# Games like BOY BEATS WORLD

> The closest matches to BOY BEATS WORLD: Everhood 2, Berserk Boy, Rhythm Doctor, Once Upon a Jester, and Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Everhood 2](https://imho.run/games/1984020/everhood-2) — Also Music and Rhythm, like BOY BEATS WORLD. 1,735 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1984020/)
2. [Berserk Boy](https://imho.run/games/1561340/berserk-boy) — Also Old School, like BOY BEATS WORLD. 252 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1561340/)
3. [Rhythm Doctor](https://imho.run/games/774181/rhythm-doctor) — A frequent pick in BOY BEATS WORLD players' libraries, and another Action. 7,758 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/774181/)
4. [Once Upon a Jester](https://imho.run/games/1668190/once-upon-a-jester) — Also Music and Rhythm, like BOY BEATS WORLD. 170 Steam reviews, 100% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1668190/)
5. [Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians](https://imho.run/games/231040/beatbuddy-tale-of-the-guardians) — Also Music and Rhythm, like BOY BEATS WORLD. 216 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/231040/)
6. [UnMetal](https://imho.run/games/1203710/unmetal) — Also Old School, like BOY BEATS WORLD. 827 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1203710/)
7. [Crypt of the NecroDancer](https://imho.run/games/247080/crypt-of-the-necrodancer) — A frequent pick in BOY BEATS WORLD players' libraries, and another RPG. 12,463 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/247080/)
8. [Rhythm Sprout: Sick Beats & Bad Sweets](https://imho.run/games/1475840/rhythm-sprout-sick-beats-bad-sweets) — Also Music and Rhythm, like BOY BEATS WORLD. 351 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1475840/)
9. [Bat Boy](https://imho.run/games/1709350/bat-boy) — Also Old School, like BOY BEATS WORLD. 101 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1709350/)
10. [Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo](https://imho.run/games/2870350/pipistrello-and-the-cursed-yoyo) — A frequent pick in BOY BEATS WORLD players' libraries, and another Action. 881 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2870350/)
11. [KAMITSUBAKI CITY ENSEMBLE](https://imho.run/games/2581050/kamitsubaki-city-ensemble) — Also Music and Rhythm, like BOY BEATS WORLD. 179 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2581050/)
12. [Metro Gravity](https://imho.run/games/2986450/metro-gravity) — Also Music and Rhythm, like BOY BEATS WORLD. 592 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2986450/)
13. [The Artful Escape](https://imho.run/games/1122680/the-artful-escape) — Also Music, like BOY BEATS WORLD. 813 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1122680/)
14. [The Eternal Castle [REMASTERED]](https://imho.run/games/963450/the-eternal-castle-remastered) — Also Old School, like BOY BEATS WORLD. 403 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/963450/)
15. [Castaway](https://imho.run/games/2564860/castaway) — Also Old School, like BOY BEATS WORLD. 161 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2564860/)
16. [Temp Zero](https://imho.run/games/1938850/temp-zero) — Also Music and Rhythm, like BOY BEATS WORLD. 80 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1938850/)
17. [LUNARK](https://imho.run/games/1050370/lunark) — A frequent pick in BOY BEATS WORLD players' libraries, and another Action. 134 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1050370/)
18. [Ghost Song](https://imho.run/games/347800/ghost-song) — A frequent pick in BOY BEATS WORLD players' libraries, and another RPG. 674 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/347800/)
19. [Old School Musical](https://imho.run/games/398030/old-school-musical) — Also Music and Rhythm, like BOY BEATS WORLD. 174 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/398030/)
20. [Livelock](https://imho.run/games/251230/livelock) — A frequent pick in BOY BEATS WORLD players' libraries, and another Action. 314 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/251230/)
21. [Chronicles of the Wolf](https://imho.run/games/2371890/chronicles-of-the-wolf) — Also Old School, like BOY BEATS WORLD. 207 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2371890/)
22. [BPM: BULLETS PER MINUTE](https://imho.run/games/1286350/bpm-bullets-per-minute) — Also Music and Rhythm, like BOY BEATS WORLD. 6,011 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1286350/)
23. [Owlboy](https://imho.run/games/115800/owlboy) — A frequent pick in BOY BEATS WORLD players' libraries, and another Action. 2,379 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/115800/)
24. [Hyper Light Drifter](https://imho.run/games/257850/hyper-light-drifter) — A frequent pick in BOY BEATS WORLD players' libraries, and another RPG. 10,351 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/257850/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1016700&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1016700&n=20&coop=true
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1016700
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1016700
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About BOY BEATS WORLD

A whimsical rhythm action adventure where you vibe along to the music and attempt to liberate the last living humans.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1016700
- **Developer:** Duckbridge
- **Publisher:** Duckbridge
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** May 28, 2021
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1016700/boy-beats-world)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1016700&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1016700/)
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