Games like Aster
If Aster is your kind of game, the closest matches are Samurai Vandalism, False Myth and DEEP SPACE WAIFU — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and intense. 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 Aster: Aster is a classic arcade style shooter, with fast action, aliens, (and sex). Earth is fighting a losing battle against aliens from another galaxy, and things are looking bleak. In a desperate gambit, Earth's military calls upon a hired gun to turn the tide.
Players who liked Aster also play
Steam players who put hours into Aster 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.
Samurai Vandalism
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Aster.
Top pick for Aster fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Aster.
The land of Yamato is filled with cruel rebels, oppressive nobles, and dangerous monsters. Fight as a Hozuki samurai to bring justice to the land!
False Myth
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Aster.
Second-strongest match for Aster fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Aster.
The story is set in the city of Lylan on an isolated island. Everything seems peaceful until a mysterious aura approaches...
DEEP SPACE WAIFU
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Aster fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Aster.
Discover your perfect WAIFU amidst explosions! This is a simple SUPER CASUAL strip 'em up action game, full of colors and women! Destroy alien colonies and do some CLOTH DAMAGE in giant women! Seek your path to the perfect date! Just remember - Girls will be watching. So don't muck it up, buck-o!
Glory & Miserable Survivors DX
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Aster.
Ranked #4 for Aster fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Aster.
Each heroine is a strong warrior in a different branch of the military, and she alone can hold off the approaching armies. What awaits the heroines is either a great victory or a desperate disaster...
Midnight Castle Succubus DX
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Aster.
Ranked #5 for Aster fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Aster.
A succubus issues threats against humanity once every 100 years. While men die and young women disappear one by one, a succubus hunter visits a cursed city under the moonlight. Let's rescue abducted girls and defeat the succubus!
Castle in The Clouds DX
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Aster.
Ranked #6 for Aster fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Aster.
Pixel and Libraheart team up yet again in another retro styled lewd metroidvania! Help bounty hunter Lily through a large world while fending off a hordes of enemies and hope that her inner lust doesn't get the best of her.
SQUID GIRLS 18+
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Aster fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Aster.
Squid Girls 18+ is a casual arcade runner with unique setting and incredible visual novel. You should to pass the level and win the beautiful art. You will play as a female protagonist.
UnHolY DisAsTeR
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Aster.
Ranked #8 for Aster fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Aster.
The novice priestess who serves "the Spirit of Aqua”, Clementine fights against so-called demons with the spirit's blessings in this exploration based side-scrolling action game!
Reviewers mention these as similar to Aster
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Super Meat Boy
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Aster.
Reviewers of Aster cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Aster.
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
AsteroidsHD
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Aster cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Aster.
Engage in space-warfare with your friends and foes! Dodge and destroy asteroids while trying to stay alive in multiplayer! Replay value is endless with massive combinations of in-game ship upgrades, modifications, and customization. Destroy Asteroids and Aliens to gain the edge!
Touhou Mystia's Izakaya
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Aster cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Aster.
A brand new pixel art restaurant simulator based on the Touhou Project! Play as Mystia, the owner of a small izakaya. Collect ingredients by day, cater to the customers by night, learn recipes from familiar characters, and become the best izakaya owner in all of Gensokyo!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Aster at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Aster on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Aster.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Aster on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Aster.
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 ~67% under Aster on Steam right now. Shares Action with Aster.
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 ~67% under Aster on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Aster.
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!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Aster on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Aster.
"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!
Bit Blaster XL
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Aster on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Aster.
Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!
Dictators:No Peace Countryballs
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Aster on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Aster.
Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Aster.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Aster.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Aster.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Aster.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Aster.
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.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Aster.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
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Frequently asked about Aster
- How much does Aster cost?
- Aster is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Aster?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Aster are Samurai Vandalism, False Myth, DEEP SPACE WAIFU.
- Who developed Aster?
- Aster was developed by KS and published by Critical Bliss.
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 Aster.
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