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Games like Gerry Dae

If Gerry Dae is your kind of game, the closest matches are Water Margin: Defiance, Memoridian and ABYSSAL BLADE — 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 Gerry Dae: Gerry Dae is a hand-drawn 2D adventure set on the surface of water. Play as a water strider in a world that is beautiful, hostile, and never safe. Rhythm-based deflection combat, multi-phase bosses, and a world that reacts to how you play.

ActionIndieRPGWindows · macOS · Linuxby Lost Backyard
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Steam players who put hours into Gerry Dae 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. Water Margin: Defiance

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Gerry Dae fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gerry Dae.

    "Water Margin: Defiance" is an action RPG set in the 14th-century Chinese classic "Water Margin" ("Outlaws of the Marsh"). Choose your path between good and evil, fight in fast-paced combat, or strike unseen from the shadows. Step into a world where legend and reality intertwine.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Memoridian

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Gerry Dae fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gerry Dae.

    Special knights and explorers that study and fight against the dangerous creatures called Memories. These are dangerous creatures that one day started showing up one by one. Uncover the truth about their origin while protecting your town.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. ABYSSAL BLADE

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Gerry Dae fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gerry Dae.

    ABYSSAL BLADE is a pixel-art boss rush inspired by MMO raid mechanics. With only 1 HP, take up your blade and challenge the five stages of grief.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Flame Cycle

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Gerry Dae fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gerry Dae.

    FlameCycle is a brutal, ultra-minimalist open-world soulslike. Start at the bottom of the food chain, build an infinite deck of combat abilities, and adapt as the world radically metamorphoses with every single death.

    ActionIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  5. The Lubs 2: Straw Hats

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Gerry Dae fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gerry Dae.

    The Lubs 2 : Straw Hats is a 2D action platformer game with RPG factors. Answer the Holy Council's call and fight against Krilton rebellion! The Straw Hats must be paid of their debt and Yunlingen must be in peace again!

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  6. Lunarium

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Gerry Dae fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gerry Dae.

    Lunarium is an atmospheric fantasy A-RPG. Play as Ave, a light-armored knight, who teams up with Lune, a mysterious Starfarer. Together, they journey to save a dying world, engaging in challenging battles to retrieve the lost glow of the stars and forsaken memories, unveiling cosmic secrets.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure17.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. No Place for Bravery

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Gerry Dae fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gerry Dae.

    Thorn, an old warrior worn down by decades of vim and violence, roams a world undone in search of his lost daughter. Dodge, parry & cleave your way out of brutal clashes in this 2D top-down action RPG, and discover the bone-chilling tale of Thorn's crusade to make his family whole again.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Bleak Faith: Forsaken

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Gerry Dae fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gerry Dae.

    Explore the last remnants of civilization in this vast, unforgiving, and interconnected world. Learn what is left of its history. Discover pockets of natural life in the perpetually expanding Omnistructure. Lose yourself in a journey unlike any other. Find your purpose in the world.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Gerry Dae.

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Gerry Dae.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Gerry Dae.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Gerry Dae.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. 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 Gerry Dae.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 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 Gerry Dae.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Gerry Dae.

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Gerry Dae

What games are most similar to Gerry Dae?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Gerry Dae are Water Margin: Defiance, Memoridian, ABYSSAL BLADE.
Who developed Gerry Dae?
Gerry Dae was developed by Lost Backyard.

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 Gerry Dae.

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