Games like Rusty Gun
Below are 20 hand-picked alternatives to Rusty Gun 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 Rusty Gun 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, more from HugePixel, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Rusty Gun: Nothing could ruin a sunny day, but the universe had its own plans. The invasion of Earth by hordes of mutants and robots, capturing the mind of living creatures, could not leave aside our hero.
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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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Crossbow Crusade
Top pick for Rusty Gun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rusty Gun.
You will have to survive among hundreds of monsters thanks to your weapons and accuracy. The monsters have completely lost their fear! They have made a real mayhem, hunting down living people and destroying them. It's time to stop this and put everything back in its place!
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Volgarr the Viking
Second-strongest match for Rusty Gun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rusty Gun.
Return to the Golden Age of arcades with a hardcore action platformer that pulls no punches! Possesses all the hallmarks of true classics like Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts (SNES), Rastan Saga (Arcade), Castlevania (NES) and more with precise controls, high challenge, and meticulous design.
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Berserk Boy
Third-strongest match for Rusty Gun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rusty Gun.
BERSERK BOY is a high speed action packed Platformer, with Metroidvania elements. Packed with vibrant and stylish pixel art. Go Berserk! as you change into different forms and use the power of Lightning, Fire, Ice, Air, and Earth to save the planet!
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OUTBUDDIES DX
Ranked #4 for Rusty Gun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rusty Gun.
Run, gun and explore an open undercity in this otherworldly non-linear Metroidvania adventure about the Old Gods, strange creatures and the remnants of a lost world!
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Kero Blaster
Ranked #5 for Rusty Gun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rusty Gun.
C&F Inc. teleporters are going offline all over the place, and it's up to an intrepid frog employee to fix the situation.
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LUNARK
Ranked #6 for Rusty Gun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rusty Gun.
A pixel-art sci-fi adventure set in the midst of a rebellion against a totalitarian regime, LUNARK is a modern take on the 2D cinematic platformer genre of the '90s. Run, jump, hang, climb, roll, and shoot your way through gorgeous and mysterious locations!
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Valfaris
Ranked #7 for Rusty Gun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rusty Gun.
Set in a far corner of space, Valfaris is a heavy metal infused 2D action-platformer and the next game from the team behind Unity Awards finalist, Slain: Back From Hell. Brutal combat. Deadly enemies. Stunning pixel art. Savage soundtrack. Get ready to rip the galaxy a new wormhole.
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Odallus: The Dark Call
Ranked #8 for Rusty Gun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rusty Gun.
The old gods have forgotten this land. No one could save our people when darkness started spreading and collecting human souls for its army. Odallus is a classic exploration/action game, inspired by Ghosts’n Goblins, Demon’s Crest and Castlevania.
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More from HugePixel
Other recommendable Steam games by HugePixel, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
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Chop is dish
Another title from HugePixel, the studio behind Rusty Gun. Shares Action and Indie with Rusty Gun.
Chop is dish-2d-dimensional platformer, where you conroll an angry master-chef who was lost piece of meat-it was stolen. Looking in the root of their troubles hero plunges into the mysterious world of strange creatures, which is fraught with many traps and dangers.
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Lord of the click
Another title from HugePixel, the studio behind Rusty Gun. Shares Action and Indie with Rusty Gun.
Military valor, courage and honor – if these words mean something to you, then you are a direct road to the game Lord of the Click.
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More Dark
Another title from HugePixel, the studio behind Rusty Gun. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rusty Gun.
More dark - is a two-dimensional platformer with a side view, with elements of puzzles. The game takes place in a strange place called hell. Not a single person who got there will be able to return back. Or can he still?
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Bone Marrow
Another title from HugePixel, the studio behind Rusty Gun. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rusty Gun.
Bone Marrow is a game in the genre of role-playing board logic puzzle. During a certain time, combine the figures, increase your characteristics and do away with evil but consider the wrong step can lead to irreversible consequences!
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Glittering Sword
Another title from HugePixel, the studio behind Rusty Gun. Shares Action and Indie with Rusty Gun.
Glittering Sword is replete with spiritual references to classic games from the 90s, and the bright and harmonious visual design sets the player up for an exciting adventure from the very beginning.
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Crossbow Crusade
Another title from HugePixel, the studio behind Rusty Gun. Shares Action and Indie with Rusty Gun.
You will have to survive among hundreds of monsters thanks to your weapons and accuracy. The monsters have completely lost their fear! They have made a real mayhem, hunting down living people and destroying them. It's time to stop this and put everything back in its place!
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Restless Night
Another title from HugePixel, the studio behind Rusty Gun. Shares Action and Indie with Rusty Gun.
You will have to take up arms and win back your place among the living. Or rather, bullets and accuracy. In fact, everything is not so simple and you need to keep your eyes open, because you need to fight with the monsters of the afterlife from all points of the earth that want to take your place.
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Toadomination
Another title from HugePixel, the studio behind Rusty Gun. Shares Action and Indie with Rusty Gun.
Toadomination is a rogulite, bullethell, looter shooter game that takes you into an ancient confrontation that lasts more than a decade, in a battle between a toad and a viper. Equip yourself with the most powerful weapon, collect capital and meet face to face with the sworn enemy.
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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Berserk Boy
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Rusty Gun.
BERSERK BOY is a high speed action packed Platformer, with Metroidvania elements. Packed with vibrant and stylish pixel art. Go Berserk! as you change into different forms and use the power of Lightning, Fire, Ice, Air, and Earth to save the planet!
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OUTBUDDIES DX
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Rusty Gun.
Run, gun and explore an open undercity in this otherworldly non-linear Metroidvania adventure about the Old Gods, strange creatures and the remnants of a lost world!
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LUNARK
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Rusty Gun.
A pixel-art sci-fi adventure set in the midst of a rebellion against a totalitarian regime, LUNARK is a modern take on the 2D cinematic platformer genre of the '90s. Run, jump, hang, climb, roll, and shoot your way through gorgeous and mysterious locations!
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Valfaris
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Rusty Gun.
Set in a far corner of space, Valfaris is a heavy metal infused 2D action-platformer and the next game from the team behind Unity Awards finalist, Slain: Back From Hell. Brutal combat. Deadly enemies. Stunning pixel art. Savage soundtrack. Get ready to rip the galaxy a new wormhole.
Frequently asked about Rusty Gun
- How much does Rusty Gun cost?
- Rusty Gun is listed on Steam at 10.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Rusty Gun?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Rusty Gun are Crossbow Crusade, Volgarr the Viking, Berserk Boy.
- Who developed Rusty Gun?
- Rusty Gun was developed by HugePixel.
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