Action Henk similar games & best alternatives

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Action Henk

PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One • 2015

Should you play it?

Run, jump and butt-slide into the glorious toy-filled world of Action Henk! Become a master of momentum and defy physics as you race against a band of ragged 90s action figures to once and for all prove that Action Henk is the fastest of them all!

What works

  • Addictive momentum-based gameplay
  • High skill ceiling with rewarding mastery
  • Friendly and supportive community
  • Level editor and custom content
  • Excellent value for price

Things to keep in mind

  • Multiplayer population can be sparse
  • Some levels can be frustratingly difficult
  • Lack of rebindable controls at times
  • Minimal narrative or story depth
  • No physical activity involved

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Time Rifters

  • Marble It Up! Ultra

  • HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED™ 2 - Turbocharged

  • Turbo Golf Racing

  • Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania

  • The Karters 2: Turbo Charged

More survival-focused

Games that feels like Action Henk but with a stronger survival pressure

  • Super Meat Boy 3D

  • Pogostuck: Rage With Your Friends

  • Hot Lava

  • Runner3

  • Faaast Penguin

  • Ms. Splosion Man

More violent

Games that feels like Action Henk but with more combat and destruction

  • KILLBUG

  • Vampire Hunters

  • Ben and Ed - Blood Party

  • Rivals of Aether II

  • BlasterBeat

  • Grapple Tournament

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

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  • Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones

  • Titan Attacks!

  • MouseCraft

Similarity map

How to compare these games

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Action Henk. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Action Henk. These titles are not in What to play next.

Action Henk: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Story, Fantasy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Cooperation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Survival, Violence.

Last update: 21/08/2026