Games like Gunlocked
If Gunlocked is your kind of game, the closest matches are Gunlocked 2, Swarmcade and Void Scrappers — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, retro and whimsical. 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 Gunlocked: A twin stick shooter without the twin stick, Gunlocked is a sci-fi action roguelike about careful positioning and upgrade selection. Manage unique targeting systems across multiple weapons and upgrades, as you battle legions of alien ships, and then do it all over again!
Players who liked Gunlocked also play
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Gunlocked 2
WHY THIS
Shares endless mode and a whimsical mood with Gunlocked.
Top pick for Gunlocked fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gunlocked.
Movement is your weapon. A sci-fi action roguelike and shmup combined, in Gunlocked 2 you'll pilot and upgrade a state-of-the-art warship against endless waves of deadly aliens. Deep customization, branching paths, and tons of unlockables offer endless replayability!
Swarmcade
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Gunlocked.
Second-strongest match for Gunlocked fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gunlocked.
Survive the relentless swarm in this arcade take on the Bullet Heaven/Survivors-like Action Roguelite. Slay 1000s of foes, level up, loot chests and make your character more powerful than ever. Unlock meta-progression upgrades and more heroes, so you can even the odds on future runs.
Void Scrappers
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Gunlocked.
Third-strongest match for Gunlocked fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Gunlocked.
Blast hordes of alien ships into junk. Collect the scrap to upgrade your ship into an unstoppable force of destruction. Unlock new characters and weapons and upgrade your stats between runs.
Boneraiser Minions
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Gunlocked fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gunlocked.
Amass an army of undead to fight endless waves of heroes intent to end your boneraising ways! In this gothic auto-battler rogue-lite Survivor-like, use the bones of slain heroes to raise your minions, collect relics and spells, and unlock meta upgrades, all to survive King Gigald's crusade!
ARRIVAL: ZERO EARTH
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Gunlocked fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gunlocked.
Fight giant War of the Worlds -style aliens invading Finland during a Winter in the 90's. Build an army of local townspeople in this chaotic semi-autobattler roguelike. Navigate through different biomes to obliterate the aliens from cosmic dimensions.
Star of Providence
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Gunlocked.
Ranked #6 for Gunlocked fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gunlocked.
Star of Providence is a top down action shooter with procedurally generated elements. Explore a large, abandoned facility in search of incredible power, fighting dangerous foes and gaining new weapons and upgrades as you progress.
Elemental Survivors
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Gunlocked.
Ranked #7 for Gunlocked fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gunlocked.
Grind, die, upgrade, repeat in this auto-attacking roguelite/RPG! Transform into an enemy-blender with your fave attacks made devastating with equipment, party members, and elemental evolutions. Survive to earn gems to unlock areas, permanent upgrades, characters, and god-like summons.
Time Wasters
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Gunlocked fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gunlocked.
Time Wasters is a space shooter bullet heaven roguelite. Equip and upgrade weapons, destroy swarms of enemies, and collect Time & Space Cubes to bend the timeline to your advantage.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Gunlocked
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Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Gunlocked.
Reviewers of Gunlocked cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Gunlocked.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Against the Storm
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Gunlocked.
Reviewers of Gunlocked cross-mention this title as a similar play.
A dark fantasy city builder where you must rebuild civilization in the face of apocalyptic rains. As the Queen’s Viceroy, lead humans, beavers, lizards, foxes, and harpies to reclaim the wilderness and secure a future for civilization's last survivors.
ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Gunlocked.
Reviewers of Gunlocked cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Gunlocked.
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!
Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Gunlocked.
Reviewers of Gunlocked cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Gunlocked.
The Mega Man Star Force series, which expanded into an anime, is back in the Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection! This collection includes seven games and additional features like a gallery of illustrations and music! Online play is also supported!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Gunlocked.
Reviewers of Gunlocked cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Gunlocked.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Gunlocked at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Gunlocked on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Gunlocked.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Gunlocked on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Gunlocked.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Gunlocked on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Gunlocked.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Gunlocked on Steam right now. Shares Action with Gunlocked.
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.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Gunlocked on Steam right now. Shares Action with Gunlocked.
You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Gunlocked on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Gunlocked.
