Games like Bartlow's Dread Machine
If Bartlow's Dread Machine is your kind of game, the closest matches are Monsters 'til Midnight, Super Mega Space Blaster Special Turbo and Tower 57 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its co op couch multiplayer, atmospheric and challenging. 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 Bartlow's Dread Machine: An artifact from the past returns in Bartlow's Dread Machine, a game from the dawn of the Electric Age. Dread Machine is a dual stick arcade shooter with single player and couch co-op modes, six scintillating game worlds and a cast of improbable monsters and characters.
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Monsters 'til Midnight
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Shares a whimsical mood with Bartlow's Dread Machine.
Top pick for Bartlow's Dread Machine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Bartlow's Dread Machine.
Use steampunk weaponry to vanquish the legions of evil and survive until the clock strikes midnight! In this fast-paced horde survival game, each powerful upgrade can help turn the tide. Go it alone, or join another player in your pursuit to outlast the inevitable march of time itself!
Super Mega Space Blaster Special Turbo
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Bartlow's Dread Machine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Bartlow's Dread Machine.
The definitive 'Turbo Edition' of the easy to play hard to master space blaster. Bringing more game modes, ships, challenges, upgradable power-ups and frantic retro space blasting fun than ever before. Alone or in co-op you’ll keep coming back to unlock ships, upgrade weapons and beat your high-score.
Tower 57
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Bartlow's Dread Machine.
Third-strongest match for Bartlow's Dread Machine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Bartlow's Dread Machine.
Tower 57 is a fast-paced neo-retro shooter where cooperation is as important as your ammo capacity. As a member of an extraordinary task force fight your way through a dieselpunk megatower and uncover its hidden secrets.
#KILLALLZOMBIES
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Bartlow's Dread Machine.
Ranked #4 for Bartlow's Dread Machine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Bartlow's Dread Machine.
#KILLALLZOMBIES is an insane twin-stick zombie shooter with Twitch streaming interactions, where you survive hordes of zombies on a dynamically changing arena and spectators may affect gameplay via special Twitch chat commands.
Chippy
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Bartlow's Dread Machine.
Ranked #5 for Bartlow's Dread Machine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Bartlow's Dread Machine.
Chip destructible bosses apart pixel-by-pixel in this twin-stick bullet-hell shooter.
Watchlist
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Ranked #6 for Bartlow's Dread Machine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Bartlow's Dread Machine.
Accused of committing a crime affecting the nation's security, you are now tasked with tracking down various undesirables in order to redeem yourself in the eyes of the powers that be. Blast through procedurally generated levels and complete the Watchlist in this retro arcade shooter!
Danger Scavenger
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Bartlow's Dread Machine.
Ranked #7 for Bartlow's Dread Machine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Bartlow's Dread Machine.
Danger Scavenger is fast-paced action, cyberpunk-themed, roguelite skyline crawler. Blow up, cut, shoot enemy robots on the roofs of skyscrapers. Choose your way to higher levels, loot, buy stuff, upgrade yourself, fight against greedy corporations, be a rebel!
Woodpunk
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Bartlow's Dread Machine.
Ranked #8 for Bartlow's Dread Machine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Bartlow's Dread Machine.
Woodpunk is an exhilarating roguelike bullet hell retro pixel art shooter in a medieval Woodpunk universe, where the primary energy resource is WOOD.
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Voodoo Vince: Remastered
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Bartlow's Dread Machine.
Reviewers of Bartlow's Dread Machine cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Bartlow's Dread Machine.
The classic character platformer is back after 13 years and newly remastered! Help Vince run, jump and fight his way through cemeteries, swamps and an evil carnival as he seeks to save his creator Madam Charmaine from the clutches of Kosmo The Inscrutable.
BioShock Infinite
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Bartlow's Dread Machine.
Reviewers of Bartlow's Dread Machine cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Bartlow's Dread Machine.
Indebted to the wrong people, with his life on the line, veteran of the U.S. Cavalry and now hired gun, Booker DeWitt has only one opportunity to wipe his slate clean. He must rescue Elizabeth, a mysterious girl imprisoned since childhood and locked up in the flying city of Columbia.
Cuphead
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Bartlow's Dread Machine.
Reviewers of Bartlow's Dread Machine cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Bartlow's Dread Machine.
