# Games like Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy

> The closest matches to Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy: A Difficult Game About Climbing, Jump King, Pogostuck: Rage With Your Friends, Peaks of Yore, and BETON BRUTAL. 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) — Also Philosophical and Dark Humor, like Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy. 3,211 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2497920/)
2. [Jump King](https://imho.run/games/1061090/jump-king) — Also Philosophical, like Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy. 5,049 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1061090/)
3. [Pogostuck: Rage With Your Friends](https://imho.run/games/688130/pogostuck-rage-with-your-friends) — Same stressful mood as Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy. 3,868 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/688130/)
4. [Peaks of Yore](https://imho.run/games/2236070/peaks-of-yore) — A frequent pick in Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy players' libraries, and another Action. 3,182 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2236070/)
5. [BETON BRUTAL](https://imho.run/games/2330500/beton-brutal) — Shares speedrunning with Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy. 598 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2330500/)
6. [Boxman's Struggle](https://imho.run/games/1228560/boxman-s-struggle) — Also Dark Humor, like Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy. 72 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1228560/)
7. [The Game of Sisyphus](https://imho.run/games/2904890/the-game-of-sisyphus) — Also Philosophical and Dark Humor, like Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy. 197 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2904890/)
8. [Egging On](https://imho.run/games/2897610/egging-on) — Also Philosophical and Dark Humor, like Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy. 284 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2897610/)
9. [City Climber](https://imho.run/games/538840/city-climber) — A frequent pick in Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy players' libraries, and another Action. 136 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/538840/)
10. [not available](https://imho.run/games/2381590/not-available) — A frequent pick in Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy players' libraries, and another Indie. 5,490 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2381590/)
11. [Clustertruck](https://imho.run/games/397950/clustertruck) — Same stressful mood as Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy. 9,679 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/397950/)
12. [Surgeon Simulator](https://imho.run/games/233720/surgeon-simulator) — Also Dark Humor, like Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy. 8,406 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233720/)
13. [That Flipping Mountain](https://imho.run/games/1072750/that-flipping-mountain) — Also Philosophical and Dark Humor, like Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy. 87 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1072750/)
14. [Get To Work](https://imho.run/games/2706170/get-to-work) — Shares speedrunning with Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy. 1,997 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2706170/)
15. [Portal](https://imho.run/games/400/portal) — Shares speedrunning with Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy. 81,472 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/400/)
16. [Five Nights at Freddy's](https://imho.run/games/319510/five-nights-at-freddy-s) — Also Survival Horror, like Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy. 32,880 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/319510/)
17. [Driving Is Hard](https://imho.run/games/3175860/driving-is-hard) — Also Dark Humor, like Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy. 111 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3175860/)
18. [OVIVO](https://imho.run/games/597700/ovivo) — Same hypnotic mood as Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy. 174 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/597700/)
19. [Lakeview Cabin Collection](https://imho.run/games/361990/lakeview-cabin-collection) — Also Dark Humor and Survival Horror, like Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy. 679 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/361990/)
20. [Golfing Over It with Alva Majo](https://imho.run/games/817510/golfing-over-it-with-alva-majo) — Same stressful mood as Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy. 390 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/817510/)
21. [Hans](https://imho.run/games/2616420/hans) — A frequent pick in Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy players' libraries, and another Adventure. 52 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2616420/)
22. [Just Ski+](https://imho.run/games/740230/just-ski) — Also Philosophical and Dark Humor, like Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy. 147 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/740230/)
23. [Slender: The Arrival](https://imho.run/games/252330/slender-the-arrival) — Also Survival Horror, like Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy. 3,482 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/252330/)
24. [Struggling](https://imho.run/games/1035560/struggling) — A frequent pick in Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy players' libraries, and another Action. 211 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1035560/)

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## About Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy

Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy is a 2017 action game by Bennett Foddy that tasks players with climbing out of a deep pit using only a hammer and their wits. The obtuse controls and physics-based mechanics create a challenging experience that reviewers describe as contemplative and hypnotic despite the stressful difficulty. Players report that mastering the movement becomes a meditative exercise where frustration transforms into flow, and the philosophical narrative commentary woven throughout adds emotional weight to the ascent. The game supports speedrunning with time-based scoring, and it has been verified for Steam Deck play. The title holds an 85% positive rating from over 40,000 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 240720
- **Developer:** Bennett Foddy
- **Publisher:** Bennett Foddy
- **Genres:** Action
- **Categories:** Commentary available, Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Remote Play on Phone, Remote Play on Tablet, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Dec 6, 2017
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

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