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Games like Friction

If Friction is your kind of game, the closest matches are Run Prop, Run! - Puropu Pursuit, Wacky Jumpers and float: champions — 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 Friction: Friction is a new take on tag. Use your skills to dodge and juke other players in an obstacle filled map. Whoever earns the most amount of points in 2 minutes wins the round.

2026ActionIndieFree To PlayCasualEarly AccessFree to playWindowsby Dog Dog Studios
Friction — Steam game cover

Players who liked Friction also play

Steam players who put hours into Friction 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. Run Prop, Run! - Puropu Pursuit

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Friction fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Free To Play and Casual with Friction.

    Run Prop, Run! is a 12-player prop hunt hide & seek game with platforming, skills, and crazy game rules! Join the hunters army to seek props, or disguise as random objects to deceive the others!

    2021Free To PlayCasualEarly AccessFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Wacky Jumpers

    WHY THIS

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

    "Wacky Jumpers" is a multiplayer racing video game inspired by the colorful and wacky universe of "Fall Guys" and the vertical gameplay of "Only Up". In this game, players embody fearless ninjas who compete in frantic races full of traps.

    2024ActionIndieCasual8.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. float: champions

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Friction fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Free To Play with Friction.

    float champions is an intense skill based platformer where players race to become the king of the hill. Knock down those who oppose you by launching anvils or dishing out slaps as you fight to stay at the top.

    2023ActionFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Crystal Ball Critters

    WHY THIS

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

    Crystal Ball Critters is a multiplayer ball-racing game, in which you race your friends through our evil mastermind's carefully thought out multiverse of adventures! Play by yourself or against up to 4 of your friends to find out who can beat each stage first.

    2025ActionIndieCasualSteam ↗
  5. RADMINTON

    WHY THIS

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

    Become a super rad parkour vigilante and fight back against ADCO. Experience over-the-top action and comical gunfights against 'the big corpo' as you traverse through movement-based levels and puzzles. A 3D-action parkour movement shooter where you can customize, style, rebel, and keep it RAD!

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  6. 4Wheel Challenge

    WHY THIS

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

    Play solo or with friends in chaotic modes, master the physics… or just blow everyone up!

    2025ActionSportsIndie3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Spanky!

    WHY THIS

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

    Spanky! is THE booty-physics party game that brings cheeky movement mechanics to chaos-filled party modes. Twerk online with up to 7 friends and slap some jiggly tush!

    2024ActionIndieCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Synth Race

    WHY THIS

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

    Race against up to 12 friends in Synth Race. Run, jump, and slide your way to victory across 16 levels featuring a variety of obstacle courses.

    2025ActionIndieRacing4.99 USDSteam ↗

More from Dog Dog Studios

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

  1. Tournament of Beans

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Dog Dog Studios, the studio behind Friction. Shares Action and Indie with Friction.

    Tournament of Beans is a unique PvP game where you can alter the map to your advantage.

    2022ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Hit the Bit

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Dog Dog Studios, the studio behind Friction. Shares Action and Indie with Friction.

    Hit the Bit is an action-packed PvP game, where players duke it out in an intense battle. You have complete control over each statistic of your character, allowing you to create a unique fighting style that suits your gameplay.

    2023ActionIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. float: champions

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Dog Dog Studios, the studio behind Friction. Shares Action and Free To Play with Friction.

    float champions is an intense skill based platformer where players race to become the king of the hill. Knock down those who oppose you by launching anvils or dishing out slaps as you fight to stay at the top.

    2023ActionFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Friction

Is Friction free to play?
Yes — Friction is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
Does Friction have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Friction supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, PvP).
What games are most similar to Friction?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Friction are Run Prop, Run! - Puropu Pursuit, Wacky Jumpers, float: champions.
Who developed Friction?
Friction was developed by Dog Dog Studios.

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 Friction.

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