Cuphead is a classic run and gun action game heavily focused on boss battles. Inspired by cartoons of the 1930s, the visuals and audio are painstakingly created with the same techniques of the era, i.e. traditional hand drawn cel animation, watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings.
Art of Murder - Hunt for the Puppeteer
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Bartlow's Dread Machine.
Reviewers of Bartlow's Dread Machine cross-mention this title as a similar play.
A series of dark macabre murders is crisscrossing two continents and FBI agent Nicole Bonnet is called in again to investigate. The only clue, mysterious dolls dressed in 18th century costumes, are left next to the deceased. What are the motives behind the actions of an insane pitiless slayer?
The Black Knight
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Reviewers of Bartlow's Dread Machine cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Bartlow's Dread Machine.
In a fight against time, Diego needs to find the 5 stones of Praxx to open the portal and save Princess Amanda from the mighty Lox, leader of all monsters in the Kingdom of Belvedor.
The Puppeteer
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Bartlow's Dread Machine cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Bartlow's Dread Machine.
Punishing pixel-art platformer about puppetry and potions!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Bartlow's Dread Machine at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Bartlow's Dread Machine on Steam right now. Shares Action with Bartlow's Dread Machine.
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 ~50% under Bartlow's Dread Machine on Steam right now. Shares Action with Bartlow's Dread Machine.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Bartlow's Dread Machine on Steam right now. Shares Action with Bartlow's Dread Machine.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Bartlow's Dread Machine on Steam right now. Shares Action with Bartlow's Dread Machine.
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!
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Bartlow's Dread Machine on Steam right now. Shares Action with Bartlow's Dread Machine.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Bartlow's Dread Machine on Steam right now. Shares Action with Bartlow's Dread Machine.
You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.
Superflight
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Bartlow's Dread Machine on Steam right now. Shares Action with Bartlow's Dread Machine.
Superflight is an intense, easy to learn wingsuit game with an infinite number of beautiful procedurally generated maps. A great game to relax for half an hour and chase your latest highscore!
Post Void
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Bartlow's Dread Machine on Steam right now. Shares Action with Bartlow's Dread Machine.
Post Void is a hypnotic scramble of early first-person shooter design that values speed above all else. Keep your head full and reach the end; Kill what you can to see it mend; Get the high score or try again.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Bartlow's Dread Machine.
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.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Bartlow's Dread Machine.
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 with Bartlow's Dread Machine.
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 with Bartlow's Dread Machine.
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.
Disfigure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Bartlow's Dread Machine.
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!
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 with Bartlow's Dread Machine.
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).
Meteor 60 Seconds!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Bartlow's Dread Machine.
Meteor 60 seconds! is a simple, fun, comic-like action game that simulates your life if there were a meteor heading towards Earth and you had 60 seconds to live. Do anything you want to do with your last 60 seconds, even if it's illegal! What about planting an apple tree?
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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.
#KILLALLZOMBIES
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Bartlow's Dread Machine.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Bartlow's Dread Machine.
#KILLALLZOMBIES is an insane twin-stick zombie shooter with Twitch streaming interactions, where you survive hordes of zombies on a dynamically changing arena and spectators may affect gameplay via special Twitch chat commands.
Danger Scavenger
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Bartlow's Dread Machine.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Bartlow's Dread Machine.
Danger Scavenger is fast-paced action, cyberpunk-themed, roguelite skyline crawler. Blow up, cut, shoot enemy robots on the roofs of skyscrapers. Choose your way to higher levels, loot, buy stuff, upgrade yourself, fight against greedy corporations, be a rebel!
Frequently asked about Bartlow's Dread Machine
- Does Bartlow's Dread Machine work on Steam Deck?
- Bartlow's Dread Machine is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does Bartlow's Dread Machine cost?
- Bartlow's Dread Machine is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Bartlow's Dread Machine have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Bartlow's Dread Machine 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 Bartlow's Dread Machine?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Bartlow's Dread Machine are Monsters 'til Midnight, Super Mega Space Blaster Special Turbo, Tower 57.
- Who developed Bartlow's Dread Machine?
- Bartlow's Dread Machine was developed by Beep Games, Inc., Tribetoy and published by Beep Games, Inc..
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