Games like AST-Hero
If AST-Hero is your kind of game, the closest matches are Jack Big Chin: Alien Invasion, Dead End City and Dominus Solaris — 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 AST-Hero: Fight for survival in this top-down shoot ‘em up in space, featuring unique hand-drawn visuals and sounds. It offers a challenging experience that is easy to learn, but difficult to master.
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Steam players who put hours into AST-Hero 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.
Jack Big Chin: Alien Invasion
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Top pick for AST-Hero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with AST-Hero.
Save humanity! Help Jack Big Chin defeat the alien invaders, in a hard action-adventure game with 3D platform elements, where you must improve your weapons and activate cannons to complete your missions.
Dead End City
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for AST-Hero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with AST-Hero.
A post-apocalyptic arcade shooter. Collect fuel and dodge enemy fire as you fight back against the evil Scorpio gang. Mixes cars, shmups and themes that would have been right at home in 80's anime and arcades..
Dominus Solaris
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for AST-Hero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with AST-Hero.
In the year 2073, the Skolovan Empire attacked and subdued planet Earth. The rebels gathered technology from whatever they could to build a prototype ship, the Dominus Solaris. Now it's up to you, the ship's sole pilot, to fight and liberate the Earth from the usurpers.
Nebula Warrior
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for AST-Hero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with AST-Hero.
Nebula Warrior is a fast-paced arcade space shooter, a 15–20 minute action-driven experience designed like a high-intensity road trip through space. It evolves from a classic top-down shooter into a full 3D jet-style space combat, blending nostalgia with modern intensity.
ActionSteam ↗Neon Invaders
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for AST-Hero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with AST-Hero.
Neon Invaders will take you back to your gaming roots with its constant action and relentlessly brutal enemies. Absorb enemy shots of the same colour to trigger a flurry of fire to decimate the alien invaders. Dodge and Match your way to victory through 40 levels and 5 difficulty settings.
Mega City Force
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Ranked #6 for AST-Hero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with AST-Hero.
Retrowave Action Roguelike featuring tough agents battling crime to the electrifying music of artists like Droid Bishop, Timecop1983, and more! Choose your agent and dive into hardcore action against enemies and bosses, utilizing a vast arsenal and special abilities that will define your playstyle
Gravitators
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Ranked #7 for AST-Hero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with AST-Hero.
Gravitators is a twin stick shooter game where you pilot ships and complete mission objectives to secure the future of humankind. Defend the Earth and travel through the galaxy to repel a relentless alien invasion.
Phobos Down
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Ranked #8 for AST-Hero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with AST-Hero.
A sci-fi twin stick shooter stripped down to the bare essentials with focus on smooth controls and satisfying action.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below AST-Hero at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under AST-Hero on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with AST-Hero.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under AST-Hero on Steam right now. Shares Indie with AST-Hero.
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 ~70% under AST-Hero on Steam right now. Shares Indie with AST-Hero.
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 ~80% under AST-Hero on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with AST-Hero.
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.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
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Priced ~60% under AST-Hero on Steam right now. Shares Casual with AST-Hero.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under AST-Hero on Steam right now. Shares Casual with AST-Hero.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under AST-Hero on Steam right now. Shares Action with AST-Hero.
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.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under AST-Hero on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with AST-Hero.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Disfigure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with AST-Hero.
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 and Indie with AST-Hero.
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).
I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with AST-Hero.
A top down twin stick zombie slaying shooter that you are sure to play again and again!
South Scrimshaw, Part One
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with AST-Hero.
South Scrimshaw is the story of a newborn whale in a vast alien ocean. It is a richly illustrated experimental visual novel, written in the style of a nature documentary.
Waves
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with AST-Hero.
Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!
SCP – Containment Breach
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with AST-Hero.
A procedural first-person horror adventure. You are on your own after something goes terribly wrong in this top-secret containment facility. Collect items to aid in your escape and try to uncover the truth, as horror lurks behind every door. Can you make it out alive?
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Frequently asked about AST-Hero
- How much does AST-Hero cost?
- AST-Hero is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to AST-Hero?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside AST-Hero are Jack Big Chin: Alien Invasion, Dead End City, Dominus Solaris.
- Who developed AST-Hero?
- AST-Hero was developed by Twisted BrainZ, Shaman77 and published by Twisted BrainZ.
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 AST-Hero.
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