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Games like Itadaki Smash

If Itadaki Smash is your kind of game, the closest matches are Neon Knights, Vortex Of Pain and Wrestling Empire — 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 Itadaki Smash: Itadaki Smash™ is a Beat 'em Up game that pays tribute to the classics of the genre. Gain new skills and revive the spirit of the arcade by unleashing an arsenal of combos, throws and special attacks.

2021ActionIndie14.99 USDWindowsby Main Loop videogames S.L.
Itadaki Smash — Steam game cover

Players who liked Itadaki Smash also play

Steam players who put hours into Itadaki Smash 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. Neon Knights

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Itadaki Smash fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Itadaki Smash.

    Neon Knights is an action-packed, neon-drenched brawler that’s all about local & online multiplayer madness.

    2025Action9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Vortex Of Pain

    WHY THIS

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

    Vortex of Pain is classic old-school 2D beat 'em up action in 3D...-ish. Use various fighting mechanics as you blast through dangerous zones stuffed with breakable props, explosives, and weapons. Fight alone or with your co-brawlers to liberate your city from simulation theory -obsessed maniacs.

    2018ActionIndieEarly Access8.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Wrestling Empire

    WHY THIS

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

    The lightweight champion of wrestling comes full circle with higher resolution visuals and a smoother frame rate - whilst still retaining the retro style that puts the fun first! Now featuring whole other booking & roaming modes at no extra cost for the biggest Triple Threat in wrestling.

    2021ActionSportsIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Weekend Warriors MMA

    WHY THIS

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

    The engine behind 3D wrestling brings the revolution to MMA, where real resistance challenges you to survive each round! Embark on a career to climb the ranks at 5 unique promotions with their own weight classes, or become the boss in the sport's 1st fully playable "Promoter" mode.

    2023ActionSportsStrategy5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Battle Brigade

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience the intensity of head-to-head battle with Battle Brigade! Choose from 8 iconic characters, then battle against them with a robust variety of match options.

    2022ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Unruly Heroes

    WHY THIS

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

    LET'S KUNG FU THEM ALL! Play solo or co-op and take control of four unlikely heroes that battle a diverse lineup of enemies, show off your Kung-Fu skills and journey west across stunning different environments in order to hunt for the scattered remnants of the Sacred Scroll.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Okinawa Rush

    WHY THIS

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

    Take on the role of the martial arts master Hiro, Meilin, or Shin as they face off in a desperate fight for their lives against the Black Mantis clan. DOUBLE THE MAYHEM: Bring a friend and battle against ninjas, demons, and more in the 2-player local co-op mode of this action-adventure platformer.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure5.39 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Terror of Hemasaurus

    WHY THIS

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

    A retro city smash 'em up with satisfying destruction physics. Play as a Giant Monster unleashing terror upon mankind in this modern arcade experience with the action turned up to eleven.

    2022ActionAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

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

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under Itadaki Smash on Steam right now. Shares Action with Itadaki Smash.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Itadaki Smash on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Itadaki Smash.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Itadaki Smash on Steam right now. Shares Action with Itadaki Smash.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Itadaki Smash on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Itadaki Smash.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Itadaki Smash on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Itadaki Smash.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

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

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  2. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  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 Itadaki Smash.

    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 Itadaki Smash.

    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. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

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

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Wrestling Empire

    WHY THIS

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

    The lightweight champion of wrestling comes full circle with higher resolution visuals and a smoother frame rate - whilst still retaining the retro style that puts the fun first! Now featuring whole other booking & roaming modes at no extra cost for the biggest Triple Threat in wrestling.

    2021ActionSportsIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Unruly Heroes

    WHY THIS

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

    LET'S KUNG FU THEM ALL! Play solo or co-op and take control of four unlikely heroes that battle a diverse lineup of enemies, show off your Kung-Fu skills and journey west across stunning different environments in order to hunt for the scattered remnants of the Sacred Scroll.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Terror of Hemasaurus

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Itadaki Smash.

    A retro city smash 'em up with satisfying destruction physics. Play as a Giant Monster unleashing terror upon mankind in this modern arcade experience with the action turned up to eleven.

    2022ActionAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Itadaki Smash

How much does Itadaki Smash cost?
Itadaki Smash is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Itadaki Smash have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Itadaki Smash supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen Co-op).
What games are most similar to Itadaki Smash?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Itadaki Smash are Neon Knights, Vortex Of Pain, Wrestling Empire.
Who developed Itadaki Smash?
Itadaki Smash was developed by Main Loop videogames S.L..

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 Itadaki Smash.

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