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Games like Pappo

If Pappo is your kind of game, the closest matches are Spinny-Roly 64, Chaos The Devil and L8R SK8R — 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 Pappo: Pappo is an engaging 3D platformer inspired by PS1 classics. Explore fantastic worlds, collect all the minerals and save Pappo's family!

ActionIndieAdventureWindowsby Jacko'metti
Pappo — Steam game cover

Players who liked Pappo also play

Steam players who put hours into Pappo 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. Spinny-Roly 64

    WHY THIS

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

    An old-school gem collection game about a roly-poly who likes to bounce around.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Chaos The Devil

    WHY THIS

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

    A Ps1 era inspired 3D platformer. Run, jump and fly your way through a new adventure, done the old way.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. L8R SK8R

    WHY THIS

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

    L8R SK8R is a 3D platformer inspired by the classics of the fifth generation but with a unique twist that will make you feel like a speedrunner.

    2026ActionIndieSteam ↗
  4. Inukari 3D - Shattered World

    WHY THIS

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

    “Inukari 3D - Shattered World” tells the story of the guardian goddess Inukari. Join her on her journey through a colorful retro 3D platformer featuring a total of three open worlds and plenty of characters and quests.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. A Fool's Errand

    WHY THIS

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

    Explore a surrealist, fully open solar system. Help people, go on errands, and goof off to make as much money as you can.

    IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  6. Sapo 3D

    WHY THIS

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

    A 3D linear collect-a-thon platformer about a frog. Collect golden flies, unlock new worlds, and interact with a variety of mechanics and powerups. Finally, discover what lies behind the great gate.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Knight's Try

    WHY THIS

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

    Knight's Try is a tough platformer with retro 64 bit 3D graphics. Take on the role of an honorable Knight of Trye attempting to complete their sacred trial by leaping through a world full of perilous pitfalls and dangerous traps!

    2022ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Tomb Raider I (1996)

    WHY THIS

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

    Adventurer Lara Croft has been hired to recover the pieces of an ancient artifact known as the Scion. With her fearless acrobatic style she runs, jumps, swims and climbs her way towards the truth of its origin and powers - leaving only a trail of empty tombs and gun-cartridges in her wake.

    2012ActionAdventure6.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  2. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. 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 Pappo.

    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 ↗
  4. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Pappo

What games are most similar to Pappo?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Pappo are Spinny-Roly 64, Chaos The Devil, L8R SK8R.
Who developed Pappo?
Pappo was developed by Jacko'metti.

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 Pappo.

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