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Games like Retro Invasion

If Retro Invasion is your kind of game, the closest matches are JAGD LANZER, Battle Star Asteroids and Thunder Kid II: Null Mission — 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 Retro Invasion: If you like retro games, then Retro Invasion is the right place for you. The game mechanics are simple and quick for everyone to understand. It is a retro designed shooter.

2022ActionIndie1.99 USDWindowsby CryneX
Retro Invasion — Steam game cover

Players who liked Retro Invasion also play

Steam players who put hours into Retro Invasion 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. JAGD LANZER

    WHY THIS

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

    Destroy the legions of machinists! An easy to control mechanic 2D action game that attacks automatically when an enemy is in range. Customize your mecha to suit your needs. The key to success is to manage energy while standing around.

    2019ActionIndie1.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Battle Star Asteroids

    WHY THIS

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

    You have a very important mission. Be a hero who saved humanity from extinction. Fight intense battles, use all your skills and destroy all the threats that are coming to our planet. Remember, we don't know exactly what we are dealing with, be careful. You are our hope.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Thunder Kid II: Null Mission

    WHY THIS

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

    Thunder Kid, come in. The Robot Empire is back, and they're kidnapping all the humans! Run 'n' gun through colorful environments, dodge bullets, blast enemies, and face off with challenging bosses in this engaging, 3D action platformer. Do you have what it takes to save humanity?

    2020ActionIndie3.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Wavey The Rocket

    WHY THIS

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

    🚀 Play as Wavey the Rocket as he tries to stop the moon from being destroyed by an evil corporation that removes fizz from soda! A precision side scroller like no other, it's hand-crafted and set to some seriously funky hip hop.

    2020ActionIndie10.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Bears In Space

    WHY THIS

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

    Unleash your inner bear in this over-the-top bullet-hell FPS! Embark on a zany retro-futuristic adventure and destroy oil-thirsty robots with an outrageous arsenal. Transform into a bear, wield unique powers, and embrace the absurd fast-paced action of Bears in Space!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. DeadCore

    WHY THIS

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

    DeadCore is a Platformer-FPS blending exploration and speedrun. Become immersed in a futuristic and dreamlike adventure which will see you climb a huge Tower born from the void and truly put your capabilities to the test. Will you be able to reveal the secrets that lie beneath this fog-ridden world?

    2014ActionIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Prodeus

    WHY THIS

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

    Prodeus is a first-person shooter of old, re-imagined using modern rendering techniques and technology. Experience the quality you’d expect from a modern AAA game, designed with retro aesthetics and gameplay that invoke the tech-imposed limits of older hardware.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Ikaruga

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Retro Invasion fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Retro Invasion.

    Shoot! Dodge! and... Get Hit!? "Ikaruga" is a vertical shoot 'em up that features an unique polarity-switching gameplay. Switch the ship's polarity and "get hit and absorb" enemy bullets! Achieve High Score with the chain bonus!

    2014ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Retro Invasion on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Retro Invasion.

    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. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Retro Invasion on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Retro Invasion.

    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 ↗
  4. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Retro Invasion on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Retro Invasion.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Retro Invasion on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Retro Invasion.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Retro Invasion on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Retro Invasion.

    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!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Retro Invasion on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Retro Invasion.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. TYRONE vs COPS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Retro Invasion on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Retro Invasion.

    Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.

    2022ActionIndie0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. 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 Retro Invasion.

    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 ↗
  3. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from CryneX

Other recommendable Steam games by CryneX, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Attack Zone

    WHY THIS

    Another title from CryneX, the studio behind Retro Invasion. Shares Action and Indie with Retro Invasion.

    Attack Zone is an FPS Shooter. You are placed in an attack zone and must fight for your survival.

    2022ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Hero World

    WHY THIS

    Another title from CryneX, the studio behind Retro Invasion. Shares Indie with Retro Invasion.

    You've always wanted to be a hero, and now's your time. Help Tom save his sister Lisa and prove yourself as a hero. It's up to you to rescue Lisa. Are you brave enough to accept the challenge and save her in Hero World?

    2023IndieAdventureCasual7.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Bomber Party

    WHY THIS

    Another title from CryneX, the studio behind Retro Invasion. Shares Action and Indie with Retro Invasion.

    Experience an explosive and nerve-wracking adventure! Eliminate other players, strategically use bombs, collect power-ups, and survive to earn trophies. The first player to reach the required number of trophies wins the game. Are you ready to triumph as the last survivor? Let's go!

    2023ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Straight Up

    WHY THIS

    Another title from CryneX, the studio behind Retro Invasion. Shares Indie with Retro Invasion.

    Welcome to Straight Up, the thrilling climbing game! Choose maps, jump on objects, climb to the top, collect rewards, unlock characters, climb the leaderboard. Master the climbing, become the champion of Straight Up! Are you ready for the challenge?

    2024IndieCasual8.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Black Hole Void

    WHY THIS

    Another title from CryneX, the studio behind Retro Invasion. Shares Indie with Retro Invasion.

    In Black Hole Void, you can expect the unique experience of mastering the power of a black hole by devouring cities and challenging yourself in various game modes while competing for the top spot on the leaderboard.

    2024StrategyIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Escape The Garage

    WHY THIS

    Another title from CryneX, the studio behind Retro Invasion. Shares Indie with Retro Invasion.

    Wake up at an abandoned train station and find yourself in a dark garage. Solve puzzles, find clues, and uncover secrets to escape. With a suspenseful atmosphere and three different endings, this game will captivate you. Can you escape the nightmare?

    2024IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Retro Invasion

How much does Retro Invasion cost?
Retro Invasion is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Retro Invasion?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Retro Invasion are JAGD LANZER, Battle Star Asteroids, Thunder Kid II: Null Mission.
Who developed Retro Invasion?
Retro Invasion was developed by CryneX and published by CryneX, CryTechGames.

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 Retro Invasion.

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