Games like (square)
If (square) is your kind of game, the closest matches are Breeding Grounds, RUINER and Tesla vs Lovecraft — 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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Steam players who put hours into (square) 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.
Breeding Grounds
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Top pick for (square) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with (square).
Breeding Grounds is an old school style pure dungeon crawler. Search for power-ups throughout the maze-like levels as you shoot your way through enemies. Defeat the final boss before your health runs out!
RUINER
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for (square) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with (square).
RUINER is a brutal action shooter set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok. A wired psychopath lashes out against a corrupt system to uncover the truth and retrieve his kidnapped brother under the guidance of a secretive hacker friend.
Tesla vs Lovecraft
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for (square) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with (square).
Tesla vs Lovecraft is an intense top-down twin stick arena shooter from the creators of Crimsonland and Neon Chrome. Play as the enigmatic inventor Nikola Tesla harnessing the static energy to power up Tesla-Mech and give the lovecraftian nightmares a lesson in horror!
Crimsonland
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for (square) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with (square).
Thousands of aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and more are on the attack - can you survive the onslaught? Crimsonland is a top-down shooter with a touch of RPG. Unlock over 30 weapons and over 50 perks from quirky to brutal. Complete the quest and show your skills in five survival modes.
The Hong Kong Massacre
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for (square) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with (square).
Blast your way through the streets of Hong Kong in a fast-paced, top-down shooter. Inspired by classic action movies, The Hong Kong Massacre places you at the center of a hard-boiled revenge story, filled with brutal, cinematic shootouts and vivid underworld locations.
Livelock
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Ranked #6 for (square) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with (square).
Livelock is a co-operative top-down shooter where you play solo or with up to two allies to break the cycle of infinite war between machines. As one of the remaining Capital Intellects, your role is to unlock Eden and revive humanity.
Tower 57
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Ranked #7 for (square) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with (square).
Tower 57 is a fast-paced neo-retro shooter where cooperation is as important as your ammo capacity. As a member of an extraordinary task force fight your way through a dieselpunk megatower and uncover its hidden secrets.
It came from space and ate our brains
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Ranked #8 for (square) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with (square).
It came from space and ate our brains is a unique Arcade top-down shooter. Looking for addicting gameplay, four-player co-op mode, and tons of aliens to send into oblivion? You’ve come to the right place!
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
RUINER
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with (square).
RUINER is a brutal action shooter set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok. A wired psychopath lashes out against a corrupt system to uncover the truth and retrieve his kidnapped brother under the guidance of a secretive hacker friend.
Tesla vs Lovecraft
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with (square).
Tesla vs Lovecraft is an intense top-down twin stick arena shooter from the creators of Crimsonland and Neon Chrome. Play as the enigmatic inventor Nikola Tesla harnessing the static energy to power up Tesla-Mech and give the lovecraftian nightmares a lesson in horror!
Crimsonland
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with (square).
Thousands of aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and more are on the attack - can you survive the onslaught? Crimsonland is a top-down shooter with a touch of RPG. Unlock over 30 weapons and over 50 perks from quirky to brutal. Complete the quest and show your skills in five survival modes.
It came from space and ate our brains
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with (square).
It came from space and ate our brains is a unique Arcade top-down shooter. Looking for addicting gameplay, four-player co-op mode, and tons of aliens to send into oblivion? You’ve come to the right place!
Frequently asked about (square)
- Is (square) verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — (square) is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- Is (square) free to play?
- Yes — (square) is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
- What games are most similar to (square)?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside (square) are Breeding Grounds, RUINER, Tesla vs Lovecraft.
- Who developed (square)?
- (square) was developed by Brennan Curtis Cottrell.
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 (square).
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