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Games like Bolt Action

If Bolt Action is your kind of game, the closest matches are Too Many Zombies!, Exterminate Zombies: Get Paid and Hexapoda — 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 Bolt Action: A small, comedic zombie shooter that requires both twitch and strategic skills...One genetically enhanced man along with an inept, insulting, and cowardly scientist must save the World from the invading mutated hordes!

2021ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDWindowsby James Prior
Bolt Action — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Bolt Action 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. Too Many Zombies!

    WHY THIS

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

    Survive the zombie world with your colleague. It's pretty simple. Shoot, build and craft. That's it! The most important thing to survive is cooperation. Probably.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Exterminate Zombies: Get Paid

    WHY THIS

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

    Exterminate zombies in style with up to 4 players in this action packed co-op top-down shooter.

    2022ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Hexapoda

    WHY THIS

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

    After the last human war, gases were spread through the atmosphere making it unbreathable. The richest to fled to orbital colonies and the others took refuge underground. Get ready to fight giant Insects for the future of humanity !

    2023ActionIndie12.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Ra Ra BOOM

    WHY THIS

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

    Grab friends or family for a colorful co-op brawler. Easy to pick up and full of frantic fun, Ra Ra BOOM has you bashing bots, blasting baddies, and laughing together in 4-player local co-op. It’s got retro roots with a modern arcade spirit.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. PROMIZED LAND: Outer Town 2025

    WHY THIS

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

    PL:OT 2025 is a third-person shooter horror survival simulator where you will experience terror while exploring an infected city, alone or with your closest person.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Bullets & Brains

    WHY THIS

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

    Bullets & Brains is an adrenaline-pumping arcade top-down 3D shooter set in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by brain-hungry hordes of zombies. Prepare yourself for an intense battle against the never-ending onslaught of the undead.

    2025ActionIndie14.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Jetpack Kiwi

    WHY THIS

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

    Jetpack Kiwi is a classic 2D side scrolling shoot em up game featuring 20 levels, 5 bosses, hordes of enemies spaceships, with multiple characters to choose from; each one with an unique special attack. Complete the game in single player or with a friend in local co-op!

    2023ActionAdventureCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Welcome to the Polyverse

    WHY THIS

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

    Robert Kane, convinced he is living in a simulation, will do anything he has to in order to get out. He must stop at nothing to unlock the secrets of this world and accomplish his goal.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. UBERMOSH

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Bolt Action on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Bolt Action.

    UBERMOSH is an arcade game about cutting bullets with a sword, in a gun-filled cyberpunk mosh pit.

    2015ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Miss Neko

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Bolt Action on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with Bolt Action.

    Together the full picture of all the lovely beast ladies with your own hands, play Yakyuken with them, collect their portraits. Hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable game time:)

    2019ActionCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. QUICKERFLAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Bolt Action on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Bolt Action.

    QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Save Jesus

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Bolt Action on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Bolt Action.

    Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!

    2016IndieCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Barro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Bolt Action on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Bolt Action.

    Choose your little car and race!

    2018IndieCasualRacing0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Gachi Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Bolt Action on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Bolt Action.

    Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Trip to Vinelands

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Bolt Action on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Bolt Action.

    Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.

    2016ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. TTV2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Bolt Action on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Bolt Action.

    TTV2 is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame, sequel to Trip to Vinelands.

    2017ActionIndie0.49 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. 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 Bolt Action.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

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

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  7. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Bolt Action

How much does Bolt Action cost?
Bolt Action is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Bolt Action have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Bolt Action 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 Bolt Action?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Bolt Action are Too Many Zombies!, Exterminate Zombies: Get Paid, Hexapoda.
Who developed Bolt Action?
Bolt Action was developed by James Prior and published by Bolt Action Labs.

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 Bolt Action.

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