Games like Vortex Attack EX
If Vortex Attack EX is your kind of game, the closest matches are Energy Fighters, Space Elite Force II and Vortex Attack: ボルテックスアタック — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its chill, competitive and contemplative. 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 Vortex Attack EX: Galaxy is in danger with hostile ships swarming from the opening vortex. Blast enemies with huge variety of upgradeable ships. Frantic arcade shooter featuring world leaderboards and fun multiplayer mode will keep you playing until all ships are unlocked; galaxies saved. WARNING:VERY_ADDICTIVE
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Energy Fighters
WHY THIS
Top pick for Vortex Attack EX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Vortex Attack EX.
A modern retro inspired side scrolling shooter with a deep upgrade system and the ability to absorb enemy fire and also deflect it back to your enemies. A fast paced shooter that can be played solo or local co-op with 12 difficulty modes and lots of boss battles.
Space Elite Force II
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Vortex Attack EX.
Second-strongest match for Vortex Attack EX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Vortex Attack EX.
Space Elite Force II is a frenetic space-shooter with weapon customization and insane bosses battles. Embark in your ship and fight for the survival of the human race!
Vortex Attack: ボルテックスアタック
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Vortex Attack EX.
Third-strongest match for Vortex Attack EX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Vortex Attack EX.
Vortex Attack is a frenetic arcade space shooter featuring worldwide tournaments and an intense local multiplayer mode.A worthy successor to Galaga for the XXI century.WARNING: Highly addictive.
Super Bit Blaster XL
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Vortex Attack EX.
Ranked #4 for Vortex Attack EX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Vortex Attack EX.
A SUPER throwback to the classic quarter eating arcade games of the 80's. Super Bit Blaster XL is an (even more) enhanced version of the retro styled, addictive, and fast paced arcade shoot 'em up!
1993 Space Machine
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Vortex Attack EX.
Ranked #5 for Vortex Attack EX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Vortex Attack EX.
Space shooters never die. 1993 is a testament to that. 1993 is a classic shoot em up celebrating games like Gradius, R-Type and Life Force.
Space Elite Force
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Vortex Attack EX.
Ranked #6 for Vortex Attack EX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Vortex Attack EX.
Gear up for an intergalactic thrill ride! Space Elite Force is a frenzied space-shooter packed with weapon customization and epic boss battles. Take command of your ship and fight for the survival of humanity!
Chippy
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Vortex Attack EX.
Ranked #7 for Vortex Attack EX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Vortex Attack EX.
Chip destructible bosses apart pixel-by-pixel in this twin-stick bullet-hell shooter.
Steredenn: Binary Stars
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Vortex Attack EX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Vortex Attack EX.
Steredenn is a frenetic and chaotic space shooter, carved in big beautiful pixels, with insane boss battles. Embark in your ship and engage the fight against dreadful space pirates in a never-ending combat for your survival.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Vortex Attack EX at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Vortex Attack EX on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Vortex Attack 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 ~50% under Vortex Attack EX on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Vortex Attack 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!
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under Vortex Attack EX on Steam right now. Shares Action with Vortex Attack 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.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Vortex Attack EX on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Vortex Attack 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 ~50% under Vortex Attack EX on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Vortex Attack EX.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Vortex Attack EX on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Vortex Attack 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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Vortex Attack EX on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Vortex Attack EX.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Vortex Attack EX on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Vortex Attack EX.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Vortex Attack EX.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Vortex Attack 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.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Vortex Attack EX.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Vortex Attack 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 Vortex Attack 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 Vortex Attack EX.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Disfigure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Vortex Attack 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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More from KaleidoGames
Other recommendable Steam games by KaleidoGames, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Vortex Attack: ボルテックスアタック
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Vortex Attack EX.
Another title from KaleidoGames, the studio behind Vortex Attack EX. Shares Action and Indie with Vortex Attack EX.
Vortex Attack is a frenetic arcade space shooter featuring worldwide tournaments and an intense local multiplayer mode.A worthy successor to Galaga for the XXI century.WARNING: Highly addictive.
Beekyr Reloaded
WHY THIS
Another title from KaleidoGames, the studio behind Vortex Attack EX. Shares Action and Indie with Vortex Attack EX.
The giant hornets have destroyed your hive and taken the pollen. Fight the swarms alone or with a friend and destroy the dangerous hornet queen! The insect world is very dangerous but... what are you waiting for to get your revenge?
Beekyr
WHY THIS
Another title from KaleidoGames, the studio behind Vortex Attack EX. Shares Action and Indie with Vortex Attack EX.
Beekyr is a shooter game where you will lead a bee-fighter through 23 amazing levels in fields, dark forests, rivers and dangerous caves to avenge his queen and hive from the evil wasp queens and their soldiers… The vengeance will be served! Beekyr (Vanilla Edition)
Slam and Roll
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Vortex Attack EX.
Another title from KaleidoGames, the studio behind Vortex Attack EX. Shares Action and Indie with Vortex Attack EX.
Trap enemies in giant balls, kick them into massive combos and clear the screen. Travel the world, unlock characters, play co-op, or embrace Action Roguelike Chaos Mode.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Super Bit Blaster XL
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Vortex Attack EX.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Vortex Attack EX.
A SUPER throwback to the classic quarter eating arcade games of the 80's. Super Bit Blaster XL is an (even more) enhanced version of the retro styled, addictive, and fast paced arcade shoot 'em up!
1993 Space Machine
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Vortex Attack EX.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Vortex Attack EX.
Space shooters never die. 1993 is a testament to that. 1993 is a classic shoot em up celebrating games like Gradius, R-Type and Life Force.
Frequently asked about Vortex Attack EX
- How much does Vortex Attack EX cost?
- Vortex Attack EX is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Vortex Attack EX have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Vortex Attack EX 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 Vortex Attack EX?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Vortex Attack EX are Energy Fighters, Space Elite Force II, Vortex Attack: ボルテックスアタック.
- Who developed Vortex Attack EX?
- Vortex Attack EX was developed by KaleidoGames.
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