Games like Buckler 2
If Buckler 2 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Vertical Drop Heroes HD, Risk of Rain (2013) and 30XX — 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 Buckler 2: BUCKLER 2 is a retro-styled roguelite platformer that tells a story about love, hate, and everything in between. Join Venice and his friends as they embark on an epic adventure across Sector Omega, an unfamiliar world filled with enemies, allies, hazards, and more!
Players who liked Buckler 2 also play
Steam players who put hours into Buckler 2 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.
Vertical Drop Heroes HD
WHY THIS
Top pick for Buckler 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Buckler 2.
Vertical Drop Heroes is a procedural platformer RPG hybrid with roguelike elements, where your hero adventures through randomly generated stages. Armed with a variety of skills and traits, you must use your cunning and reflexes to survive the dangers of each stage.
Risk of Rain (2013)
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Buckler 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Buckler 2.
Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses, either alone or with 3 friends in online co-op.
30XX
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Buckler 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Buckler 2.
Jump, shoot, and slash your way through 30XX, the roguelike action platformer you can play with a friend! Explore lush, ever-changing worlds that mix precise platforming with fevered combat. Destroy fearsome Guardians. Master unique Powers. Rediscover the thousand years we've lost.
Black Future '88
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Buckler 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Buckler 2.
Black Future ’88 is a Synth-Punk roguelike 2D action Shooter. Vertically climb an always evolving procedural tower to reach the top and kill its insane owner…before your heart explodes. Shoot, slash, dash and upgrade yourself to survive the endless waves of Homicidal AI, Traps & Colossal Wardens.
99 Levels To Hell
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Buckler 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Buckler 2.
99 Levels to Hell is a platform shooter with lots of guns, upgrades, magic, traps and monsters to kill. 99 Levels to Hell is a rogue-like, which means surviving is key and every time you play you get a new set of levels to play. When you complete 10 levels, the 10th being a boss-fight you unlock a door to the next dungeon.
Abyss Odyssey
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Buckler 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Buckler 2.
From indie Chilean developer ACE Team comes a new side-scrolling action adventure game featuring a complex fighting engine in procedurally generated levels that destines its three warriors to battle a different abyss each time! Choose your hero and also learn to possess your enemies in the abyss…
Flinthook
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Buckler 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Buckler 2.
Live the life of space captain Flinthook! Armed with your mighty hookshot, your uncanny slow-motion powers and your trusty blasma pistol, plunder and fight your way through an infinite variety of randomly-assembled spaceships for treasure, loot and fame!
Astral Ascent
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Buckler 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Buckler 2.
Choose one of four heroes and explore the Garden, an astral prison guarded by 12 powerful mystical bosses: the Zodiacs. Challenge them with dozens of unique spells and faithful friends by your side to unfold the story of this platform roguelite with lightning fast combat.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Buckler 2 at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Buckler 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Buckler 2.
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 Buckler 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Buckler 2.
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 Buckler 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Buckler 2.
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 Buckler 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Buckler 2.
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.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Buckler 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Buckler 2.
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 Buckler 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Buckler 2.
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?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Buckler 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Buckler 2.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Buckler 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Buckler 2.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Buckler 2.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Khimera: Destroy All Monster Girls
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Buckler 2.
Play as Chelshia the chimera in this platforming beat-em-up adventure into the wonderful world of monster girls!
Realm of the Mad God Exalt
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Buckler 2.
Embark on an exhilarating journey into the pixelated Realm of the Mad God! Join, an action-packed, free-to-play MMO bullet hell game. Discover a world with danger, challenges, and hidden treasures as you battle through waves of enemies. Team up with players and conquer dungeons to become a legend!
Transformice
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Buckler 2.
Transformice is an MMO platformer about dozens of mice running to bring back the cheese! Will the almighty Shaman help you or just ruin everything? Millions of levels, hectic physics, skill trees, and more importantly... hats!
You Have to Win the Game
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Buckler 2.
You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.
BEEP
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Buckler 2.
A combination of platforming with a gravity gun, BEEP is an amazing physics-platformer. Despite its friendly art style, this is a hardcore platformer in the truest sense.
Himno
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Buckler 2.
Himno is a peaceful, 2D platformer game with an infinite number of beautiful procedurally generated maps. Take a breath, and relax.
Teeworlds
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Buckler 2.
Teeworlds is a free online multiplayer game, available for all major operating systems. Battle with up to 16 players in a variety of game modes, including Team Deathmatch and Capture The Flag. You can even design your own maps!
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More from AploveStudio
Other recommendable Steam games by AploveStudio, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Aestheta
WHY THIS
Another title from AploveStudio, the studio behind Buckler 2. Shares Indie with Buckler 2.
A roguelike royalelike about warriors from across space and time, fighting to claim a wish from the Star of Aestheta. Strategize your tactics, enhance your troops, and outwit your opponents to rise to the top!
Solace Inc.
WHY THIS
Another title from AploveStudio, the studio behind Buckler 2. Shares Action and Indie with Buckler 2.
A survivors-like about a time-travelling company where you recruit your employees against endless hordes of enemies.
Roseblight
WHY THIS
Another title from AploveStudio, the studio behind Buckler 2. Shares Action and Indie with Buckler 2.
Roseblight is an RPG about a gardener with a dark secret and a visitor from the cosmos. Explore the wild, challenge foes, recruit allies, and embrace your chains in an unforgiving world plagued with malice and destruction.
Project Malice
WHY THIS
Another title from AploveStudio, the studio behind Buckler 2. Shares Action and Indie with Buckler 2.
An isometric roguelike third-person shooter about a ruined Earth and the unending chaos engulfing it. Fight hordes of the infected, gather loot, make allies, traverse spacetime, and venture into the depths of what we could've prevented.
AploVVare Collection
WHY THIS
Another title from AploveStudio, the studio behind Buckler 2. Shares Indie and Adventure with Buckler 2.
You found an old game console along with some games at a garage sale. You remember playing these as a kid, and couldn't resist getting it. Maybe you could give them a whirl, just for old time's sake?
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Black Future '88
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Buckler 2.
Black Future ’88 is a Synth-Punk roguelike 2D action Shooter. Vertically climb an always evolving procedural tower to reach the top and kill its insane owner…before your heart explodes. Shoot, slash, dash and upgrade yourself to survive the endless waves of Homicidal AI, Traps & Colossal Wardens.
Abyss Odyssey
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Buckler 2.
From indie Chilean developer ACE Team comes a new side-scrolling action adventure game featuring a complex fighting engine in procedurally generated levels that destines its three warriors to battle a different abyss each time! Choose your hero and also learn to possess your enemies in the abyss…
Flinthook
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Buckler 2.
Live the life of space captain Flinthook! Armed with your mighty hookshot, your uncanny slow-motion powers and your trusty blasma pistol, plunder and fight your way through an infinite variety of randomly-assembled spaceships for treasure, loot and fame!
Astral Ascent
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Buckler 2.
Choose one of four heroes and explore the Garden, an astral prison guarded by 12 powerful mystical bosses: the Zodiacs. Challenge them with dozens of unique spells and faithful friends by your side to unfold the story of this platform roguelite with lightning fast combat.
Frequently asked about Buckler 2
- How much does Buckler 2 cost?
- Buckler 2 is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Buckler 2 have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Buckler 2 supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Buckler 2?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Buckler 2 are Vertical Drop Heroes HD, Risk of Rain (2013), 30XX.
- Who developed Buckler 2?
- Buckler 2 was developed by AploveStudio.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Buckler 2.
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