Games like Hover Attack
If Hover Attack is your kind of game, the closest matches are GIGANTIC ARMY, Deathroids and SATAZIUS — 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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Steam players who put hours into Hover Attack 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.
GIGANTIC ARMY
WHY THIS
Top pick for Hover Attack fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hover Attack.
Side-scrolling mech-shooting bad-assery is BACK!GIGANTIC ARMY is a heartfelt homage to 16-bit era mech shooters such as Cybernator / Assault Suits Valken, Metal Warriors, and Front Mission: Gun Hazard, developed by the studio behind the acclaimed shooter SATAZIUS.
Deathroids
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Hover Attack fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Hover Attack.
Remember the golden age of arcades playing a game with all the classic 80's/90's space-shooting features. See how far you can go by destroying all enemy robots that are ready to planet earth attack.
SATAZIUS
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Hover Attack fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hover Attack.
The year is 2051. Location: SATAZIUS, a long-abandoned planet. The cruiser Agano was on patrol when it was attacked and stricken by a confederacy of space pirates that had established a base on SATAZIUS. The pirates attacked the Agano intending to steal the assault ship ‘Trafalgar’ that was stowed aboard the Agano, but the Trafalgar made...
Astebreed: Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Hover Attack fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hover Attack.
Climb into the cockpit of an otherworldly war machine and fly into battle against a horrifying alien race bent on eradicating humanity to preserve their own civilization.
SOL CRESTA
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Hover Attack fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hover Attack.
SOL CRESTA, rise like the phoenix and take back the sun! Neo-Classic shooting strikes back! Dock, split, and form up! Pilot 3 fighters and take back the sun from the clutches of evil in this free-form shooting game with the spirit of 80s shooting classics Moon Cresta and Terra Cresta.
GRADIUS ORIGINS
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Hover Attack fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Hover Attack.
Salamander III is the newest addition to the Gradius series, a legendary pioneer in the side-scrolling shooter genre, and comes with the original arcade versions of the previous games.
ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Hover Attack fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Hover Attack.
First appearing in arcades in 1981, the masterpiece GALAGA finally comes to Steam! Move the fighter left and right and destroy the waves of incoming aliens!
Cobalt
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Hover Attack fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hover Attack.
Forget everything you’ve learned about combat. Cobalt’s slo-mo mechanic lets you perform moves that other games can’t comprehend. Discover the secrets of a distant colony in a cosmic campaign, take on challenges and rule the leaderboards, or face off against others in local and online multiplayer.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Hover Attack at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under Hover Attack on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hover Attack.
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.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Hover Attack on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Hover Attack.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Hover Attack on Steam right now. Shares Action with Hover Attack.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Hover Attack on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Hover Attack.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Hover Attack on Steam right now. Shares Action with Hover Attack.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Hover Attack.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Hover Attack.
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.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Hover Attack.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Hover Attack.
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.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Hover Attack.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Hover Attack.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
Coloring Pixels
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Hover Attack.
A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Astebreed: Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Hover Attack.
Climb into the cockpit of an otherworldly war machine and fly into battle against a horrifying alien race bent on eradicating humanity to preserve their own civilization.
SOL CRESTA
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Hover Attack.
SOL CRESTA, rise like the phoenix and take back the sun! Neo-Classic shooting strikes back! Dock, split, and form up! Pilot 3 fighters and take back the sun from the clutches of evil in this free-form shooting game with the spirit of 80s shooting classics Moon Cresta and Terra Cresta.
GRADIUS ORIGINS
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Hover Attack.
Salamander III is the newest addition to the Gradius series, a legendary pioneer in the side-scrolling shooter genre, and comes with the original arcade versions of the previous games.
Cobalt
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Hover Attack.
Forget everything you’ve learned about combat. Cobalt’s slo-mo mechanic lets you perform moves that other games can’t comprehend. Discover the secrets of a distant colony in a cosmic campaign, take on challenges and rule the leaderboards, or face off against others in local and online multiplayer.
Frequently asked about Hover Attack
- How much does Hover Attack cost?
- Hover Attack is listed on Steam at 17.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Hover Attack?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hover Attack are GIGANTIC ARMY, Deathroids, SATAZIUS.
- Who developed Hover Attack?
- Hover Attack was developed by Mindware Co.,Ltd. and published by Mindware Co.,Ltd..
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 Hover Attack.
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