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Games like Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San

If Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San is your kind of game, the closest matches are ElecHead, Gato Roboto and Cave Story+ — 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 Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San: A Blast From the Portable-Gaming Past! Mr Tako will solve puzzles, explore mysterious dungeons and fight tenacious bosses on his mission to end the war between the octopus kingdom and the human world. Will you help this brave octopus to spread his message of tolerance and unity?

2018ActionIndieAdventureWindowsby Christophe Galati, Nicalis, Inc.
Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San 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. ElecHead

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San.

    ⚡+🤖+🧩

    2021ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Gato Roboto

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San.

    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.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Cave Story+

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San.

    Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.

    2011ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. FOX n FORESTS

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San.

    FOX n FORESTS is a 16-bit style action platformer with RPG elements! Switch seasons on the fly and wield your crossbow to unveil the mystery of the 5th season.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Frogun

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San.

    Join Renata as she adventures across a world of mystical ruins with the titular FROGUN! Frogun is an old-school platformer with the soul of the PS1/N64 era, in which your frog-shaped grappling hook is a your best friend!

    2022ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Freedom Planet

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San.

    Fight your way across the celestial world of Avalice where cats are green, motorcycles drive up walls and monster girls do most of the buttkicking! Freedom Planet is a cartoony, combat-based platform adventure that pits a spunky dragonoid and her friends against an alien attack force.

    2014ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Alwa's Legacy

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San.

    Alwa’s Legacy is a modern retro game full of dangerous dungeons, mystic items and ancient secrets. Upgrade your magic and choose your own path in this non-linear adventure game brimming with exploration.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San.

    Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. 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 Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San.

    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 ↗
  3. 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 Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San.

    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 ↗
  4. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San.

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. ElecHead

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San.

    ⚡+🤖+🧩

    2021ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Gato Roboto

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San.

    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.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Alwa's Legacy

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San.

    Alwa’s Legacy is a modern retro game full of dangerous dungeons, mystic items and ancient secrets. Upgrade your magic and choose your own path in this non-linear adventure game brimming with exploration.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San.

    Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San

What games are most similar to Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San are ElecHead, Gato Roboto, Cave Story+.
Who developed Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San?
Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San was developed by Christophe Galati, Nicalis, Inc. and published by Nicalis, Inc..

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 Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San.

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