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Games like Pocket Bravery

If Pocket Bravery is your kind of game, the closest matches are Street Fighter™ 6, THE LAST BLADE 2 and BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and nostalgic. 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 Pocket Bravery: Inspired by classic fighting games from the 90's such as Street Fighter, Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters, 'Pocket Bravery' channels the 'Neo Geo Pocket' aesthetic for a modern fighting game with a retro twist!

2023ActionIndie12.99 USDDeck PlayableMetacritic 74Windows · macOS · Linuxby Statera Studio
Pocket Bravery — Steam game cover
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Brazilian flair and passion shine throughCharacter designs are vibrant and uniqueElemental system adds tactical depthChallengingContemplativeNostalgic

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Steam players who put hours into Pocket Bravery 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. Street Fighter™ 6

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Pocket Bravery.

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

    Here comes Capcom’s newest challenger! Street Fighter™ 6 launches worldwide on June 2nd, 2023 and represents the next evolution of the Street Fighter™ series! Street Fighter 6 spans three distinct game modes, including World Tour, Fighting Ground and Battle Hub.

    2023ActionAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. THE LAST BLADE 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Pocket Bravery.

    Second-strongest match for Pocket Bravery fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Pocket Bravery.

    This widely revered NEOGEO masterpiece is finally available on STEAM! Not only a perfect port of the original game, the STEAM version of THE LAST BLADE 2 will allow players from across the globe to fight against each other online / locally in epic battles in online Multiplayer Mode.

    2017Action9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Pocket Bravery fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Pocket Bravery.

    THE COLLISION IS INEVITABLE! THE IMPACT WILL BE UNAVOIDABLE! Cross over between 4 different universes! Play as characters from the BlazBlue, Persona, Under Night In-Birth, and (for the first time ever in a fighting game), RWBY series!

    2019Action19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. GUILTY GEAR XX ACCENT CORE PLUS R

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Pocket Bravery.

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

    Ultimate battle action, and the epitome of the GUILTY GEAR XX series now on Steam! Bonus soundtracks included!

    2015Action14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Pocket Bravery.

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

    SHATTER ALL EXPECTATIONS! Transcend beyond your limits with KOF XV!

    2024Action29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA

    WHY THIS

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

    This is the latest addition to the series of 2D fighting games based on TYPE-MOON's visual novel, Tsukihime. The curtain rises once more on dramatic battles played out with familiar characters from Tsukihime: A Piece of Blue Glass Moon.

    2021Action14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising

    WHY THIS

    Shares rollback netcode with Pocket Bravery.

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

    Rise to the challenge in Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising! This powered up, revamped sequel to GBVS is more enjoyable and accessible than ever before. With simplified input options, even newcomers can engage in thrilling and strategic matches!

    2023Action49.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late[cl-r]

    WHY THIS

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

    Pick one of 20 unique characters and fight your way through the dangers of the “Hollow Night”, and claim your victory over those who would get in your way. Experience intuitive and tight 2D fighter controls, with a splash of devastating combos and unique fighting styles to keep your appetite for battle sated!

    2018Action24.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Pocket Bravery

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Granblue Fantasy: Versus

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Pocket Bravery cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Pocket Bravery.

    A new game in the Granblue Fantasy universe, available on Steam! This fantasy game blends fighting game action and RPG-style adventure. Throw yourself into matches or enjoy powering up your characters!

    2020Action19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. SAMURAI SHODOWN

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Pocket Bravery.

    Reviewers of Pocket Bravery cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Pocket Bravery.

    SAMURAI REBOOT! A brand new SAMURAI SHODOWN game takes aim for the world stage!

    2021ActionDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Street Fighter™ 6

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Pocket Bravery.

    Reviewers of Pocket Bravery cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Pocket Bravery.

    Here comes Capcom’s newest challenger! Street Fighter™ 6 launches worldwide on June 2nd, 2023 and represents the next evolution of the Street Fighter™ series! Street Fighter 6 spans three distinct game modes, including World Tour, Fighting Ground and Battle Hub.

    2023ActionAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Pocket Bravery.

    Reviewers of Pocket Bravery cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Pocket Bravery.

    SHATTER ALL EXPECTATIONS! Transcend beyond your limits with KOF XV!

    2024Action29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Pocket Bravery on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Pocket Bravery.

    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 ~62% under Pocket Bravery on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Pocket Bravery.

    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 ~46% under Pocket Bravery on Steam right now. Shares Action with Pocket Bravery.

    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. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~65% under Pocket Bravery on Steam right now. Shares Action with Pocket Bravery.

    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 ↗
  5. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~52% under Pocket Bravery on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Pocket Bravery.

    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 ↗
  6. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Pocket Bravery on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Pocket Bravery.

    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 ↗
  7. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Pocket Bravery on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Pocket Bravery.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under Pocket Bravery on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Pocket Bravery.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    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 Pocket Bravery.

    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. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck 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. Street Fighter™ 6

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Pocket Bravery.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Pocket Bravery.

    Here comes Capcom’s newest challenger! Street Fighter™ 6 launches worldwide on June 2nd, 2023 and represents the next evolution of the Street Fighter™ series! Street Fighter 6 spans three distinct game modes, including World Tour, Fighting Ground and Battle Hub.

    2023ActionAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. GUILTY GEAR XX ACCENT CORE PLUS R

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Pocket Bravery.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Pocket Bravery.

    Ultimate battle action, and the epitome of the GUILTY GEAR XX series now on Steam! Bonus soundtracks included!

    2015Action14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Pocket Bravery.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Pocket Bravery.

    SHATTER ALL EXPECTATIONS! Transcend beyond your limits with KOF XV!

    2024Action29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Pocket Bravery.

    This is the latest addition to the series of 2D fighting games based on TYPE-MOON's visual novel, Tsukihime. The curtain rises once more on dramatic battles played out with familiar characters from Tsukihime: A Piece of Blue Glass Moon.

    2021Action14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Pocket Bravery

Does Pocket Bravery run on Steam Deck?
Pocket Bravery is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Pocket Bravery cost?
Pocket Bravery is listed on Steam at 12.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Pocket Bravery have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Pocket Bravery supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP).
What games are most similar to Pocket Bravery?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Pocket Bravery are Street Fighter™ 6, THE LAST BLADE 2, BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle.
Who developed Pocket Bravery?
Pocket Bravery was developed by Statera Studio and published by PQube.

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 Pocket Bravery.

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