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Games like Antecrypt

If Antecrypt is your kind of game, the closest matches are Devastator, XenoTechArena and Blast Them All — 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 Antecrypt: Save mankind's last hard-drive with your rechargeable laser-beam in this tight single-stick top-down shooter!

2023ActionIndie5.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindows · macOS · Linuxby PUNKCAKE Délicieux
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Players who liked Antecrypt also play

Steam players who put hours into Antecrypt 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. Devastator

    WHY THIS

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

    Devastator is a retro-modern arcade twin-stick shooter. Featuring spectacular, fluid visuals (with 4k and 120hz+ support), heart-pounding music and sound, and intuitive, intense, and varied gameplay, Devastator is the ultimate twin-stick shooter for people who love twin-stick shooters!

    2022Action6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. XenoTechArena

    WHY THIS

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

    Don't kill your enemies — make them collide!! Unleash devastating chain reactions and wipe out endless hordes in this one-man-army Roguelike arena shooter. Fuse classes, collect upgrades, and build a one-of-a-kind ultimate warrior with limitless combinations.

    2026ActionIndieSteam ↗
  3. Blast Them All

    WHY THIS

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

    Reload your weapon, the show's about to start! Blast Them All is a wave-based twin stick shooter where you face endless hordes of hungry zombies. Use your agility, pick up weapons and activate traps to defend yourself, build up your strength, collect points and reach the top of the leaderboard!

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. System Breakdown

    WHY THIS

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

    Brutal, fast-paced twin-stick shooter, where you fight with Soviet war machines. Cycle between guns, use power-ups to destroy robot armors and unleash your ultimate ability. They won’t have mercy, neither should you!

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. Bug Drop

    WHY THIS

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

    Fight, upgrade, and survive in a fast-paced top-down action roguelite where 20 unique heroes with special traits, weapons and abilities take on the swarm of alien bugs.

    2026ActionIndieSteam ↗
  6. QUICKN

    WHY THIS

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

    Shoot, blast and slash your opponents to win this dynamic top-down shooter in luscious neon colors.

    2024ActionIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Polyopthalmia

    WHY THIS

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

    A top-down arena shooting game. You need to break every eyeball you see and survive in the arena full of gazes to get a high score

    ActionIndieSteam ↗
  8. ULTRABUGS

    WHY THIS

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

    Vlambeer's ULTRABUGS is a fast-paced high-score game in which you fight endless space bugs that split up into MORE space bugs as you fight and defeat them.

    ActionIndieSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Antecrypt on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Antecrypt.

    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 ↗
  2. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Antecrypt on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Antecrypt.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Antecrypt on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Antecrypt.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Antecrypt on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Antecrypt.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Antecrypt on Steam right now. Shares Action with Antecrypt.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Antecrypt on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Antecrypt.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Super Hexagon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Antecrypt on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Antecrypt.

    Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

    2012ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Nodebuster

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Antecrypt on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Antecrypt.

    Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Antecrypt

Is Antecrypt verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Antecrypt 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 Antecrypt cost?
Antecrypt is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Antecrypt?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Antecrypt are Devastator, XenoTechArena, Blast Them All.
Who developed Antecrypt?
Antecrypt was developed by PUNKCAKE Délicieux.

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