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!
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Gunlocked on Steam right now. Shares Action with Gunlocked.
Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Gunlocked on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Gunlocked.
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?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Gunlocked.
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 Gunlocked.
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 Gunlocked.
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 Gunlocked.
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 and RPG with Gunlocked.
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.
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Gunlocked.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Disfigure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Gunlocked.
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
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More from FromLefcourt
Other recommendable Steam games by FromLefcourt, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Arcane Golf
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Gunlocked.
Another title from FromLefcourt, the studio behind Gunlocked. Shares Indie with Gunlocked.
Arcane Golf is a miniature golf puzzle game set in a fantasy world full of dungeons, dangers, gems, and geometry. Play across 200 levels set in 4 unique courses inspired by classic adventure games!
Boons & Burdens
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Gunlocked.
Another title from FromLefcourt, the studio behind Gunlocked. Shares Action and Indie with Gunlocked.
Boons & Burdens is a single player action-roguelike set in the depths of hell. Battle hordes of demons through 12 levels, collect gems to purchase powerful boons, and choose from deadly burdens that alter the game's difficulty. Will you be the paragon of power or the architect of your own defeat?
Cosmic Raze
WHY THIS
Another title from FromLefcourt, the studio behind Gunlocked. Shares Action and Indie with Gunlocked.
Cosmic Raze is a sci-fi tower defense strategy game. Control advanced weapons, build powerful synergies, and then blast away as aliens attempt to conquer Earth. Between rounds you'll earn unique augmentations, purchase and upgrade a huge variety of weapons, and unlock powerful synergy bonuses.
Gunlocked 2
WHY THIS
Shares endless mode and a whimsical mood with Gunlocked.
Another title from FromLefcourt, the studio behind Gunlocked. Shares Action and Indie with Gunlocked.
Movement is your weapon. A sci-fi action roguelike and shmup combined, in Gunlocked 2 you'll pilot and upgrade a state-of-the-art warship against endless waves of deadly aliens. Deep customization, branching paths, and tons of unlockables offer endless replayability!
Hellfish
WHY THIS
Another title from FromLefcourt, the studio behind Gunlocked. Shares Action and Indie with Gunlocked.
Hellfish is a classic side-scrolling shoot 'em up set deep in a corrupted ocean. Battle demonic sea creatures as The Pope using his holy submarine, and customize your righteous weapons in unique ways every time you play.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Gunlocked 2
WHY THIS
Shares endless mode and a whimsical mood with Gunlocked.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Gunlocked.
Movement is your weapon. A sci-fi action roguelike and shmup combined, in Gunlocked 2 you'll pilot and upgrade a state-of-the-art warship against endless waves of deadly aliens. Deep customization, branching paths, and tons of unlockables offer endless replayability!
Swarmcade
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Gunlocked.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Gunlocked.
Survive the relentless swarm in this arcade take on the Bullet Heaven/Survivors-like Action Roguelite. Slay 1000s of foes, level up, loot chests and make your character more powerful than ever. Unlock meta-progression upgrades and more heroes, so you can even the odds on future runs.
Void Scrappers
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Gunlocked.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Gunlocked.
Blast hordes of alien ships into junk. Collect the scrap to upgrade your ship into an unstoppable force of destruction. Unlock new characters and weapons and upgrade your stats between runs.
Boneraiser Minions
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Gunlocked.
Amass an army of undead to fight endless waves of heroes intent to end your boneraising ways! In this gothic auto-battler rogue-lite Survivor-like, use the bones of slain heroes to raise your minions, collect relics and spells, and unlock meta upgrades, all to survive King Gigald's crusade!
Time Wasters
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Gunlocked.
Time Wasters is a space shooter bullet heaven roguelite. Equip and upgrade weapons, destroy swarms of enemies, and collect Time & Space Cubes to bend the timeline to your advantage.
Frequently asked about Gunlocked
- Is Gunlocked verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Gunlocked 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 Gunlocked cost?
- Gunlocked is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Gunlocked?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Gunlocked are Gunlocked 2, Swarmcade, Void Scrappers.
- Who developed Gunlocked?
- Gunlocked was developed by FromLefcourt.
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