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Games like Boom Blaster

Below are 15 hand-picked alternatives to Boom Blaster for fans of action, indie, adventure, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Boom Blaster also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, cheaper alternatives, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.

About Boom Blaster: Boom Blaster is a hand-drawn, side-scrolling shoot'em up with intense boss fights! Blast your way through each level with a range of weapons and unique hero abilities in this exciting and challenging action game.

2020ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDWindowsby BigBread
Boom Blaster — Steam game cover

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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.

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    Shade Silver — Steam game cover

    Shade Silver

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

    Avoid Spikes, Fire, Water, Electricity, Shoot Dozens of Enemies And Bosses, Collect Keys And Treasure, Discover Secrets, Solve Puzzles, And Unlock New Areas As You Fight To Wake Up From A Nightmare In This Exciting Dungeon Crawler.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Kuggs — Steam game cover

    Kuggs

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

    A Sci-fi Platformer

    2022ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
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    One Pixel TWB — Steam game cover

    One Pixel TWB

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

    The two primordial colors of pixels start a war after years and years of "Peace", many things have happened in this castle that is now being attacked by larger forces, will you as the King of this city let them destroy everything that is yours? WARNING: If you give up easily, don't buy this game.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗
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    City 13 — Steam game cover

    City 13

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

    City 13 is a fast-paced, hardcore 2D platformer in the spirit of classic games straight from the nineties

    2020ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
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    CYBERSTELLAR — Steam game cover

    CYBERSTELLAR

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

    Protect Earth and Mars from alien attacks, but be careful not to lose control of the ship in the midst of storms.

    2022ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef — Steam game cover

    Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef

    Ranked #6 for Boom Blaster fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Boom Blaster.

    From the developers of the Guns, Gore and Cannoli franchise comes a new 2D run & gun platformer: Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & TEEF! Spearhead an Ork invasion, destroy the hive city and kill your warboss! ‘Ere we go!

    2022ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Super Time Force Ultra — Steam game cover

    Super Time Force Ultra

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

    Super Time Force Ultra is an insane platformer filled with robots and dinosaurs and fun and time travel... sometimes all at the same time!

    2014ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Hitler is my crush — Steam game cover

    Hitler is my crush

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

    Hitler is my Crush is an absurd adventure in which you will plunge into the world of black humor and satire. You have to take on the role of a girl who is in love with Hitler and does not want to share him, and go on an absurd journey with Hitler, who is captured by saboteurs.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

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    Kuggs — Steam game cover

    Kuggs

    Priced ~75% under Boom Blaster on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Boom Blaster.

    A Sci-fi Platformer

    2022ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
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    One Pixel TWB — Steam game cover

    One Pixel TWB

    Priced ~75% under Boom Blaster on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Boom Blaster.

    The two primordial colors of pixels start a war after years and years of "Peace", many things have happened in this castle that is now being attacked by larger forces, will you as the King of this city let them destroy everything that is yours? WARNING: If you give up easily, don't buy this game.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗
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    City 13 — Steam game cover

    City 13

    Priced ~75% under Boom Blaster on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Boom Blaster.

    City 13 is a fast-paced, hardcore 2D platformer in the spirit of classic games straight from the nineties

    2020ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Hitler is my crush — Steam game cover

    Hitler is my crush

    Priced ~75% under Boom Blaster on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Boom Blaster.

    Hitler is my Crush is an absurd adventure in which you will plunge into the world of black humor and satire. You have to take on the role of a girl who is in love with Hitler and does not want to share him, and go on an absurd journey with Hitler, who is captured by saboteurs.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

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    Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef — Steam game cover

    Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Boom Blaster.

    From the developers of the Guns, Gore and Cannoli franchise comes a new 2D run & gun platformer: Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & TEEF! Spearhead an Ork invasion, destroy the hive city and kill your warboss! ‘Ere we go!

    2022ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Super Time Force Ultra — Steam game cover

    Super Time Force Ultra

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Boom Blaster.

    Super Time Force Ultra is an insane platformer filled with robots and dinosaurs and fun and time travel... sometimes all at the same time!

    2014ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Hitler is my crush — Steam game cover

    Hitler is my crush

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Boom Blaster.

    Hitler is my Crush is an absurd adventure in which you will plunge into the world of black humor and satire. You have to take on the role of a girl who is in love with Hitler and does not want to share him, and go on an absurd journey with Hitler, who is captured by saboteurs.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Boom Blaster

How much does Boom Blaster cost?
Boom Blaster is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Boom Blaster?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Boom Blaster are Shade Silver, Kuggs, One Pixel TWB.
Who developed Boom Blaster?
Boom Blaster was developed by BigBread.

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 Boom Blaster.

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