Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like My Friend Pedro (2026)
Every game below overlaps with My Friend Pedro 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: Super Meat Boy, which shares 10 player tags including Platformer, Indie and 2D.
- My Friend Pedro is tagged Action, Indie, Shooter, Parkour, Bullet Time, Violent, Great Soundtrack, Gore 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.
- 3 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
Super Meat Boy
Why it matched: shares 10 player tags including Platformer, Indie and 2D.
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
Super Meat Boy at a glance Released 2010 Studio Team Meat Player sentiment 94% positive of 39,100 Price $14.99 PlatformerIndie2DGreat SoundtrackFast-PacedControllerGoreFunny
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Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit
Why it matched: shares 10 player tags including Platformer, 2D and Comedy.
A crazy action-adventure platformer... In Hell.
Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit at a glance Released 2012 Studio Arkedo Player sentiment 85% positive of 3,724 Price $14.99 Platformer2DComedyFunnyGoreGreat SoundtrackSide ScrollerViolent
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Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Why it matched: shares 8 player tags including Great Soundtrack, Gore and Violent; published by the same company; released around the same time (2015).
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is the brutal conclusion to the Hotline Miami saga, set against a backdrop of escalating violence and retribution over spilled blood in the original game.
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number at a glance Released 2015 Studio Dennaton Games Player sentiment 94% positive of 79,987 Price $14.99 Great SoundtrackGoreViolentFast-PacedIndieBlood2DShooter
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CARRION
Why it matched: shares 8 player tags including Gore, Indie and Violent; published by the same company; released around the same time (2020).
CARRION is a reverse horror game in which you assume the role of an amorphous creature of unknown origins, stalking and consuming those that imprisoned you.
CARRION at a glance Released 2020 Studio Phobia Game Studio Player sentiment 94% positive of 35,626 Price $3.99 GoreIndieViolent2DBloodPhysicsPlatformerGreat Soundtrack
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Serious Sam 4
Why it matched: shares 8 player tags including Gore, Shooter and Violent; published by the same company; released around the same time (2020).
Serious Sam 4 reignites the classic FPS series in a high-powered prequel loaded with an explosive arsenal, intergalactic carnage, and perfectly timed one-liners.
Serious Sam 4 at a glance Released 2020 Studio Croteam Player sentiment 83% positive of 17,689 Price $39.99 GoreShooterViolentComedyGreat SoundtrackBloodFast-PacedIndie
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Katana ZERO
Why it matched: shares 7 player tags including Great Soundtrack, Platformer and Indie; published by the same company; released around the same time (2019).
Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.
Katana ZERO at a glance Released 2019 Studio Askiisoft Player sentiment 98% positive of 76,036 Price $14.99 Great SoundtrackPlatformerIndie2DFast-PacedViolentGore
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People Playground
Why it matched: shares 8 player tags including Gore, Physics and Blood; released around the same time (2019).
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
People Playground at a glance Released 2019 Studio mestiez Player sentiment 98% positive of 317,401 Price $9.99 GorePhysicsBloodViolent2DFunnyIndieComedy
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BONEWORKS
Why it matched: shares 8 player tags including Physics, Shooter and Great Soundtrack; released around the same time (2019).
BONEWORKS is an Experimental Physics VR Adventure. Use found physics weapons, tools, and objects to fight across dangerous playscapes and mysterious architecture.
BONEWORKS at a glance Released 2019 Studio Stress Level Zero Player sentiment 92% positive of 36,454 Price $29.99 PhysicsShooterGreat SoundtrackViolentIndieParkourGoreFunny
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Blasphemous
Why it matched: shares 8 player tags including Gore, 2D and Violent; released around the same time (2019).
Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.
Blasphemous at a glance Released 2019 Studio The Game Kitchen Player sentiment 90% positive of 66,881 Price $24.99 Gore2DViolentIndiePlatformerBloodGreat SoundtrackSide Scroller
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12 is Better Than 6
Why it matched: shares 8 player tags including Shooter, Indie and 2D; released around the same time (2015).
12 is Better Than 6 is a dynamic top-down shooter with stealth elements, presented in a Wild West theme. The story puts you in the shoes of escaped slave fleeing to the United States in 1873.
12 is Better Than 6 at a glance Released 2015 Studio Ink Stains Games Player sentiment 84% positive of 10,276 Price $1.99 ShooterIndie2DViolentBloodGoreGreat SoundtrackFunny
- 11
Sniper Fury
Why it matched: shares 8 player tags including Shooter, Violent and Gore; released around the same time (2017).
Sniper Fury is an action-sharpshooting game set in a world threatened by violence. Neutralize threats using an ever-growing arsenal of modern firepower. Customize everything: weapons, gear sets, bullets! Join other snipers in Clan Wars, challenge them in PvP mode, & try events for extra surprises.
Sniper Fury at a glance Released 2017 Studio Gameloft Player sentiment 49% positive of 2,804 Price Free ShooterViolentGoreControllerFunnyGreat SoundtrackComedyIndie
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Hotline Miami
Why it matched: shares 7 player tags including Great Soundtrack, Violent and Indie; published by the same company.
Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.
Hotline Miami at a glance Released 2012 Studio Dennaton Games Player sentiment 97% positive of 127,794 Price $9.99 Great SoundtrackViolentIndieGoreFast-Paced2DShooter
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Rayman Legends
Why it matched: shares 8 player tags including Platformer, Great Soundtrack and 2D.
