Games like Mini Ghost
If Mini Ghost is your kind of game, the closest matches are Ghost 1.0, Alwa's Awakening and Gato Roboto — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and retro. 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 Mini Ghost: "Mini Ghost" is a mini metroidvania in the 80's MSX art style and gameplay. It's the mini prequel of Ghost 1.0.
Players who liked Mini Ghost also play
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Ghost 1.0
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mini Ghost.
Top pick for Mini Ghost fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mini Ghost.
A mysterious agent, capable of becoming a digital ghost, sneaks aboard the Nakamura Space Station. This is where the fun begins: the station is well-protected with its heavy defences, never-ending arsenal of weapons, and mysterious artifacts. It will all have to be destroyed.
Alwa's Awakening
WHY THIS
Shares backtracking and an atmospheric mood with Mini Ghost.
Second-strongest match for Mini Ghost fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mini Ghost.
Use your magic staff and progress through a large interconnected world where you'll solve puzzles, fight enemies and defeat bosses in order to help free the land of Alwa. Explore and uncover the secrets by using your platforming skills in this challenging and charming 8-bit adventure game.
Gato Roboto
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Mini Ghost.
Third-strongest match for Mini Ghost fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mini Ghost.
Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.
Iconoclasts
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Mini Ghost.
Ranked #4 for Mini Ghost fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mini Ghost.
Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.
Axiom Verge
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mini Ghost.
Ranked #5 for Mini Ghost fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mini Ghost.
Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.
Rabi-Ribi
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mini Ghost.
Ranked #6 for Mini Ghost fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mini Ghost.
Dodge bullets, missiles and lasers in battle as you wrap your head around that bunny girl costume! Combo away with your mighty Piko Hammer or spam various spells from afar with your fiery fairy friend. Explore and explode through Rabi-Rabi Island as you collect power-ups and uncover secrets...
Foregone
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mini Ghost.
Ranked #7 for Mini Ghost fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mini Ghost.
Foregone is a fast and fluid 2D action-platformer packed with legendary loot and stunning pixel art. Collect an arsenal of powerful weapons and unravel a compelling story of regret and conspiracy as you slice your way through hordes of enemies to save Calagan.
Chasm
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Mini Ghost.
Ranked #8 for Mini Ghost fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mini Ghost.
Explore the depths below a remote mountain town in this procedurally-generated Adventure Platformer. Taking inspiration from hack 'n slash dungeon crawlers and Metroidvania-style platformers, Chasm will immerse you in a fantasy world full of exciting treasure, deadly enemies, and abundant secrets.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Mini Ghost
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Pampas & Selene: The Maze of Demons
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Mini Ghost.
Reviewers of Mini Ghost cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Mini Ghost.
Join Pampas and Selene as they overcome monsters, demons, and the Dark Priest with the help of the gods themselves! Explore this co-opvania 8-bit platformer alone or with a friend. This retro game is a loving tribute to an MSX2 masterpiece from the creator of UnEpic, Ghost 1.0, and UnMetal.
UnEpic
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Mini Ghost.
Reviewers of Mini Ghost cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Mini Ghost.
Daniel was just an average guy. He was a great videogame player, a big fan of sci-fi movies, and a novice RPG player. In the midst of an RPG, he was teleported to a castle. At first, Daniel believed that he was having a massive hallucination.
Ghost 1.0
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mini Ghost.
Reviewers of Mini Ghost cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Mini Ghost.
A mysterious agent, capable of becoming a digital ghost, sneaks aboard the Nakamura Space Station. This is where the fun begins: the station is well-protected with its heavy defences, never-ending arsenal of weapons, and mysterious artifacts. It will all have to be destroyed.
La-Mulana
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Mini Ghost.
Reviewers of Mini Ghost cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Mini Ghost.
LA-MULANA is an “Archaeological Ruin Exploration Action Game,” bringing the classic appeal of adventure with the punishing difficulty of retro-inspired gaming. Search inside ancient ruins, seeking out the “Secret Treasure of Life” – which sleeps in the sprawling ruins of “LA-MULANA” and is said to be the beginning of all civilization.
California Games (C64/DOS/Atari/Lynx/NES/SMS/Genesis)
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Mini Ghost cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Ask anyone who considered themselves a true gamer in 1987 and the chances are they will fondly remember California Games. Now on Steam for the very first time, you too can enjoy six radical and awesome events: the half-pipe, roller skating, surfing, BMX, footbag and the flying disc.
Metroidvania Maker
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Mini Ghost cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Mini Ghost.
Create, play, and share custom Metroidvania worlds with a built-in world editor, co-op play, and player-made adventures.
Nogalious MSX
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Mini Ghost cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Mini Ghost.
