Games Like Baby Steps

A game I made for a certain kind of person. To hurt them.

Why similar: Difficult 31.4%, Psychological Horror 26.1%, Physics 15.9%, Funny 7.1%, Comedy 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game is the gold standard for physics-based frustration and the intentional struggle of movement.

Octodad: Dadliest Catch is a game about destruction, deception, and fatherhood. The player controls Octodad, a dapper octopus masquerading as a human, as he goes about his life. Octodad's existence is a constant struggle, as he must master mundane tasks with his unwieldy boneless tentacles while simultaneously keeping his cephalopodan...

Why similar: Comedy 30.7%, Physics 22%, Funny 14.1%, Walking Simulator 13.5%, Difficult 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the comedic absurdity of controlling a character with clumsy, physics-based limbs.

This is a difficult game about climbing.

Why similar: Difficult 19.2%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Physics 13.2%, Comedy 12%, Funny 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the same brand of punishing, physics-based vertical progression found in the seed game.

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is an expanded re-imagining of 2013's The Stanley Parable. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will make a choice, and you will become powerless. You are not here to win. The Stanley Parable is a game that plays you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.6%, Comedy 21.9%, Funny 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Exploration 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the dry, meta-comedic narrative style and walking-simulator pacing of Baby Steps.

Human Fall Flat is a hilarious, light-hearted platformer set in floating dreamscapes that can be played solo or with up to 8 players online. Free new levels keep its vibrant community rewarded.

Why similar: Physics 34%, Funny 27.8%, Comedy 12%, Adventure 10.6%, Action 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: This physics-based platformer relies on wobbly, unpredictable movement that mirrors the core mechanics of Baby Steps.

You are bread. Your mission, become toast! Take on all hazards to deliciousness as you head on an epic adventure in one of the the toughest games ever baked. All of the game modes (including Bagel Race) are now unlocked so there's sure to be something to suit everyone's taste!

Why similar: Difficult 18.4%, Comedy 17.4%, Physics 17.3%, Funny 16%, Third Person 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: It turns a simple task into a difficult, physics-based challenge that is as frustrating as it is hilarious.

Delivery Attempted. That's the Totally Reliable Delivery Service guarantee! T.R.D.S. is a ragdoll physics simulation about terrible package delivery couriers. Work together using odd machinery, useful gadgets, and the wonders of physics to reliably deliver packages to their destination.

Why similar: Physics 22.1%, Comedy 17.8%, Funny 17.1%, Third Person 15.8%, 3D 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: The game features chaotic, physics-based character movement that makes simple navigation a comedic endeavor.

From legendary game creator Hideo Kojima comes a genre-defying experience, now expanded in this definitive DIRECTOR’S CUT. As Sam Bridges, your mission is to deliver hope to humanity by connecting the last survivors of a decimated America. Can you reunite the shattered world, one step at a time?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 50.9%, Third Person 15.5%, Exploration 12.8%, Adventure 6.8%, Horror 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive serious take on the 'walking simulator' genre, focusing heavily on terrain navigation and balance.

Wealthy, handsome, and... dead? Samuel strikes a deal with Death for one last shot at life, but only if he can survive a day doing everything manually. Blink, breathe, walk, and work - Guide Sam in this darkly humorous and brutally difficult adventure!

Why similar: Funny 25%, Difficult 20.5%, Physics 19.2%, Comedy 12.3%, Adventure 11%

Why You'll Like It: It requires you to manually control body parts, echoing the intentional difficulty of coordinating movement in Baby Steps.

Become the fella. Walk on the stilts.

Why similar: Difficult 22.7%, Physics 21.8%, Comedy 19%, Funny 15.2%, 3D 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Physics-based movement that turns the simple act of walking into a difficult, comedic challenge.

Roll the boulder to the top.

Why similar: Difficult 22.1%, Physics 18.5%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Funny 14.6%, Third Person 13.6%

Why You'll Like It: It directly mirrors the repetitive, punishing nature of physics-based climbing and the struggle against gravity.

Goat Simulator is the latest in high-tech Goat Simulation technology.

