Games like Eigengrau
If Eigengrau is your kind of game, the closest matches are WING-IT, Radiant Silvergun and Assault Android Cactus+ — 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 Eigengrau: A twist at every turn! Explore a colorful shoot 'em up with varied and diverse gameplay beyond the familiar shooting and dodging. Every situation, every enemy, and every boss offers a different handcrafted experience.
Players who liked Eigengrau also play
Steam players who put hours into Eigengrau 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.
WING-IT
WHY THIS
Top pick for Eigengrau fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Eigengrau.
Adapt or crash! WING-IT is a 2.5D shooter where your arsenal is a slot machine. Shoot down drones to trigger the Toy Box Gacha and swap weapons on the fly. Fight through Medy's house, survive the bullet hell, and defeat the mechanical monstrosities ruling the house.
Radiant Silvergun
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Eigengrau.
Second-strongest match for Eigengrau fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Eigengrau.
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!
Assault Android Cactus+
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Eigengrau.
Third-strongest match for Eigengrau fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Eigengrau.
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.
Nex Machina
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Eigengrau.
Ranked #5 for Eigengrau fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Eigengrau.
Nex Machina is an intense arcade style twin-stick shooter from Housemarque. Taking hints from both Robotron and Smash TV, Nex Machina focuses on pure action, voxel destruction and competition in the distant, cablepunk themed future.
Galacide
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Eigengrau fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Eigengrau.
Command destructive spaceships to obliterate hordes of enemy vessels, while quickly solving puzzles to weave through networks of vibrantly colorful, adversarial machines!
Super Hydorah
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Eigengrau.
Ranked #7 for Eigengrau fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Eigengrau.
Super Hydorah is a nonlinear horizontal shoot’ em up designed to offer a challenging experience, sublimating the richness of traditional shmup classics. Face the menace of the Meroptians aboard the Delta Lance, alone or with your friends in this game with direct action and nostalgic art.
Astebreed: Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Eigengrau.
Ranked #8 for Eigengrau fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Eigengrau.
Climb into the cockpit of an otherworldly war machine and fly into battle against a horrifying alien race bent on eradicating humanity to preserve their own civilization.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Eigengrau
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Ikaruga
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Eigengrau.
Reviewers of Eigengrau cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Eigengrau.
Shoot! Dodge! and... Get Hit!? "Ikaruga" is a vertical shoot 'em up that features an unique polarity-switching gameplay. Switch the ship's polarity and "get hit and absorb" enemy bullets! Achieve High Score with the chain bonus!
Touhou Mystia's Izakaya
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Eigengrau.
Reviewers of Eigengrau cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Eigengrau.
A brand new pixel art restaurant simulator based on the Touhou Project! Play as Mystia, the owner of a small izakaya. Collect ingredients by day, cater to the customers by night, learn recipes from familiar characters, and become the best izakaya owner in all of Gensokyo!
GanaBlade
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Eigengrau.
Reviewers of Eigengrau cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Eigengrau.
This is a hot barrage shooting game. Destroy enemy planes with powerful firepower, shuttle and evade in the barrage. Various scenes with rich colors Planets, Fire Stars, Jupiter Stars, Water Stars, and huge battleships. It's time to drive a space fighter and show your strength! !
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Eigengrau at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Eigengrau on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Eigengrau.
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 Eigengrau on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Eigengrau.
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 Eigengrau on Steam right now. Shares Action with Eigengrau.
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 Eigengrau on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Eigengrau.
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 Eigengrau on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Eigengrau.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Eigengrau on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Eigengrau.
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 Eigengrau on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Eigengrau.
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 Eigengrau on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Eigengrau.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Eigengrau.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Eigengrau.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
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 Eigengrau.
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.
Travellin Cats in Paris
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Eigengrau.
Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Eigengrau.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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Head-to-head comparisons
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Assault Android Cactus+
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Eigengrau.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Eigengrau.
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.
Super Hydorah
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Eigengrau.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Eigengrau.
Super Hydorah is a nonlinear horizontal shoot’ em up designed to offer a challenging experience, sublimating the richness of traditional shmup classics. Face the menace of the Meroptians aboard the Delta Lance, alone or with your friends in this game with direct action and nostalgic art.
Astebreed: Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Eigengrau.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Eigengrau.
Climb into the cockpit of an otherworldly war machine and fly into battle against a horrifying alien race bent on eradicating humanity to preserve their own civilization.
Frequently asked about Eigengrau
- Is Eigengrau verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Eigengrau is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Eigengrau cost?
- Eigengrau is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Eigengrau have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Eigengrau 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 Eigengrau?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Eigengrau are WING-IT, Radiant Silvergun, Assault Android Cactus+.
- Who developed Eigengrau?
- Eigengrau was developed by Martin Mauersics.
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 Eigengrau.
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