Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Karateka (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Karateka 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: Geometry Dash, which both strategy.
- Karateka is tagged Action, Indie, Strategy, Remake, Fighting, Martial Arts, Rhythm, 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.
- 1 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
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Geometry Dash
Why it matched: both strategy; shares 7 player tags including Great Soundtrack, Rhythm and Colorful.
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 Great SoundtrackRhythmColorfulIndieArcadeSide ScrollerStrategy
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Streets of Rage 4
Why it matched: shares 8 player tags including Indie, Fighting and Arcade.
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 IndieFightingArcadeSide ScrollerGreat SoundtrackRetroClassicColorful
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Neighbours from Hell
Why it matched: both strategy; shares 6 player tags including Classic, Strategy and Old School.
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 ClassicStrategyOld SchoolGreat SoundtrackArcadeIndie
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Zuma
Why it matched: both strategy; shares 6 player tags including Arcade, Strategy and Colorful.
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 ArcadeStrategyColorfulRetroClassicIndie
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Bejeweled 3
Why it matched: both strategy; shares 6 player tags including Strategy, Classic and Great Soundtrack.
The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.
Bejeweled 3 at a glance Released 2010 Studio PopCap Games, Inc. Player sentiment 96% positive of 8,122 Price $4.99 StrategyClassicGreat SoundtrackColorfulIndieArcade
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Sonic Mania
Why it matched: shares 7 player tags including Great Soundtrack, Retro and Classic.
Experience the ultimate celebration of past and future in Sonic Mania, an all-new 2D Sonic adventure running at a crisp 60FPS with stunning HD retro-style graphics.
Sonic Mania at a glance Released 2017 Studio Christian Whitehead Player sentiment 94% positive of 28,802 Price $19.99 Great SoundtrackRetroClassicColorfulSide ScrollerArcadeRemake
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Jet Set Radio
Why it matched: shares 7 player tags including Great Soundtrack, Classic and Colorful.
Tag, grind, and trick to the beat in SEGA’s hit game Jet Set Radio!
Jet Set Radio at a glance Released 2012 Studio Blit Software Player sentiment 87% positive of 8,319 Price Not listed Great SoundtrackClassicColorfulArcadeCult ClassicRetroAnime
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Peggle
Why it matched: both strategy; shares 5 player tags including Arcade, Classic and Strategy.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
Peggle at a glance Released 2007 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 98% positive of 14,434 Price $4.99 ArcadeClassicStrategyCult ClassicGreat Soundtrack
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Just Shapes & Beats
Why it matched: both strategy; shares 5 player tags including Rhythm, Great Soundtrack and Indie.
"Just Shapes & Beats" is a chaotic co-op musical bullet-hell based on three simple things: avoid Shapes, move to the kick-ass Beats, and die, repeatedly.
Just Shapes & Beats at a glance Released 2018 Studio Berzerk Studio Player sentiment 98% positive of 26,015 Price $11.99 RhythmGreat SoundtrackIndieColorfulStrategy
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Maniac Mansion
Why it matched: shares 6 player tags including Classic, Remake and Retro; released around the same time (1987).
Quick, Dr. Fred's Kidnapped Sandy and he's about to start the experiment...
Maniac Mansion at a glance Released 1987 Studio Lucasfilm Games Player sentiment 88% positive of 226 Price $5.99 ClassicRemakeRetroGreat Soundtrack1980sCult Classic
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Thronefall
Why it matched: both strategy; shares 5 player tags including Strategy, 3D and Colorful.
A minimalist game about building and defending your little kingdom.
Thronefall at a glance Released 2024 Studio GrizzlyGames Player sentiment 96% positive of 23,605 Price $12.99 Strategy3DColorfulCombatIndie
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Freedom Fighters
Why it matched: both strategy; shares 5 player tags including 3D, Combat and Classic.
Freedom Fighters is an intense third-person action game set in an alternate history New York during the invasion of a foreign superpower. Take on the role of Chris Stone, a hard-working plumber, and rise through the ranks of the resistance to prove yourself as a charismatic leader.
Freedom Fighters at a glance Released 2003 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 95% positive of 2,862 Price Not listed 3DCombatClassicCult ClassicGreat Soundtrack
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Braid
Why it matched: both strategy; shares 5 player tags including Indie, Great Soundtrack and Classic.
This is the original version of Braid from 2009, which may not work well on newer systems. For an updated version of the game with nicer graphics, more levels and a large amount of developer commentary, see Braid, Anniversary Edition.
Braid at a glance Released 2008 Studio Jonathan Blow Player sentiment 93% positive of 9,957 Price $14.99 IndieGreat SoundtrackClassicSide ScrollerStrategy
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Command & Conquer
Why it matched: both strategy; shares 5 player tags including Strategy, Classic and Great Soundtrack.
Command & Conquer and Red Alert are both remastered in 4K by the former Westwood Studios team members. Includes all 3 expansions, rebuilt multiplayer, a modernized UI, Map Editor, bonus footage gallery, and over 7 hours of remastered music.
