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Games like Thunder Ray

If Thunder Ray is your kind of game, the closest matches are Omega Knockout: Punch Boxing, Baki Hanma: Blood Arena and Sock It — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its audiovisual flair demands attention, compact but intense energy and grotesque alien fighters. 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 Thunder Ray: Thunder Ray is Arcade-Boxing, Retro-like gameplay with blood and violence. Defeat all the best fighters in the galaxy to become the GOAT of the universe.

2023ActionSportsIndieCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindowsby Purple Tree S R L
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Steam players who put hours into Thunder Ray 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. Omega Knockout: Punch Boxing

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Thunder Ray fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with Thunder Ray.

    Dodge, block and punch your opponents in Omega Knockout, a retro arcade boxing experience that packs a punch! With its vibrant 16-bit art style and gameplay-driven animations, you'll enjoy precision and excitement in every match.

    2024ActionSportsIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Baki Hanma: Blood Arena

    WHY THIS

    Shares charge attacks, pattern recognition and a challenging mood with Thunder Ray.

    Second-strongest match for Thunder Ray fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with Thunder Ray.

    Step into the shoes of Baki Hanma in this action-packed 2D anime game. With explosive special moves and original music, fight your way to become the god of combat in the ultimate test of strength.

    2025ActionSports29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Sock It

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Thunder Ray fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with Thunder Ray.

    Enter Sock It, the zany Punch-Out-May-Cry-like with fleshed out opponents, platforming, and cutscenes! Spar off with more than 12 bosses! Follow the story of a cryofrozen amputee boxer who needs to find his past! Encounter a stupid assassin, a greedy squatter, and a secret scheme!

    2024ActionSportsIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Slime Volley

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Thunder Ray fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Indie with Thunder Ray.

    🏐 Step into the bouncy and exciting arcade game of Slime Volley! This isn't your typical volleyball game – it's an arcade sensation that takes the classic sport and gives it a bouncy, slimy twist. Prepare for a thrilling multiplayer showdown as you leap onto the court for some fast-paced action.

    2023SportsIndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Bruisers 2D Boxing

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Thunder Ray fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with Thunder Ray.

    Bruisers is unlike any boxing game before it. Climb from amateur bouts to the top of the pros. Train, eat, fight, dope, and deal with anyone who wants a piece of you on the way up — but tread lightly. Some consequences here are fatal

    2026ActionSportsIndieSteam ↗
  6. Treffen

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Thunder Ray fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with Thunder Ray.

    Treffen is a game about boxing. Become the master of the sport of boxing, destroy your opponents, take revenge on your main enemy and take back your girlfriend.

    2021ActionSportsIndie2.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. RealFit (VR fitness)

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Thunder Ray fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with Thunder Ray.

    RealFit provides custom bodyweight training workouts with added games and stats to keep you motivated. Free your workout from the confines of your living room - get moving in VR with RealFit.

    2020ActionSportsIndie19.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Toubatsu

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Thunder Ray fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with Thunder Ray.

    You are a martial artist. You trained desperately and challenge gyms after gyms to reach the peak of martial arts. Today, you're at a new gym waiting for you to take down─

    2024ActionSportsIndie6.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Thunder Ray on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Thunder Ray.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Thunder Ray on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Thunder Ray.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under Thunder Ray on Steam right now. Shares Action with Thunder Ray.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Thunder Ray on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Thunder Ray.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Thunder Ray on Steam right now. Shares Action with Thunder Ray.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Thunder Ray on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Thunder Ray.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Thunder Ray on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Thunder Ray.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Thunder Ray on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Thunder Ray.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

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

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  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 Thunder Ray.

    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 Thunder Ray.

    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. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Purple Tree S R L

Other recommendable Steam games by Purple Tree S R L, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Golazo! Soccer League

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Thunder Ray.

    Another title from Purple Tree S R L, the studio behind Thunder Ray. Shares Sports and Casual with Thunder Ray.

    Golazo is a dynamic arcade football game with a medium-sized fields, no fouls and offsides whistled. Just pure fun!

    2020SportsCasual8.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Baki Hanma: Blood Arena

    WHY THIS

    Shares charge attacks, pattern recognition and a challenging mood with Thunder Ray.

    Another title from Purple Tree S R L, the studio behind Thunder Ray. Shares Action and Sports with Thunder Ray.

    Step into the shoes of Baki Hanma in this action-packed 2D anime game. With explosive special moves and original music, fight your way to become the god of combat in the ultimate test of strength.

    2025ActionSports29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Golazo! 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Thunder Ray.

    Another title from Purple Tree S R L, the studio behind Thunder Ray. Shares Sports with Thunder Ray.

    Dynamic arcade football game with medium-sized fields, no fouls, and offsides whistled. Add street gameplay to this mix to have just pure fun & action!

    2022Sports14.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Pets No More

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Purple Tree S R L, the studio behind Thunder Ray. Shares Sports with Thunder Ray.

    Pets no more is a fun and dynamic sports game featuring crazy zombie pets in a tournament to rule Pet Island!

    2021Sports4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Beat The Champions

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Purple Tree S R L, the studio behind Thunder Ray. Shares Sports and Indie with Thunder Ray.

    Beat the Champions is a fast-paced arcade football game where legendary players clash in explosive matches powered by special abilities. No realism — just speed, skill, and pure competitive chaos.

    2026SportsIndie17.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Thunder Ray

Is Thunder Ray verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Thunder Ray 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 Thunder Ray cost?
Thunder Ray is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Thunder Ray?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Thunder Ray are Omega Knockout: Punch Boxing, Baki Hanma: Blood Arena, Sock It.
Who developed Thunder Ray?
Thunder Ray was developed by Purple Tree S R L.

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 Thunder Ray.

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