Why similar: Comedy 28.5%, Funny 24.4%, Physics 21%, Third Person 6.9%, Casual 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based sandbox that rewards clumsy exploration and chaotic, slapstick comedy.

You've drunk too much... Let's go home while being aware of the dangerous around you! Drunken movements are fully simulated with physical calculation. Enjoy your drunkenness :)

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.1%, Comedy 19.6%, Physics 18.6%, Funny 14.2%, Third Person 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the comedy of movement and physics-based navigation in a way that feels very similar to the seed game.

Gang Beasts is a silly multiplayer party game with surly gelatinous characters, brutal slapstick fight sequences, and absurd hazardous environments, set in the mean streets of Beef City.

Why similar: Physics 30.1%, Funny 25.8%, Comedy 22.3%, Third Person 11.7%, Casual 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: The game emphasizes wobbly, uncontrollable movement that turns every interaction into a physics-based struggle.

This game is hard-boiled. Face the challenge of being a real, fragile egg. Escape the hen-house and jump, roll and climb your way through a farm shop, factory and other perilous environments. With some determination, you might just reach your freedom.

Why similar: Difficult 18.5%, Physics 17.5%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Third Person 12.3%, Funny 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based climbing game that leans into the frustration-comedy genre.

It's a lovely morning in the village and you are a horrible goose.

Why similar: Comedy 28.3%, Funny 27.9%, Physics 14.5%, Third Person 12.7%, Indie 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on exploration and interaction within a world that rewards humorous, physics-aware mischief.

Experience the extreme simulated sporting sensation that's sweeping our digital nation! Mount Your Friends is a fiercely competitive sporting event for you to play with your friends in the contextual security of your own home, assuming that your home is not composed of sexual innuendo.

Why similar: Comedy 34.3%, Funny 25.1%, Physics 23.5%, Indie 4.8%, Sexual Content 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: This physics-based climbing game is as frustrating and funny as the movement challenges in Baby Steps.

Why similar: Difficult 13.8%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Comedy 12.5%, Third Person 11.7%, Funny 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the difficulty of movement and the comedy of failure in a 3D environment.

Donut County is a story-based physics puzzle game where you play as an ever-growing hole in the ground. Meet cute characters, steal their trash, and throw them in a hole.

Why similar: Physics 27%, Funny 26%, Comedy 13.2%, Casual 11.2%, Adventure 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle game with a similarly quirky, comedic tone and satisfyingly simple mechanics.

Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.

Why similar: Physics 33%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Funny 19.2%, Exploration 14.6%, Adventure 8%

Why You'll Like It: Surreal, perspective-based puzzles that emphasize walking and exploration in a dreamlike environment.

The beloved roll-em-up game returns with fully updated graphics, completely recreated cutscenes and in full HD!

Why similar: Comedy 30.4%, Funny 29.3%, Casual 16.8%, Action 10.7%, Third Person 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: The absurdist physics-based gameplay offers a similar feeling of surreal, lighthearted progression.

City Climber is a silly physics-based game about a floppy ragdoll climber, who has to save the world. Find your way through diverse hand-crafted environments and enjoy funny challenges full of falling and destruction.

Why similar: Difficult 19.5%, Physics 17%, Psychological Horror 14%, Comedy 12.7%, Funny 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: Physics-based climbing that emphasizes the struggle of movement and the hilarity of failure.

Stump Simulator is a game in which you can become a tree stump.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Physics 17.1%, Action 8%, Exploration 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Physics-based simulation that emphasizes the absurdity of movement and simple interactions.

What's better than climbing mountain in a cardboard box? Getting deep frustration every time you fall from it.

Why similar: Difficult 21.8%, Physics 20.4%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Action 10.9%, Adventure 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based platformer that captures the same spirit of 'struggle' and movement-based gameplay.

What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 58.5%, Exploration 14.8%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Adventure 6.8%, Indie 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the narrative-driven walking simulator experience with high production value and environmental storytelling.

Welcome to Loop. Loop is a first-person comedy game based around completing laps around a test track. What will happen to you in the Loop?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.1%, Comedy 14.2%, Funny 14.1%, Casual 8.9%, Satire 8.6% ★

Why You'll Like It: A casual walking simulator with a focus on exploration and a lighthearted, funny tone.

Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 49.8%, Exploration 12.4%, Comedy 9.7%, Adventure 9.4%, Funny 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in walking simulator exploration and character-driven narrative.

Surgeon Simulator is an over-the-top operation sim, stitching together pitch-black humour with life-saving surgery. Become Dr. Burke, a would-be surgeon with a less than conventional toolkit, as he performs procedures on patients including the Heavy from TF2! ...is that a hammer?

Why similar: Comedy 23.6%, Difficult 23.1%, Physics 21.9%, Funny 17%, Indie 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: A classic example of intentionally difficult, physics-based controls applied to a simple task.

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.

Why similar: Physics 31.4%, Difficult 26.1%, Funny 13.9%, Action 13.1%, Indie 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: Physics-based movement that requires precision and timing in a chaotic, fast-paced environment.

A first-person Walking Simulator exploring the deeper meaning of family, life goals, and personal choices (with a bit of humor and old-school sci-fi homage mixed in) – set on beautiful and lonely alien worlds.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 53.2%, Adventure 20.2%, Exploration 15.5%, Indie 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy walking simulator that explores themes of isolation and exploration in a strange environment.

You’re just trying to get home. It’s only a quarter mile. One street. What could go wrong.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 45.9%, Psychological Horror 31.6%, 3D 8.5%, Casual 6.2%, Difficult 4.2%

Get ready to walk – walk as far as you can!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.8%, Comedy 16.2%, Physics 15.7%, Difficult 14.3%, Funny 12.4%

Spot anomalies and uncover hidden clues to escape an office where overwork turns strange and experiments happen more often than coffee breaks.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Funny 12.3%, Comedy 11.4%, Exploration 9.6%

A game about a very happy guy and his boulder. (Warning: As an accurate representation of the ancient Myth of Sisyphus, this is likely the most difficult and punishing game you will ever play.)

Why similar: Difficult 20.8%, Comedy 13.8%, Third Person 12.2%, Funny 9.1%, Physics 8.2%

A giraffe born with slippery feet sets out to find love...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.7%, Difficult 12.7%, Comedy 11.4%, Physics 9.9%, Funny 9.2%

RATSHAKER™ is the fun and quirky solution to all your rat problems! Hold on to the RAT, shake your arm, and watch life’s problems disappear! How far can you go?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.5%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Funny 14.3%, Exploration 12.1%, Horror 8.4%

The last scenery you faced was a quite unfamiliar hotel office. Leaving all the uncertainties behind, you have to perform significant or insignificant tasks from here on out. -256 is a pixel graphics first-person mystery hotel walking simulator.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 47.1%, Exploration 11.9%, 3D 10%, Psychological Horror 8.7%, Funny 7.5%

Fat Dude Simulator is a third-person indie horror. The main character is a guy called Jack. He really likes eating a lot and is constantly eating something. This time he came to a forest to spend a couple of days far away from the city, out in the open air.

Why similar: Comedy 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Physics 14.1%, Third Person 13.1%, Funny 12.6%

You are Octodad, a dapper octopus masquerading as a human, as he goes about a day of his life. His existence is a constant struggle, as he must master mundane tasks with his unwieldy boneless tentacles while simultaneously keeping his cephalopodan nature a secret from his human family!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.9%, Physics 17.6%, Difficult 17.5%, Third Person 11.5%, Funny 9.9%

You’ve wandered into a strange dimension while shopping.A mysterious monster is chasing you.You must escape."Backmooms" is a first-person adventure game.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.7%, Psychological Horror 19%, Funny 16.6%, Exploration 9.3%, Horror 7.6%

In a game where you can't stop moving, every step is progress. But whether that progress is forward or backward, that is up to you...

Why similar: Funny 34.7%, Comedy 31.8%, Casual 18.1%, Adventure 9.1%, Action 6.2%

Soviet Bear Uni Adventure is a painfully challenging physics-based action/adventure game. Pedal and lean to stay upright and overcome each crazy obstacle.

