Games like ARKOS
If ARKOS is your kind of game, the closest matches are ARKOS 2, Zombaliens and TIME STRIKE — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and contemplative. 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.
Get personalized picks →About ARKOS: Arkos is a first-person fantasy shooter with destructible voxel environment inspired by the classic retro shooters from 90-s
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Steam players who put hours into ARKOS 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.
Zombaliens
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for ARKOS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with ARKOS.
Kill aliens in creative ways in this wacky retro FPS featuring non linear, highly interactive maps. Zombaliens blends retro FPS with immersive sim, letting you use anything in your environment against your enemies, while retaining the speed and simplicity of a retro FPS.
TIME STRIKE
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for ARKOS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with ARKOS.
TIME STRIKE is a single-player FPS that gives you maximum control: stop time to dodge projectiles, rip down walls, line up a headshot, and flip flying debris into hapless enemies. CONTROL TIME. CONTROL SPACE.
Fairy Treasure
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for ARKOS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with ARKOS.
Gorgeous original brick-breaking game with tons of new fun bricks and amazing power-ups never seen before!
Project Warlock
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with ARKOS.
Ranked #5 for ARKOS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with ARKOS.
Project Warlock is a first-person shooter that fans of Doom, Hexen, and Wolfenstein cannot miss. It serves you an exploding cocktail of bullets, spells, and monsters. Battle through 60 levels of non-stop action, packed with bloodthirsty enemies and challenging bosses.
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with ARKOS.
Ranked #6 for ARKOS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with ARKOS.
Load up your Boltgun and unleash the awesome Space Marine arsenal to blast your way through an explosion of sprites, pixels and blood in a perfect blend of Warhammer 40,000, frenetic gameplay and the stylish visuals of 90’s retro shooters.
Wizordum
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with ARKOS.
Ranked #7 for ARKOS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with ARKOS.
Wizordum is a retro FPS that puts you in the role of a Mage on a quest to track down the source of Chaos. With a wide arsenal of spells and magic items, battle your way through the world of Terrabruma in this unique blend of classic 90s shooters and modern gaming elements.
AMID EVIL
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with ARKOS.
Ranked #8 for ARKOS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with ARKOS.
A retro FPS for the ages! Once branded a HERETIC. Now YOU have been chosen as our champion! Reclaim our sacred weapons. Take back our ancient lands. If you can stand... AMID EVIL.
Reviewers mention these as similar to ARKOS
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Quake
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with ARKOS.
Reviewers of ARKOS cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with ARKOS.
Developed by the award-winning id Software, Quake® is the ground-breaking, original dark fantasy first-person shooter that inspires today’s retro-style FPS games. With Quake (Enhanced), experience the authentic, updated, and visually enhanced version of the original.
Spear of Destiny
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with ARKOS.
Reviewers of ARKOS cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with ARKOS.
It's World War II and you are B.J. Blazkowicz, the Allies' most valuable agent. In the midst of the German Blitzkrieg, the Spear that pierced the side of Christ is taken from Versailles by the Nazis and secured in the impregnable Castle Wolfenstein. According to legend, no man can be defeated when he has the Spear.
HeXen II
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with ARKOS.
Reviewers of ARKOS cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with ARKOS.
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse lurk in the shadows before you. They are Death, Pestilence, Famine, and War. They are the root of all that is evil, but the least of your worries. The last of the three Serpent Riders yet lives.
Rise of the Triad
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with ARKOS.
Reviewers of ARKOS cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with ARKOS.
Apogee Software and Interceptor Entertainment proudly present the rebirth of the cult-classic first-person shooter, “Rise of the Triad”. Bigger, better and more ludicrous than ever before.
Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series
WHY THIS
Reviewers of ARKOS cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Episode 1 is now FREE - for a limited time! In Minecraft: Story Mode, playing as either a male or female hero named 'Jesse,' you’ll embark on a perilous adventure across the Overworld, through the Nether, to the End, and beyond.
DOOM
WHY THIS
Reviewers of ARKOS cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with ARKOS.
Now includes all three premium DLC packs (Unto the Evil, Hell Followed, and Bloodfall), maps, modes, and weapons, as well as all feature updates including Arcade Mode, Photo Mode, and the latest Update 6.66, which brings further multiplayer improvements as well as revamps multiplayer progression.
DUSK
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with ARKOS.
Reviewers of ARKOS cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with ARKOS.
Battle through an onslaught of mystical backwater cultists, possessed militants & even darker forces as you attempt to discover just what lurks beneath the Earth in this retro FPS inspired by the '90s legends.
AMID EVIL
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with ARKOS.
Reviewers of ARKOS cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with ARKOS.
A retro FPS for the ages! Once branded a HERETIC. Now YOU have been chosen as our champion! Reclaim our sacred weapons. Take back our ancient lands. If you can stand... AMID EVIL.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below ARKOS at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under ARKOS on Steam right now. Shares Indie with ARKOS.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under ARKOS on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with ARKOS.
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!
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under ARKOS on Steam right now. Shares Action with ARKOS.
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.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under ARKOS on Steam right now. Shares Indie with ARKOS.
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.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under ARKOS on Steam right now. Shares Indie with ARKOS.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under ARKOS on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with ARKOS.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under ARKOS on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with ARKOS.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under ARKOS on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with ARKOS.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with ARKOS.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with ARKOS.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with ARKOS.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 ARKOS.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with ARKOS.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with ARKOS.
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.).
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Project Warlock
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with ARKOS.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with ARKOS.
Project Warlock is a first-person shooter that fans of Doom, Hexen, and Wolfenstein cannot miss. It serves you an exploding cocktail of bullets, spells, and monsters. Battle through 60 levels of non-stop action, packed with bloodthirsty enemies and challenging bosses.
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with ARKOS.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with ARKOS.
Load up your Boltgun and unleash the awesome Space Marine arsenal to blast your way through an explosion of sprites, pixels and blood in a perfect blend of Warhammer 40,000, frenetic gameplay and the stylish visuals of 90’s retro shooters.
Wizordum
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with ARKOS.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with ARKOS.
Wizordum is a retro FPS that puts you in the role of a Mage on a quest to track down the source of Chaos. With a wide arsenal of spells and magic items, battle your way through the world of Terrabruma in this unique blend of classic 90s shooters and modern gaming elements.
AMID EVIL
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with ARKOS.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with ARKOS.
A retro FPS for the ages! Once branded a HERETIC. Now YOU have been chosen as our champion! Reclaim our sacred weapons. Take back our ancient lands. If you can stand... AMID EVIL.
Frequently asked about ARKOS
- How much does ARKOS cost?
- ARKOS is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to ARKOS?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside ARKOS are ARKOS 2, Zombaliens, TIME STRIKE.
- Who developed ARKOS?
- ARKOS was developed by RetroSouls.
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 ARKOS.
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