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Games like SkateBIRD

If SkateBIRD is your kind of game, the closest matches are BMX Wild Run, skate. and Driftwood — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its floaty controls feel forgiving, lore is surprisingly good and chill. 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 SkateBIRD: Grind on bendy straws, kickflip over staplers, and carve killer lines through cardboard and sticky tape parks. Above all else, skate birds try their best!

2021SportsIndieSimulationRacing5.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindows · macOS · Linuxby Glass Bottom Games
SkateBIRD — Steam game cover
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Custom difficulty options mitigate frustrationFloaty controls feel forgivingLore is surprisingly goodChillCozyLighthearted

Players who liked SkateBIRD also play

Steam players who put hours into SkateBIRD 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. BMX Wild Run

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for SkateBIRD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Indie with SkateBIRD.

    Unleash Your BMX Spirit in the Wild!

    2024SportsIndieSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. skate.

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with SkateBIRD.

    Second-strongest match for SkateBIRD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports with SkateBIRD.

    Experience improved Flick-It controls, the rich physics based skateboarding gameplay that provides those “only in skate.™“ moments and off-board exploration for full freedom in the online multiplayer world of San Vansterdam.

    2025ActionSportsFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Driftwood

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with SkateBIRD.

    Third-strongest match for SkateBIRD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Indie with SkateBIRD.

    A game about high-speed downhill longboarding and a sloth named Eddy. Carve up the mountainside as you drift through the beautiful landscape, and find the perfect balance of speed and control.

    2025ActionSportsIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Hoversteppers: Zone 1

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for SkateBIRD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Indie with SkateBIRD.

    Hoversteppers is a freestyle hoverboard skating game. Flip, spin, and test your boarding skills with timed challenges across multiple stages.

    2024SportsIndieSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Rocket Skates VR

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for SkateBIRD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Indie with SkateBIRD.

    Imagine having a rocket booster strapped to your hands and a hot pair of roller skates on your feed. There is a mountain road in front of you and all you can think about is racing downhills with rocket power. The premise might be simple but the fun is guaranteed.

    2021ActionSportsIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Skatesterre

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for SkateBIRD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Indie with SkateBIRD.

    Flip, grab and grind like it's 1999! Skatesterre is a fast-paced arcade skateboarding game inspired by the golden era of classic skate titles.

    2026ActionSportsIndieSteam ↗
  7. Skater XL - The Ultimate Skateboarding Game

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with SkateBIRD.

    Ranked #7 for SkateBIRD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Indie with SkateBIRD.

    Experience unparalleled board control and responsiveness while you skate iconic real-world skate spots. This is the evolution of skateboarding gameplay. With Independent Foot Control and unique physics-based gameplay, skate gamers finally have the expressive controls they have always dreamed of.

    2020ActionSportsIndie39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. No Roads: 4×4 Off-Road Challenge

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for SkateBIRD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with SkateBIRD.

    A mountain off-road traversal adventure focused on risky shortcuts, dangerous terrain, and finding your own route to the destination.

    2026SportsSimulationCasual7.49 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under SkateBIRD on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SkateBIRD.

    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. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under SkateBIRD on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with SkateBIRD.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under SkateBIRD on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with SkateBIRD.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under SkateBIRD on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SkateBIRD.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

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

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Super Hexagon

    WHY THIS

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

    Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

    2012ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under SkateBIRD on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with SkateBIRD.

    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.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Nodebuster

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under SkateBIRD on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with SkateBIRD.

    Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 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.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

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

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  8. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

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

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Glass Bottom Games

Other recommendable Steam games by Glass Bottom Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Hot Tin Roof: The Cat That Wore A Fedora

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with SkateBIRD.

    Another title from Glass Bottom Games, the studio behind SkateBIRD. Shares Indie with SkateBIRD.

    You’re the Private Investigator on a string of grisly murders, scouring for clues in a 3D side-scrolling world. Grab your fedora and revolver - in Hot Tin Roof you’re on the case! Dive into a noir mystery and become Emma Jones, the only PI partnered to a cat named Franky.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure4.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Jones On Fire

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with SkateBIRD.

    Another title from Glass Bottom Games, the studio behind SkateBIRD. Shares Indie and Racing with SkateBIRD.

    A high-speed 2-button infinite running game of kitty saving and flame evading! This is the prequel to Hot Tin Roof - see where the story of Jones and Franky begins.

    2015ActionIndieCasual0.89 USDSteam ↗
  3. Spartan Fist

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Glass Bottom Games, the studio behind SkateBIRD. Shares Indie with SkateBIRD.

    Fight your way to fame, fortune and glory in this first-person puncher roguelite as you work to retrieve the fabled Spartan Fist. Tap your inner badass, and punch dudes so hard they explode.

    2018ActionIndie4.49 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about SkateBIRD

Is SkateBIRD verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — SkateBIRD is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does SkateBIRD cost?
SkateBIRD is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to SkateBIRD?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside SkateBIRD are BMX Wild Run, skate., Driftwood.
Who developed SkateBIRD?
SkateBIRD was developed by Glass Bottom Games.

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 SkateBIRD.

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