Games like Pulstario
If Pulstario is your kind of game, the closest matches are LOVE, Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter and Hotline Miami — 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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Players who liked Pulstario also play
Steam players who put hours into Pulstario 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.
LOVE
WHY THIS
Top pick for Pulstario fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Pulstario.
Love is a reductive platforming game with a retro aesthetic and a focus on a challenging difficulty. It has an custom respawn system, 16 levels, 12 track soundtrack, competitive scoring, and a simple-to-use level creation feature.
Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Pulstario fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Pulstario.
Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter is a visually upgraded and fully Steam supported remake of the original high-adrenaline single-play and 16-player co-operative arcade-action FPS and Gamespot's Game of the Month!
Hotline Miami
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Pulstario fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Pulstario.
Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Pulstario fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Pulstario.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Nuclear Throne
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Pulstario fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Pulstario.
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
Mark of the Ninja
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Pulstario fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Pulstario.
In Mark of the Ninja, you'll know what it is to truly be a ninja. You must be silent, agile and clever to outwit your opponents in a world of gorgeous scenery and flowing animation. Marked with cursed tattoos giving you heightened senses, every situation presents you with options.
Orcs Must Die! 2
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Pulstario fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Pulstario.
You’ve tossed, burned and sliced them by the thousands – now orcs must die more than ever before! Grab a friend and slay orcs in untold numbers in this sequel to the 2011 AIAS Strategy Game of the Year from Robot Entertainment.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Pulstario at current Steam store prices.
Miss Neko
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Pulstario on Steam right now. Shares Action with Pulstario.
Together the full picture of all the lovely beast ladies with your own hands, play Yakyuken with them, collect their portraits. Hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable game time:)
QUICKERFLAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Pulstario on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Pulstario.
QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.
Save Jesus
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Pulstario on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Pulstario.
Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!
Gachi Heroes
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Pulstario on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Pulstario.
Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?
Trip to Vinelands
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Pulstario on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Pulstario.
Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.
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 Pulstario.
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 Pulstario.
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.
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More from Fred Wood
Other recommendable Steam games by Fred Wood, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
LOVE
WHY THIS
Another title from Fred Wood, the studio behind Pulstario. Shares Action and Indie with Pulstario.
Love is a reductive platforming game with a retro aesthetic and a focus on a challenging difficulty. It has an custom respawn system, 16 levels, 12 track soundtrack, competitive scoring, and a simple-to-use level creation feature.
LOVE 2: kuso
WHY THIS
Another title from Fred Wood, the studio behind Pulstario. Shares Action and Indie with Pulstario.
kuso is the sequel to LOVE, and is a challenging yet fair platformer with a simple aesthetic. You have the ability to run, jump, and leave your own checkpoint. Make your way through acid, long jumps, disappearing platforms, bouncers, giant saws, and much more in this dreadful mechanical world.
LOVE 3
WHY THIS
Another title from Fred Wood, the studio behind Pulstario. Shares Action and Indie with Pulstario.
LOVE 3 is a precision platformer with minimalistic pixel graphics and tight controls. Face challenging obstacles, discover hidden secrets, and place custom checkpoints after you overcome each new danger.
SPACE HOLE
WHY THIS
Another title from Fred Wood, the studio behind Pulstario. Shares Action with Pulstario.
Collect energy, grow your tail, and fill the SPACE HOLE in this bite sized arcade game.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
LOVE
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Pulstario.
Love is a reductive platforming game with a retro aesthetic and a focus on a challenging difficulty. It has an custom respawn system, 16 levels, 12 track soundtrack, competitive scoring, and a simple-to-use level creation feature.
Hotline Miami
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Pulstario.
Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Pulstario.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Nuclear Throne
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Pulstario.
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
Mark of the Ninja
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Pulstario.
In Mark of the Ninja, you'll know what it is to truly be a ninja. You must be silent, agile and clever to outwit your opponents in a world of gorgeous scenery and flowing animation. Marked with cursed tattoos giving you heightened senses, every situation presents you with options.
Frequently asked about Pulstario
- How much does Pulstario cost?
- Pulstario is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Pulstario?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Pulstario are LOVE, Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter, Hotline Miami.
- Who developed Pulstario?
- Pulstario was developed by Fred Wood.
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