Games like My Friend Pedro
If My Friend Pedro is your kind of game, the closest matches are Shank n' Bake, Madshot and Trepang2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its banana themed absurdity, slow motion feels godlike and cinematic. 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 →My Friend Pedro is a 2019 side-scrolling action game where players chain combo-based kills through streamed levels using split-aiming to fire dual weapons simultaneously. Wall-jumping and weapon-specialization complement the signature slow-motion combat system, and players describe the bullet-time sequences as feeling godlike. Reviewers highlight the banana-themed absurdity as a lighthearted hook within the violent action, and the levels are designed for uninterrupted kill streams that feel cinematic and epic. Published by Devolver Digital and developed by DeadToast Entertainment, the game holds a 95% positive rating from over 11,000 Steam reviews and runs verified on Steam Deck. Priced at $19.99, it offers a medium-length solo experience with challenging gameplay.
About My Friend Pedro: My Friend Pedro is a violent ballet about friendship, imagination, and one man’s struggle to obliterate anyone in his path at the behest of a sentient banana.
Players who liked My Friend Pedro also play
Steam players who put hours into My Friend Pedro 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.
Shank n' Bake
WHY THIS
Top pick for My Friend Pedro fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with My Friend Pedro.
Shank n' Bake is an exciting, twisted take on runner games. Set off to end humanity's healthy food movement by slashing and slamming your foes while avoiding your own untimely, violent death.
Madshot
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for My Friend Pedro fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with My Friend Pedro.
Madshot is a fast-paced, acrobatic, rogue-lite shooter. Survive the ever-changing road through Cthulhu and beyond. Equip endless upgrade combinations as you fight your way through horrific monsters and multi-phased boss battles.
Trepang2
WHY THIS
Shares a cinematic mood with My Friend Pedro.
Third-strongest match for My Friend Pedro fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with My Friend Pedro.
Become the ultimate badass in Trepang2: A gory, action-packed FPS set in the near future. Unleash all hell on your enemies, dodge bullets and leave a trail of destruction in this hardcore and frenetic shooter.
Never Give Up
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for My Friend Pedro fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with My Friend Pedro.
Never Give Up is a hardcore platformer determined to turn you into bloody chunks. Run, jump, and slide your way through ever-changing levels that get harder each time you succeed. You’ll need to try, die, and try again if you want to conquer the game without pressing the Give Up button.
Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with My Friend Pedro.
Ranked #5 for My Friend Pedro fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with My Friend Pedro.
A crazy action-adventure platformer... In Hell.
Bleed
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with My Friend Pedro.
Ranked #6 for My Friend Pedro fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with My Friend Pedro.
Wryn is a girl with a big arsenal and big dreams -- she wants to be the ultimate videogame hero! Help her take down the Greatest Heroes of All Time in an action-packed bid to claim the title for herself and show the world what a true hero looks like!
Anger Foot
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with My Friend Pedro.
Ranked #7 for My Friend Pedro fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with My Friend Pedro.
Anger Foot is a lightning fast action FPS where the only things harder than your ass kicking feet are the ass kicking beats.
The Hong Kong Massacre
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for My Friend Pedro fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with My Friend Pedro.
Blast your way through the streets of Hong Kong in a fast-paced, top-down shooter. Inspired by classic action movies, The Hong Kong Massacre places you at the center of a hard-boiled revenge story, filled with brutal, cinematic shootouts and vivid underworld locations.
Reviewers mention these as similar to My Friend Pedro
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Hotline Miami
WHY THIS
Reviewers of My Friend Pedro cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with My Friend Pedro.
Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.
Max Payne
WHY THIS
Reviewers of My Friend Pedro cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with My Friend Pedro.
Max Payne is a man with nothing to lose in the violent, cold urban night. A fugitive undercover cop framed for murder, hunted by cops and the mob, Max is a man with his back against the wall, fighting a battle he cannot hope to win. Prepare for pain…
Katana ZERO
WHY THIS
Reviewers of My Friend Pedro cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with My Friend Pedro.
Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.
RUINER
WHY THIS
Reviewers of My Friend Pedro cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with My Friend Pedro.
RUINER is a brutal action shooter set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok. A wired psychopath lashes out against a corrupt system to uncover the truth and retrieve his kidnapped brother under the guidance of a secretive hacker friend.
Maximum Action
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with My Friend Pedro.
Reviewers of My Friend Pedro cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with My Friend Pedro.
MAXIMUM Action is a brutal and satisfying physics-based first person shooter influenced by Hong Kong cinema, heroic slow motion bloodshed, and old-school FPS ACTION.
ScourgeBringer
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with My Friend Pedro.
Reviewers of My Friend Pedro cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with My Friend Pedro.
ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.
Ghostrunner
WHY THIS
Reviewers of My Friend Pedro cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with My Friend Pedro.
Ghostrunner offers a unique single-player experience: fast-paced, violent combat, and an original setting that blends science fiction with post-apocalyptic themes. It tells the story of a world that has already ended and its inhabitants who fight to survive.
John Wick Hex
WHY THIS
Shares a cinematic mood with My Friend Pedro.
Reviewers of My Friend Pedro cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with My Friend Pedro.
John Wick Hex is a fast-paced, action-oriented strategy game that makes you think and strike like John Wick, the professional hitman of the critically acclaimed film franchise.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below My Friend Pedro at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under My Friend Pedro on Steam right now. Shares Indie with My Friend Pedro.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under My Friend Pedro on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with My Friend Pedro.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under My Friend Pedro on Steam right now. Shares Action with My Friend Pedro.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under My Friend Pedro on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with My Friend Pedro.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under My Friend Pedro on Steam right now. Shares Action with My Friend Pedro.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
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. Shares Indie with My Friend Pedro.
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 with My Friend Pedro.
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 and Indie with My Friend Pedro.
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. Shares Indie with My Friend Pedro.
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 Indie with My Friend Pedro.
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. Shares Indie with My Friend Pedro.
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 Indie with My Friend Pedro.
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 My Friend Pedro
- Is My Friend Pedro verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — My Friend Pedro is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does My Friend Pedro cost?
- My Friend Pedro is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to My Friend Pedro?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside My Friend Pedro are Shank n' Bake, Madshot, Trepang2.
- Who developed My Friend Pedro?
- My Friend Pedro was developed by DeadToast Entertainment and published by Devolver Digital.
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 My Friend Pedro.
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