Why similar: Difficult 20.3%, Physics 17%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Funny 12.8%, Comedy 12.4%

"thanks mom" is an adventure game where you control a baby. You are given milk by your mother and sleeping soundly. In your dream, you remember the trials and tribulations that happened in the past. It may have been the days of struggle before you were born.

Why similar: Comedy 25%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Walking Simulator 13.8%, Exploration 12.7%, 3D 9%

The Stanley Parable is a first person exploration game. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will follow a story, you will not follow a story. You will have a choice, you will have no choice. The game will end, the game will never end.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.2%, Comedy 26.2%, Satire 18.7% ★, Funny 10.7%, Exploration 6%

You've got a new babysitting job, and things are taking a turn for the weird. Feed him, read him a bedtime story, and try not to fall into his dreams. How long can you stay in control?

Why similar: Physics 30.5%, Comedy 28.7%, Psychological Horror 23.1%, Horror 12.8%, Singleplayer 4.9%

"Night Nite" is a horror comedy adventure game set in modern times. One day, mysterious events begin to unfold around you. What could be the true identity behind these occurrences?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.1%, Comedy 24.1%, Exploration 9.2%, 3D 7.7%, Adventure 7.4%

You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.5%, Comedy 23.8%, Funny 15.6%, Exploration 11.2%, Satire 11% ★

"DINNERDINNNER" is a horror adventure game set in the modern era. You become a diner staff member and encounter strange events – customers with bizarre stories, engaging in trivial conversations, and discussing incomprehensible matters.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.5%, Comedy 16.8%, Exploration 12.5%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, 3D 8.2%

Travel around The Great Gales to climb challenging peaks in this physics-based climbing adventure set in 1887. Meet like-minded mountaineers, unlock helpful climbing gear, and become a pioneer of mountaineering.

Why similar: Difficult 25.5%, Physics 23%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Exploration 10.3%, Nature 9.7%

QT IS A 3 PART GAME ABOUT HANGING OUT IN CUTE PLACES AND FINDING YOUR FAVOURITE FRIENDS · ◡ ·

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32%, Comedy 14.7%, Funny 12.5%, Nature 11.1%, Adventure 10.3%

Cactus Simulator is a game in which you can become a cactus.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18%, Physics 15.7%, Comedy 14.1%, Third Person 12%, Funny 11%

You're so exhausted you can only crawl, but still refuse to sleep.

Why similar: Comedy 22.8%, Satire 19.1% ★, Physics 16.8%, Funny 13.2%, Third Person 12.3%

Coconut Simulator is a game in which you can become a coconut.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.5%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Physics 17.4%, Exploration 9.2%, Action 7.2%

You have a strange dream where you meet a creature named Glitch Daddy, telling you that the world is ending very soon. Then, you wake up and go to unravel the truth through a wild, abstract psychedelic journey.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.7%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Funny 14.6%, Exploration 12.6%, Adventure 6.6%

Unaccessible is a third-person wheelchair platformer about struggling to get a health insurance claim approved on a mysterious island without accessibility ramps. Tackle stairs, climb obstacles and hop your way through the pain of the claims approval process.

Why similar: Difficult 21.2%, Third Person 15.2%, Physics 15%, Exploration 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.8%

Third person shooter with minor platforming. You have to eliminate the condiment threat.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.8%, Comedy 30.2%, 3D 8.5%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, Action 5.2%

The year is 1998. Step into the shoes of a real estate agent, tasked with photographing a seemingly ordinary house for an upcoming sale. Explore the environment, use your camera to take pictur-- wait, what’s that in the last photo?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.2%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Exploration 13.6%, Horror 7.9%, 3D 6.7%

A fourth-wall-breaking narrative adventure. It’s interview day, and you really need this job—enough to ignore the talking printer, the anomaly corridor, and the ridiculous life-or-death trials your interviewer keeps putting you in. But deep down, you know... something here is very, very wrong.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.3%, Comedy 20%, Satire 14.3% ★, Funny 10.7%, Exploration 9.3%

You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".

Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.4%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Exploration 13.8%, Funny 10.9%, 3D 8.8%

Your name is Hank. You are doing a Handstand. Jump to the top.

Why similar: Difficult 26.1%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Third Person 13.7%, Comedy 8.9%, Funny 7.5%