Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like $1 Ride (2026)
Every game below overlaps with $1 Ride on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: Freebie, which both relaxing.
- $1 Ride is tagged Casual, Action, Indie, Arcade by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 4 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
- 1
Freebie
Why it matched: both relaxing; shares 3 player tags including Casual, Indie and Arcade; published by the same company; released around the same time (2016).
Freebie is a casual game where you launch a ball against a paddle and hit a green surface. Be careful not to hit the red surfaces or you'll lose a life!
Freebie at a glance Released 2016 Studio Free Games Info Player sentiment 74% positive of 1,406 Price $1.99 CasualIndieArcade
- 2
Iron Snout
Why it matched: both relaxing; shares 3 player tags including Indie, Casual and Arcade; released around the same time (2016).
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
Iron Snout at a glance Released 2016 Studio SnoutUp Player sentiment 98% positive of 17,480 Price Free IndieCasualArcade
- 3
One Finger Death Punch
Why it matched: both relaxing; shares 3 player tags including Indie, Casual and Arcade; released around the same time (2014).
Experience cinematic kung-fu battles in the fastest, most intense brawler the indie world has ever seen! With the unique 1:1 response system of One Finger Death Punch, players will feel the immediate feedback of every bone-crunching hit. Pay tribute to the masters using five classic kung-fu styles mixed with additional weapons.
One Finger Death Punch at a glance Released 2014 Studio Silver Dollar Games Player sentiment 98% positive of 16,338 Price $4.99 IndieCasualArcade
- 4
Super Hexagon
Why it matched: both relaxing; shares 3 player tags including Indie, Arcade and Casual; released around the same time (2012).
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Super Hexagon at a glance Released 2012 Studio Terry Cavanagh Player sentiment 97% positive of 25,111 Price $2.99 IndieArcadeCasual
- 5
A Dance of Fire and Ice
Why it matched: both relaxing; shares 3 player tags including Indie, Arcade and Casual; released around the same time (2019).
A Dance of Fire and Ice is a strict rhythm game. Keep your focus as you guide two orbiting planets along a winding path without breaking their perfect equilibrium.
A Dance of Fire and Ice at a glance Released 2019 Studio 7th Beat Games Player sentiment 94% positive of 83,377 Price $4.79 IndieArcadeCasual
- 6
Geometry Dash
Why it matched: both relaxing; shares 3 player tags including Indie, Arcade and Casual; released around the same time (2013).
Jump and fly your way through danger in this rhythm-based action platformer!
Geometry Dash at a glance Released 2013 Studio RobTop Games Player sentiment 93% positive of 637,714 Price $4.99 IndieArcadeCasual
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Streets of Rage 4
Why it matched: both relaxing; shares 3 player tags including Indie, Arcade and Casual; released around the same time (2020).
Amongst the best beat’em up series ever created, jammin’ ‘90s beats and over the top street fighting, the iconic series Streets of Rage comes back with a masterful tribute to and revitalization of the classic action fans adore.
Streets of Rage 4 at a glance Released 2020 Studio Dotemu Player sentiment 92% positive of 19,668 Price $24.99 IndieArcadeCasual
- 8
Muse Dash
Why it matched: both relaxing; shares 3 player tags including Casual, Indie and Arcade; released around the same time (2019).
Paradise of parkour & rhythm game ★★★ — Muse Dash!!
Muse Dash at a glance Released 2019 Studio peropero Player sentiment 91% positive of 122,129 Price $2.99 CasualIndieArcade
- 9
Turbo Pug
Why it matched: both relaxing; shares 2 player tags including Indie and Casual; published by the same company; released around the same time (2015).
It's time to unleash your inner pug! Turbo Pug is a casual runner with difficult, random, procedurally generated levels. Enjoy random weather and try to avoid getting zapped by lightning. Unlock new costumes for your pug and new characters to play as. Please try not to squish your pug!
Turbo Pug at a glance Released 2015 Studio Space Cat Studios Player sentiment 90% positive of 3,362 Price $1.99 IndieCasual
- 10
Defy Gravity Extended
Why it matched: both relaxing; shares 3 player tags including Indie, Casual and Arcade; released around the same time (2016).
Defy Gravity is an action platformer that is a mix between classic platforming and gravity based puzzle solving.
Defy Gravity Extended at a glance Released 2016 Studio Paul Fisch Player sentiment 86% positive of 8,531 Price $0.55 IndieCasualArcade
- 11
The Pillage
Why it matched: both relaxing; shares 3 player tags including Indie, Casual and Arcade; released around the same time (2018).
A fast paced hack-n-slash arcade game where kidneys are harvested from everyone in your path.
The Pillage at a glance Released 2018 Studio Bishop Armstrong Player sentiment 86% positive of 58 Price $2.99 IndieCasualArcade
- 12
Serial Cleaner
Why it matched: both relaxing; shares 3 player tags including Indie, Casual and Arcade; released around the same time (2017).
Slip on your flares, grab your shades and hop in your station wagon, it's time to work… as a professional mob cleaner. In this stylish award winning 2D action-stealth game you have to make sure you get in, clean up and get out without leaving a trace - Queue the funky 70s inspired soundtrack!
Serial Cleaner at a glance Released 2017 Studio Draw Distance Player sentiment 84% positive of 4,276 Price $14.99 IndieCasualArcade
- 13
Distant Space
Why it matched: both relaxing; shares 3 player tags including Indie, Arcade and Casual; released around the same time (2016).
Distant Space are present the arcade game of cosmic fights in arcade style of the 80's, this is a game where you can control the spaceship and forced to destroy extraterrestrials, which are moving in the certain order.
