yang, and use their weapons and Semblances to battle a mysterious new threat in this in-canon story set during RWBY Volume 7! Featuring a new song by Jeff Williams with vocals by Casey Lee Williams!
Hi-Fi RUSH
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Side Quest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Side Quest.
Test your abilities in two new game modes, uncover new rewards and even a few secrets in the Arcade Challenge! Update! Feel the beat as wannabe rockstar Chai and his ragtag team fight against an evil megacorp in a world that syncs to the music.
Ogre Tale
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Side Quest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Side Quest.
Join ogre sisters Ran, Hana, and Yume, and their feline mentor, Iroha, in a battle against fairytale folkheroes-turned-villains via this action-packed tongue-in-cheek 2D beat-em-up romp set in modern-day Japan!
Shing!
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Side Quest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Side Quest.
Experience the most exciting and immersive beat-em-up combat system ever – become a kickass ninja and slice some demons in style!
Song of Iron
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Side Quest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Side Quest.
Behind you lies a trail of broken helms, shattered shields. You hold the axe of a fallen foe. Worn and dented, it will suit it's purpose. What lies ahead is still a mystery. Your goal is not.
Redneck Ed: Astro Monsters Show
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Side Quest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Side Quest.
Crisp combat mechanics, challenging arenas, hilarious storyline, and totally addictive and painfully familiar spot-on gameplay. Experience the thrills of fighting your way through the most bizarre villains in the Galaxy and defend the honor of Earth in the space arena!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Side Quest at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Side Quest on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Side Quest.
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 Side Quest on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Side Quest.
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 Side Quest on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Side Quest.
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 Side Quest on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Side Quest.
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 Side Quest on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Side Quest.
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.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Side Quest on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Side Quest.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Side Quest on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Side Quest.
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 Side Quest on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Side Quest.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Side Quest.
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 Side Quest.
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 Action and Indie with Side Quest.
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 Side Quest.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Side Quest.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Side Quest.
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.
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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.
Stickman Killing Zombie
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Side Quest.
The stickman world is in a zombie epidemic- kill zombie stickmen with your epic red sword!
RWBY: Arrowfell
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Side Quest.
Dive into an explosive new RWBY adventure! Instantly switch between Ruby, Weiss, Blake, and Yang, and use their weapons and Semblances to battle a mysterious new threat in this in-canon story set during RWBY Volume 7! Featuring a new song by Jeff Williams with vocals by Casey Lee Williams!
Hi-Fi RUSH
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Side Quest.
Test your abilities in two new game modes, uncover new rewards and even a few secrets in the Arcade Challenge! Update! Feel the beat as wannabe rockstar Chai and his ragtag team fight against an evil megacorp in a world that syncs to the music.
Ogre Tale
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Side Quest.
Join ogre sisters Ran, Hana, and Yume, and their feline mentor, Iroha, in a battle against fairytale folkheroes-turned-villains via this action-packed tongue-in-cheek 2D beat-em-up romp set in modern-day Japan!
Song of Iron
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Side Quest.
Behind you lies a trail of broken helms, shattered shields. You hold the axe of a fallen foe. Worn and dented, it will suit it's purpose. What lies ahead is still a mystery. Your goal is not.
Frequently asked about Side Quest
- How much does Side Quest cost?
- Side Quest is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Side Quest?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Side Quest are Albacete Warrior, Stickman Killing Zombie, RWBY: Arrowfell.
- Who developed Side Quest?
- Side Quest was developed by Miris Mind.
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 Side Quest.
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