Games like STURMWIND EX
If STURMWIND EX is your kind of game, the closest matches are Syder Arcade, Starr Mazer: DSP and Enemy Mind — 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.
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Syder Arcade
WHY THIS
Top pick for STURMWIND EX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with STURMWIND EX.
Killing zombies never gets old, but sometimes you just need a break. Get back to some serious old-school gaming with Syder Arcade! Syder Arcade is a love letter to Amiga games of the ‘90s, no coins, no upgrade grinding, just your tenacity and a motherload of alien invaders.
Starr Mazer: DSP
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for STURMWIND EX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with STURMWIND EX.
The UNFP's been kicked in the teeth by a G'ell invasion force and their last and only hope is a planetary outpost and its fleet of experimental DSP MkI Forward Assault Fighters and anyone marshal enough to strap into one and forcefully accept some apologies.
Enemy Mind
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for STURMWIND EX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with STURMWIND EX.
A retro shooter with a new power: the power to become any ship.Lost in the depths of space, you are a being of pure psychic energy with the uncanny power to take over and control anything you see in order to survive.Built for PC, Enemy Mind lets you battle your way through 70+ waves of challenging enemies.
R-Type Dimensions EX
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for STURMWIND EX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with STURMWIND EX.
R-Type and R-Type II, the legendary coin-op space shooters, are now together on Steam!
DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for STURMWIND EX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with STURMWIND EX.
DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours is the latest installment in Taito's DARIUS series of arcade-style shooting games. Blast hordes of alien sea-monsters, and blaze your own trail through branching environments.
Earthion
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for STURMWIND EX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with STURMWIND EX.
Earthion is a side-scrolling space shooter developed natively for 16-bit systems. Guide space fighter pilot Azusa Takanashi in her fight to repel the alien invaders and save planet Earth.
Astebreed: Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for STURMWIND EX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with STURMWIND EX.
Climb into the cockpit of an otherworldly war machine and fly into battle against a horrifying alien race bent on eradicating humanity to preserve their own civilization.
Ikaruga
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for STURMWIND EX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with STURMWIND EX.
Shoot! Dodge! and... Get Hit!? "Ikaruga" is a vertical shoot 'em up that features an unique polarity-switching gameplay. Switch the ship's polarity and "get hit and absorb" enemy bullets! Achieve High Score with the chain bonus!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below STURMWIND EX at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~62% under STURMWIND EX on Steam right now. Shares Indie with STURMWIND EX.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~62% under STURMWIND EX on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with STURMWIND EX.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
R.E.P.O.
WHY THIS
Priced ~46% under STURMWIND EX on Steam right now. Shares Action with STURMWIND EX.
An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~65% under STURMWIND EX on Steam right now. Shares Action with STURMWIND EX.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~52% under STURMWIND EX on Steam right now. Shares Indie with STURMWIND EX.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~62% under STURMWIND EX on Steam right now. Shares Indie with STURMWIND EX.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~62% under STURMWIND EX on Steam right now. Shares Indie with STURMWIND EX.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~92% under STURMWIND EX on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with STURMWIND EX.
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?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with STURMWIND EX.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with STURMWIND EX.
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 and Indie with STURMWIND EX.
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 Indie with STURMWIND EX.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with STURMWIND EX.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with STURMWIND EX.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Disfigure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with STURMWIND EX.
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
![UNBEATABLE [white label] — Steam game cover](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1290490/header.jpg?t=1736770503)
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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.
Enemy Mind
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with STURMWIND EX.
A retro shooter with a new power: the power to become any ship.Lost in the depths of space, you are a being of pure psychic energy with the uncanny power to take over and control anything you see in order to survive.Built for PC, Enemy Mind lets you battle your way through 70+ waves of challenging enemies.
R-Type Dimensions EX
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with STURMWIND EX.
R-Type and R-Type II, the legendary coin-op space shooters, are now together on Steam!
Earthion
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with STURMWIND EX.
Earthion is a side-scrolling space shooter developed natively for 16-bit systems. Guide space fighter pilot Azusa Takanashi in her fight to repel the alien invaders and save planet Earth.
Astebreed: Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with STURMWIND EX.
Climb into the cockpit of an otherworldly war machine and fly into battle against a horrifying alien race bent on eradicating humanity to preserve their own civilization.
Ikaruga
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with STURMWIND EX.
Shoot! Dodge! and... Get Hit!? "Ikaruga" is a vertical shoot 'em up that features an unique polarity-switching gameplay. Switch the ship's polarity and "get hit and absorb" enemy bullets! Achieve High Score with the chain bonus!
Frequently asked about STURMWIND EX
- Does STURMWIND EX work on Steam Deck?
- STURMWIND EX is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does STURMWIND EX cost?
- STURMWIND EX is listed on Steam at 12.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to STURMWIND EX?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside STURMWIND EX are Syder Arcade, Starr Mazer: DSP, Enemy Mind.
- Who developed STURMWIND EX?
- STURMWIND EX was developed by b-alive, Duranik and published by b-alive.
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