Games like Squirm
If Squirm is your kind of game, the closest matches are The End Is Nigh, 1001 Spikes and VVVVVV — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its fair but challenging platforming, eerie and lighthearted. 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 Squirm: After a previous adventure, you and your rat friend stop for a snooze. When you wake up, the rat is gone and strange creatures have appeared across the land as if from out of nowhere! What has happened while you were asleep? Where is your rat friend?
Players who liked Squirm also play
Steam players who put hours into Squirm 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.
The End Is Nigh
WHY THIS
Top pick for Squirm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Squirm.
The End Is Nigh is a sprawling adventure platformer where you die a lot, but thats ok because you are probably already dead anyway.
1001 Spikes
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Squirm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Squirm.
Discover the lost treasures of Ukampa in South America as Aban Hawkins searches for his estranged father, world-famous archeaologist, Jim Hawkins. Aban Hawkins races into the frozen tundra of the antarctic, undiscovered temple ruins and the vast caverns of South America in search of his father and the legendary treasure rumored to lie...
VVVVVV
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Squirm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Squirm.
VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?
Celeste
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Squirm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Squirm.
Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.
LOVE
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Squirm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Squirm.
Love is a reductive platforming game with a retro aesthetic and a focus on a challenging difficulty. It has an custom respawn system, 16 levels, 12 track soundtrack, competitive scoring, and a simple-to-use level creation feature.
RUN: The world in-between
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Squirm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Squirm.
RUN: The World In-Between is a new “Die and Retry” platformer game with a procedurally-generated path. Be fast, jump, and run to unlock new content.
They Bleed Pixels
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Squirm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Squirm.
They Bleed Pixels is a fiendishly difficult action platformer inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and classic horror.
You Have to Win the Game
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Squirm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Squirm.
You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Squirm
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Super Meat Boy
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Squirm cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Squirm.
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
Celeste
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Squirm cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Squirm.
Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.
Mega Man X Legacy Collection
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Squirm cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Mega Man X Legacy Collection includes the legendary 16-bit titles and the series’ exciting foray into the 32-bit era: Mega Man X, Mega Man X2, Mega Man X3, and Mega Man X4. Test your skills in the new X Challenge mode, which pits players against two deadly bosses at once.
Orb of Creation
WHY THIS
Shares a mysterious mood with Squirm.
Reviewers of Squirm cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Squirm.
Orb of Creation is an active incremental-puzzle game in which you recreate the world with nothing but magic and ingenuity. Conjure resources, buy upgrades, and become an all-powerful wizard!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Squirm at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Squirm on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Squirm.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Squirm on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Squirm.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Squirm on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Squirm.
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.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Squirm on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Squirm.
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 ~67% under Squirm on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Squirm.
"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!
Bit Blaster XL
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Squirm on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Squirm.
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!
Dictators:No Peace Countryballs
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Squirm on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Squirm.
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.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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 Squirm.
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.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Squirm.
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.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Squirm.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Squirm.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Squirm.
A little game that’s not a game, winner of an old game jam that nobody’s ever heard of. So DON'T INSTALL IT!
Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Squirm.
USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.
Tails Noir: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Squirm.
Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
The End Is Nigh
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Squirm.
The End Is Nigh is a sprawling adventure platformer where you die a lot, but thats ok because you are probably already dead anyway.
Celeste
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Squirm.
Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.
LOVE
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Squirm.
Love is a reductive platforming game with a retro aesthetic and a focus on a challenging difficulty. It has an custom respawn system, 16 levels, 12 track soundtrack, competitive scoring, and a simple-to-use level creation feature.
They Bleed Pixels
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Squirm.
They Bleed Pixels is a fiendishly difficult action platformer inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and classic horror.
You Have to Win the Game
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Squirm.
You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.
Frequently asked about Squirm
- How much does Squirm cost?
- Squirm is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Squirm?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Squirm are The End Is Nigh, 1001 Spikes, VVVVVV.
- Who developed Squirm?
- Squirm was developed by Alex Carpenter.
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 Squirm.
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