Games like ARCADE
If ARCADE is your kind of game, the closest matches are Meteor Blasters, Pingers and WAVESHAPER — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About ARCADE: ARCADE is an ARCADE game in which you shoot 'n' dodge. Are you dead? Press START button and shoot 'n' dodge again! Sounds easy, doesn't it? I would argue with you!
Players who liked ARCADE also play
Steam players who put hours into ARCADE also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Meteor Blasters
WHY THIS
Top pick for ARCADE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with ARCADE.
Meteor Blasters is a non-stop action space shooter. Inspired by Asteroids, this game will see you choose between 6 different ships each with their own characteristics and utilize a variety of weapon powerups to eradicate the space rocks. Play 4 players Co-op or Versus Mode with friends.
Pingers
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for ARCADE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with ARCADE.
Pingers is an addictive 'one-more-round' score chaser which is perfect to play solo or with friends. Ping your way to victory and see just how far you can get!
WAVESHAPER
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for ARCADE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with ARCADE.
WAVESHAPER is a minimalist score attack game in which you attempt to stop the 2D vector menace, one obstacle at a time.
AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia)
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for ARCADE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with ARCADE.
A musical bullet-hell where all things beautiful are deadly. Dodge well little nanobot, you don't have much time.
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for ARCADE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with ARCADE.
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for ARCADE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with ARCADE.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Serious Sam 3: BFE
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for ARCADE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with ARCADE.
Serious Sam 3: BFE is a prequel to the original indie fast action FPS and Game of the Year sensation - Serious Sam: The First Encounter!
Fury Unleashed
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for ARCADE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with ARCADE.
Shoot your way through the pages of an ever-changing comic book in this fast-paced roguelike. Play solo, in local or online co-op, expand your weaponry, and upgrade your hero with each run. All that to find out why has your creator lost his faith in you and to prove him wrong.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below ARCADE at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under ARCADE on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with ARCADE.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under ARCADE on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with ARCADE.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under ARCADE on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with ARCADE.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under ARCADE on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with ARCADE.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under ARCADE on Steam right now. Shares Casual with ARCADE.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under ARCADE on Steam right now. Shares Casual with ARCADE.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under ARCADE on Steam right now. Shares Casual with ARCADE.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under ARCADE on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with ARCADE.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with ARCADE.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with ARCADE.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with ARCADE.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with ARCADE.
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.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with ARCADE.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with ARCADE.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Coloring Pixels
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with ARCADE.
A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with ARCADE.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Pingers
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Casual with ARCADE.
Pingers is an addictive 'one-more-round' score chaser which is perfect to play solo or with friends. Ping your way to victory and see just how far you can get!
WAVESHAPER
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Casual with ARCADE.
WAVESHAPER is a minimalist score attack game in which you attempt to stop the 2D vector menace, one obstacle at a time.
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with ARCADE.
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with ARCADE.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Fury Unleashed
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with ARCADE.
Shoot your way through the pages of an ever-changing comic book in this fast-paced roguelike. Play solo, in local or online co-op, expand your weaponry, and upgrade your hero with each run. All that to find out why has your creator lost his faith in you and to prove him wrong.
Frequently asked about ARCADE
- Is ARCADE verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — ARCADE is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does ARCADE cost?
- ARCADE is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does ARCADE have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — ARCADE supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to ARCADE?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside ARCADE are Meteor Blasters, Pingers, WAVESHAPER.
- Who developed ARCADE?
- ARCADE was developed by EYEFRONT.
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