Games like Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo

97% positive from 1,949 reviewsReleased 2025Steam Deck Verified$19.99

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What it is

2D top-down action-platformer with yoyo-based combat and traversal. Explore a city, solve puzzles, and uncover corporate secrets.

What players liked

Players praise "Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo" as a challenging, unique 2D Zelda-like or Metroidvania with clever yo-yo mechanics, rewarding puzzles, and great exploration.

The catch

Combat is clunky and shallow, and boss fights drag on as spongy tedious slogs.

Why it is here

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 97% positive, but with 1,949 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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What players likedPlayers enjoy this idle clicker for its constant updates of lore-based heroes and fun theorycrafting with ability combinations.

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Absolver

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This is a martial arts action game with real-time combat and player-driven narrative. Players customize combat styles and engage in PvP and PvE encounters.

What players likedPlayers describe Absolver as a unique martial arts Souls-like with an incredible, deep combat system and satisfying hand-to-hand fighting.

Both are tagged Action, Adventure and Indie.

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Pseudoregalia

97% positive from 13,867 reviews2023Deck Playable

3D Metroidvania with unique air-kick platforming and light combat. Explore a dreamlike castle, grow stronger, and free trapped souls.

What players likedPlayers praise its exceptional N64-style 3D platforming and Metroidvania exploration, often comparing its movement and level design to Super Mario 64 and Castlevania.

The catchEasy to get lost; many empty, sparse rooms

Both are tagged Action, Adventure and Indie.

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Zort

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Zort is a 4-player co-op horror survival game focused on escaping deadly creatures and traps. It features proximity voice chat and unique mechanics for a scary, immersive experience.

What players likedZort is a chaotic, unique, and immersive indie co-op game with a connected story across varied chapters.

Both are tagged Action, Adventure and Indie.

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Exanima

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A 3D isometric dark fantasy RPG with a deep, physics-based combat system and interactive environments. It offers tactical survival and exploration with roguelike elements.

What players likedPlayers describe Exanima as a unique RPG akin to Dark Souls, Kenshi, and Half-Sword, praising its intricate, physics-based combat and rewarding exploration.

Both are tagged Action, Adventure and Indie.

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Haste

92% positive from 13,352 reviews202520% finish itDeck Verified

Fast-paced third-person runner with procedural levels and item customization. Players race through collapsing worlds, mastering movement to survive.

What players likedPlayers praise Haste as a satisfying, momentum-based runner akin to 3D Sonic, offering addictive, fast-paced movement and roguelike elements.

The catchRoguelite structure and procedural levels undercut the movement

Both are tagged Action, Adventure and Indie.

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