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Games like Cinderfall

If Cinderfall is your kind of game, the closest matches are Drakula's Ascension, Dragon Jump and Rise of the Penguins GB — 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 Cinderfall: A guttering ember adrift in hungry dark, your lantern is your hourglass. Burn through 100 haunted levels, dashing to hold the shadows back. When your light dies, the dark closes its hands. A precision horror platformer about the race between fire and night.

2026ActionIndieAdventureWindowsby SadNick Studios
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Players who liked Cinderfall also play

Steam players who put hours into Cinderfall 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. Drakula's Ascension

    WHY THIS

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

    Prove your ability to reach your true potential and enjoy retro platforming and combat with a potential cost of starting from the bottom all over again in Drakula's Ascension! Overcome the demons keeping you down, all for your freedom and the view at the top of your castle that once was yours.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Dragon Jump

    WHY THIS

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

    Dragon Jump is a single input, precision platformed where you can either control the dragon yourself or build an AI to compete for you. Oh, and there’s a map editor, so you can design and share your own rage-inducing death traps.

    ActionIndieSteam ↗
  3. Rise of the Penguins GB

    WHY THIS

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

    A retro penguin platformer designed for Gameboy. Perfect for fans of penguins and anyone looking for a moderate challenge in a cold setting!

    2025ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Throughspire

    WHY THIS

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

    Reach the depths and heights of a world-piercing Spire, and uncover the truth behind the Spire and the broken world through tense runs.

    ActionIndieCasualSteam ↗
  5. LeGuha

    WHY THIS

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

    A fast-paced 2D platformer built around movement, timing, and character choice. Play solo or in local co-op, tackle trap-filled handcrafted levels, and master distinct playstyles with different heroes.

    IndieAdventureMassively MultiplayerSteam ↗
  6. 1 Screen Platformer

    WHY THIS

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

    This is a SHORT, 2D PLATFORMER with TIGHT CONTROLS about exploring a single level to get past a bunch of TRAPS. There is an EASY mode and a HARD mode depending on your skill level.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Tiny Thor

    WHY THIS

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

    Jump into this challenging retro platformer! Play as Thor, use his mighty hammer and unique items to explore the Northern Realms. Beware of mythical creatures blocking your path to become a god!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. RedEx

    WHY THIS

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

    RedEx is a 2D shooter with Tower Defence mechanics, with a minimalist pixel art stile. You are to fight against mercenaries of underground smuggling organization which pretends to be a logistic corporation called RedExpress.

    2020ActionIndie7.99 USDSteam ↗

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 Cinderfall.

    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 and Adventure with Cinderfall.

    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 and Adventure with Cinderfall.

    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 Cinderfall.

    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 and Adventure with Cinderfall.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. 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 Cinderfall.

    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 ↗
  7. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. 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 Cinderfall.

    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 Cinderfall

Does Cinderfall have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Cinderfall supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
What games are most similar to Cinderfall?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cinderfall are Drakula's Ascension, Dragon Jump, Rise of the Penguins GB.
Who developed Cinderfall?
Cinderfall was developed by SadNick 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 Cinderfall.

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