# Games like STANDBY

> The closest matches to STANDBY: BARRIER X, ONE BTN BOSSES, Linea, the Game, Octahedron: Transfixed Edition, and Outland. 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. [BARRIER X](https://imho.run/games/463150/barrier-x) — Also Music, like STANDBY. 274 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/463150/)
2. [ONE BTN BOSSES](https://imho.run/games/1910600/one-btn-bosses) — Shares leaderboard competition with STANDBY. 108 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1910600/)
3. [Linea, the Game](https://imho.run/games/428900/linea-the-game) — A frequent pick in STANDBY players' libraries, and another Action. 344 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/428900/)
4. [Octahedron: Transfixed Edition](https://imho.run/games/434660/octahedron-transfixed-edition) — Also Music, like STANDBY. 70 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/434660/)
5. [Outland](https://imho.run/games/305050/outland) — Same hypnotic mood as STANDBY. 485 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/305050/)
6. [Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians](https://imho.run/games/231040/beatbuddy-tale-of-the-guardians) — Also Music and Side Scroller, like STANDBY. 216 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/231040/)
7. [Splodey](https://imho.run/games/2204170/splodey) — Also Side Scroller, like STANDBY. 182 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2204170/)
8. [Hell is Other Demons](https://imho.run/games/595790/hell-is-other-demons) — Also Side Scroller, like STANDBY. 212 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/595790/)
9. [Polygoneer](https://imho.run/games/684680/polygoneer) — Also Music, like STANDBY. 183 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/684680/)
10. [Never Give Up](https://imho.run/games/609420/never-give-up) — Also Side Scroller, like STANDBY. 100 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/609420/)
11. [Super Cloudbuilt](https://imho.run/games/463700/super-cloudbuilt) — Same intense mood as STANDBY. 100 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/463700/)
12. [Slipstream](https://imho.run/games/732810/slipstream) — Also Music and Racing, like STANDBY. 696 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/732810/)
13. [Dustforce DX](https://imho.run/games/65300/dustforce-dx) — Also Side Scroller, like STANDBY. 1,029 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/65300/)
14. [Thumper](https://imho.run/games/356400/thumper) — Also Music, like STANDBY. 3,064 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/356400/)
15. [RAYZE](https://imho.run/games/1689190/rayze) — Also Racing, like STANDBY. 119 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1689190/)
16. [Distance](https://imho.run/games/233610/distance) — Also Racing, like STANDBY. 4,167 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233610/)
17. [This Is No Cave](https://imho.run/games/2852760/this-is-no-cave) — Also Side Scroller, like STANDBY. 76 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2852760/)
18. [Rush Bros.](https://imho.run/games/234490/rush-bros) — Also Music and Racing, like STANDBY. 131 Steam reviews, 57% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/234490/)
19. [Neodash](https://imho.run/games/1514950/neodash) — Also Music and Racing, like STANDBY. 368 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1514950/)
20. [BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition](https://imho.run/games/269670/badland-game-of-the-year-edition) — Also Side Scroller, like STANDBY. 651 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/269670/)
21. [Unpossible](https://imho.run/games/300400/unpossible) — A frequent pick in STANDBY players' libraries, and another Racing. 97 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/300400/)
22. [Crypt of the NecroDancer](https://imho.run/games/247080/crypt-of-the-necrodancer) — A frequent pick in STANDBY players' libraries, and another RPG. 12,463 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/247080/)
23. [Super Hexagon](https://imho.run/games/221640/super-hexagon) — Also Music, like STANDBY. 12,060 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/221640/)
24. [Spelunky](https://imho.run/games/239350/spelunky) — Same challenging mood as STANDBY. 10,185 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239350/)

## 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=494580&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=494580&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=494580&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=494580
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/494580
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About STANDBY

Never STANDBY in this fast-paced, precise platformer and get out of the glitched world! Can you do it faster than anyone?

## Game info

- **AppID:** 494580
- **Developer:** Noclip
- **Publisher:** Noclip
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure, Racing
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jan 6, 2017
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/494580/standby)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=494580&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/494580/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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