# Games like Jump King

> The closest matches to Jump King: A Difficult Game About Climbing, Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy, Pogostuck: Rage With Your Friends, Egging On, and Unrooted. 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. [A Difficult Game About Climbing](https://imho.run/games/2497920/a-difficult-game-about-climbing) — Shares environmental hazards with Jump King. 3,211 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2497920/)
2. [Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy](https://imho.run/games/240720/getting-over-it-with-bennett-foddy) — Also Philosophical, like Jump King. 40,946 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/240720/)
3. [Pogostuck: Rage With Your Friends](https://imho.run/games/688130/pogostuck-rage-with-your-friends) — Also Precision Platformer, like Jump King. 3,868 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/688130/)
4. [Egging On](https://imho.run/games/2897610/egging-on) — Also Philosophical and Precision Platformer, like Jump King. 284 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2897610/)
5. [Unrooted](https://imho.run/games/2441100/unrooted) — Shares fall recovery with Jump King. 100 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2441100/)
6. [Super Meat Boy](https://imho.run/games/40800/super-meat-boy) — A frequent pick in Jump King players' libraries, and another Indie. 13,383 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/40800/)
7. [That Flipping Mountain](https://imho.run/games/1072750/that-flipping-mountain) — Shares momentum based jumping with Jump King. 87 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1072750/)
8. [Celeste](https://imho.run/games/504230/celeste) — A frequent pick in Jump King players' libraries, and another Action. 58,812 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/504230/)
9. [1001 Spikes](https://imho.run/games/260790/1001-spikes) — Also Precision Platformer, like Jump King. 386 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/260790/)
10. [The End Is Nigh](https://imho.run/games/583470/the-end-is-nigh) — Also Precision Platformer, like Jump King. 1,896 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/583470/)
11. [JUMP KING QUEST](https://imho.run/games/2317640/jump-king-quest) — A frequent pick in Jump King players' libraries, and another RPG. 1,027 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317640/)
12. [not available](https://imho.run/games/2381590/not-available) — Same stressful mood as Jump King. 5,490 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2381590/)
13. [VVVVVV](https://imho.run/games/70300/vvvvvv) — Also Precision Platformer, like Jump King. 4,463 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/70300/)
14. [BETON BRUTAL](https://imho.run/games/2330500/beton-brutal) — Also Precision Platformer, like Jump King. 598 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2330500/)
15. [Dungeon Escape](https://imho.run/games/454100/dungeon-escape) — Also Precision Platformer, like Jump King. 187 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/454100/)
16. [Super Magbot](https://imho.run/games/1205170/super-magbot) — Also Precision Platformer, like Jump King. 114 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1205170/)
17. [Downwell](https://imho.run/games/360740/downwell) — Also Precision Platformer, like Jump King. 5,174 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/360740/)
18. [Atomik: RunGunJumpGun](https://imho.run/games/440550/atomik-rungunjumpgun) — Same stressful mood as Jump King. 160 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/440550/)
19. [Spelunky 2](https://imho.run/games/418530/spelunky-2) — Same stressful mood as Jump King. 13,985 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/418530/)
20. [The Impossible Game](https://imho.run/games/251630/the-impossible-game) — Same stressful mood as Jump King. 827 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/251630/)
21. [Get To Work](https://imho.run/games/2706170/get-to-work) — Also Precision Platformer, like Jump King. 1,997 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2706170/)
22. [Bloody Trapland 2: Curiosity](https://imho.run/games/579840/bloody-trapland-2-curiosity) — Also Precision Platformer, like Jump King. 461 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/579840/)
23. [Driving Is Hard](https://imho.run/games/3175860/driving-is-hard) — Also Precision Platformer, like Jump King. 111 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3175860/)
24. [Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove](https://imho.run/games/250760/shovel-knight-treasure-trove) — Also Medieval, like Jump King. 9,963 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/250760/)

## 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=1061090&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1061090&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1061090&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1061090
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1061090
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Jump King

Jump King is a 2019 precision platformer developed and published by Nexile, available for $12.99. The game tasks players with ascending a treacherous vertical world through momentum-based jumping and charge-jump timing, with environmental hazards and fall recovery mechanics creating high stakes with each attempt. Players describe it as challenging, contemplative, and tense, with the punishing difficulty creating a lifestyle-challenge dynamic that reviewers highlight. The short burst session design accommodates play in brief intervals, while community maps extend the experience considerably. Smooth controls receive consistent mention despite the unforgiving nature of the gameplay. Jump King is verified on Steam Deck and holds a 91% positive rating from over 5,000 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1061090
- **Developer:** Nexile
- **Publisher:** Nexile
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Remote Play on Phone, Remote Play on Tablet, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing
- **Released:** May 3, 2019
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1061090/jump-king)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1061090&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1061090/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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