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Bowling Over It is hard to replace: few games combine precision platforming, punishing difficulty and linear, story-driven structure in quite the same way. We analyzed over 2,000 titles across 9 gameplay attributes and found 24 genuine alternatives — not generic genre suggestions. Super Meat Boy, Clustertruck and Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy lead the list, with Super Meat Boy reaching a 96/100 similarity score. Every game here is ranked by how closely it replicates what makes Bowling Over It special.

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The closest game to Bowling Over It is Super Meat Boy — scoring 96/100 on our similarity scale. Clustertruck and Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy follow close behind.

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24 similar games found

#1Super Meat Boy

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Super Meat Boy

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePrecision Platformer

SoloHardcoreCasual2DPixel Art

Steam👍 94%· 38KIGDB85· 4OC83· 25

Year 2010Dev Team Meat · BlitWorksOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are precision platformers — sharing precision platforming, punishing difficulty and vibe casual

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling and visual pixel, while skipping horror tension

Steam Epic Xbox

96

iRank84

Clustertruck

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePrecision Platformer

SoloHardcoreCasualMeleeFirst Person

Steam👍 94%· 18KIGDB74· 10OC74· 45

Year 2016Dev Landfall Games · tinyBuildOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of precision platformers: precision platforming, punishing difficulty and vibe casual

≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat and visual first person, while skipping horror tension

#3Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy

94

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Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePrecision Platformer

SoloHardcoreNarrativeCasualHorror2D

Steam👍 82%· 81K

Year 2017Dev Bennett FoddyOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ Fits the precision platformers cluster, with precision platforming, horror tension and punishing difficulty

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

90

iRank91

SANABI

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePrecision Platformer

SoloNarrativeHardcoreLinear2D

Steam👍 97%· 44KRAWG👍 89%· 34IGDB95· 2OC80· 6

Year 2023Dev SANABI · NEOWIZPlaytime ~3hOn PC

✓ Both are precision platformers — sharing precision platforming, strong narrative focus and punishing difficulty

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, melee combat and setting cyberpunk, while skipping horror tension

89

iRank85

Mega Man 9

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePrecision Platformer

SoloHardcoreNarrative2DMelee

Steam👍 84%· 1.8KIGDB88· 7

Year 2008Dev Inti Creates · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the precision platformers cluster, with precision platforming, punishing difficulty and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat, while skipping horror tension

#6The End Is Nigh

88

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The End Is Nigh

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePrecision Platformer

SoloHardcore2DMeleeDark

Steam👍 94%· 3.4KIGDB74· 3OC82· 29

Year 2017Dev Tyler GlaielOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are precision platformers — sharing precision platforming, punishing difficulty and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, while skipping horror tension

88

iRank85

Mega Man 11

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePrecision Platformer

SoloHardcore2DMeleeSci-Fi

Steam👍 89%· 5.3KIGDB80· 12OC81· 115

Year 2018Dev Capcom Development Division 2 · CapcomOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the precision platformers cluster, with precision platforming, punishing difficulty and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, adventure storytelling and first-person shooting, while skipping horror tension

#8Sonic the Hedgehog

88

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Sonic the Hedgehog

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePrecision Platformer

SoloHardcore2DMeleeFantasy

Steam👍 85%· 41IGDB85· 2

Year 1991Dev Sonic Team · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · PC · iOS

✓ Same family of precision platformers: precision platforming, punishing difficulty and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, melee combat and fantasy world, while skipping horror tension

#9Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time

86

iRank86

Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePrecision Platformer

SoloHardcore2DMultiplayerMelee

Steam👍 87%· 3.9KIGDB86· 16OC85· 170

Year 2020Dev Toys for Bob · ActivisionOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of precision platformers: precision platforming, punishing difficulty and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, melee combat and fantasy world, while skipping horror tension

Steam PS Nintendo

#10Trials 2: Second Edition

85

iRank78

Trials 2: Second Edition

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePrecision Platformer

SoloHardcore2DMultiplayer

Steam👍 84%· 280RAWG👍 67%· 24IGDB80· 1

Year 2008Dev Redlynx · RedLynxPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Same family of precision platformers: precision platforming, punishing difficulty and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with racing gameplay, sports simulation and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping horror tension

81

iRank91

Pizza Tower

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePrecision Platformer

SoloHardcore2DMultiplayerCo-op

Steam👍 98%· 71KRAWG👍 79%· 58IGDB90· 1OC91· 10

Year 2023Dev Tour De PizzaPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Same family of precision platformers: precision platforming, punishing difficulty and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping horror tension

#12Shovel Knight

76

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Shovel Knight

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePrecision Platformer

SoloHardcore2DCo-opMultiplayer

Steam👍 94%· 960IGDB89· 19OC89· 100

Year 2014Dev Yacht Club GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

✓ Both are precision platformers — sharing precision platforming, punishing difficulty and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, melee combat and fantasy world, while skipping horror tension

#13Super House of Dead Ninjas

70

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Super House of Dead Ninjas

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePrecision Platformer

SoloHardcore2DMeleeProcedural

Steam👍 96%· 1.7KRAWG👍 62%· 75MC79IGDB80· 1

Year 2013Dev Megadev · Adult Swim GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC

✓ Both are precision platformers — sharing precision platforming, punishing difficulty and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings roguelike runs, procedural generation and melee combat, while skipping horror tension

#14Mighty No. 9

77

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Mighty No. 9

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePrecision Platformer

SoloHardcoreCasual2DMultiplayer

Steam👍 50%· 3.4KIGDB52· 20OC52· 92

Year 2016Dev Inti Creates · Deep SilverOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

✓ Both are precision platformers — sharing precision platforming, punishing difficulty and vibe casual

≠ Stands apart with shooter, adventure storytelling and melee combat, while skipping horror tension

71

iRank61

Lugaru HD

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePrecision Platformer

SoloHardcoreNarrativeMeleeStealth

Steam👍 79%· 587RAWG👍 33%· 42

Year 2010Dev Wolfire GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Same family of precision platformers: precision platforming, punishing difficulty and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, fighting mechanics and action RPG combat, while skipping horror tension

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to Bowling Over It?: The closest game to Bowling Over It is Super Meat Boy, scoring 96/100 on our similarity scale. They share 5 gameplay attributes, including precision platforming, single-player focus and punishing difficulty. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Bowling Over It?: The three closest games to Bowling Over It are: 1. Super Meat Boy (96/100, 5 shared attributes) 2. Clustertruck (96/100, 4 shared attributes) 3. Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy (94/100, 8 shared attributes). All share Bowling Over It's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 24 candidates across 9 dimensions.
Is Clustertruck similar to Bowling Over It?: Yes, very much so — Clustertruck scores 96/100 similarity to Bowling Over It. They share 4 attributes, including precision platforming and single-player focus. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What Platformer games are similar to Bowling Over It?: The best Platformer games similar to Bowling Over It are Super Meat Boy, Clustertruck, Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy and SANABI. All share the Platformer genre alongside other key Bowling Over It attributes like precision platforming, single-player focus and punishing difficulty.
How is similarity to Bowling Over It calculated?: We compare Bowling Over It against every game in our catalog using 9 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Bowling Over It experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.