Games like Retro Classix: Night Slashers
Below are 16 hand-picked alternatives to Retro Classix: Night Slashers for fans of action, adventure, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Retro Classix: Night Slashers also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, free-to-play picks, more from Data East. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
Get personalized picks →About Retro Classix: Night Slashers: Take on hordes of frightful foes in this horror-themed beat ‘em up arcade brawler from Data East. You control one of three fighters whose sole objective is to deliver the beatdown to throngs of classic horror monsters. Time to show these abominations what a nightmare really looks like!
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The Expendabros
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Retro Classix: Night Slashers.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Retro Classix: Night Slashers.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Retro Classix: Night Slashers.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Disfigure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Retro Classix: Night Slashers.
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
Paper Lily - Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Retro Classix: Night Slashers.
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Retro Classix: Night Slashers.
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
Tails Noir: Prologue
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Retro Classix: Night Slashers.
Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
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Street Hoop
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Another title from Data East, the studio behind Retro Classix: Night Slashers.
The legendary 3 on 3 arcade basketball game returns.
Retro Classix: Bad Dudes
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Another title from Data East, the studio behind Retro Classix: Night Slashers. Shares Action with Retro Classix: Night Slashers.
Play as the Bad Dudes pursuing ninjas through the New York City streets, a moving big rig truck, a large storm sewer, a forest, a freight train on an old Southern Pacific line, a cave, and into an underground factory in order to save President Ronnie in the classic arcade beat 'em up.
Retro Classix: SRD - Super Real Darwin
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Another title from Data East, the studio behind Retro Classix: Night Slashers. Shares Action with Retro Classix: Night Slashers.
Super Real Darwin is a fast-paced, vertical scrolling shoot-em-up that rewards skill and persistence – a cult classic for the retro shmup fan. Take control of a fighter ship capable of mutating into different shapes as it evolves while fighting off enemy invaders.
Retro Classix: Joe & Mac - Caveman Ninja
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Another title from Data East, the studio behind Retro Classix: Night Slashers. Shares Action with Retro Classix: Night Slashers.
Grab your club and get ready to go on a wild, prehistoric adventure with the Cavemen Ninjas – Joe & Mac! Play as Joe and Mac, two cavemen who fight against enemy cavemen and dinosaurs using prehistoric weapons.
Retro Classix: Super BurgerTime
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Another title from Data East, the studio behind Retro Classix: Night Slashers. Shares Action with Retro Classix: Night Slashers.
The 2-player sequel to the classic BurgerTime! In Super BurgerTime, play as Peter Pepper Jr. and complete the burgers, but watch out for Mr. Hot Dog, Mr. Egg and the dangerous Mr. Pickle!
Retro Classix: Gate of Doom
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Another title from Data East, the studio behind Retro Classix: Night Slashers. Shares Action and Adventure with Retro Classix: Night Slashers.
Seal the Gate Of Doom forever! Gate of Doom is a classic arcade multiplayer action RPG originally released in 1990. You and a friend take on the role of one of four heroes of prophecy, the knight Carl F. Graystone, the wizard Fraya Edirne, the bard Riger Hawk, or the ninja Kirikaze.
Retro Classix: Wizard Fire
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Another title from Data East, the studio behind Retro Classix: Night Slashers. Shares Action and Adventure with Retro Classix: Night Slashers.
Wizard Fire is a classic multiplayer arcade action RPG for one to two players, featuring five unique playable characters, epic boss fights, and stunning pixel graphics.
Retro Classix: Two Crude
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Another title from Data East, the studio behind Retro Classix: Night Slashers. Shares Action with Retro Classix: Night Slashers.
In this colorful arcade classic, play as one or two mercenaries hired by the American government to stop the terrorist organization known as "Big Valley''. Your mission: fight these terrorists for control of post-apocalyptic New York City.
Frequently asked about Retro Classix: Night Slashers
- Does Retro Classix: Night Slashers have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Retro Classix: Night Slashers supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op).
- Who developed Retro Classix: Night Slashers?
- Retro Classix: Night Slashers was developed by Data East and published by Ziggurat, 612 Games.
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