# Games like The Last Friend

> The closest matches to The Last Friend: Shing!, Grapple Dogs: Cosmic Canines, Big Helmet Heroes, Pit People®, and CastleStorm. 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. [Shing!](https://imho.run/games/1103730/shing) — Also Beat 'em up and Hack and Slash, like The Last Friend. 105 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1103730/)
2. [Grapple Dogs: Cosmic Canines](https://imho.run/games/2278790/grapple-dogs-cosmic-canines) — Also Dog, like The Last Friend. 138 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2278790/)
3. [Big Helmet Heroes](https://imho.run/games/2397250/big-helmet-heroes) — A frequent pick in The Last Friend players' libraries, and another Action. 180 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2397250/)
4. [Pit People®](https://imho.run/games/291860/pit-people) — Same funny mood as The Last Friend. 4,532 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/291860/)
5. [CastleStorm](https://imho.run/games/241410/castlestorm) — Also Tower Defense, like The Last Friend. 706 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/241410/)
6. [Cat Quest II](https://imho.run/games/914710/cat-quest-ii) — Also Hack and Slash, like The Last Friend. 1,955 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/914710/)
7. [The Adventure Pals](https://imho.run/games/396710/the-adventure-pals) — Same chill mood as The Last Friend. 652 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/396710/)
8. [Orcs Must Die! 2](https://imho.run/games/201790/orcs-must-die-2) — Also Tower Defense, like The Last Friend. 6,027 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/201790/)
9. [DOG WITCH](https://imho.run/games/3548520/dog-witch) — Shares build variety with The Last Friend. 262 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3548520/)
10. [Octogeddon](https://imho.run/games/525620/octogeddon) — Also Tower Defense, like The Last Friend. 796 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/525620/)
11. [Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2](https://imho.run/games/2017080/nickelodeon-all-star-brawl-2) — Also Dog and Beat 'em up, like The Last Friend. 847 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2017080/)
12. [Kingdom Rush  - Tower Defense](https://imho.run/games/246420/kingdom-rush-tower-defense) — A frequent pick in The Last Friend players' libraries, and another Strategy. 4,506 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/246420/)
13. [Dungeon Defenders: Awakened](https://imho.run/games/1101190/dungeon-defenders-awakened) — Also Tower Defense, like The Last Friend. 2,272 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1101190/)
14. [Dogpile](https://imho.run/games/3839300/dogpile) — A frequent pick in The Last Friend players' libraries, and another Indie. 485 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3839300/)
15. [Jitsu Squad](https://imho.run/games/1522080/jitsu-squad) — Also Beat 'em up and Hack and Slash, like The Last Friend. 155 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1522080/)
16. [PHOGS!](https://imho.run/games/850320/phogs) — Also Dog, like The Last Friend. 485 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/850320/)
17. [Nobody Saves the World](https://imho.run/games/1432050/nobody-saves-the-world) — A frequent pick in The Last Friend players' libraries, and another RPG. 2,225 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1432050/)
18. [Young Souls](https://imho.run/games/985900/young-souls) — Also Beat 'em up and Hack and Slash, like The Last Friend. 202 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/985900/)
19. [Swords and Soldiers HD](https://imho.run/games/63500/swords-and-soldiers-hd) — Also Tower Defense, like The Last Friend. 238 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/63500/)
20. [Bish Bash Bots](https://imho.run/games/1424860/bish-bash-bots) — Also Tower Defense, like The Last Friend. 81 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1424860/)
21. [The Wonderful 101: Remastered](https://imho.run/games/1190400/the-wonderful-101-remastered) — Also Beat 'em up and Hack and Slash, like The Last Friend. 383 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1190400/)
22. [Hi-Fi RUSH](https://imho.run/games/1817230/hi-fi-rush) — Also Beat 'em up and Hack and Slash, like The Last Friend. 16,022 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1817230/)
23. [BROK the InvestiGator](https://imho.run/games/949480/brok-the-investigator) — Also Beat 'em up, like The Last Friend. 421 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/949480/)
24. [Anarcute](https://imho.run/games/390720/anarcute) — Also Beat 'em up, like The Last Friend. 399 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/390720/)

## 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=944430&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=944430&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=944430&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=944430
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/944430
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Last Friend

Doggone tired of the typical brawler or tower defense that is all bark and no bite? Then join Alpha and T. Juan on a dynamic adventure that has you battling hordes of baddies and bosses on their mission to save all the Doggos!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 944430
- **Developer:** The Stonebot Studio, Ludus Games
- **Publisher:** Skystone Games
- **Genres:** Action, Strategy, Indie
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Shared/Split Screen, Full controller support, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Remote Play Together, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** Sep 30, 2021
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 86
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/944430/the-last-friend)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=944430&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/944430/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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