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Games like Drifting Cloud

If Drifting Cloud is your kind of game, the closest matches are Nidhogg, Checkmate Showdown and Fantasy Strike — 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 Drifting Cloud: Play online in drifting cloud with up to 3 friends in 3 challenging gamemodes or chill out in a relaxing singleplayer mode where you can try to get a highscore and unlock new rockets with different special abilities and playstyles.

2018ActionIndie1.99 USDWindowsby ROWAN FUTURE
Drifting Cloud — Steam game cover

Players who liked Drifting Cloud also play

Steam players who put hours into Drifting Cloud 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. Nidhogg

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Drifting Cloud fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Drifting Cloud.

    Nidhogg is the epic award-winning game of fencing tug-of-war complete with flying giant worms.

    2014ActionSportsIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Checkmate Showdown

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Drifting Cloud fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Drifting Cloud.

    Chess meets Fighting games. Crush your opponents in the arena and on the chessboard in this online multiplayer competitive tactical fighting game that mixes the strategic elegance of Chess with the fast-paced execution of fighting games.

    2023ActionStrategy19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Fantasy Strike

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Drifting Cloud fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Drifting Cloud.

    A fighting game designed from the ground up to be so easy to control that even non-fighting game players can play it, yet deep enough to play in tournaments. Vibrant graphics and excellent online play.

    2019ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. DRAGON BALL FighterZ

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Drifting Cloud fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Drifting Cloud.

    DRAGON BALL FighterZ is born from what makes the DRAGON BALL series so loved and famous: endless spectacular fights with its all-powerful fighters.

    2018Action59.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Skullgirls 2nd Encore

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Drifting Cloud fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Drifting Cloud.

    --Main Stage Game at Evo 2022!-- The ultimate Skullgirls experience: Featuring 14 hand-animated characters, fully voiced story mode, countless palettes, and unparalleled GGPO-based multiplayer netcode.

    2013ActionIndie24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Drifting Cloud fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Drifting Cloud.

    SHATTER ALL EXPECTATIONS! Transcend beyond your limits with KOF XV!

    2024Action29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Drifting Cloud fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Drifting Cloud.

    26 years on, a brand-new entry in the Fatal Fury series is set to arrive on the scene! FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves features a unique art style that stimulates the senses and an innovative REV System that supercharges the excitement. Here, at long last, a new legend is about to unfold…

    2026Action19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. GUILTY GEAR Xrd -SIGN-

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Drifting Cloud fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Drifting Cloud.

    Kept you waitin'. GUILTY GEAR Xrd -SIGN- is finally here on Steam!

    2015Action29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Drifting Cloud at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Drifting Cloud on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Drifting Cloud.

    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 Drifting Cloud on Steam right now. Shares Action with Drifting Cloud.

    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. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Drifting Cloud on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Drifting Cloud.

    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 ↗
  4. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Drifting Cloud on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Drifting Cloud.

    "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 ↗
  5. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Drifting Cloud on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Drifting Cloud.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Drifting Cloud on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Drifting Cloud.

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Drifting Cloud on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Drifting Cloud.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. TYRONE vs COPS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Drifting Cloud on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Drifting Cloud.

    Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.

    2022ActionIndie0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Drifting Cloud.

    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 ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Drifting Cloud.

    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 ↗
  3. 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 Drifting Cloud.

    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 ↗
  4. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Drifting Cloud.

    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 ↗
  5. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Drifting Cloud.

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Drifting Cloud.

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Drifting Cloud.

    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 ↗
  8. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Drifting Cloud.

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck 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. Nidhogg

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Drifting Cloud.

    Nidhogg is the epic award-winning game of fencing tug-of-war complete with flying giant worms.

    2014ActionSportsIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Skullgirls 2nd Encore

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Drifting Cloud.

    --Main Stage Game at Evo 2022!-- The ultimate Skullgirls experience: Featuring 14 hand-animated characters, fully voiced story mode, countless palettes, and unparalleled GGPO-based multiplayer netcode.

    2013ActionIndie24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Drifting Cloud.

    SHATTER ALL EXPECTATIONS! Transcend beyond your limits with KOF XV!

    2024Action29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. GUILTY GEAR Xrd -SIGN-

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Drifting Cloud.

    Kept you waitin'. GUILTY GEAR Xrd -SIGN- is finally here on Steam!

    2015Action29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Drifting Cloud

How much does Drifting Cloud cost?
Drifting Cloud is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Drifting Cloud have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Drifting Cloud supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, PvP).
What games are most similar to Drifting Cloud?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Drifting Cloud are Nidhogg, Checkmate Showdown, Fantasy Strike.
Who developed Drifting Cloud?
Drifting Cloud was developed by ROWAN FUTURE.

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 Drifting Cloud.

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