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Games like hook-kick

If hook-kick is your kind of game, the closest matches are Bouncy Blobs, babe-lathe and JUMP KING QUEST — 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 hook-kick: She ate me! The indignity of this has seemingly left you immortal. Stored for safekeeping (head being so pretty and all) you team up with a couple of bones from a slain wizard and a stretchy pirate-snake named hook in this kicking platformer filled with circles all the way up and down.

ActionAdventureWindows · Linuxby tjern
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Players who liked hook-kick also play

Steam players who put hours into hook-kick 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. Bouncy Blobs

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for hook-kick fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with hook-kick.

    You are a blob. Prove your worth as the greatest blob to ever live by solving puzzles or vanquishing your squishy brethren.

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  2. babe-lathe

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for hook-kick fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with hook-kick.

    Climb and explore the Queen's tower-island in this grid-based 3D platformer filled with bonk-like random encounters, mischievous ghosts, tricky jumps and a horrible, horrible curse..

    2024ActionAdventureRPG6.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. JUMP KING QUEST

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for hook-kick fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with hook-kick.

    Plunge into high-stakes punishment platforming in JUMP KING QUEST! Explore alone or fall together in dynamic online climbing action as you fight your way upwards on an unhinged quest to The Smoking Hot Babe at The Top. In this world, every ledge is a battlefield…

    2026ActionIndieAdventure11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Fight Crab

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for hook-kick fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with hook-kick.

    Welcome to Fight Crab.A new 3D action game where you take control of a crab, and fight off other giant enemy crabs.Physics allows for crabs to move powerfully and quickly in this hardcore battle arena.Freely control your pincers to use weapons and develop your own crab fighting style.

    2020ActionSportsIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. QUEST TOGETHER

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for hook-kick fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with hook-kick.

    Take up your sword and shield and go on a quest with your friends in QUEST TOGETHER, the VR MMORPG. Rise up the ranks in the adventurers guild, hang out with your fellow questers, make new friends, team up together for adventure, or partake in some PVP matches!

    2022ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Perfect Partner

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for hook-kick fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with hook-kick.

    Perfect Partner is a party game where 2 players work closely to compete with other penguins! The road to the championship is full of mini-games, win them to collect furniture and decorate your own island! Sometimes your worst enemy is in the same boat!

    2023ActionSportsIndie8.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for hook-kick fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with hook-kick.

    "Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate" is a side-scrolling beat-'em-up with the heart of a fighting game, showcasing nostalgic pixel art and the latest cross-platform online multiplayer. Experience the biggest and most expansive entry in the "Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds" series to date!

    2025Action24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for hook-kick fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with hook-kick.

    Traverse the Telvanni Peninsula in Morrowind and preserve secrets ascribed to the unfathomable realms of Apocrypha. Unlock the runic power of a brand-new class - the Arcanist - and fight to uphold reality itself.

    2023ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with hook-kick.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. 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 ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with hook-kick.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. 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 ↗
  5. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

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

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with hook-kick.

    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 ↗

More from tjern

Other recommendable Steam games by tjern, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Spaceman Sparkles 2

    WHY THIS

    Another title from tjern, the studio behind hook-kick. Shares Action with hook-kick.

    Spaceman Sparkles 2 is a frantic bullet-hell that takes place in a thumpin' disco universe, you'll be begging for mercy while bobbing your head to the beat.

    2015Action2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Spaceman Sparkles 3

    WHY THIS

    Another title from tjern, the studio behind hook-kick. Shares Action with hook-kick.

    Sparkles wrecked a spaceship and got kidnapped by a mysterious Green Star, play as Magic in this new rescue adventure.

    2016Action4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. HOCKEY SPACE

    WHY THIS

    Another title from tjern, the studio behind hook-kick. Shares Action with hook-kick.

    Fast button-based low rule local multiplayer hockey game. I think it's fun with friends, but most things are.

    2017ActionSports4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. sunny-place

    WHY THIS

    Another title from tjern, the studio behind hook-kick. Shares Action with hook-kick.

    A game about cute girls and speedy cars! Race THE TRACKS OF THE ABYSS, socialize with online strangers (or friends), furnish your apartment and explore the new much improved hell city.

    2021ActionCasualRacing6.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. sunny-place-2

    WHY THIS

    Another title from tjern, the studio behind hook-kick. Shares Action with hook-kick.

    Battle against chaotic bullet hell bosses with online strangers (or friends!) Customise your outfit or make and upload a boss for others to enjoy! :)

    2022ActionEarly Access6.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. babe-lathe

    WHY THIS

    Another title from tjern, the studio behind hook-kick. Shares Action and Adventure with hook-kick.

    Climb and explore the Queen's tower-island in this grid-based 3D platformer filled with bonk-like random encounters, mischievous ghosts, tricky jumps and a horrible, horrible curse..

    2024ActionAdventureRPG6.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Tower of Ba*bel

    WHY THIS

    Another title from tjern, the studio behind hook-kick. Shares Adventure with hook-kick.

    Our mistress has been kidnapped by a masked menace. But fear not!! The buds are on the case in this slightly frustrating roll up a tower, with a berrific ending.

    2025AdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about hook-kick

Does hook-kick have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — hook-kick supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
What games are most similar to hook-kick?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside hook-kick are Bouncy Blobs, babe-lathe, JUMP KING QUEST.
Who developed hook-kick?
hook-kick was developed by tjern.

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 hook-kick.

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