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Games like The Perplexing Orb

If The Perplexing Orb is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Perplexing Orb 2, Kapow Pets and Enough Plumbers — 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 The Perplexing Orb: Experience a puzzle platforming challenge like no other! Roll through over 60 single player stages collecting artifacts, navigating obstacles, and knocking over the finish post to achieve victory!

2021IndieAdventureCasual1.99 USDWindowsby TreeFall Studios L.L.C.
The Perplexing Orb — Steam game cover

Players who liked The Perplexing Orb also play

Steam players who put hours into The Perplexing Orb 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. The Perplexing Orb 2

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Perplexing Orb fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Perplexing Orb.

    Experience an all new puzzle platforming adventure like none other! Roll, shrink, grow, zip, and jump your way through over 70 all new stages. Experience the classic Perplexing Orb game play with all new twists involving The Perplexing Orb's new character abilities.

    2020IndieAdventureCasual2.49 USDSteam ↗
  2. Kapow Pets

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Perplexing Orb fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Perplexing Orb.

    Play Kapow Pets using physics-based blasts to strategically move your pet through a variety of levels full of dangerous traps and hazards. Collect treats and treasure! Unlock new pets to complete the ultimate collection of Kapow Pets!

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Enough Plumbers

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The Perplexing Orb fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with The Perplexing Orb.

    Clones cloning clones cloning clones! The classic Flash precision platforming puzzle game is back with a delicious desktop deployment.

    2024ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Eggroll

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Perplexing Orb fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Perplexing Orb.

    Roll the egg back into the nest... without cracking! This 2D platformer features amusing physics, original art, and randomly generated jazz music!

    2022ActionIndie1.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. The Snowman's Journey

    WHY THIS

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

    Help the lost snowman find his way home. Dangers both great and small stand in his way. Avoid rush-hour traffic, an avalanche of snowballs, succumbing to an icy river, and more!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Tick Hop

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Perplexing Orb fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Perplexing Orb.

    "Tick Hop" is a time-based puzzle platformer where players control the Guardian of Time. Navigate through levels made of time fragments, solving challenges and unlocking the past to restore the future. Manage a dynamic countdown and use time-altering items to overcome obstacles.

    2025IndieAdventureRacing2.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Super Sami Roll

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Perplexing Orb fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Perplexing Orb.

    Sami’s on a mission to rescue his friend Vera and he needs your help! Join him in this exhilarating, colorful 3D platformer and fast roll, air-grapple, and jump to save her!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Effie

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for The Perplexing Orb fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Perplexing Orb.

    Effie is a 3D action-adventure game that combines classic elements from the genre, such as combat, platforming, and puzzles, with the exploration of an expanded world. Live a unique fantasy adventure and relive the look and feel of old-school video-games!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Perplexing Orb at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Perplexing Orb on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Perplexing Orb.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Perplexing Orb on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with The Perplexing Orb.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Perplexing Orb on Steam right now. Shares Casual with The Perplexing Orb.

    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.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Perplexing Orb on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with The Perplexing Orb.

    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!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Perplexing Orb on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Perplexing Orb.

    "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!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Perplexing Orb on Steam right now. Shares Casual with The Perplexing Orb.

    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.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Perplexing Orb on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with The Perplexing Orb.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Bejeweled® 3

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Perplexing Orb on Steam right now. Shares Casual with The Perplexing Orb.

    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.

    2010StrategyCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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 and Casual with The Perplexing Orb.

    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 Adventure with The Perplexing Orb.

    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 The Perplexing Orb.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  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 The Perplexing Orb.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. 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 The Perplexing Orb.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

More from TreeFall Studios L.L.C.

Other recommendable Steam games by TreeFall Studios L.L.C., ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Maze

    WHY THIS

    Another title from TreeFall Studios L.L.C., the studio behind The Perplexing Orb. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Perplexing Orb.

    Maze is a First Person Puzzle Adventure game. Enter the labyrinth, solve puzzles, collect coins, and find the finish! Over 30 Mazes to conquer and escape from.

    2020IndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. The Perplexing Orb 2

    WHY THIS

    Another title from TreeFall Studios L.L.C., the studio behind The Perplexing Orb. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Perplexing Orb.

    Experience an all new puzzle platforming adventure like none other! Roll, shrink, grow, zip, and jump your way through over 70 all new stages. Experience the classic Perplexing Orb game play with all new twists involving The Perplexing Orb's new character abilities.

    2020IndieAdventureCasual2.49 USDSteam ↗
  3. Tilting Tiles

    WHY THIS

    Another title from TreeFall Studios L.L.C., the studio behind The Perplexing Orb. Shares Indie and Casual with The Perplexing Orb.

    Tilting Tiles is a minimalist puzzle experience. It is a unique movement based puzzle game. Guide the tile through each level’s environment while collecting every item before your moves run out.

    2021IndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Maze: Pedestal of Trials

    WHY THIS

    Another title from TreeFall Studios L.L.C., the studio behind The Perplexing Orb. Shares Adventure with The Perplexing Orb.

    Maze: Pedestal of Trials is a sequel spin-off to our original puzzle game, Maze. This entry into the TreeFall Studios Maze series brings all new challenges, new game-play abilities, new environments, and new puzzles.

    2022Adventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. The Letter: Classic Edition

    WHY THIS

    Another title from TreeFall Studios L.L.C., the studio behind The Perplexing Orb. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Perplexing Orb.

    The Letter: Classic Edition is the ORIGINAL experience from the classic title "The Letter", with a few changes and additions. Relive the Wii U game that gathered so much hate it became a cult classic. Embark on a creepy narrative driven tale about a boy in search of his missing father.

    2022IndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Mighty Math

    WHY THIS

    Another title from TreeFall Studios L.L.C., the studio behind The Perplexing Orb.

    Mighty Math is a mind bending fusion of arcade survival and brain training all in one. Collect numbers to survive each round. As you collect numbers you will change the player value. You must maintain a player value between 0 and 9, anything else is instant death.

    2023ActionStrategy3.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. The Perplexing Orb: Bounce N' Roll

    WHY THIS

    Another title from TreeFall Studios L.L.C., the studio behind The Perplexing Orb. Shares Indie and Casual with The Perplexing Orb.

    The Perplexing Orb returns in a brand new entry packed with new features! New art style, new levels, and new game play mechanics! Bounce N' Roll through this all new adventure!

    2023ActionIndieCasual2.39 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Perplexing Orb

How much does The Perplexing Orb cost?
The Perplexing Orb is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Perplexing Orb?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Perplexing Orb are The Perplexing Orb 2, Kapow Pets, Enough Plumbers.
Who developed The Perplexing Orb?
The Perplexing Orb was developed by TreeFall Studios L.L.C..

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 The Perplexing Orb.

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