Games like Gunborg: Dark Matters
If Gunborg: Dark Matters is your kind of game, the closest matches are Rust & Dust, Pengame and Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and hypnotic. 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 Gunborg: Dark Matters: Harness the power of dark energy as you jump, slash, shoot and bombard your way through an army of alien soldiers and killer robots in an arcade style, twin-stick shooter with a slick 80's synthwave soundtrack.
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Rust & Dust
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Top pick for Gunborg: Dark Matters fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gunborg: Dark Matters.
Rust & Dust is A fast-paced 2D roguelike Shooter about two twin mice fighting through a ruined world. Instantly switch between them, combine their powers, and turn positioning into a weapon. Master the chaos or be overrun!
Pengame
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Second-strongest match for Gunborg: Dark Matters fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gunborg: Dark Matters.
Play as the stickman you drew in your school notebook to defeat the ultimate evil: the TEACHER!
Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Gunborg: Dark Matters fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Gunborg: Dark Matters.
From the developers of the Guns, Gore and Cannoli franchise comes a new 2D run & gun platformer: Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & TEEF! Spearhead an Ork invasion, destroy the hive city and kill your warboss! ‘Ere we go!
Rogue Stormers
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Shares an intense mood with Gunborg: Dark Matters.
Ranked #4 for Gunborg: Dark Matters fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gunborg: Dark Matters.
An action packed platform shooter mashed-up with roguelike and RPG elements, crazy 3D graphics and co-op multiplayer for one to 4 players.
Boom Blaster
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Ranked #5 for Gunborg: Dark Matters fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gunborg: Dark Matters.
Boom Blaster is a hand-drawn, side-scrolling shoot'em up with intense boss fights! Blast your way through each level with a range of weapons and unique hero abilities in this exciting and challenging action game.
Rise & Shine
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Shares an intense mood with Gunborg: Dark Matters.
Ranked #6 for Gunborg: Dark Matters fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gunborg: Dark Matters.
Welcome to Gamearth, a once peaceful planet now threatened by the warmongering Space grunts of Nexgen. In the aftermath of their devastating first strike a child named Rise is forced to take on the sacred gun Shine - and with it the fate of his world.
Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax
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Shares a challenging mood with Gunborg: Dark Matters.
Ranked #7 for Gunborg: Dark Matters fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gunborg: Dark Matters.
Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax is a fast-paced couch co-op action shooter with SHMUP/Brawler gameplay and RPG elements. Choose your mechs, weapons & upgrades then soar through space, defeat evil & save the future... from itself!
Waves
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with Gunborg: Dark Matters.
Ranked #8 for Gunborg: Dark Matters fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gunborg: Dark Matters.
Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Gunborg: Dark Matters at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
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Priced ~50% under Gunborg: Dark Matters on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Gunborg: Dark Matters.
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.
Vampire Survivors
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Priced ~50% under Gunborg: Dark Matters on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Gunborg: Dark Matters.
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!
Titanfall® 2
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Priced ~55% under Gunborg: Dark Matters on Steam right now. Shares Action with Gunborg: Dark Matters.
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.
Cookie Clicker
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Priced ~50% under Gunborg: Dark Matters on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Gunborg: Dark Matters.
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.
WEBFISHING
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Priced ~50% under Gunborg: Dark Matters on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Gunborg: Dark Matters.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~90% under Gunborg: Dark Matters on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Gunborg: Dark Matters.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
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Priced ~70% under Gunborg: Dark Matters on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Gunborg: Dark Matters.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
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Priced ~50% under Gunborg: Dark Matters on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Gunborg: Dark Matters.
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.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Grimm's Hollow
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Gunborg: Dark Matters.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Gunborg: Dark Matters.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Gunborg: Dark Matters.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Star Fetchers
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Gunborg: Dark Matters.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Magic Archery
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Gunborg: Dark Matters.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Gunborg: Dark Matters.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Disfigure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Gunborg: Dark Matters.
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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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Gunborg: Dark Matters.
From the developers of the Guns, Gore and Cannoli franchise comes a new 2D run & gun platformer: Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & TEEF! Spearhead an Ork invasion, destroy the hive city and kill your warboss! ‘Ere we go!
Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Gunborg: Dark Matters.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Gunborg: Dark Matters.
Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax is a fast-paced couch co-op action shooter with SHMUP/Brawler gameplay and RPG elements. Choose your mechs, weapons & upgrades then soar through space, defeat evil & save the future... from itself!
Waves
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with Gunborg: Dark Matters.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Gunborg: Dark Matters.
Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!
Frequently asked about Gunborg: Dark Matters
- Is Gunborg: Dark Matters verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Gunborg: Dark Matters 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 Gunborg: Dark Matters cost?
- Gunborg: Dark Matters is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Gunborg: Dark Matters?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Gunborg: Dark Matters are Rust & Dust, Pengame, Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef.
- Who developed Gunborg: Dark Matters?
- Gunborg: Dark Matters was developed by Ricpau Studios.
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