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Games like METALLIC CHILD

If METALLIC CHILD is your kind of game, the closest matches are Metal Bringer, MechNest and Oblivion Override — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, epic 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 METALLIC CHILD: “Grab, hurl, and eliminate” Rogue-lite Core-Action!! A large-scale rebellion erupts within the spacecraft “Life Stream.” With the help of you, Rona, an android known as “Metallic Child,” stands up against a fleet of massive robots to stop the plot devised by her own creator, Doctor Irene.

2021ActionIndie24.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindowsby Action Square(STUDIO HG)
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Steam players who put hours into METALLIC CHILD 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. Metal Bringer

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with METALLIC CHILD.

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

    In this roguelike action-adventure, control humanoid "Labor" and giant "Arms" to uncover the mysteries of the world. Create fully-customizable robots, strengthen them, and take down hordes of enemies!

    2025ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. MechNest

    WHY THIS

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

    MechNest is a 3D bullet hell shooter developed by a single person. As you progress through the map, which changes with each challenge, collect reinforcement items and defeat powerful enemies with flashy shooting! Combine your skills freely and rampage through the hive of mechs!

    2024ActionIndie15.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Oblivion Override

    WHY THIS

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

    An intense, hardcore action side-scroller. Maneuver as a ninja killerbot through dynamic wastelands with 26+ specialized weapons. Dodge, dash, and dominate. A homage to Metroidvania and Roguelike: customize atomic evolution, breach intricate alert levels to decrypt the Oblivion Code...

    2024ActionIndieAdventure8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Dash x Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with METALLIC CHILD.

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

    Defeat endless hordes of demonic robots in this hack n slash action roguelike. Use 100+ unique upgrades to create your own game-breaking build and claim victory.

    2024ActionIndieEarly Access5.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. UNDERZONE

    WHY THIS

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

    SEARCH - RESCUE - SURVIVE - Smash walls, shoot enemies, rescue survivors, upgrade your Mole Mech, and uncover a dark conspiracy within a 22nd century disaster zone. Underzone is a new twist on the 'roguelite' genre, featuring procedural enemies built out of unique combinations of components.

    2021ActionIndie19.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Mars vs. Robots

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for METALLIC CHILD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with METALLIC CHILD.

    Defend Mars from humans

    2024ActionStrategyFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  7. Metal Ascension

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for METALLIC CHILD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with METALLIC CHILD.

    Metal Ascension is a horde survival game with rogue-lite elements. Upgrade your mech with over 200 pieces and more than 1 000 000 combinations.

    2024Action7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. PROJECT TACHYON

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with METALLIC CHILD.

    Ranked #8 for METALLIC CHILD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with METALLIC CHILD.

    An exhilarating run-and-gun action shooting game based on a Roguelite! Travel through time with Sigma to thwart the uprising of artificial intelligence and fight for the future!

    2025ActionAdventure17.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to METALLIC CHILD

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with METALLIC CHILD.

    Reviewers of METALLIC CHILD cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with METALLIC CHILD.

    Developed by Kojima Productions and PlatinumGames, METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE takes the renowned METAL GEAR franchise into exciting new territory with an all-new action experience. The game seamlessly melds pure action and epic story-telling that surrounds Raiden – a child soldier transformed into a half-human, half-cyborg ninja who...

    2014Action29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Mega Man Legacy Collection

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with METALLIC CHILD.

    Reviewers of METALLIC CHILD cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with METALLIC CHILD.

    Mega Man Legacy Collection is a celebration of the 8-bit history of Capcom’s iconic Blue Bomber featuring faithful reproductions of the series’ origins with the original six Mega Man games.

    2015Action14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Mega Man X Legacy Collection

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with METALLIC CHILD.

    Reviewers of METALLIC CHILD cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with METALLIC CHILD.

    Mega Man X Legacy Collection includes the legendary 16-bit titles and the series’ exciting foray into the 32-bit era: Mega Man X, Mega Man X2, Mega Man X3, and Mega Man X4. Test your skills in the new X Challenge mode, which pits players against two deadly bosses at once.

    2018Action19.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of METALLIC CHILD cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with METALLIC CHILD.

    Game of the Year - The Game Awards 2019 Best Action Game of 2019 - IGN Carve your own clever path to vengeance in the award winning adventure from developer FromSoftware, creators of Bloodborne and the Dark Souls series. Take Revenge. Restore Your Honor. Kill Ingeniously.

    2019ActionAdventure59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Hades

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with METALLIC CHILD.

    Reviewers of METALLIC CHILD cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with METALLIC CHILD.

    Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.

    2020ActionIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Skul: The Hero Slayer

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of METALLIC CHILD cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with METALLIC CHILD.

    Guide 'Skul' on his quest to single-handedly take on the Imperial Army and rescue his King from captivity, in an action-packed rogue-lite 2D platformer for the ages.

    2021ActionIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with METALLIC CHILD.

    Reviewers of METALLIC CHILD cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with METALLIC CHILD.

    Discover the true power of rice in Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin! Take on hordes of demons in side-scrolling combat to reclaim the land as Sakuna, a spoiled harvest goddess banished to a dangerous island. Then, return to your mountain village and tend a field full of glorious rice.

    2020ActionIndie29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of METALLIC CHILD cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with METALLIC CHILD.

    This is the latest addition to the series of 2D fighting games based on TYPE-MOON's visual novel, Tsukihime. The curtain rises once more on dramatic battles played out with familiar characters from Tsukihime: A Piece of Blue Glass Moon.

    2021Action14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under METALLIC CHILD on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with METALLIC CHILD.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under METALLIC CHILD on Steam right now. Shares Indie with METALLIC CHILD.

    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 ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under METALLIC CHILD on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with METALLIC CHILD.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under METALLIC CHILD on Steam right now. Shares Action with METALLIC CHILD.

    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.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under METALLIC CHILD on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with METALLIC CHILD.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under METALLIC CHILD on Steam right now. Shares Action with METALLIC CHILD.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under METALLIC CHILD on Steam right now. Shares Action with METALLIC CHILD.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under METALLIC CHILD on Steam right now. Shares Indie with METALLIC CHILD.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. 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 METALLIC CHILD.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. 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 METALLIC CHILD.

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about METALLIC CHILD

Is METALLIC CHILD verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — METALLIC CHILD is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does METALLIC CHILD cost?
METALLIC CHILD is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to METALLIC CHILD?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside METALLIC CHILD are Metal Bringer, MechNest, Oblivion Override.
Who developed METALLIC CHILD?
METALLIC CHILD was developed by Action Square(STUDIO HG) and published by HIKE Inc..

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 METALLIC CHILD.

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