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Games like Star Aegis

If Star Aegis is your kind of game, the closest matches are Ranphon, JETBOY and Retaliate — 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 Star Aegis: A shmup without shooting. Reflect the bullets with one of your two shields. Bite-sized arcade action. Cover humankind's retreat and make it count.

2021ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDWindows · Linuxby Felipe Silva
Star Aegis — Steam game cover

Players who liked Star Aegis also play

Steam players who put hours into Star Aegis 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. Ranphon

    WHY THIS

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

    Ranphon is a side-scrolling space shooter where you control a small ship called Phon in a vast and frantic space full of hostile spaceships.

    2023ActionIndieCasual0.49 USDSteam ↗
  2. JETBOY

    WHY THIS

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

    Jetboy is a retro supercharged jetpacking pixel shooter with a pumping metal soundtrack.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Retaliate

    WHY THIS

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

    You are valiant space hero who is not as fortunate as those in the golden age of scrolling shooters who had infinite ammo. Instead you must absorb your enemies' weapons and retaliate!

    2024ActionIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Zero Wing

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Star Aegis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Star Aegis.

    Defend the galaxy from vicious space pirates! Seize your foes and fire them back at their allies for devastating destruction in Toaplan's legendary horizontal arcade shooter, now on PC with all-new features and quality-of-life bonuses!

    2023Action7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Gates of Zendocon

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Star Aegis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Star Aegis.

    In this classic side-scrolling shoot-em-up, originally published in 1989 for the Atari Lynx handheld console, take on the role of a starship pilot trapped in a web of 51 interconnected hostile universes by the evil spider Zendocon.

    2022Action4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Guntech 2

    WHY THIS

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

    Guntech 2 is a return of the good old “cave flyer” shoot ’em ups genre. It’s a twin-stick shooter influenced by such classics as Thrust, Oids, Geometry Wars, and Asteroids. You can play in single-player, or couch co-op with up to 4 players!

    2022Action14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Exile Squadron

    WHY THIS

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

    In this sidescrolling shoot ‘em up, you are the top pilot of the Exile Squadron, who has to stop the invading colonial forces. Unlock and upgrade an array of tactically diverse weapons, complete bonus objectives and compete with other players on the online leaderboards.

    2019Action4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Asteroid Blasters

    WHY THIS

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

    Asteroid Blasters is a non-stop action space shooter. Inspired by Asteroids, this game will see you choose between 6 different ships each with their own characteristics and utilize a variety of weapon powerups to eradicate your enemies. Play 2 players to increase your chance of survival.

    2021Action1.39 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. UBERMOSH

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Star Aegis on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Star Aegis.

    UBERMOSH is an arcade game about cutting bullets with a sword, in a gun-filled cyberpunk mosh pit.

    2015ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Miss Neko

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Star Aegis on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with Star Aegis.

    Together the full picture of all the lovely beast ladies with your own hands, play Yakyuken with them, collect their portraits. Hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable game time:)

    2019ActionCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. QUICKERFLAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Star Aegis on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Star Aegis.

    QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Save Jesus

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Star Aegis on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Star Aegis.

    Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!

    2016IndieCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Barro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Star Aegis on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Star Aegis.

    Choose your little car and race!

    2018IndieCasualRacing0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Gachi Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Star Aegis on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Star Aegis.

    Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Trip to Vinelands

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Star Aegis on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Star Aegis.

    Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.

    2016ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. TTV2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Star Aegis on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Star Aegis.

    TTV2 is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame, sequel to Trip to Vinelands.

    2017ActionIndie0.49 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  2. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. JETBOY

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Star Aegis.

    Jetboy is a retro supercharged jetpacking pixel shooter with a pumping metal soundtrack.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Zero Wing

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Star Aegis.

    Defend the galaxy from vicious space pirates! Seize your foes and fire them back at their allies for devastating destruction in Toaplan's legendary horizontal arcade shooter, now on PC with all-new features and quality-of-life bonuses!

    2023Action7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Guntech 2

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Star Aegis.

    Guntech 2 is a return of the good old “cave flyer” shoot ’em ups genre. It’s a twin-stick shooter influenced by such classics as Thrust, Oids, Geometry Wars, and Asteroids. You can play in single-player, or couch co-op with up to 4 players!

    2022Action14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Star Aegis

How much does Star Aegis cost?
Star Aegis is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Star Aegis?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Star Aegis are Ranphon, JETBOY, Retaliate.
Who developed Star Aegis?
Star Aegis was developed by Felipe Silva.

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 Star Aegis.

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