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Games like Bobo and the Chest of Nightmares

If Bobo and the Chest of Nightmares is your kind of game, the closest matches are OUTCLAW, Mousey and Spanky "Bat-a-Swing" — 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 Bobo and the Chest of Nightmares: Jump, glide, and outsmart traps in this spooky 3D platformer! Smash obstacles, solve puzzles, and fend off evil spirits to defeat The Dream Master. Collect hidden treasures and restore joy to a world shrouded in darkness!

2026ActionStrategyIndieAdventureRPGCasualWindows · macOSby Polycast Labs
Bobo and the Chest of Nightmares — Steam game cover

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  1. OUTCLAW

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Bobo and the Chest of Nightmares fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Bobo and the Chest of Nightmares.

    Collect and command a horde of mischievous minions as you explore this starry world. Turn chaos into connection in this surreal puzzle action-adventure about carving out your own strange little family.

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  2. Mousey

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Bobo and the Chest of Nightmares fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Bobo and the Chest of Nightmares.

    Mousey is a retro style 3D-platformer that takes inspiration from various early 2000's classics. Travel through air ducts, explore rooms, watch out for hazards and most importantly - collect cheese.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Spanky "Bat-a-Swing"

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Bobo and the Chest of Nightmares fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Bobo and the Chest of Nightmares.

    Spanky "Bat-a-Swing" is a 3D rhythm based platformer, inspired by 1930s cartoons and electro swing music! Enter and explore Metronopolis, where everything and everyone moves and dances on the beat of music. Help Spanky the Bat teach Mayor Metrognome a lesson!

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  4. Simulacro

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Bobo and the Chest of Nightmares fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Bobo and the Chest of Nightmares.

    Simulacro is a 3D action-platformer with a measured pace and unconventional mechanics. In a world of strange physics and synthetic creatures, the experience challenges genre standards with a unique approach.

    2026ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. KilaFlow

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Bobo and the Chest of Nightmares fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Bobo and the Chest of Nightmares.

    KilaFlow is a fast paced Precision 3d Platformer featuring a Toy Robot Antivirus who switches gears to speed up and save Datyte from the infection of an evil and mysterious Virus threat! Bounce, Slide, and Spin between programs and worlds to generate Keygems and cure the cute critters in your path!

    2026ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Supercharged

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Bobo and the Chest of Nightmares fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Bobo and the Chest of Nightmares.

    Play as a developer trapped inside his own game. Shoot platforms, chain wall-runs and race through corrupted digital dimensions in a fast 3D action-platformer built around movement, timing and momentum.

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  7. PsiloSybil

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Bobo and the Chest of Nightmares fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Bobo and the Chest of Nightmares.

    An old-school, tough-as nails classic linear 3D platformer with a faithful PS1 cartoony aesthetic. 25 fully original levels, boss fights, collectibles, time-trials, and many secrets.

    2024ActionIndie12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Corn Kidz 64

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Bobo and the Chest of Nightmares fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Bobo and the Chest of Nightmares.

    The unauthorized, kid-friendly version of the classic Stephen King thriller (or maybe not, maybe it's just a game about one-horned goatbabies)

    2023ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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  1. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Bobo and the Chest of Nightmares.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. 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 Bobo and the Chest of Nightmares.

    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 ↗
  3. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Bobo and the Chest of Nightmares.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Bobo and the Chest of Nightmares.

    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!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Bobo and the Chest of Nightmares.

    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 ↗
  6. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Bobo and the Chest of Nightmares.

    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 ↗
  7. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Bobo and the Chest of Nightmares.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Bobo and the Chest of Nightmares.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Bobo and the Chest of Nightmares

What games are most similar to Bobo and the Chest of Nightmares?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Bobo and the Chest of Nightmares are OUTCLAW, Mousey, Spanky "Bat-a-Swing".
Who developed Bobo and the Chest of Nightmares?
Bobo and the Chest of Nightmares was developed by Polycast Labs.

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 Bobo and the Chest of Nightmares.

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