Games like Sakura Stars
If Sakura Stars is your kind of game, the closest matches are Gun Wings, BLUE REVOLVER and Phoenix Force — 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 Sakura Stars: When hordes of Youkai threaten the world, the Tanukis send a messenger to choose human girls to receive magical powers to defend humanity. They are known as SAKURA STARS. This is a horizontal shmup made on Pico-8, a retro fantasy console with purposeful limitations to simulate an 8-bit era console.
Players who liked Sakura Stars also play
Steam players who put hours into Sakura Stars 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.
Gun Wings
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Top pick for Sakura Stars fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Sakura Stars.
A mysterious meteorite from deep space was detected approaching the Solar System, before the meteorite is due to hit the Earth, three of the girls who had their bodies modified as weapons are sent, along with all the hopes of humanity, to destroy the meteorite and save mankind...
BLUE REVOLVER
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Sakura Stars fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Sakura Stars.
Fight, fly, flourish! BLUE REVOLVER is a manic arcade-style shoot-em-up built for newcomers and psychos alike. Powerful special weapons cut through tough areas, while an adaptive difficulty system tailors the game to your skill level as you evade and counter a maniac environmental force!
Phoenix Force
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Sakura Stars fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Sakura Stars.
Phoenix Force is a shoot 'em up about a group of phoenixes that fight big and strong mythological creatures in over 100 levels. It takes the boss battle as the foundation for every level, creating engaging and challenging fast battles that will require your best strategies and reflexes.
Hellsinker.
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Ranked #4 for Sakura Stars fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Sakura Stars.
A legendary SHMUP influential to the best makers in the genre, Hellsinker is now available on steam in its most advanced form! Gameplay, story, graphics, and even music all united into one cohesive and highly dimensional Shoot-em-up!
PARA♰BELLUM ~ 魔弹帕菈
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Ranked #5 for Sakura Stars fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Sakura Stars.
Necromancer's army is gathering! But he can't afford Necronomicon Prime so his army can only use free medieval equipment set... We believe that one battle sister can solve them well. Go Forth, Sister Para, Blast your enemy in this survivor-like shooter game!
WITCH-BOT MEGLILO
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Ranked #6 for Sakura Stars fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Sakura Stars.
Stop time and project yourself through space with “Time-stop warp” magic, pass through physical obstacles, dodge incoming bullets and shoot down your enemies! A satisfying shooter, filled with dark humor!
Black Market of Bulletphilia ~ 100th Black Market.
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Ranked #7 for Sakura Stars fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Sakura Stars.
東方Project第18.5弾。上海アリス幻樂団による弾幕シューティング！ 市場は２種類あった？ 魔理沙が闇市場の調査（＆カード蒐集）に大奮闘！ アビリティカードを駆使して遊ぶ、ハイスピードでブラックなシューティング幻想！
Touhou Kouryudou ~ Unconnected Marketeers.
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Ranked #8 for Sakura Stars fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Sakura Stars.
買う、売る、貰う、手放す いつから人間は所有権を自由に扱えると勘違いしたのか レインボーでイマモリアルなシューティング幻想！
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Sakura Stars at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~75% under Sakura Stars on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Sakura Stars.
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
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Priced ~50% under Sakura Stars on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sakura Stars.
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 ~63% under Sakura Stars on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sakura Stars.
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
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Priced ~75% under Sakura Stars on Steam right now. Shares Action with Sakura Stars.
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.
shapez
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Priced ~75% under Sakura Stars on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sakura Stars.
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!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
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Priced ~50% under Sakura Stars on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sakura Stars.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
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Priced ~50% under Sakura Stars on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sakura Stars.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
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Priced ~75% under Sakura Stars on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Sakura Stars.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Sakura Stars.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Sakura Stars.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Sakura Stars.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Sakura Stars.
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?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Sakura Stars.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 Sakura Stars.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Sakura Stars.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Frequently asked about Sakura Stars
- How much does Sakura Stars cost?
- Sakura Stars is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Sakura Stars?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Sakura Stars are Gun Wings, BLUE REVOLVER, Phoenix Force.
- Who developed Sakura Stars?
- Sakura Stars was developed by Super16bits.
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