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Games like PANDARA

If PANDARA is your kind of game, the closest matches are Ikaruga, Guns, Gore & Cannoli and LUFTRAUSERS — 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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About PANDARA: Simple 2D scrolling shooter. Button controls are shot and speed switching. English and Japanese subtitles are available, and the UI is English only. Defeating enemies and gaining experience levels up your shot. The more mistakes you make, the better your defense.

2019ActionIndie1.99 USDWindows · Linuxby leimonya
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Players who liked PANDARA also play

Steam players who put hours into PANDARA 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.

  1. Ikaruga

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for PANDARA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with PANDARA.

    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!

    2014ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Guns, Gore & Cannoli

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for PANDARA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with PANDARA.

    Guns, Gore & Cannoli - An over-the-top, comical and fast-paced action game with hand-drawn graphics set in the Roaring Twenties. An all-you-can-shoot fest where you embody Vinnie, a mobster with a mission in a city controlled by gangsters and plagued by zombies. Featuring up to 4-man local co-op.

    2015ActionIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. LUFTRAUSERS

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for PANDARA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with PANDARA.

    The skies are aflame and the seas will overflow with wreckage in Vlambeer’s stylish arcade shooter LUFTRAUSERS! Take to the skies in customized fighter planes to battle battleships, submarines, and rival aces for glory, honor, and high scores.

    2014ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Crimzon Clover WORLD IGNITION

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for PANDARA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with PANDARA.

    Prepare yourself for an insatiable rain of bullets, bombs, and beams in Crimzon Clover. From Japanese indie developer Yotsubane, this retro top-down shooter is a wild ride you won't want to miss out on.

    2014ActionIndieDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Nex Machina

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for PANDARA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with PANDARA.

    Nex Machina is an intense arcade style twin-stick shooter from Housemarque. Taking hints from both Robotron and Smash TV, Nex Machina focuses on pure action, voxel destruction and competition in the distant, cablepunk themed future.

    2017ActionIndie19.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Intrusion 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for PANDARA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with PANDARA.

    "This is some of the most fun I've had with a game so far this year, and it will go down as one of the best side-scrolling shooters of all time." - 9/10, Destructoid

    2012ActionIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Blazing Chrome

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for PANDARA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with PANDARA.

    In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!

    2019ActionIndie16.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Beat Hazard

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for PANDARA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with PANDARA.

    Experience your music collection like never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.

    2010ActionIndieCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below PANDARA at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under PANDARA on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with PANDARA.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under PANDARA on Steam right now. Shares Action with PANDARA.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under PANDARA on Steam right now. Shares Indie with PANDARA.

    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!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under PANDARA on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with PANDARA.

    "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!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under PANDARA on Steam right now. Shares Indie with PANDARA.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under PANDARA on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with PANDARA.

    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!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under PANDARA on Steam right now. Shares Indie with PANDARA.

    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.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. TYRONE vs COPS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under PANDARA on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with PANDARA.

    Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.

    2022ActionIndie0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with PANDARA.

    Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).

    2016ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. BEEP

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with PANDARA.

    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.

    2011IndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  3. Jigoku Kisetsukan: Sense of the Seasons

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with PANDARA.

    Jigoku Kisetsukan is a bullet hell shootergame with anime-style drawings and chip music.

    2015IndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Echoes+

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with PANDARA.

    Echoes+ is an intense retro action space shooter that will test your reaction and concentration levels to the max!

    2015ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Shooty Skies

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with PANDARA.

    The creators of Crossy Road present Shooty Skies! Shoot, dodge, duck, goose and weave. Take to the skies!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. WOWOWOW KORONE BOX

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with PANDARA.

    A hololive fangame featuring Inugami Korone of hololive GAMERS! Collect as many Korone Boxes as possible while contending with an endless onslaught of enemies and bosses using whatever weapons you happen to pick up!

    2024ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. 1982

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with PANDARA.

    1982 is a FREE retro inspired blasta-thon that will test your gaming skills to the max.

    2017ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. SWARMRIDERS

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with PANDARA.

    SWARMRIDERS is a FREE "endless runner"+"twin stick shooter" ARCADE mashup. A "machine gun swarm surfing minigame" made as a bonus content for the UBERMOSH community.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

More from leimonya

Other recommendable Steam games by leimonya, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. JAGD LANZER

    WHY THIS

    Another title from leimonya, the studio behind PANDARA. Shares Action and Indie with PANDARA.

    Destroy the legions of machinists! An easy to control mechanic 2D action game that attacks automatically when an enemy is in range. Customize your mecha to suit your needs. The key to success is to manage energy while standing around.

    2019ActionIndie1.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. GUN DOG ROCK RAPID

    WHY THIS

    Another title from leimonya, the studio behind PANDARA. Shares Action and Indie with PANDARA.

    Super simple 2D shooter game! Use the two types of shots to push forward.Kick out the swarming zakos and take on the powerful bosses.7 crazy worlds are waiting for your cat!?

    2020ActionIndie1.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Blue fencer Resurrection

    WHY THIS

    Another title from leimonya, the studio behind PANDARA. Shares Action with PANDARA.

    The Devil's Castle has 8 stages full of powerful enemies.Invincible dash slash, powerful slash, 6 types of sub weapons.Make full use of various techniques to overcome the labyrinth !!

    2020Action1.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Nekoba RocknRoll

    WHY THIS

    Another title from leimonya, the studio behind PANDARA. Shares Action with PANDARA.

    The ultimate 2D action game where a cat with a bazooka fights! A variety of missions await you and your cat. Regain love and peace!

    2021Action2.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about PANDARA

How much does PANDARA cost?
PANDARA is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to PANDARA?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside PANDARA are Ikaruga, Guns, Gore & Cannoli, LUFTRAUSERS.
Who developed PANDARA?
PANDARA was developed by leimonya.

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 PANDARA.

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