Games like Genopanic
If Genopanic is your kind of game, the closest matches are Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus, Trash Quest and Gato Roboto — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and melancholic. 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 Genopanic: Genopanic is a pixel-art, Metroidvania-inspired adventure-platformer. Explore corridors of the space station, teeming with secrets and dangers, and engage in boss fights. Solve puzzles and uncover hidden mysteries in the dark atmosphere of a sci-fi research complex. Discover the truth with each step
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Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Genopanic.
Top pick for Genopanic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Genopanic.
Flow gracefully through a colorful, hand-drawn 2.5D action platformer inspired by Japanese folklore. Engage in acrobatic aerial combat, unlock powerful mystical abilities, and explore an interconnected world of myth as you seek to unravel the mysteries of your origin.
Trash Quest
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Genopanic.
Second-strongest match for Genopanic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Genopanic.
Trash Quest is a compact metroidvania with a single spawn point, run and gun action and tight platforming. Navigate an interwoven maze of rooms through this space station, destroying robots, collecting power ups and unlocking shortcuts.
Gato Roboto
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Genopanic.
Third-strongest match for Genopanic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Genopanic.
Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.
Timespinner
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Genopanic.
Ranked #4 for Genopanic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Genopanic.
Travel back in time to change fate itself, in this beautifully crafted story-driven adventure, inspired by classic 90s action-platformers. Join timekeeper Lunais on her quest for revenge against the empire that killed her family, using time-bending powers to explore a vast, connected world.
DOOMBLADE
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Genopanic.
Ranked #5 for Genopanic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Genopanic.
Deep underground, Gloom Girl discovers DOOMBLADE, a sentient weapon hellbent on escape after eons in chains. Together, “Doom and Gloom” embark on a vengeful quest to unlock the powerful abilities and destroy the Dread Lords once and for all in this 2D Action Metroidvania.
BLADECHIMERA
WHY THIS
Shares weapon upgrades, precision platforming and an atmospheric mood with Genopanic.
Ranked #6 for Genopanic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Genopanic.
Explore a dark and sinister Osaka as the Demon Hunter Shin. Battle demons, regain lost skills, and uncover the truth of your forgotten past in this exciting occult-inspired cyberpunk metroidvania.
Haiku, the Robot
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Genopanic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Genopanic.
Delve into the depths of a mechanical world in this cute, adventure-exploration game. Explore and fight in a land full of corrupt robots and machinery. All while seeking answers to the mysteries around you.
La-Mulana 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Genopanic.
Ranked #8 for Genopanic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Genopanic.
The long-awaited sequel to La-Mulana, La-Mulana 2 follows Lumisa Kosugi as she explores the ancient ruins of La-Mulana. Desperate to find the cause of the recent slew of monsters appearing from the ruins, Lumisa discovers the "other" La-Mulana: the ruins known as Eg-Lana.
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Xeodrifter
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Genopanic.
Reviewers of Genopanic cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Genopanic.
Xeodrifter is the story of an interstellar drifter traveling the stars on a simple mission of exploration. We join our nomad as he embarks on the investigation of a small cluster of four planets in the omega sector, after a collision with a rogue asteroid damaged his warp core.
Rebel Transmute
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Genopanic.
Reviewers of Genopanic cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Genopanic.
Rebel Transmute is a challenging 2D action-platformer epic with heart! Explore the twisting caverns of an alien planet, augment your play-style to fit your strengths, battle deadly bosses, and uncover a dark truth as Moon Mikono searches for her long lost mother.
JetX Space Edition
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Genopanic cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Casual with Genopanic.
JetX Space edition is out of this world! The new ambitious arena-shooter game features arcade racing, epic arena battles, and a rich variety of game modes. Race, compete, destroy!
Todd's Adventures in Slime World (Lynx/Mega Drive)
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Genopanic cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Genopanic.
In this classic gross-out platformer from the early 90s, take on the role of Todd the space explorer, who lands on a planet made entirely from slime and goo, and teeming with disgusting life forms, to search for precious slime gems.
World of Slime
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Genopanic cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Genopanic.
A casual MMORPG to capture and grow with various slimes. Collect slimes via fields capture, fusion, and fishing to find new entities based on time and location. They are reliable friends in combat, adventure, and puzzles. Journey through interaction. Join the soft and bouncy ‘World of Slime’ now!
Metroidvania Maker
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Genopanic cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Genopanic.
Create, play, and share custom Metroidvania worlds with a built-in world editor, co-op play, and player-made adventures.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Genopanic at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Genopanic on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Genopanic.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Genopanic on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Genopanic.
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!
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Genopanic on Steam right now. Shares Action with Genopanic.
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.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Genopanic on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Genopanic.
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.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Genopanic on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Genopanic.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~89% under Genopanic on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Genopanic.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Genopanic on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Genopanic.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Genopanic on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Genopanic.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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 Genopanic.
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.
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 Genopanic.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Genopanic.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Genopanic.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Genopanic.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Genopanic.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 Genopanic.
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.
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Head-to-head comparisons
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Genopanic.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Genopanic.
Flow gracefully through a colorful, hand-drawn 2.5D action platformer inspired by Japanese folklore. Engage in acrobatic aerial combat, unlock powerful mystical abilities, and explore an interconnected world of myth as you seek to unravel the mysteries of your origin.
Gato Roboto
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Genopanic.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Genopanic.
Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.
Timespinner
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Genopanic.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Genopanic.
Travel back in time to change fate itself, in this beautifully crafted story-driven adventure, inspired by classic 90s action-platformers. Join timekeeper Lunais on her quest for revenge against the empire that killed her family, using time-bending powers to explore a vast, connected world.
BLADECHIMERA
WHY THIS
Shares weapon upgrades, precision platforming and an atmospheric mood with Genopanic.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Genopanic.
Explore a dark and sinister Osaka as the Demon Hunter Shin. Battle demons, regain lost skills, and uncover the truth of your forgotten past in this exciting occult-inspired cyberpunk metroidvania.
Haiku, the Robot
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Genopanic.
Delve into the depths of a mechanical world in this cute, adventure-exploration game. Explore and fight in a land full of corrupt robots and machinery. All while seeking answers to the mysteries around you.
La-Mulana 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Genopanic.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Genopanic.
The long-awaited sequel to La-Mulana, La-Mulana 2 follows Lumisa Kosugi as she explores the ancient ruins of La-Mulana. Desperate to find the cause of the recent slew of monsters appearing from the ruins, Lumisa discovers the "other" La-Mulana: the ruins known as Eg-Lana.
Frequently asked about Genopanic
- Is Genopanic verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Genopanic 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 Genopanic cost?
- Genopanic is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Genopanic?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Genopanic are Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus, Trash Quest, Gato Roboto.
- Who developed Genopanic?
- Genopanic was developed by Mobirate and published by Mobirate, ParasGames.
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