Michel Ancel, the celebrated creator of Rayman®, Beyond Good & Evil®, and the Raving Rabbids®, returns to unleash his innovative creativity on this new entry into the Rayman® franchise.When Rayman, Globox, and the Teensies discover a mysterious tent filled with captivating paintings, they are suddenly transported to a series of...
Rayman Legends at a glance Released 2013 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 90% positive of 12,323 Price $29.99 PlatformerGreat Soundtrack2DControllerFunnyFast-PacedSide ScrollerComedy
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Iron Snout
Why it matched: shares 7 player tags including Funny, Gore and 2D; 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 FunnyGore2DIndieBloodViolentFast-Paced
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Pizza Tower
Why it matched: shares 7 player tags including Great Soundtrack, Fast-Paced and Indie; released around the same time (2023).
Pizza Tower is a fast paced 2D platformer, with an emphasis on movement, exploration and score attack. Featuring highly stylized pixel art inspired by the cartoons from the '90s, and a highly energetic soundtrack.
Pizza Tower at a glance Released 2023 Studio Tour De Pizza Player sentiment 98% positive of 72,574 Price $19.99 Great SoundtrackFast-PacedIndiePlatformerFunnyComedy2D
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Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition
Why it matched: shares 7 player tags including Great Soundtrack, Platformer and 2D; released around the same time (2016).
“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning Action-Platformer crafted by Moon Studios.
Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2016 Studio Moon Studios GmbH Player sentiment 95% positive of 71,430 Price $19.99 Great SoundtrackPlatformer2DIndieSide ScrollerController2.5D
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SpeedRunners
Why it matched: shares 7 player tags including Indie, Fast-Paced and Platformer; released around the same time (2016).
Cut-throat multiplayer running game that pits 4 players against each other, locally and/or online. Run, jump, swing around, and use devious weapons and pick-ups to knock opponents off-screen! One of the most competitive games you'll ever play.
SpeedRunners at a glance Released 2016 Studio DoubleDutch Games Player sentiment 94% positive of 37,163 Price $14.99 IndieFast-PacedPlatformer2DFunnyParkourController
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Clustertruck
Why it matched: shares 7 player tags including Parkour, Physics and Fast-Paced; released around the same time (2016).
Clustertruck is a chaotic physics based truckformer. Jump your way through insane levels in a game of "the floor is lava" on top of speeding trucks driven by terrible drivers.
Clustertruck at a glance Released 2016 Studio Landfall Player sentiment 94% positive of 18,500 Price $14.99 ParkourPhysicsFast-PacedIndieFunnyGreat SoundtrackPlatformer
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Stick Fight: The Game
Why it matched: shares 7 player tags including Funny, 2D and Physics; released around the same time (2017).
Stick Fight is a physics-based couch/online fighting game where you battle it out as the iconic stick figures from the golden age of the internet.
Stick Fight: The Game at a glance Released 2017 Studio Landfall West Player sentiment 93% positive of 125,325 Price $1.99 Funny2DPhysicsIndieShooterControllerGreat Soundtrack
- 20
Sunset Overdrive
Why it matched: shares 7 player tags including Parkour, Funny and Comedy; released around the same time (2018).
Sunset Overdrive transforms an open-world apocalypse into your tactical playground. Zip, grind and wall-run across Sunset City with an unconventional arsenal. Hyper-agility, unique weapons, and customizable abilities deliver an explosive and irreverent adventure in the end times.
Sunset Overdrive at a glance Released 2018 Studio Insomniac Games Player sentiment 90% positive of 14,457 Price $19.99 ParkourFunnyComedyViolentGreat SoundtrackShooterFast-Paced
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Teeworlds
Why it matched: shares 7 player tags including 2D, Platformer and Shooter; released around the same time (2015).
Teeworlds is a free online multiplayer game, available for all major operating systems. Battle with up to 16 players in a variety of game modes, including Team Deathmatch and Capture The Flag. You can even design your own maps!
Teeworlds at a glance Released 2015 Studio Teeworlds Team Player sentiment 89% positive of 4,365 Price Free 2DPlatformerShooterIndieSide ScrollerFunnyController
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RUINER
Why it matched: shares 6 player tags including Great Soundtrack, Violent and Indie; published by the same company; released around the same time (2017).
RUINER is a brutal action shooter set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok. A wired psychopath lashes out against a corrupt system to uncover the truth and retrieve his kidnapped brother under the guidance of a secretive hacker friend.
RUINER at a glance Released 2017 Studio Reikon Games Player sentiment 89% positive of 12,481 Price $19.99 Great SoundtrackViolentIndieGoreShooterFast-Paced
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Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition
Why it matched: shares 7 player tags including Gore, Violent and Shooter; released around the same time (2017).
Step into the boots of Grayson Hunt after a crash landing on an old resort planet forces him to make a hard choice: survival or revenge. Execute masterful kills with Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition’s unique combat system that rewards you for performing the most creative and deadly kills imaginable.
Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition at a glance Released 2017 Studio People Can Fly Player sentiment 89% positive of 9,652 Price $39.99 GoreViolentShooterComedyFunnyGreat SoundtrackBlood
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Defy Gravity Extended
Why it matched: shares 7 player tags including Platformer, Indie and 2D; 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 PlatformerIndie2DGreat SoundtrackPhysicsShooterFunny
Common questions
What game is most like My Friend Pedro?
Super Meat Boy, on the evidence we have. It shares 10 player tags including Platformer, Indie and 2D. 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 My Friend Pedro" 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 My Friend Pedro. 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.