Games like Zack Y
If Zack Y is your kind of game, the closest matches are Jaxon The Thief, Galaxy Tales: Story of Rapunzel and Lila's Tale and the Hidden Forest — 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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Players who liked Zack Y also play
Steam players who put hours into Zack Y 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.
Jaxon The Thief
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Top pick for Zack Y fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Zack Y.
Jaxon The Thief is a 2D Stealth Platformer based on the story of an infamous thief called Jaxon who mostly targets the richest houses in the various cities in the US.
Galaxy Tales: Story of Rapunzel
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Zack Y fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Zack Y.
Fight space pirates with Rapunzel, the Android with the best hair in the world! To protect the precious shelter where the Jimo race lives, the cute alien Rose and Android Rapunzel must go up to the ground floor.
Lila's Tale and the Hidden Forest
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Zack Y fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Zack Y.
Help Lila and her friend Flee exploring the Hidden Forest of Solaria to save the Guardian Owls from the hands of the evil thiefs. Discover hidden passages, beat enemies and challenge yourself in this magical 2D platform game.
Neko:Insufficient FIREPOWER
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Zack Y fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Zack Y.
Neko Insufficient Firepower is a meat pigeon 2D tablet shooting game, a cat-themed game made in a hand-drawn comic style. Quickly defeat the enemies with the cute cat!
孙悟空大战机器金刚 / Sun Wukong VS Robot
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Zack Y fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Zack Y.
Sun Wukong VS Robot is a mini retro pixel metroidvania game.
after the meteor shower
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Ranked #7 for Zack Y fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Zack Y.
A platform game that starts with a space trip... simple mechanics, many different enemies, with 40 stages and sub-phases - 68 passages approximately
I am Reptile
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Zack Y fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Zack Y.
In this 2D action platformer, you'll play as a humanoid reptile and save the planet and your people from an evil corporation! Reach the control center and activate the self-destruct mechanism! It won't be easy, as there are plenty of traps, obstacles, and heavily armed guards in your way!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Zack Y at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Zack Y on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Zack Y.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Zack Y on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Zack Y.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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Priced ~70% under Zack Y on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Zack Y.
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
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Priced ~80% under Zack Y on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Zack Y.
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.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Zack Y on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Zack Y.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Zack Y on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Zack Y.
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.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Zack Y on Steam right now. Shares Action with Zack Y.
You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.
shapez
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Priced ~80% under Zack Y on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Zack Y.
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!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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 Zack Y.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Zack Y.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Zack Y.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Zack Y.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Zack Y.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Zack Y.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 Zack Y.
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.
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More from Anamik Majumdar
Other recommendable Steam games by Anamik Majumdar, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
NightmareZ
WHY THIS
Another title from Anamik Majumdar, the studio behind Zack Y. Shares Action and Indie with Zack Y.
NightmareZ is a side-scrolling platform action game with multiple enemies, lots of fancy features and retro visuals. This is a retro styled platform and action game which will immerse you in a unique world full of good and evil demons.
Keatz: The Lonely Bird
WHY THIS
Another title from Anamik Majumdar, the studio behind Zack Y. Shares Action and Indie with Zack Y.
Keatz -The Lonely Bird is a 2D Old School action platformer which is based on the story of the lonely bird, abandoned by the society. The Government of Heavens, a country of birds, suddenly and unexpectedly decide to eliminate all the flightless birds from the country by any means necessary.
Fear Half Factor
WHY THIS
Another title from Anamik Majumdar, the studio behind Zack Y. Shares Indie and Casual with Zack Y.
Fear Half Factor is a 2D Casual Runner Game where you play as a villain whose mission is to rule over the world by converting the innocent human beings into Evil Ghosts.
The Mystery of Devils House
WHY THIS
Another title from Anamik Majumdar, the studio behind Zack Y. Shares Action and Indie with Zack Y.
The Mystery of Devil's House is a 2D Horror Action Platformer based on the story of the Haunted house called William's House located in Massachusetts investigated by The Ghostbuster Crew: International.
Captain The Runner
WHY THIS
Another title from Anamik Majumdar, the studio behind Zack Y. Shares Indie and Casual with Zack Y.
Captain The Runner is an endless runner game based on retro graphics, where the player must avoid colliding with the cars, buses, spaceships, water bodies and much more.
Smash Halloween Pumpkins: The Challenge
WHY THIS
Another title from Anamik Majumdar, the studio behind Zack Y. Shares Action and Indie with Zack Y.
Smash Halloween Pumpkins: The Challenge is a 2D Old School Action Platformer in which the mission of the player is to smash as many pumpkins as possible.
The Christmas Gifts
WHY THIS
Another title from Anamik Majumdar, the studio behind Zack Y. Shares Action and Indie with Zack Y.
The Christmas Gifts is a 2D Old School Christmas Themed Action Platformer based on the story of a boy named Kim who is in search of his gifts which got stolen from his garden.
Super Strawberry Man
WHY THIS
Another title from Anamik Majumdar, the studio behind Zack Y. Shares Action and Indie with Zack Y.
Super Strawberry Man is a 2D Old-school Action Platformer based on the biography of Strawberry man whose mission is to reinstate peace in the Fruitis City.
Frequently asked about Zack Y
- How much does Zack Y cost?
- Zack Y is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Zack Y?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Zack Y are Jaxon The Thief, Galaxy Tales: Story of Rapunzel, Lila's Tale and the Hidden Forest.
- Who developed Zack Y?
- Zack Y was developed by Anamik Majumdar.
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