Games like Neon Parasite
If Neon Parasite is your kind of game, the closest matches are Rift Rumble, Island Bender and The Grand Slamboree — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Neon Parasite: INFEST YOUR FRIENDS! Neon Parasite is a game of chaotic critter combat where you'll be hovering, shooting, and dashing your way around the competition to reign the most infested bug of all. This 4-player local party game boasts crazy strategic battles across a multitude of different arenas.
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Steam players who put hours into Neon Parasite 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.
Rift Rumble
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Top pick for Neon Parasite fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Neon Parasite.
Rift Rumble is a lightning fast, platform party fighter where fighters from across the universe have come to battle for control of The Rift. Play with unlimited players locally across numerous unique maps.
Island Bender
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Neon Parasite fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Neon Parasite.
Throw Rocks at each other, collect Powerups, and play with up to 6 players in Local Multiplayer.
The Grand Slamboree
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Neon Parasite fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Neon Parasite.
The Grand Slamboree is a 2D Platform Fighter where every hit is lethal for chaotic, lightning fast rounds! Join the fight with 6 unique characters across 120+ stages.
Twin Stick Heroes
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Neon Parasite fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Neon Parasite.
Twin Stick Heroes is a top down arena fighting game for two to four players. Enjoy a wide variety of weaponry and characters, as you fight your friends across the galaxy! Using either local multiplayer or Steam's Remote Play Together.
Double Turn
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Ranked #6 for Neon Parasite fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Neon Parasite.
Double Turn is a pro-wrestling party brawler with fast arcade fighting. Hop into the ring and master the simple melee combat in 2-4 player local versus matches.
TowerFall Ascension
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Neon Parasite fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Neon Parasite.
TowerFall Ascension is the definitive version of the hit archery combat game. Inspired by classics from the golden age of couch multiplayer, it's a 4-player local party game centering around hilarious, intense versus matches. The core mechanics are simple and accessible, but hard to master and combat is fierce.
Rivals of Aether II
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Neon Parasite fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Neon Parasite.
Rivals of Aether II is the sequel to the hit indie fighting game, Rivals of Aether. Play as both new and returning elemental fighters in the next generation of platform fighters.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Neon Parasite at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~82% under Neon Parasite on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Neon Parasite.
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 ~46% under Neon Parasite on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Neon Parasite.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~64% under Neon Parasite on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Neon Parasite.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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Priced ~73% under Neon Parasite on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Neon Parasite.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~82% under Neon Parasite on Steam right now. Shares Action with Neon Parasite.
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 ~46% under Neon Parasite on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Neon Parasite.
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
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Priced ~46% under Neon Parasite on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Neon Parasite.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Nodebuster
WHY THIS
Priced ~46% under Neon Parasite on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Neon Parasite.
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Neon Parasite.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
STRAFTAT
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Neon Parasite.
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.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Neon Parasite.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Neon Parasite.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
The Expendabros
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Neon Parasite.
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 Neon Parasite.
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.
Star Fetchers
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Neon Parasite.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
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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.
Island Bender
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Neon Parasite.
Throw Rocks at each other, collect Powerups, and play with up to 6 players in Local Multiplayer.
Rivals of Aether II
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Neon Parasite.
Rivals of Aether II is the sequel to the hit indie fighting game, Rivals of Aether. Play as both new and returning elemental fighters in the next generation of platform fighters.
Frequently asked about Neon Parasite
- How much does Neon Parasite cost?
- Neon Parasite is listed on Steam at 5.49 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Neon Parasite have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Neon Parasite supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, PvP).
- What games are most similar to Neon Parasite?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Neon Parasite are Rift Rumble, Island Bender, The Grand Slamboree.
- Who developed Neon Parasite?
- Neon Parasite was developed by Louis Protano.
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 Neon Parasite.
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