Nogalious MSX is a retro action platformer that pays homage to the era of classic 2D platforming on 8-bit personal computers. Explore 5 different worlds and go through cozy dungeons in the first title of a trilogy that tells the story of Nogalious, his daughter Mariet, and the evil Darama.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Mini Ghost at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Mini Ghost on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Mini Ghost.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Mini Ghost on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Mini Ghost.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Mini Ghost on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Mini Ghost.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Mini Ghost on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Mini Ghost.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Mini Ghost on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Mini Ghost.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Insaniquarium Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Mini Ghost on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Mini Ghost.
The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.
Bejeweled® 3
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Mini Ghost on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Mini Ghost.
The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.
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 and Casual with Mini Ghost.
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 Mini Ghost.
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 Mini Ghost.
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 Mini Ghost.
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 and Adventure with Mini Ghost.
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 and Casual with Mini Ghost.
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 Mini Ghost.
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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Head-to-head comparisons
More from @unepic_fran
Other recommendable Steam games by @unepic_fran, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
UnEpic
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Mini Ghost.
Another title from @unepic_fran, the studio behind Mini Ghost. Shares Action and Indie with Mini Ghost.
Daniel was just an average guy. He was a great videogame player, a big fan of sci-fi movies, and a novice RPG player. In the midst of an RPG, he was teleported to a castle. At first, Daniel believed that he was having a massive hallucination.
UnMetal
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Mini Ghost.
Another title from @unepic_fran, the studio behind Mini Ghost. Shares Action and Indie with Mini Ghost.
UnMetal is a 2D stealth action-adventure that pays homage to the classics with a healthy dose of humor and satire. You play as Jesse Fox, who is definitely NOT an elite commando, under arrest for a crime he didn't commit, and must escape a covert military base using his wits and fists.
Ghost 1.0
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mini Ghost.
Another title from @unepic_fran, the studio behind Mini Ghost. Shares Action and Indie with Mini Ghost.
A mysterious agent, capable of becoming a digital ghost, sneaks aboard the Nakamura Space Station. This is where the fun begins: the station is well-protected with its heavy defences, never-ending arsenal of weapons, and mysterious artifacts. It will all have to be destroyed.
Pampas & Selene: The Maze of Demons
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Mini Ghost.
Another title from @unepic_fran, the studio behind Mini Ghost. Shares Action and Indie with Mini Ghost.
Join Pampas and Selene as they overcome monsters, demons, and the Dark Priest with the help of the gods themselves! Explore this co-opvania 8-bit platformer alone or with a friend. This retro game is a loving tribute to an MSX2 masterpiece from the creator of UnEpic, Ghost 1.0, and UnMetal.
Afraid Project
WHY THIS
Another title from @unepic_fran, the studio behind Mini Ghost. Shares Action and Adventure with Mini Ghost.
What you do in the game becomes reality!
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Ghost 1.0
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mini Ghost.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Mini Ghost.
A mysterious agent, capable of becoming a digital ghost, sneaks aboard the Nakamura Space Station. This is where the fun begins: the station is well-protected with its heavy defences, never-ending arsenal of weapons, and mysterious artifacts. It will all have to be destroyed.
Alwa's Awakening
WHY THIS
Shares backtracking and an atmospheric mood with Mini Ghost.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mini Ghost.
Use your magic staff and progress through a large interconnected world where you'll solve puzzles, fight enemies and defeat bosses in order to help free the land of Alwa. Explore and uncover the secrets by using your platforming skills in this challenging and charming 8-bit adventure game.
Gato Roboto
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Mini Ghost.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Mini Ghost.
Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.
Iconoclasts
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Mini Ghost.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Mini Ghost.
Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.
Axiom Verge
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mini Ghost.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Mini Ghost.
Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.
Rabi-Ribi
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mini Ghost.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Mini Ghost.
Dodge bullets, missiles and lasers in battle as you wrap your head around that bunny girl costume! Combo away with your mighty Piko Hammer or spam various spells from afar with your fiery fairy friend. Explore and explode through Rabi-Rabi Island as you collect power-ups and uncover secrets...
Foregone
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mini Ghost.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Mini Ghost.
Foregone is a fast and fluid 2D action-platformer packed with legendary loot and stunning pixel art. Collect an arsenal of powerful weapons and unravel a compelling story of regret and conspiracy as you slice your way through hordes of enemies to save Calagan.
Chasm
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Mini Ghost.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Mini Ghost.
Explore the depths below a remote mountain town in this procedurally-generated Adventure Platformer. Taking inspiration from hack 'n slash dungeon crawlers and Metroidvania-style platformers, Chasm will immerse you in a fantasy world full of exciting treasure, deadly enemies, and abundant secrets.
Frequently asked about Mini Ghost
- Does Mini Ghost run on Steam Deck?
- Mini Ghost is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Mini Ghost cost?
- Mini Ghost is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Mini Ghost?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Mini Ghost are Ghost 1.0, Alwa's Awakening, Gato Roboto.
- Who developed Mini Ghost?
- Mini Ghost was developed by @unepic_fran.
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