Games like Ricko's Island
Below are 14 hand-picked alternatives to Ricko's Island for fans of action, indie, adventure, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Ricko's Island also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Ricko's Island: Ricko's Island is a collectathon platformer with controls that are actually fun. Travel between 10 islands, master the movement controls, complete platforming challenges, and possess enemies. If you are a fan of mastering movement controls in platformers, this is the game for you!
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Spirit Level
Top pick for Ricko's Island fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ricko's Island.
Jump, twirl, and flip your way around this spooky castle! Unlock doors and find your way through this haunted land. Collect all your lost spirit buds, and unlock the mystery of the tower.
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Big Hops
Second-strongest match for Ricko's Island fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ricko's Island.
Tongue-swing, free climb, and build your own path forward in a new kind of 3D platformer! Plant veggie bounce pads, tightropes, hookshots, and much more. Find a way home through huge Desert, Ocean, and Mountain worlds and collect bugs, upgrade your backpack, and meet animal friends along the way.
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Pru the Pigeon
Third-strongest match for Ricko's Island fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ricko's Island.
Pru the Pigeon is a bite-sized 3D platformer with precise and expressive controls. Join Pru on his quest to save his land Asasco. Explore and collect everything in sight!
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Gwen The Hen 64
Ranked #4 for Ricko's Island fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ricko's Island.
Gwen the Hen 64 is a tiny 3D platformer collectathon, with precise controls and many different movement options.
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TY the Tasmanian Tiger 2
Ranked #5 for Ricko's Island fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ricko's Island.
STREWTH! It's time to go back Down Under with this fully remastered version of TY the Tasmanian Tiger 2: Bush Rescue. Rang, bite, smash and glide your way around the Australian Outback and stop the evil machinations of the diabolical BOSS CASS in this open world adventure.
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Mr. Sleepy Man
Ranked #6 for Ricko's Island fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ricko's Island.
Mr. Sleepy Man is up way past his bedtime and out of control! Make a mess of everything you find and turn Bedtime Town against you! This sandbox adventure is filled with comical hijinks, outrageous characters, and platforming action!
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Cirno! Lifts a Boulder
Ranked #7 for Ricko's Island fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ricko's Island.
Help Cirno get back into her home! A chill, bite-sized 3D platformer in which you explore a frozen Misty Lake and gain boulder-lifting strength.
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Yooka-Laylee
Ranked #8 for Ricko's Island fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ricko's Island.
Yooka-Laylee is an all-new open-world platformer from genre veterans Playtonic! Explore huge, beautiful worlds, meet an unforgettable cast of characters and horde a vault-load of collectibles as buddy-duo Yooka and Laylee embark on an epic adventure to thwart corporate creep Capital B!
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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.
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Big Hops
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Ricko's Island.
Tongue-swing, free climb, and build your own path forward in a new kind of 3D platformer! Plant veggie bounce pads, tightropes, hookshots, and much more. Find a way home through huge Desert, Ocean, and Mountain worlds and collect bugs, upgrade your backpack, and meet animal friends along the way.
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Gwen The Hen 64
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Ricko's Island.
Gwen the Hen 64 is a tiny 3D platformer collectathon, with precise controls and many different movement options.
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TY the Tasmanian Tiger 2
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Ricko's Island.
STREWTH! It's time to go back Down Under with this fully remastered version of TY the Tasmanian Tiger 2: Bush Rescue. Rang, bite, smash and glide your way around the Australian Outback and stop the evil machinations of the diabolical BOSS CASS in this open world adventure.
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Mr. Sleepy Man
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Ricko's Island.
Mr. Sleepy Man is up way past his bedtime and out of control! Make a mess of everything you find and turn Bedtime Town against you! This sandbox adventure is filled with comical hijinks, outrageous characters, and platforming action!
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Cirno! Lifts a Boulder
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Ricko's Island.
Help Cirno get back into her home! A chill, bite-sized 3D platformer in which you explore a frozen Misty Lake and gain boulder-lifting strength.
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Yooka-Laylee
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Ricko's Island.
Yooka-Laylee is an all-new open-world platformer from genre veterans Playtonic! Explore huge, beautiful worlds, meet an unforgettable cast of characters and horde a vault-load of collectibles as buddy-duo Yooka and Laylee embark on an epic adventure to thwart corporate creep Capital B!
Frequently asked about Ricko's Island
- What games are most similar to Ricko's Island?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Ricko's Island are Spirit Level, Big Hops, Pru the Pigeon.
- Who developed Ricko's Island?
- Ricko's Island was developed by Tbjbu2 Originals.
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 Ricko's Island.
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