Distant Space at a glance Released 2016 Studio PixelMouse Player sentiment 82% positive of 3,458 Price $0.99 IndieArcadeCasual
- 14
Mitos.is: The Game
Why it matched: both relaxing; shares 3 player tags including Casual, Indie and Arcade; released around the same time (2015).
Step into the microscopic world of Mitos.is! Eat or be eaten—become the ultimate cell in a highly addictive multiplayer game. Diverse modes, daily tournaments, guilds, and gear await! The BEST game of 2015 is back!
Mitos.is: The Game at a glance Released 2015 Studio Freakinware Studios Player sentiment 81% positive of 12,054 Price Free CasualIndieArcade
- 15
Worm.is: The Game
Why it matched: both relaxing; shares 3 player tags including Casual, Arcade and Indie; released around the same time (2016).
Unleash the apex worm in you! Join a world where you eat to grow and aim to become the largest worm around. Dodge viruses, cut off enemy paths, and indulge in addictive multiplayer action. Custom skins, game modes, and more await!
Worm.is: The Game at a glance Released 2016 Studio Freakinware Studios Player sentiment 81% positive of 4,723 Price Free CasualArcadeIndie
- 16
Turbo Pug DX
Why it matched: both relaxing; shares 2 player tags including Indie and Casual; published by the same company; released around the same time (2016).
Turbo Pug is back and better than ever! In Turbo Pug DX you'll explore a variety of beautiful, passionately crafted environments. Collect treasures, score boosters, unlock other creatures to play as. Unlock secret mini games. Create custom level skins or enjoy skins created by other players.
Turbo Pug DX at a glance Released 2016 Studio SnowFlame Player sentiment 78% positive of 1,842 Price $1.99 IndieCasual
- 17
Evolvation
Why it matched: both relaxing; shares 3 player tags including Indie, Casual and Arcade; released around the same time (2017).
Evolvation is a casual multiplayer and fast-paced and class based space flying shooter developed by a two-man-army (Eric and Jacob) from Amsterdam. Classes are: Highspeed, Fighter, Stealth, Support and Tank. Each class has its own special ability which provides a dynamic gameplay.
Evolvation at a glance Released 2017 Studio Eric Ruts Player sentiment 68% positive of 950 Price $1.99 IndieCasualArcade
- 18
Anarchy Arcade
Why it matched: both relaxing; shares 3 player tags including Indie, Casual and Arcade; released around the same time (2014).
Turn your entire digital life into a game. AArcade is a 3D desktop that launches shortcuts to absolutely anything you like. Join the anarchy of the persistent online metaverse, or remain in your own private reality. Casual in-game building features, plus hundreds of thousands of addons.
Anarchy Arcade at a glance Released 2014 Studio Elijah Newman-Gomez Player sentiment 68% positive of 2,197 Price Free IndieCasualArcade
- 19
Kivi, Toilet and Shotgun
Why it matched: both relaxing; shares 2 player tags including Indie and Casual; published by the same company; released around the same time (2016).
Kivi, Toilet and Shotgun is a single player top down action game where your goal is to reach the end of the desert by avoiding all kinds of obstacles and fighting the desert raiders. Go up against foes in your vehicle and on foot. Take on powerful bosses, but make sure you're quipped for the fight!
Kivi, Toilet and Shotgun at a glance Released 2016 Studio 16bit Nights Player sentiment 52% positive of 510 Price $1.99 IndieCasual
- 20
Stellar 2D
Why it matched: both relaxing; shares 2 player tags including Indie and Casual; published by the same company; released around the same time (2015).
Stellar 2D is a retro style space arcade game, it's a 2D game in a 3D world. With an addictive, fast paced, casual game-play style.
Stellar 2D at a glance Released 2015 Studio quad games Player sentiment 40% positive of 975 Price $1.99 IndieCasual
- 21
Neighbours from Hell
Why it matched: both relaxing; shares 3 player tags including Casual, Arcade and Indie.
INTRODUCING THE GAME OF NEIGHBOURHOOD NASTINESS AND COMMUNITY COMMOTION! Living next door to you is a real Neighbour From Hell and it's now time to have your revenge! This compilation includes the original Neighbours From Hell and it's sequel Neighbours from Hell 2: On Vacation.
Neighbours from Hell at a glance Released 2003 Studio JoWooD Entertainment Player sentiment 98% positive of 3,150 Price Not listed CasualArcadeIndie
- 22
Balatro
Why it matched: both relaxing; shares 3 player tags including Casual, Indie and Arcade.
The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.
Balatro at a glance Released 2024 Studio LocalThunk Player sentiment 98% positive of 197,690 Price $14.99 CasualIndieArcade
- 23
Vampire Survivors
Why it matched: both relaxing; shares 3 player tags including Indie, Casual and Arcade.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Vampire Survivors at a glance Released 2022 Studio poncle Player sentiment 98% positive of 265,103 Price $3.74 IndieCasualArcade
- 24
Zuma
Why it matched: both relaxing; shares 3 player tags including Arcade, Casual and Indie.
Deep in the jungle lie hidden temples bursting with traps and trickery, and it's up to you to uncover their treasures. Fire magical balls from your stone frog idol to make matches of three or more and clear the deadly chain before it reaches the golden skull.
Zuma at a glance Released 2003 Studio Oberon Media Player sentiment 96% positive of 6,806 Price $4.99 ArcadeCasualIndie
Common questions
What game is most like $1 Ride?
Freebie, on the evidence we have. It both relaxing. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to $1 Ride" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with $1 Ride. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.