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Games like HARDDRIVE

If HARDDRIVE is your kind of game, the closest matches are Astebreed: Definitive Edition, One Way Road and Flappy Shooter — 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 HARDDRIVE: A 2D Run'N'Gun shooter set in a two-way universe where Electronic circuits are at war with the world of Books. You are a hard drive miraculously surviving a battle and reborn on a pencil’s farm. Fight with sharpeners, pens and other primitives to destroy King B.

2022ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDWindowsby Buttons Lake
HARDDRIVE — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into HARDDRIVE 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. Astebreed: Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

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

    Climb into the cockpit of an otherworldly war machine and fly into battle against a horrifying alien race bent on eradicating humanity to preserve their own civilization.

    2014ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. One Way Road

    WHY THIS

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

    One Way Road is a story-driven action game combining elements of Scroll Shooter, Top Down Shooter, and Tube Shooter. Take the helm of a space cruiser, explore the galaxy, and fight in stellar battles to save humanity.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Flappy Shooter

    WHY THIS

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

    Try the fun combination of Flappy Bird and Rogue Shooter! Random locations, guns and Bosses, simple controls and colorful graphics. What else do you need for fun?

    2021ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. VectaGuard

    WHY THIS

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

    Arcade-inspired shmup action where neon vector caverns explode with modern visuals, dynamic music, weapon upgrades and intense score chasing.

    2026ActionIndieSteam ↗
  5. One Way Road: Firehunt

    WHY THIS

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

    Firehunt is a prologue for the main story One Way Road. Take part in space battles as you travel across the galaxy and fight to save humanity. This cinematic narrative driven action-focused space shooter, will take you on a journey into the near future, and put the destiny of mankind in your hands.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  6. Rigid Force Alpha

    WHY THIS

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

    Classic shoot’em up action in modern 3D! Blast off to take down hordes of infected aliens and dreadful machines programmed on waging an intergalactic war against mankind!

    2018ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. REVOLVER360 RE:ACTOR

    WHY THIS

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

    The world really does revolve around you in this mind-bending shooter where changing your perspective could save your life.

    2014ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Sine Mora EX

    WHY THIS

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

    Sine Mora EX is a side-scrolling shoot'em up that provides a unique challenge, where time is the ultimate factor. Mixing classic shooter sensibilities with contemporary presentation, Sine Mora EX is a gorgeous shoot'em up offering both a Story Mode that weaves an excessive tale and an Arcade Mode.

    2017Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under HARDDRIVE on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with HARDDRIVE.

    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. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under HARDDRIVE on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with HARDDRIVE.

    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 ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under HARDDRIVE on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with HARDDRIVE.

    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 ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under HARDDRIVE on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with HARDDRIVE.

    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 ↗
  5. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under HARDDRIVE on Steam right now. Shares Action with HARDDRIVE.

    You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.

    2009Action2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under HARDDRIVE on Steam right now. Shares Indie with HARDDRIVE.

    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!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under HARDDRIVE on Steam right now. Shares Action with HARDDRIVE.

    Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.

    2009Action2.49 USDSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under HARDDRIVE on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with HARDDRIVE.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. 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 HARDDRIVE.

    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 ↗
  4. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck 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 HARDDRIVE.

    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 HARDDRIVE

How much does HARDDRIVE cost?
HARDDRIVE is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to HARDDRIVE?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside HARDDRIVE are Astebreed: Definitive Edition, One Way Road, Flappy Shooter.
Who developed HARDDRIVE?
HARDDRIVE was developed by Buttons Lake.

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 HARDDRIVE.

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