Games like 1001 Spikes
Closest overall match: The End Is Nigh (★ 3.7). Highest rated: TowerFall Ascension at ★ 3.9. Quickest to finish: Mercenary Kings at about 3 hours.
These 12 games score highest on our similarity model for 1001 Spikes — weighted by shared tags, genre overlap, rating proximity and release era. The strongest common threads are Split Screen, Pixel Graphics and Local Multiplayer.
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71%
1. The End Is Nigh
Shares Pixel Graphics, Great Soundtrack, 2D, Steam Cloud and Steam Achievements and 1 more tags; same developer.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 3.7
- Metacritic
- 83
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 31%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie
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68%
2. Knight Squad
Shares 4 Player Local, Local Multiplayer, Split Screen, Partial Controller Support and cooperative and 4 more tags; rated 0.5 lower; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 3.3
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 46%
- Shared genres
- 4, Indie
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67%
3. Mercenary Kings
Shares Side Scroller, Local Multiplayer, Split Screen, Pixel Graphics and cooperative and 4 more tags; rated 0.8 lower; same release year.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 2.9
- Metacritic
- 76
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 25%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie
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66%
4. TowerFall Ascension
Shares 4 Player Local, Local Multiplayer, Split Screen, Pixel Graphics and cooperative and 5 more tags; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 87
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 48%
- Shared genres
- 4, Indie
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65%
5. Wizard of Legend
Shares Split Screen, Pixel Graphics, cooperative, 2D and Steam Achievements and 1 more tags.
- Year
- 2018
- Rating
- ★ 3.5
- Metacritic
- 77
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 30%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie
-
65%
6. Slime-san
Shares Local Multiplayer, Split Screen, Pixel Graphics, 2D and Steam Cloud and 2 more tags; rated 0.9 lower.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 2.9
- Metacritic
- 78
- Playtime
- 3h
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie
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65%
7. Chariot
Shares Local Multiplayer, Split Screen, cooperative, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; rated 0.5 lower; same release year.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 3.2
- Metacritic
- 76
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 18%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie
-
65%
8. Odallus: The Dark Call
Shares Pixel Graphics, Partial Controller Support, 2D, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 3.6
- Metacritic
- 80
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 36%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie
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64%
9. Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure
Shares 4 Player Local, Local Multiplayer, Split Screen, Great Soundtrack and Steam Cloud and 2 more tags; rated 0.9 lower; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 2.8
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 28%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie
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64%
10. The Final Station
Shares Side Scroller, Pixel Graphics, Great Soundtrack, 2D and Steam Cloud and 2 more tags; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 76
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 80%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie
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63%
11. Ghost 1.0
Shares Side Scroller, 2D, Steam Cloud, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 51%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie
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63%
12. 20XX
Shares Side Scroller, Local Multiplayer, Split Screen, cooperative and Great Soundtrack and 4 more tags; same release year.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 3.6
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 47%
- Shared genres
- 4, Indie
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Questions people ask
What is the best game like 1001 Spikes?
On our similarity model, The End Is Nigh is the closest match to 1001 Spikes — shares Pixel Graphics, Great Soundtrack, 2D, Steam Cloud and Steam Achievements and 1 more tags; same developer.
Which game like 1001 Spikes is rated highest?
TowerFall Ascension holds the highest player rating in this list at 3.9/5 from 290 players.
Are there games like 1001 Spikes on Nintendo Switch?
Yes — we found 12 games like 1001 Spikes on Nintendo Switch. See the dedicated list.
How this list is built
Every game in our catalog is scored against 1001 Spikes on five signals: weighted tag overlap (rare tags count more), genre overlap, platform family overlap, rating and playtime proximity, and release era. The list is recomputed nightly as ratings and new releases change.
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