Command & Conquer at a glance Released 1995 Studio Westwood Studios Player sentiment 91% positive of 34,959 Price $19.99 StrategyClassicGreat SoundtrackRemakeRetro
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Command & Conquer Remastered Collection
Why it matched: both strategy; shares 5 player tags including Strategy, Classic and Great Soundtrack.
Command & Conquer and Red Alert are both remastered in 4K by the former Westwood Studios team members. Includes all 3 expansions, rebuilt multiplayer, a modernized UI, Map Editor, bonus footage gallery, and over 7 hours of remastered music.
Command & Conquer Remastered Collection at a glance Released 2020 Studio Petroglyph Player sentiment 91% positive of 34,961 Price $19.99 StrategyClassicGreat SoundtrackRemakeRetro
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FINAL FANTASY XII THE ZODIAC AGE
Why it matched: both strategy; shares 5 player tags including Great Soundtrack, Classic and Anime.
FINAL FANTASY XII THE ZODIAC AGE - This revered classic returns, now fully remastered for the first time for PC, featuring all new and enhanced gameplay.
FINAL FANTASY XII THE ZODIAC AGE at a glance Released 2018 Studio Square Enix Player sentiment 89% positive of 10,211 Price $49.99 Great SoundtrackClassicAnimeRemakeStrategy
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Age of Empires
Why it matched: both strategy; shares 5 player tags including Strategy, Classic and Remake.
Age of Empires, the pivotal real-time strategy game that launched a 20-year legacy returns with modernized gameplay, all-new 4K visuals, 8-person multiplayer battles and a host of other new features. Welcome back to history.
Age of Empires at a glance Released 1997 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 84% positive of 15,616 Price $19.99 StrategyClassicRemakeGreat SoundtrackRetro
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Age of Empires: Definitive Edition
Why it matched: both strategy; shares 5 player tags including Strategy, Classic and Remake.
Age of Empires, the pivotal real-time strategy game that launched a 20-year legacy returns with modernized gameplay, all-new 4K visuals, 8-person multiplayer battles and a host of other new features. Welcome back to history.
Age of Empires: Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2019 Studio World's Edge Player sentiment 84% positive of 15,619 Price $19.99 StrategyClassicRemakeGreat SoundtrackRetro
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Worms
Why it matched: both strategy; shares 5 player tags including Strategy, Classic and Retro.
Throw a grenade down memory lane with the original and classic turn-based strategy game Worms™! Up to 4 teams of worms do battle over an ever-changing battlefield with falling weapon crates, crazed exploding sheep and more besides. Winner of many industry awards, find out what all the fuss was about.
Worms at a glance Released 1995 Studio Team17 Player sentiment 83% positive of 705 Price $7.99 StrategyClassicRetroArcadeCult Classic
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Eternal Return
Why it matched: both strategy; shares 5 player tags including Anime, Combat and 3D.
Eternal Return is a free-to-play, 2.5D perspective Battle Royale game. Search, Craft, Hunt, and Fight using a variety of characters. Plan your strategy and become the last survivor on this eternal experiment.
Eternal Return at a glance Released 2023 Studio Nimble Neuron Player sentiment 77% positive of 69,743 Price Free AnimeCombat3DStrategyIndie
- 21
Sid Meier's Pirates!
Why it matched: both strategy; shares 4 player tags including Strategy, Classic and Remake; released around the same time (1987).
Sail the Caribbean, marauding all on the high seas or ally your ship and crew as a privateer in search of riches - the life you choose is up to you. Face dogged enemies, raid unsuspecting villages, woo fair maidens, avoid capture or dig for buried treasure. Discover what it takes to become one of the most famous pirates in history!
Sid Meier's Pirates! at a glance Released 1987 Studio MicroProse Player sentiment 94% positive of 7,535 Price $9.99 StrategyClassicRemakeFighting
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Worms World Party
Why it matched: both strategy; shares 5 player tags including Strategy, Indie and Classic.
Imagine taking the perfect online gaming experience and one of the most popular Worms games ever made, adding a touch of Steam achievements, leaderboards, cloud saves, full controller support; a little sprinkle of 1080 / 60FPS, and you have Worms World Party Remastered!
Worms World Party at a glance Released 2001 Studio Team17 Player sentiment 50% positive of 1,851 Price $14.99 StrategyIndieClassicColorfulRemake
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One Finger Death Punch
Why it matched: shares 6 player tags including Indie, Fighting and Martial Arts.
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 IndieFightingMartial ArtsArcadeGreat SoundtrackRhythm
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Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
Why it matched: shares 6 player tags including Retro, Great Soundtrack and Indie.
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove at a glance Released 2014 Studio Yacht Club Games Player sentiment 96% positive of 16,898 Price $39.99 RetroGreat SoundtrackIndieSide ScrollerOld SchoolArcade
Common questions
What game is most like Karateka?
Geometry Dash, on the evidence we have. It both strategy. 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 Karateka" 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 Karateka. 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.