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Games like UpGun

If UpGun is your kind of game, the closest matches are Quack Attack, Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 4 and Redmatch 2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its funny, intense and lighthearted. 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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UpGun is a free-to-play card-based ability FPS released in 2021, featuring small-scale arena battles with luck-based upgrades and mutators that keep matches unpredictable. Players customize robots as their characters and engage in fast-paced combat punctuated by slow-motion ability activations. Reviewers describe the experience as funny, intense, and lighthearted, with players particularly highlighting chaotic fun in small lobbies with friends. The game rewards participants with items regardless of whether they win or lose, and robot customization lets players stand out visually. UpGun holds an 83% positive rating from 2,486 Steam reviews and is marked as playable on Steam Deck.

About UpGun: Face your friends in UpGun! Use each round to accumulate skills and overtake your opponents in this crazy deathmatch!

2021ActionCasualFree to playDeck PlayableWindowsby MaxEstLa, Zino
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Chaotic fun with friends in small lobbiesFree to play with no barriers to entryItems rewarded per game regardless of win lossFunnyIntenseLighthearted

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Steam players who put hours into UpGun 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. Quack Attack

    WHY THIS

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

    🚀 Join the Cubic Chaos! Get ready for a wild ride in this 4v4 FPS arena on a cube planet. Choose your animal, collect ducks, and let limbs fly in this cartoon mayhem. With collectible weapons, multiplayer and voice chat, it's a fun carnage at its finest! 🦆💣🎮

    2025ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 4

    WHY THIS

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

    War erupts on the Korean Peninsula as North Korea launches an invasion that threatens to destabilize the world in Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 4.

    2026Action69.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Redmatch 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with UpGun.

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

    A free fast-paced online multiplayer FPS with grapple hooks where you upgrade your stats with kills!

    2021ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. C4: Classical Caliber Combat Contest

    WHY THIS

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

    Conquer the Arena in the definitive FPS Party Game! 50+ weapons worth of classic Arena Shooter action fuse with comeback Item Boxes, Random Crits and the card-based Party Mode where weapons unleash their awesome Plus-Powers and stacking Modifiers like Infection and Juggernaut change the game.

    2026ActionSteam ↗
  5. Projectile Dysfunction

    WHY THIS

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

    Have you ever said to yourself "This FPS game is really good, but you know what would really put it over the top? If my gun barrel would flap around like a nude skydiving man."? Well, we got your back; It's a regular multiplayer FPS, but all the guns are floppy.

    2020ActionIndieEarly Access3.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Tim Climpy's Warfair

    WHY THIS

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

    A military FPS shooter with a focus on fun things for fun people!

    2024ActionIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Bankshot Launchers

    WHY THIS

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

    Create havoc in this ricocheting arena shooter where precise trick-shots are king. Master a variety of unique weapons and work with your team in challenging levels to achieve victory over your opponents.

    2024ActionIndieCasual6.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Broken War

    WHY THIS

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

    Broken War is an intense first-person shooter that combines different multiplayer modes.

    2024ActionIndieMassively Multiplayer0.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to UpGun

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. Ravenfield

    WHY THIS

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

    Fight upon the Ravenfield together with your Blue allies! Take down those pesky Reds using helicopters, tanks, guns, and active ragdoll physics!

    2017ActionIndieEarly Access17.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Legend Of Mercy 神医魔导

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of UpGun cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Experience the story of a doctor who performs miracles, and beautiful girls from another world; this is their adventure. With an epic view of the world, compelling stories, high-quality images, and over thirteen chapters telling a long, but thought out, story.

    2018IndieAdventureRPG3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. ROUNDS

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with UpGun.

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

    Rounds is a 1v1 rogue-lite shooter where each round gets more intense. The losing player of each round unlocks clever upgrades to create a better build to counter their opponent.

    2021ActionIndie5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from MaxEstLa

Other recommendable Steam games by MaxEstLa, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. EverStopped

    WHY THIS

    Another title from MaxEstLa, the studio behind UpGun. Shares Action and Casual with UpGun.

    STAND UP SOLDIER! Resume training! Become the best on this FPS Runner game demanding reflexes and precision!

    2019ActionIndieCasual3.74 USDSteam ↗
  2. project BLARI

    WHY THIS

    Another title from MaxEstLa, the studio behind UpGun. Shares Action with UpGun.

    Try to survive in this semi open horror game inspired by the ps1 graphic era.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Blood Rush

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with UpGun.

    Another title from MaxEstLa, the studio behind UpGun. Shares Action with UpGun.

    BLOOD RUSH is a fast paced, skill based FPS, mixed with roguelites elements. Upgrade yourself, buy unique guns, drain miracles from relics and destroy anyone or anything standing on your way!

    2025ActionIndieRPG14.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about UpGun

Does UpGun run on Steam Deck?
UpGun is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
Is UpGun free to play?
Yes — UpGun is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
Does UpGun have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — UpGun supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, LAN PvP).
What games are most similar to UpGun?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside UpGun are Quack Attack, Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 4, Redmatch 2.
Who developed UpGun?
UpGun was developed by MaxEstLa, Zino and published by MaxEstLa.

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