Games like Yars: Recharged
If Yars: Recharged is your kind of game, the closest matches are Centipede: Recharged, Asteroids: Recharged and SUPER CIRCUIT BREAKERS — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, intense and retro. 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 Yars: Recharged: Shoot from affar or get nibble away up-close and personal in a boss-rush, bullet-dodging revival of the 1982 Atari classic title, Yars' Revenge. Take on 60 unique enemy encounters alone or with a friend in local co-op.

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Centipede: Recharged
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Yars: Recharged.
Top pick for Yars: Recharged fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Yars: Recharged.
Blast bugs and chase high scores in this glorious revival of an old-school classic, all while jamming to a heart-pounding original score by Megan McDuffee. Play solo or tag in a friend for local co-op across 30 unique challenges or the endless arcade mode.
Asteroids: Recharged
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Yars: Recharged.
Second-strongest match for Yars: Recharged fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Yars: Recharged.
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.
SUPER CIRCUIT BREAKERS
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Yars: Recharged fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Yars: Recharged.
Back with new weapons, new enemies, and with more circuits to break than ever! Destroy millions of robots in this free-to-play shooter with up to 6 players local or online.
Shwip
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Yars: Recharged fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Yars: Recharged.
Dominate global leaderboards as you face an unrelenting geometric force. Shwip blends twin-stick arcade action with tight controls, jaw-dropping pixel destruction, and devastating weapons and abilities. Evade, outlast, and play with style in four game modes, both solo and local multiplayer.
Assault Android Cactus+
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Yars: Recharged.
Ranked #5 for Yars: Recharged fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Yars: Recharged.
Assault Android Cactus is an intense arcade style twin stick shooter - pick from one of nine unique synthetic heroines and blast your way through overwhelming robots hordes to save the ship from its own workforce. Supports single player and local co-op game modes.
Chippy
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Yars: Recharged.
Ranked #6 for Yars: Recharged fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Yars: Recharged.
Chip destructible bosses apart pixel-by-pixel in this twin-stick bullet-hell shooter.
Berzerk: Recharged
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Yars: Recharged fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Yars: Recharged.
Blast your way through an endless maze inhabited by deadly robots and their invulnerable, menacing master Evil Otto. Tag in a friend in local co-op to help you survive this twin-stick revival of an arcade classic.
Cloud Cutter
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Yars: Recharged.
Ranked #8 for Yars: Recharged fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Yars: Recharged.
Cloud Cutter brings you classic arcade shoot ‘em up gameplay in top notch graphics. Enjoy intense fast-paced explosive action full of epic destruction, arcade style power-ups, lasers and of course huge multi-stage boss fights.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Yars: Recharged at current Steam store prices.
Vampire Survivors
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Priced ~50% under Yars: Recharged on Steam right now. Shares Action with Yars: Recharged.
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 ~55% under Yars: Recharged on Steam right now. Shares Action with Yars: Recharged.
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.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Yars: Recharged on Steam right now. Shares Action with Yars: Recharged.
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 ~70% under Yars: Recharged on Steam right now. Shares Action with Yars: Recharged.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Yars: Recharged on Steam right now. Shares Action with Yars: Recharged.
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.
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Yars: Recharged on Steam right now. Shares Action with Yars: Recharged.
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Yars: Recharged on Steam right now. Shares Action with Yars: Recharged.
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.
Half-Life: Opposing Force
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Yars: Recharged on Steam right now. Shares Action with Yars: Recharged.
Return to the Black Mesa Research Facility as one of the military specialists assigned to eliminate Gordon Freeman. Experience an entirely new episode of single player action. Meet fierce alien opponents, and experiment with new weaponry. Named 'Game of the Year' by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Yars: Recharged.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Disfigure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Yars: Recharged.
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Yars: Recharged.
Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).
I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Yars: Recharged.
A top down twin stick zombie slaying shooter that you are sure to play again and again!
Waves
WHY THIS
Shares high score chasing and twin stick shooting with Yars: Recharged.
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Yars: Recharged.
Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!
Wires And Whiskers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Yars: Recharged.
Wires and Whiskers is a local co-op action-puzzle game where two players control a lab-engineered gerbil and its magnetic exosuit. Work together to fight mutated enemies, solve magnetic puzzles, and survive in a ruined, post-apocalyptic trench world.
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More from Adamvision Studios
Other recommendable Steam games by Adamvision Studios, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Bit Blaster XL
WHY THIS
Shares power up collection and a retro mood with Yars: Recharged.
