Games like Castle of Shikigami 2
If Castle of Shikigami 2 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Castle of Shikigami, DoDonPachi Resurrection and Assault Android Cactus+ — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, hypnotic and intense. 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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Castle of Shikigami
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Top pick for Castle of Shikigami 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami 2.
Castle of Shikigami is a dark, supernatural vertically-scrolling shoot-’em-up classic. Summer, 2005: Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Force is investigating an occult serial killer. Specialists have been called in to investigate. The case is called “The Castle of Shikigami Incident”.
DoDonPachi Resurrection
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with Castle of Shikigami 2.
Second-strongest match for Castle of Shikigami 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami 2.
The legendary bullet-hell shoot-’em-up series has come to Steam! DoDonPachi is ressurected after a Blissful Death with enough modes to satisfy the beginner and the expert player alike. Tonight we dine in bullet hell!
Assault Android Cactus+
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Castle of Shikigami 2.
Third-strongest match for Castle of Shikigami 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami 2.
Assault Android Cactus is an intense arcade style twin stick shooter - pick from one of nine unique synthetic heroines and blast your way through overwhelming robots hordes to save the ship from its own workforce. Supports single player and local co-op game modes.
Revolution Ace
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Castle of Shikigami 2.
Ranked #4 for Castle of Shikigami 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami 2.
A deep, tactical shoot'em up. With every takedown, you’ll earn cash and xp to upgrade your ship and unlock new abilities. Online and local co-op. Unique versus mode. Realistic physics and water simulation.
Radiant Silvergun
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Shares an intense mood with Castle of Shikigami 2.
Ranked #5 for Castle of Shikigami 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami 2.
Set on the earth and in space on July 14, 2520 A.D., the film explores the mystery of mankind's extinction. Various terrains become battlefields. Enemies attack from all directions. There are 23 bosses in total. Aim for a high score by making full use of score bonuses and level-up weapons!
Mushihimesama
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Ranked #6 for Castle of Shikigami 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami 2.
Battle huge "Koju" bugs in CAVE's beautiful fantasy shooter, Mushihimesama. Experience the thrill of bullet hell from the masters of the genre as you evade visually stunning shot patterns with thousands of bullets.
DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Castle of Shikigami 2.
Ranked #7 for Castle of Shikigami 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami 2.
DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours is the latest installment in Taito's DARIUS series of arcade-style shooting games. Blast hordes of alien sea-monsters, and blaze your own trail through branching environments.
HUNTDOWN
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Castle of Shikigami 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami 2.
In the mayhem-filled streets of the future where criminal gangs rule and cops fear to tread, only the bounty hunters can free the city from the corrupt fist of felony. Lay waste to the criminal underworld and make a killing in this hard boiled action comedy arcade shooter.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Castle of Shikigami 2 at current Steam store prices.
Lethal Company
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Priced ~50% under Castle of Shikigami 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami 2.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Castle of Shikigami 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami 2.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Castle of Shikigami 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami 2.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
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Priced ~50% under Castle of Shikigami 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami 2.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Vampire Survivors
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Priced ~75% under Castle of Shikigami 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami 2.
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!
R.E.P.O.
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Priced ~65% under Castle of Shikigami 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami 2.
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.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami 2.
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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami 2.
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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami 2.
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.
Disfigure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami 2.
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!
The Lab
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami 2.
Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).
Waves
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Shares a hypnotic mood with Castle of Shikigami 2.
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami 2.
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!
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More from Cosmo Machia
Other recommendable Steam games by Cosmo Machia, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Castle of Shikigami
WHY THIS
Another title from Cosmo Machia, the studio behind Castle of Shikigami 2. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami 2.
Castle of Shikigami is a dark, supernatural vertically-scrolling shoot-’em-up classic. Summer, 2005: Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Force is investigating an occult serial killer. Specialists have been called in to investigate. The case is called “The Castle of Shikigami Incident”.
FANTAVISION 202X
WHY THIS
Another title from Cosmo Machia, the studio behind Castle of Shikigami 2. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami 2.
"Fantavision", the masterpiece action puzzle game released on console in 2000 is back! Sparkling images of fireworks exploding on screen and a simple but deep gameplay once you get the hang of it.
TriggerHeart EXELICA
WHY THIS
Another title from Cosmo Machia, the studio behind Castle of Shikigami 2. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami 2.
"Where courage and conviction dictate, pull the trigger of your heart!"
Castle of Shikigami 3
WHY THIS
Another title from Cosmo Machia, the studio behind Castle of Shikigami 2. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami 2.
・A culmination of character shooting games set in a unique worldview! ・A wide variety of newly added playable characters and attack methods, as well as a 2P scenario that is different from 1P play. ・Features a high-tension MAX system that will satisfy your insatiable passion for shooting games!
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
DoDonPachi Resurrection
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with Castle of Shikigami 2.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami 2.
The legendary bullet-hell shoot-’em-up series has come to Steam! DoDonPachi is ressurected after a Blissful Death with enough modes to satisfy the beginner and the expert player alike. Tonight we dine in bullet hell!
Assault Android Cactus+
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Castle of Shikigami 2.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami 2.
Assault Android Cactus is an intense arcade style twin stick shooter - pick from one of nine unique synthetic heroines and blast your way through overwhelming robots hordes to save the ship from its own workforce. Supports single player and local co-op game modes.
HUNTDOWN
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami 2.
In the mayhem-filled streets of the future where criminal gangs rule and cops fear to tread, only the bounty hunters can free the city from the corrupt fist of felony. Lay waste to the criminal underworld and make a killing in this hard boiled action comedy arcade shooter.
Frequently asked about Castle of Shikigami 2
- Does Castle of Shikigami 2 run on Steam Deck?
- Castle of Shikigami 2 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 Castle of Shikigami 2 cost?
- Castle of Shikigami 2 is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Castle of Shikigami 2 have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Castle of Shikigami 2 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 Castle of Shikigami 2?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Castle of Shikigami 2 are Castle of Shikigami, DoDonPachi Resurrection, Assault Android Cactus+.
- Who developed Castle of Shikigami 2?
- Castle of Shikigami 2 was developed by Cosmo Machia, Alfa System and published by Cosmo Machia inc..
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