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Games like Blackwind

If Blackwind is your kind of game, the closest matches are Armoured Onslaught, Cyber Siege and Ultra Mega Planet Battles — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging 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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About Blackwind: Blackwind is a top-down sci-fi action game that puts you in the shoes of a teenager trapped inside a prototype battle armor suit during an alien invasion. Face off against enemies, cut through their ranks, and fight back to stop a planetary invasion.

2022ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDWindows · macOSby Drakkar Dev
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Steam players who put hours into Blackwind 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. Armoured Onslaught

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Blackwind fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Blackwind.

    Armoured Onslaught is a fast paced Top-Down Shooter and Tower Defence hybrid. You will need to make use of both strategy and skill as you fight your way through near endless hordes of deadly foes.

    2020ActionStrategyIndie17.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Cyber Siege

    WHY THIS

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

    Cyber Siege is a fast-paced shooter with pure gameplay. Play solo or in local co-op up to 4 players. Upgrade your character and weapons as you fight 50+ enemy types across 20 levels in 4 different worlds.

    2026ActionIndieSteam ↗
  3. Ultra Mega Planet Battles

    WHY THIS

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

    Ultra Mega Planet Battles is an intense arcade-style, space-based, twin-stick shooter. Players can play by themselves, or with up to 3 friends local co-op or Steam Remote Play (total of 4 players). Select your character, select and modify your ship, then get shooting!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Tesla vs Lovecraft

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Blackwind.

    Ranked #4 for Blackwind fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Blackwind.

    Tesla vs Lovecraft is an intense top-down twin stick arena shooter from the creators of Crimsonland and Neon Chrome. Play as the enigmatic inventor Nikola Tesla harnessing the static energy to power up Tesla-Mech and give the lovecraftian nightmares a lesson in horror!

    2018ActionIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Cloud Cutter

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Blackwind.

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

    Cloud Cutter brings you classic arcade shoot ‘em up gameplay in top notch graphics. Enjoy intense fast-paced explosive action full of epic destruction, arcade style power-ups, lasers and of course huge multi-stage boss fights.

    2021ActionIndie7.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. God's Trigger

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Blackwind.

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

    Slay enemies with speed and precision in an over-the-top show of blood and explosions. Play solo or with others, make split-second decisions, dodge bullets, and use weapons and abilities to inflict violence in the most graphic way possible.

    2019ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Xeno Crisis

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Blackwind.

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

    Xeno Crisis is an arena shooter in which up to two players take control of battle-hardened marines embarking on a deadly mission to confront an alien menace! Run and gun your way through thousands of adversaries, searching for survivors, and ultimately facing the origin of the outpost's demise.

    2019Action19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Livelock

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Blackwind.

    Ranked #8 for Blackwind fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Blackwind.

    Livelock is a co-operative top-down shooter where you play solo or with up to two allies to break the cycle of infinite war between machines. As one of the remaining Capital Intellects, your role is to unlock Eden and revive humanity.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Blackwind on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Blackwind.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Blackwind on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Blackwind.

    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 ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Blackwind on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Blackwind.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Blackwind on Steam right now. Shares Action with Blackwind.

    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.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Blackwind on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Blackwind.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Blackwind on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Blackwind.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Blackwind on Steam right now. Shares Action with Blackwind.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Blackwind on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Blackwind.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

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

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. 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 Blackwind.

    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 ↗
  6. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Tesla vs Lovecraft

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Blackwind.

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

    Tesla vs Lovecraft is an intense top-down twin stick arena shooter from the creators of Crimsonland and Neon Chrome. Play as the enigmatic inventor Nikola Tesla harnessing the static energy to power up Tesla-Mech and give the lovecraftian nightmares a lesson in horror!

    2018ActionIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. God's Trigger

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Blackwind.

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

    Slay enemies with speed and precision in an over-the-top show of blood and explosions. Play solo or with others, make split-second decisions, dodge bullets, and use weapons and abilities to inflict violence in the most graphic way possible.

    2019ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Xeno Crisis

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Blackwind.

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

    Xeno Crisis is an arena shooter in which up to two players take control of battle-hardened marines embarking on a deadly mission to confront an alien menace! Run and gun your way through thousands of adversaries, searching for survivors, and ultimately facing the origin of the outpost's demise.

    2019Action19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Blackwind

How much does Blackwind cost?
Blackwind is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Blackwind have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Blackwind 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 Blackwind?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Blackwind are Armoured Onslaught, Cyber Siege, Ultra Mega Planet Battles.
Who developed Blackwind?
Blackwind was developed by Drakkar Dev and published by Blowfish Studios, Gamera Games.

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 Blackwind.

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