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Games like Beyond Solar

If Beyond Solar is your kind of game, the closest matches are Trigger Fever, Destroiders and Neuroma — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, intense and nostalgic. 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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About Beyond Solar: Beyond Solar is an intense pixel art bullet hell shooter that captures the feel of retro arcade classics while introducing modern systems. Master tight controls, dodge relentless enemy patterns, and survive increasingly chaotic encounters through skill and smart decision-making.

2026ActionIndieEarly Access9.99 USDWindowsby COREGAME Studios
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Challenging bullet hell combat that rewards skillGorgeous pixel art and visual designGreat soundtrack matching the settingAtmosphericIntenseNostalgic

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Steam players who put hours into Beyond Solar 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.

  1. Trigger Fever

    WHY THIS

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

    Engage in chaotic multiplayer battles in Trigger Fever, a top-down shooter party game. Crush foes solo or with friends, wielding 50+ unique weapons. Show off skills, tactically dominate, and embrace the crazy onslaught!

    2023ActionIndieEarly Access4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Destroiders

    WHY THIS

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

    No nonsense, action packed, 2.5D, Asteroids inspired shooter. Scream around speeding rocks narrowly avoiding an untimely death as you obliterate rocks whilst harvesting their valuable resources. See how far you and your friends can get. Best played with mates but also pretty fun on your own.

    2023ActionIndieCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Neuroma

    WHY THIS

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

    A fast-paced vertical shmup where a living brain controls a combat ship to battle grotesque alien creatures across biomechanical worlds filled with massive bosses and intense arcade action.

    ActionIndieSteam ↗
  4. Red Galaxy

    WHY THIS

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

    This is a retro space shooting game, where you only fight against the strongest enemy. There are 15 unique bosses in the game, and players need to use different weapons and strategies to defeat them. Dedicated to you who are both challengers and retro game lovers.

    2021ActionIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Blast Rush LS

    WHY THIS

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

    Ever played a difficult shmup wishing for just one more bomb? Blast to your heart’s content in Blast Rush LS, a fresh explosive experience with infinite bombs, other powerful abilities, and extra challenges that demand more than just big booms. Escaping an exploding mothership isn't easy, after all!

    2025ActionIndieCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Dungeon Killer

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Beyond Solar fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Beyond Solar.

    Dungeon Killer is a fast-paced boss rush shoot ’em up where you play as Astrid, a woman determined to bargain for her husband’s resurrection with the goddess of death herself. Armed with a minigun, you’ll descend into an infernal dungeon and face deadly, unsettling female enemies.

    2026ActionIndieSteam ↗
  7. galaksia online

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Beyond Solar fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Beyond Solar.

    Galaksia Online is an action-packed, 2D multiplayer space MMORPG blending retro pixel art aesthetics with mechanics. Forge alliances, custom-build your starships block by block, and engage in massive faction-based PvP wars or challenging PvE raid battles across dangerous stellar sectors.

    StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  8. Cosmonator

    WHY THIS

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

    Cosmonator is an 'RPG-em-up': a hybrid of classic fast-paced top-down shoot-em-up action infused with deep character building elements. Build up your own unique alien-killing machine to avenge the destruction of planet Earth!

    2019ActionIndieRPG6.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Beyond Solar on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Beyond Solar.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Beyond Solar on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Beyond Solar.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Beyond Solar on Steam right now. Shares Action with Beyond Solar.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Beyond Solar on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Beyond Solar.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Beyond Solar on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Beyond Solar.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Beyond Solar on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Beyond Solar.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Beyond Solar on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Beyond Solar.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Beyond Solar on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Beyond Solar.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Beyond Solar.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Beyond Solar.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Beyond Solar.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Beyond Solar.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Beyond Solar.

    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.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Beyond Solar.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Beyond Solar.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Beyond Solar.

    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.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Beyond Solar

How much does Beyond Solar cost?
Beyond Solar is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Beyond Solar have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Beyond Solar supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, PvP).
What games are most similar to Beyond Solar?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Beyond Solar are Trigger Fever, Destroiders, Neuroma.
Who developed Beyond Solar?
Beyond Solar was developed by COREGAME Studios.

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 Beyond Solar.

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