Games like Retro Classix: Heavy Barrel
If Retro Classix: Heavy Barrel is your kind of game, the closest matches are Meteor Storm, Eagles of World War 2 and Astro Fighters — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Retro Classix: Heavy Barrel: In this arcade classic for one to two players, collect pieces to assemble the ultimate weapon as you fight through waves of terrorists that have occupied the control center of a nuclear missile site.
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Meteor Storm
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Top pick for Retro Classix: Heavy Barrel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Retro Classix: Heavy Barrel.
Welcome back to 1996! This shared screen space shooter is the perfect 4-player competitive game for some casual fun!
Eagles of World War 2
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Second-strongest match for Retro Classix: Heavy Barrel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Retro Classix: Heavy Barrel.
A fantasy based arcade shooter set in World War 2 with frantic bullet hell shooter style gameplay and a bullet time slo motion mechanic. Take on the enemy forces solo or with a friend either in local co-op or online with STEAM's remote play together.
Astro Fighters
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Third-strongest match for Retro Classix: Heavy Barrel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Retro Classix: Heavy Barrel.
Astro Fighters is a tough old school vertical scrolling bullet hell shooter designed to test your skills with non-stop arcade style action. Fight against large bosses at the end of every level and compete for the high score across 4 difficulty modes to be the best fighter pilot in the game.
Red Blue Cell
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Ranked #4 for Retro Classix: Heavy Barrel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Retro Classix: Heavy Barrel.
This is a retro barrage flying shooting game. Drive a space fighter plane, shuttle between planets and space stations, and use powerful firepower to destroy enemy space battleships! !
Blazing Trail
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Ranked #5 for Retro Classix: Heavy Barrel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Retro Classix: Heavy Barrel.
Escape failed! All we have left is our will to survive, the endless hordes of enemies, and enough bullets to rip them all to shreds. Blazing trail. Vertical co-op shooter, offering accessible, action-packed gameplay.
Hexapoda
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Ranked #6 for Retro Classix: Heavy Barrel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Retro Classix: Heavy Barrel.
After the last human war, gases were spread through the atmosphere making it unbreathable. The richest to fled to orbital colonies and the others took refuge underground. Get ready to fight giant Insects for the future of humanity !
Guardian Force - Saturn Tribute
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Ranked #7 for Retro Classix: Heavy Barrel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Retro Classix: Heavy Barrel.
The Guardians, a secret society wielding the power of the Force, have readied their tanks and intend on crushing the aspirations of the Hammerbolt Empire!
Chicken Invaders 1
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Ranked #8 for Retro Classix: Heavy Barrel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Retro Classix: Heavy Barrel.
Save Earth from an invasion of intergalactic chickens! Finger-blistering arcade shooting action for one or two players.
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Bongo Cat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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?
STRAFTAT
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Retro Classix: Heavy Barrel.
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.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Retro Classix: Heavy Barrel.
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.).
The Expendabros
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Retro Classix: Heavy Barrel.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Retro Classix: Heavy Barrel.
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.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Retro Classix: Heavy Barrel.
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 with Retro Classix: Heavy Barrel.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
![UNBEATABLE [white label] — Steam game cover](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1290490/header.jpg?t=1736770503)
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Other recommendable Steam games by Data East, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Street Hoop
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Another title from Data East, the studio behind Retro Classix: Heavy Barrel.
The legendary 3 on 3 arcade basketball game returns.
Retro Classix: Bad Dudes
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Another title from Data East, the studio behind Retro Classix: Heavy Barrel. Shares Action with Retro Classix: Heavy Barrel.
Play as the Bad Dudes pursuing ninjas through the New York City streets, a moving big rig truck, a large storm sewer, a forest, a freight train on an old Southern Pacific line, a cave, and into an underground factory in order to save President Ronnie in the classic arcade beat 'em up.
Retro Classix: SRD - Super Real Darwin
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Another title from Data East, the studio behind Retro Classix: Heavy Barrel. Shares Action with Retro Classix: Heavy Barrel.
Super Real Darwin is a fast-paced, vertical scrolling shoot-em-up that rewards skill and persistence – a cult classic for the retro shmup fan. Take control of a fighter ship capable of mutating into different shapes as it evolves while fighting off enemy invaders.
Retro Classix: Joe & Mac - Caveman Ninja
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Another title from Data East, the studio behind Retro Classix: Heavy Barrel. Shares Action with Retro Classix: Heavy Barrel.
Grab your club and get ready to go on a wild, prehistoric adventure with the Cavemen Ninjas – Joe & Mac! Play as Joe and Mac, two cavemen who fight against enemy cavemen and dinosaurs using prehistoric weapons.
Retro Classix: Super BurgerTime
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Another title from Data East, the studio behind Retro Classix: Heavy Barrel. Shares Action with Retro Classix: Heavy Barrel.
The 2-player sequel to the classic BurgerTime! In Super BurgerTime, play as Peter Pepper Jr. and complete the burgers, but watch out for Mr. Hot Dog, Mr. Egg and the dangerous Mr. Pickle!
Retro Classix: Gate of Doom
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Another title from Data East, the studio behind Retro Classix: Heavy Barrel. Shares Action with Retro Classix: Heavy Barrel.
Seal the Gate Of Doom forever! Gate of Doom is a classic arcade multiplayer action RPG originally released in 1990. You and a friend take on the role of one of four heroes of prophecy, the knight Carl F. Graystone, the wizard Fraya Edirne, the bard Riger Hawk, or the ninja Kirikaze.
Retro Classix: Wizard Fire
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Another title from Data East, the studio behind Retro Classix: Heavy Barrel. Shares Action with Retro Classix: Heavy Barrel.
Wizard Fire is a classic multiplayer arcade action RPG for one to two players, featuring five unique playable characters, epic boss fights, and stunning pixel graphics.
Retro Classix: Two Crude
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Another title from Data East, the studio behind Retro Classix: Heavy Barrel. Shares Action with Retro Classix: Heavy Barrel.
In this colorful arcade classic, play as one or two mercenaries hired by the American government to stop the terrorist organization known as "Big Valley''. Your mission: fight these terrorists for control of post-apocalyptic New York City.
Frequently asked about Retro Classix: Heavy Barrel
- Does Retro Classix: Heavy Barrel have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Retro Classix: Heavy Barrel supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Retro Classix: Heavy Barrel?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Retro Classix: Heavy Barrel are Meteor Storm, Eagles of World War 2, Astro Fighters.
- Who developed Retro Classix: Heavy Barrel?
- Retro Classix: Heavy Barrel was developed by Data East and published by Ziggurat, 612 Games.
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