Games like Pencil Topped
If Pencil Topped is your kind of game, the closest matches are Climb, Cube, Climb!, The Moth and the Moon and Emily's Bizarre Dreams — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Pencil Topped: Erase your obstacles to clear a path forward, dash through danger, and fight epic bosses in this action-platformer inspired by Cuphead and Yoshi's Island! Chapter 1 is available for free!
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Steam players who put hours into Pencil Topped 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.
Climb, Cube, Climb!
WHY THIS
Top pick for Pencil Topped fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Pencil Topped.
Climb, Cube, Climb! is a cute rage-game inspired platformer where the primary obstacle standing in your way is gravity. Employ a diverse set of movement skills to ascend to the top, but be wary: falling is a guarantee.
The Moth and the Moon
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Pencil Topped fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Pencil Topped.
The Moth and the Moon is a rhythm platformer where each precise jump advances Clair de Lune. Guide a tiny moth across a forest lake, combining platforming skill with musical timing to complete the performance. You may even make new a friend along the way...
Emily's Bizarre Dreams
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Pencil Topped fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Pencil Topped.
Emily's Bizarre Dreams is a precision platformer where you'll navigate challenging levels, uncover secrets, and perfect your skills to help Emily overcome her dreams and grant her wish upon a shooting star: to see her late cat, Mr. Tom, one last time.
ORU IN THE VOID
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Pencil Topped fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Pencil Topped.
A story-driven atmospheric platformer about loneliness, memories, and the struggles we carry within ourselves. Guide Oru through a mysterious void and overcome precise challenges in a journey shaped by symbolism and hope.
Wheel Balance
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Pencil Topped fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Pencil Topped.
Wheel Balance is a hard and fun physics-based game about balancing on two wheels. Master controls and beat all locations, compete with your friends. Try not to fall far away down!
Spritz the Happy Onion
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Pencil Topped fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Pencil Topped.
Spritz the Happy Onion is a zesty, delicious momentum-based platformer. Spritz is not beholden to jumping off the ground; he can also leap infinitely off stuff in the background! A chill but challenging adventure, Spritz the Happy Onion will have you weeping for all the right reasons.
ARTIUS: Pure Imagination
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Pencil Topped fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Pencil Topped.
ARTIUS is a fast-paced, momentum-based 2D platformer where you play as artists battling to preserve creativity in a world on the verge of artistic extinction! Dash, swing, and smash your way through a vibrant, hand-drawn world in this adrenaline-fueled platformer where art is your strongest weapon.
Verses of Hope
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Pencil Topped fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Pencil Topped.
Verses of Hope is an interactive poetry adventure where you shape the world through the power of your words. Build your own poems to change the landscape and narrative.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
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 Pencil Topped.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Pencil Topped.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Pencil Topped.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Pencil Topped.
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.
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Frequently asked about Pencil Topped
- What games are most similar to Pencil Topped?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Pencil Topped are Climb, Cube, Climb!, The Moth and the Moon, Emily's Bizarre Dreams.
- Who developed Pencil Topped?
- Pencil Topped was developed by Half-Baked Games.
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 Pencil Topped.
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