Games like Captain Jackson
If Captain Jackson is your kind of game, the closest matches are Astro Flame: Starfighter, Cosmic Ray and Jash — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Captain Jackson: Dynamic 2D retro, pixel-art, shooter. Fly fast, shoot accurately. Fight back the Rivanirs invasion. You are the Captain Jackson, you are their Doom.
Players who liked Captain Jackson also play
Steam players who put hours into Captain Jackson 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.
Astro Flame: Starfighter
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Top pick for Captain Jackson fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Captain Jackson.
You are the last pilot standing against an enemy fleet. Upgrade your starfighter, face epic bosses, and survive the chaos of space battles. Astro Flame: Starfighter is a fast-paced arcade shoot ‘em up in the spirit of the classics.
Cosmic Ray
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Captain Jackson fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Captain Jackson.
A game about exploring space in search of hospitable planets for colonization. Casual gameplay and short rounds make it a great option for killing a few minutes.
Jash
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Captain Jackson fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Captain Jackson.
A side-scrolling shoot'em up, original, with beautiful 3D graphics, intense and a little wacky. In line with classics such as R-Type but with its own style to make you live an adventure full of fun! A special spaciale adventure but not only in space and not only shoot'em up...
NOMAD Revisited
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Ranked #4 for Captain Jackson fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Captain Jackson.
In 1985 N.O.M.A.D. pushed the boundaries of what the 8-bit computers of the day could achieve with both their graphics and their gameplay. A fast-paced, all-out action shoot ’em up, this retro classic still retains a fan base to this day.
Pink Devil
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Ranked #5 for Captain Jackson fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Captain Jackson.
Join the fight against alien invaders in Pink Devil. Pilot an upgradable fighter jet through diverse environments, from oceans to deserts. Face unique bosses with distinct tactics and use weapons like machine guns, lasers, and rockets. Become the unstoppable Pink Devil and save the planet.
Nuts Space Shooter
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Ranked #6 for Captain Jackson fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Captain Jackson.
Repel extraterrestrial entities!
BitBeasts
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Ranked #7 for Captain Jackson fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Captain Jackson.
Can you survive humanity's deadliest drones? Build your ship, evolve alien Beasts, unlock powerful talents, and fight through an ultra-hard roguelite space shooter where every run is different.
Space War: Infinity
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Captain Jackson fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Captain Jackson.
Vertical semi-procedural shmup with upgrades, real-time enemy waves, and infinite replayability. Level up your ship, unlock 20+ weapons, defeat 5 bosses, and survive endless bullet-hell combat.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Captain Jackson at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Captain Jackson on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Captain Jackson.
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?
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Captain Jackson on Steam right now. Shares Action with Captain Jackson.
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.
shapez
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Priced ~50% under Captain Jackson on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Captain Jackson.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
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Priced ~50% under Captain Jackson on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Captain Jackson.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Bit Blaster XL
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Captain Jackson on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Captain Jackson.
Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!
Dictators:No Peace Countryballs
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Priced ~50% under Captain Jackson on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Captain Jackson.
Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.
TYRONE vs COPS
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Priced ~50% under Captain Jackson on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Captain Jackson.
Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Captain Jackson.
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.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Captain Jackson.
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.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Captain Jackson.
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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Captain Jackson.
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 Indie with Captain Jackson.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Captain Jackson.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
Coloring Pixels
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Captain Jackson.
A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.
Eternal Senia
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Captain Jackson.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
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More from DIG Games
Other recommendable Steam games by DIG Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Aeve:Zero Gravity
WHY THIS
Another title from DIG Games, the studio behind Captain Jackson. Shares Action and Indie with Captain Jackson.
"Aeve:Zero Gravity" is an arcade space shooter about battles in open space. In a classic mode "Shoot'em'all"
Soccer Battle Royale
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Another title from DIG Games, the studio behind Captain Jackson. Shares Action and Indie with Captain Jackson.
Imagine battle royal and soccer will be combined in one game. This is exactly this game, Soccer Battle Royale.
Me And Dungeons
WHY THIS
Another title from DIG Games, the studio behind Captain Jackson. Shares Indie with Captain Jackson.
Me And Dungeons is a first-person action game for one player. Pass through all the dungeons to prove your courage and become a real warrior. Kill monsters, grab gains, and buy weapons. You may also create your own adventure with a simple dungeon editor.
Candy Mandy
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Another title from DIG Games, the studio behind Captain Jackson. Shares Indie with Captain Jackson.
Classic game in the popular "three in a row" genre.
Dust On Wheels
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Another title from DIG Games, the studio behind Captain Jackson. Shares Action with Captain Jackson.
Who comes first to the finish in this long grueling dusty race depends on you.
Dice Keeper
WHY THIS
Another title from DIG Games, the studio behind Captain Jackson. Shares Indie with Captain Jackson.
Play chill or try to beat the world record in this dice-based Puzzle Game, Dice Keeper the very first game of Zanarka Studios.
Great Ball of Fire
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Another title from DIG Games, the studio behind Captain Jackson. Shares Action and Indie with Captain Jackson.
Help our round blue hero turn into fire in order to get rid of some nasty birds!
Cannibal Chickens
WHY THIS
Another title from DIG Games, the studio behind Captain Jackson. Shares Indie with Captain Jackson.
Even chickens love chicken! A feeding frenzy for up to four players! Straightforward play for casual and hardcore gamers alike!
Frequently asked about Captain Jackson
- How much does Captain Jackson cost?
- Captain Jackson is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Captain Jackson?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Captain Jackson are Astro Flame: Starfighter, Cosmic Ray, Jash.
- Who developed Captain Jackson?
- Captain Jackson was developed by DIG Games.
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 Captain Jackson.
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