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Games like Caterva

If Caterva is your kind of game, the closest matches are Robits: Quantum Descent, Alchemickal and CIPHER 61 — 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.

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About Caterva: A fast paced top-down shooter game where you control a multitude of slaves. Increase your crowd by finding more slaves as you escape a procedurally generated maze.

2022ActionIndie2.99 USDWindowsby Xido Studio
Caterva — Steam game cover

Players who liked Caterva also play

Steam players who put hours into Caterva 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. Robits: Quantum Descent

    WHY THIS

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

    Build a modular combat drone and descend into a sealed quantum containment layer where unstable physics, evolving enemy systems, and momentum-based movement force constant adaptation across ever-shifting arenas in this roguelite top-down shooter.

    ActionIndieSteam ↗
  2. Alchemickal

    WHY THIS

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

    A skill-based action roguelite where you imbue your weapons with chemickals to exploit enemy weaknesses on the fly. Scour dungeons, upgrade your arsenal, and master alchemy to thwart an arcane invasion!

    2026ActionIndieSteam ↗
  3. CIPHER 61

    WHY THIS

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

    CIPHER 61 is a fast-paced, action-packed top-down-shooter, with tons of temporary and permanent upgrades. Can you make it through all 61 rooms?

    2022ActionIndie7.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Doomsday Hunters

    WHY THIS

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

    Shoot stuff in a perfect pixel world, combine items, build guns, die every time! Roguelite twin-stick shooter where magic and post-apocalyptic future technologies collide. Defeat evil lord Dracula and save everyone!

    2023ActionIndie15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. ATOMINE

    WHY THIS

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

    Atomine is a twin stick procedural shooter rogue-lite set in a virtual world with minimalist design, where the player recounts on the screen the real events of STUXNET, the first weapon ever created in the form of computer virus.

    2017ActionIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. HyperParasite

    WHY THIS

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

    A rogue-lite twin-stick shooter/brawler that never plays the same twice. Collect and control 60 different characters as the body-snatching alien Parasite with a grudge against humanity. Fight to the top of the food chain: possess the President, push the Big Red Button and one-up the human race.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Starward Rogue

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Caterva fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Caterva.

    Starward Rogue is a bullet hell twin-stick shooter. Blast your way through the Megalith, a rogue-lite labyrinth lodged in the side of a star. Customize your mech with a huge variety of weapons, perks, and upgrades. Steel yourself for the dangers that lurk in the depths of the dungeon.

    2016ActionIndieRPG11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Not The Robots

    WHY THIS

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

    You are a robot in an office building. You have to eat furniture and not get caught. A mysterious story unfolds.Not The Robots is this year’s most exciting Roguelike Stealth Furniture Eating Simulator. It’s a game with random levels, permadeath, and the goal of eating furniture - which is also your stealth cover.

    2013ActionStrategyIndie1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Caterva on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Caterva.

    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 ↗
  2. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Caterva on Steam right now. Shares Action with Caterva.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Caterva on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Caterva.

    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!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Caterva on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Caterva.

    "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!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Caterva on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Caterva.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Caterva on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Caterva.

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Caterva on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Caterva.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗

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 Caterva.

    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 Caterva.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. 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 Caterva.

    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 ↗
  4. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

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

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Caterva

How much does Caterva cost?
Caterva is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Caterva?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Caterva are Robits: Quantum Descent, Alchemickal, CIPHER 61.
Who developed Caterva?
Caterva was developed by Xido Studio.

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 Caterva.

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