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Games like Frenzy

If Frenzy is your kind of game, the closest matches are N.O.M.A.D. (CPC/Spectrum), Electrocop and Spacey Vade — 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 Frenzy: In this simple riff on an arcade classic, released in 1983 for the ZX Spectrum by famed game developer/publisher Ocean Software, search labarinthine levels for the exit, while surviving an ever-increasing onslaught of deadly robots.

2022Action2.99 USDWindowsby Ocean Software
Frenzy — Steam game cover

Players who liked Frenzy also play

Steam players who put hours into Frenzy 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. N.O.M.A.D. (CPC/Spectrum)

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Frenzy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Frenzy.

    In this innovative top-down shooter from 1985, pilot the Nemesis Organisation Mobile Attack Droid (N.O.M.A.D.) through the heavily armoured homeworld of galactic supervillain Cyrus T. Gross, solving tricky puzzles, dodging deadly hazards, and shooting fiendish enemies.

    2022Action3.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Electrocop

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Frenzy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Frenzy.

    In this unique 3d shooter, originally released in 1991 for the Atari Lynx handheld console, take on the role of a high-tech cop tasked with rescuing the President's daughter, who was kidnapped by an evil robot, before she is killed.

    2022Action4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Spacey Vade

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Frenzy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Frenzy.

    Synth-wave styled physics based 2D puzzle shooter filled with nods to the golden era of classic arcade games. Think upside down Peggle crossed with Space Invaders and enemies crafted from the blended remains 70's, and 80’s gaming.

    2021ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Defendor

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Frenzy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Frenzy.

    Defendor is a throwback to the fast paced arcade games of the 80s.A retro style, arcade shooter where you upgrade your base to increase the capabilities of your ship, unlock new weapons, ships and cause more mayhem.Defend your base until everyone makes it into the escape ship.

    2023Action0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Arcadia

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Frenzy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Frenzy.

    In this highly addictive top-down arcade shoot-em-up from 1982, originally for the ZX Spectrum, defend yourself from wave upon wave of deadly alien combatants using your Ion Thrust Drive and dual Plasma Disruptors.

    2022Action2.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Netherspace

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Frenzy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Frenzy.

    A sci-fi shoot'em'up game with heavy focus on upgrades experimentation, featuring two unlikely heroes that must work perfectly together, despite their share of secrets, to surpass their limits and succeed in eliminating a threat that might destroy both Earth and Andraxia if left unchecked.

    2021ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Ultra Mission™

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Frenzy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Frenzy.

    Embark on a dangerous investigation in Ultra Mission™, the latest game by Gumbo Machine™. As an agent of the Stellar Exchange Commission, you must traverse the 20 dizzying levels within Otto Labs, each littered with powerful automatons and questionable experiments. This is going to be a blast!

    2022ActionIndie2.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. 2nd Shot

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Frenzy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Frenzy.

    In the vast depths of space, lies a man with a dark past. Setting himself apart from that old life, and seeking justice against wrongdoing instead of being the cause of it, Captain Righteous uses the Freedom Fighter, his trusty space fighter to search for and combat the evil Captain Buster!

    2024ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Frenzy on Steam right now. Shares Action with Frenzy.

    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 ~67% under Frenzy on Steam right now. Shares Action with Frenzy.

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

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Frenzy on Steam right now. Shares Action with Frenzy.

    "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 ↗
  4. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Frenzy on Steam right now. Shares Action with Frenzy.

    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 ↗
  5. TYRONE vs COPS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Frenzy on Steam right now. Shares Action with Frenzy.

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

    2022ActionIndie0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Orbt XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Frenzy on Steam right now. Shares Action with Frenzy.

    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.

    2017ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Toree 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Frenzy on Steam right now. Shares Action with Frenzy.

    A bite-sized 3D Platformer sequel with more focus on the things people enjoyed in the first game like fast gameplay, flow focused levels and cute costumes (two this time).

    2021ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. UBERMOSH Vol.5

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Frenzy on Steam right now. Shares Action with Frenzy.

    The fifth volume of the arcade series UBERMOSH.

    2017ActionIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    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 ↗
  6. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

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

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

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

    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!

    2023ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Lab

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗

More from Ocean Software

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

  1. The Great Escape

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Ocean Software, the studio behind Frenzy. Shares Action with Frenzy.

    Captured, but not defeated, you are being held in the notorious Heldentod camp. This small, converted castle in the middle of nowhere will be your home for the rest of the war—unless you can escape to rejoin the Allied Armies.

    2018ActionStrategyAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Where Time Stood Still

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Ocean Software, the studio behind Frenzy. Shares Action with Frenzy.

    Your plane has ditched on a mountain plateau somewhere in deepest Tibet. You and your companions are alive but recovery from the impact is short lived; a large shape is moving towards you. As it gets closer you rub your eyes in disbelief: a Dinosaur! Where are you?... and when?

    2018ActionStrategyAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Last Rites

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Ocean Software, the studio behind Frenzy. Shares Action with Frenzy.

    "We are food, but not for long." The Zombie apocalypse has come, and your squad is the last line of defense. Command a Special Forces unit with high-tech weaponry in this mission-based FPS with sprawling indoor and outdoor environments.

    2018Action6.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Central Intelligence

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Ocean Software, the studio behind Frenzy. Shares Action with Frenzy.

    Central Intelligence is the ultimate test of your strategic skills. In this CIA-style mission you can operate in three areas, Propaganda, Military, and Political, to achieve your objectives.

    2018ActionStrategySimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. ELF

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Ocean Software, the studio behind Frenzy. Shares Action with Frenzy.

    The brave elf Cornelius must set out on a quest to save his true love from the clutches of Necrilous the Not Very Nice. Many villainous creatures, devious puzzles, traps, and tricky platforming challenges stand between Cornelius and his beloved, but they will be no match for him and his magic ring!

    2018ActionAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Sleepwalker

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Ocean Software, the studio behind Frenzy.

    Lee sleepwalks on city rooftops, through the local zoo, down into a cavernous crypt, and across an active construction site! It’s up to Lee’s loyal dog Ralph to watch over him, neutralize hazards, and safely guide him home to his bed without waking him up in this hilarious puzzle platformer.

    2018StrategyAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Pushover

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Ocean Software, the studio behind Frenzy.

    G.I.Ant is extremely clever, and highly trained in tactical maneuvers. What's more, he is extraordinarily strong, and super smart. His latest mission is to gain access to the crazy world of Captain Rat's Treasure Caves. Straight forward, huh?...... NOT!

    2018StrategyAdventure8.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Motor Mash

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Ocean Software, the studio behind Frenzy. Shares Action with Frenzy.

    Get Into the Mash! And Get into the 3D Cartoon Madness, 12 different cars and drivers in a fast, varied, style and weapons, lots of weapons!

    2020ActionRacing10.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Frenzy

How much does Frenzy cost?
Frenzy is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Frenzy?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Frenzy are N.O.M.A.D. (CPC/Spectrum), Electrocop, Spacey Vade.
Who developed Frenzy?
Frenzy was developed by Ocean Software and published by Pixel Games UK.

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 Frenzy.

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