Another title from Adamvision Studios, the studio behind Yars: Recharged. Shares Action with Yars: Recharged.
Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!
Orbt XL
WHY THIS
Shares high score chasing and an intense mood with Yars: Recharged.
Another title from Adamvision Studios, the studio behind Yars: Recharged. Shares Action with Yars: Recharged.
Defy gravity in Orbt XL! A fast-paced, addictive, 'just-one-more-round' arcade score chaser. Stay in orbit, dodge obstacles, and rack up points, the closer you are to the black hole, the higher your score! Easy to learn, tough to master, and perfect for quick play sessions while waiting in queue.
Ding Dong XL
WHY THIS
Shares high score chasing with Yars: Recharged.
Another title from Adamvision Studios, the studio behind Yars: Recharged. Shares Action with Yars: Recharged.
A fast-paced, neon-infused arcade game with simple one-button controls! Addictive, easy to learn, and perfect for quick sessions. Challenge yourself to beat your high score while waiting in queue for another game!
Super Bit Blaster XL
WHY THIS
Shares power up collection and a retro mood with Yars: Recharged.
Another title from Adamvision Studios, the studio behind Yars: Recharged. Shares Action with Yars: Recharged.
A SUPER throwback to the classic quarter eating arcade games of the 80's. Super Bit Blaster XL is an (even more) enhanced version of the retro styled, addictive, and fast paced arcade shoot 'em up!
Diamo XL
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Yars: Recharged.
Another title from Adamvision Studios, the studio behind Yars: Recharged. Shares Action with Yars: Recharged.
Diamo XL is a fast-paced, addictive, and challenging arcade score chaser. Dodge obstacles, rack up high scores, and master precise movement. Easy to learn but tough to master, it's perfect for quick sessions or leaderboard dominance. Play while waiting in queue or push for endless high-score glory!
Bing Bong XL
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Yars: Recharged.
Another title from Adamvision Studios, the studio behind Yars: Recharged. Shares Action with Yars: Recharged.
Bing Bong XL is a fast-paced, minimalist arcade score chaser with simple one-button controls. Dodge obstacles, collect points, and survive as long as possible in this addictive ‘just-one-more-round’ challenge. Perfect for quick sessions or while waiting in queue for another game!
Poosh XL
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Yars: Recharged.
Another title from Adamvision Studios, the studio behind Yars: Recharged. Shares Action with Yars: Recharged.
Poosh XL is a neon-infused, one-button arcade score chaser where precision and timing are everything. Launch yourself past obstacles, collect powerups, and climb the leaderboards in this fast-paced, endlessly challenging game. Simple to learn, hard to master, perfect for quick, addictive gameplay!
Missile Command: Recharged (2020)
WHY THIS
Shares high score chasing and a retro mood with Yars: Recharged.
Another title from Adamvision Studios, the studio behind Yars: Recharged. Shares Action with Yars: Recharged.
Fire missiles to protect your bases! A classic arcade game's back and recharged!
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Asteroids: Recharged
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Yars: Recharged.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Yars: Recharged.
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.
Shwip
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Yars: Recharged.
Dominate global leaderboards as you face an unrelenting geometric force. Shwip blends twin-stick arcade action with tight controls, jaw-dropping pixel destruction, and devastating weapons and abilities. Evade, outlast, and play with style in four game modes, both solo and local multiplayer.
Assault Android Cactus+
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Yars: Recharged.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Yars: Recharged.
Assault Android Cactus is an intense arcade style twin stick shooter - pick from one of nine unique synthetic heroines and blast your way through overwhelming robots hordes to save the ship from its own workforce. Supports single player and local co-op game modes.
Berzerk: Recharged
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Yars: Recharged.
Blast your way through an endless maze inhabited by deadly robots and their invulnerable, menacing master Evil Otto. Tag in a friend in local co-op to help you survive this twin-stick revival of an arcade classic.
Frequently asked about Yars: Recharged
- Does Yars: Recharged run on Steam Deck?
- Yars: Recharged is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Yars: Recharged cost?
- Yars: Recharged is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Yars: Recharged have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Yars: Recharged 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 Yars: Recharged?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Yars: Recharged are Centipede: Recharged, Asteroids: Recharged, SUPER CIRCUIT BREAKERS.
- Who developed Yars: Recharged?
- Yars: Recharged was developed by Adamvision Studios, SneakyBox and published by Atari.
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 Yars: Recharged.
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