Games like A Blast From The Past
If A Blast From The Past is your kind of game, the closest matches are SpinZap, Asteroid Blasters and Astro Attack — 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 A Blast From The Past: A Blast from the Past is a stunning, classic arcade shooter. Includes gameplay modes for the casual gamer through to "Tournament Mode" for Hi-Score hunters! With 4K/360Hz+ support, experience smooth as silk gameplay in this dazzling arcade blaster with something for every arcade-going fan!
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SpinZap
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Top pick for A Blast From The Past fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with A Blast From The Past.
SpinZap is a challenging game in classic arcade style. Use your reflexes, dexterity and boss skills to conquer 81 levels of circle zapping madness.
Asteroid Blasters
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Second-strongest match for A Blast From The Past fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with A Blast From The Past.
Asteroid Blasters is a non-stop action space shooter. Inspired by Asteroids, this game will see you choose between 6 different ships each with their own characteristics and utilize a variety of weapon powerups to eradicate your enemies. Play 2 players to increase your chance of survival.
Astro Attack
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for A Blast From The Past fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with A Blast From The Past.
A single-stick arcade shoot 'em up inspired by the golden years of retro gaming. Blast to the synthwave beat to combine powerups and destroy waves of invaders. Complete missions, compete on leaderboards, discover secrets, and unlock over 80 unique ships from every era of gaming.
Nova Swarm
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Ranked #4 for A Blast From The Past fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with A Blast From The Past.
Pick a ship, dive into readable bullet chaos, take down huge angry bosses, grab the bonus core you probably should have left alone, and chase one cleaner run in Nova Swarm.
RESHOOTER
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Ranked #5 for A Blast From The Past fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with A Blast From The Past.
RESHOOTER offers heart-pounding shoot-em-up action that elevates classic arcade gameplay to the next level. Dive into the retroflow with electrifying visuals, immersive audio, and captivating mechanics.
Blast'N Bounty
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Ranked #6 for A Blast From The Past fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with A Blast From The Past.
Blast’N Bounty is a vertical scrolling shoot’em up featuring 8 stages players can tackle in the order of their choosing. Cruise through a crazy solar system in a mix of pixel art and low poly 3D with action that’s easy to learn but tough to master!
Asteroids: Recharged
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Ranked #7 for A Blast From The Past fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with A Blast From The Past.
How long can you survive the depths of space in this fresh revival of the classic arcade shooter, all while grooving to an original score by Megan McDuffee. Pilot solo or recruit a friend for local co-op across 30 unique challenges or the endless arcade mode.
RagingBlasters
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Ranked #8 for A Blast From The Past fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with A Blast From The Past.
Raging Blasters is a vertical scroll shmup featuring high speed scrolling and the exhilaration of destruction.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below A Blast From The Past at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~83% under A Blast From The Past on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with A Blast From The Past.
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
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Priced ~50% under A Blast From The Past on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with A Blast From The Past.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
The Test
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Priced ~67% under A Blast From The Past on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Blast From The Past.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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Priced ~75% under A Blast From The Past on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Blast From The Past.
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.
Blood and Bacon
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Priced ~83% under A Blast From The Past on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with A Blast From The Past.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
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Priced ~50% under A Blast From The Past on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with A Blast From The Past.
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!
Super Hexagon
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Priced ~50% under A Blast From The Past on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with A Blast From The Past.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under A Blast From The Past on Steam right now. Shares Casual with A Blast From The Past.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with A Blast From The Past.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with A Blast From The Past.
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.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with A Blast From The Past.
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.
Travellin Cats in Paris
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with A Blast From The Past.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with A Blast From The Past.
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 A Blast From The Past.
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 A Blast From The Past.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
![UNBEATABLE [white label] — Steam game cover](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1290490/header.jpg?t=1736770503)
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Frequently asked about A Blast From The Past
- How much does A Blast From The Past cost?
- A Blast From The Past is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to A Blast From The Past?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside A Blast From The Past are SpinZap, Asteroid Blasters, Astro Attack.
- Who developed A Blast From The Past?
- A Blast From The Past was developed by Happy Cactus Games Limited.
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 A Blast From The Past.
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