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Games like Retrograde

If Retrograde is your kind of game, the closest matches are Cyberless: Online, FPSCore and Portable Ops — 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.

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About Retrograde: Overview: Retrograde is a First/Third Person Shooter meant to deliver both the old-school LAN party gaming feel without sacrificing modern gameplay features.

2021ActionIndieMassively Multiplayer10.99 USDWindowsby Steven Krupski
Retrograde — Steam game cover

Players who liked Retrograde also play

Steam players who put hours into Retrograde 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. Cyberless: Online

    WHY THIS

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

    Cyberless: Online," a multiplayer, FPS, and Sci-Fi game, presents the government warfare between two factions, Forces and Rebels. While Rebels argue that elections are rigged, Forces hold the power. Engage in the battle to contribute to the storyline of the Cyberless game series!

    2020ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. FPSCore

    WHY THIS

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

    Competitive arena based FPS. If you enjoyed the Quake series and are looking for a fast paced, skill based, action packed multiplayer PVP shooter then look no further. FPSCore comes packed with the old school movement mechanics you know and love; bunny hopping, rocket jumping, wall surfing and more!

    2026ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Portable Ops

    WHY THIS

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

    In POPS, every bullet fired pushes you further into the chaos of war. The story-driven campaign throws you into the boots of an elite operative. Fight through a series of intense missions, face overwhelming odds, unexpected betrayals, and brutal firefights where only the strongest survive.

    2023ActionIndieSimulation14.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Wildlife Warfare

    WHY THIS

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

    PLAY AS WILD ANIMALS OR HUMANS AND FIGHT AGAINST ONE ANOTHER. EITHER AGAINST BOTS, OR PLAYERS.

    2024ActionIndieEarly Access3.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Decisive Strike

    WHY THIS

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

    A sci-fi team-based Third Person Shooter where strategy is as important as your reflexes.

    2022ActionIndieEarly Access0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Operation: Black Genesis - The Immortal Trials

    WHY THIS

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

    top-down co-op survival horror game where players deploy into deadly Quarantined Zones, fight mutated experiments, and extract with everything you can carry—because if you die, you lose it all.

    2026ActionAdventureEarly AccessSteam ↗
  7. Append

    WHY THIS

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

    Destroy friends, strangers, or bots in this online multiplayer arena shooter. Collect powerups, combine weapons, build your defenses and obliterate the opposition. Hundreds of weapon combinations and multiple game modes.

    2023ActionIndie4.95 USDSteam ↗
  8. Ripper

    WHY THIS

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

    Ripper is a top-down shooter with fully destructible environments, fog of war, and Steam multiplayer. Break through walls, survive enemy waves, and battle your friends.

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Retrograde on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Retrograde.

    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 ~55% under Retrograde on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Retrograde.

    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. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~59% under Retrograde on Steam right now. Shares Action with Retrograde.

    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 ↗
  4. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under Retrograde on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Retrograde.

    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 ↗
  5. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Retrograde on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Retrograde.

    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 ↗
  6. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Retrograde on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Massively Multiplayer with Retrograde.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~91% under Retrograde on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Retrograde.

    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 ↗
  8. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~73% under Retrograde on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Retrograde.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  2. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. 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!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Wheelchair Wizards

    WHY THIS

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

    Wheelchair Wizards is a 4 player party game where you battle your friends while upgrading your wizard.

    2025ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  6. Hog Hunter 2021

    WHY THIS

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

    Hog hunter is a short atmospheric game about catching hogs out in the wild, be careful though not everything in the woods is safe...

    2021ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Shape of Dreams: Prologue

    WHY THIS

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

    《Shape of Dreams: Prologue》is a unique game that blends action roguelite with MOBA-style gameplay. Edit your character's Memories to create your own champion. Face all challenges alone or play with friends in up to 4-player co-op.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Wires And Whiskers

    WHY THIS

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

    Wires and Whiskers is a local co-op action-puzzle game where two players control a lab-engineered gerbil and its magnetic exosuit. Work together to fight mutated enemies, solve magnetic puzzles, and survive in a ruined, post-apocalyptic trench world.

    2025ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Retrograde

How much does Retrograde cost?
Retrograde is listed on Steam at 10.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Retrograde have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Retrograde supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
What games are most similar to Retrograde?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Retrograde are Cyberless: Online, FPSCore, Portable Ops.
Who developed Retrograde?
Retrograde was developed by Steven Krupski.

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 Retrograde.

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