Rank 01Why this
Shares weapon swapping with Super Crate Box.
- $16.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Verified
- 2019
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Rank 02Why this
Same nostalgic mood as Super Crate Box.
- $9.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Playable
- 2014
Rank 03Why this
Same retro mood as Super Crate Box.
- $19.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2013
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Deathwish Enforcers Special Edition
Why this: Shares score chasing with Super Crate Box.
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- Released: 2012
- Developer: Vlambeer
- Price: Free to play
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 87% of 4,009 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Free To Play
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Collect crates for new weapons mid run
- Frantic dodging under pressure
- Free and lightweight
- Intense
- Nostalgic
- Retro
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Blazing Chrome
Why this: Shares weapon swapping with Super Crate Box.
Super Hydorah
Why this: Same retro mood as Super Crate Box.
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Other recommendable Steam games by Vlambeer, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Nuclear Throne
Why this: Same intense mood as Super Crate Box.
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Why this: Same retro mood as Super Crate Box.
About Super Crate Box
The closest matches to Super Crate Box: Blazing Chrome, LUFTRAUSERS, Super House of Dead Ninjas, Deathwish Enforcers Special Edition, and Hell is Other Demons. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Super Crate Box is your kind of game, the closest matches are Blazing Chrome, LUFTRAUSERS and Super House of Dead Ninjas — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as intense, nostalgic and retro, and single out its procedural enemy spawning and score chasing. 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.
Super Crate Box is a free-to-play 2D arcade platformer developed and published by Vlambeer in 2012. Players chase high scores through procedurally spawned enemies while collecting crates to swap between randomized weapons mid-run. The game features brutal difficulty designed for short, intense sessions. Reviewers describe the aesthetic as retro with pixel art styling, and players highlight the frantic dodging under pressure and satisfying completion of levels as key hooks. The lightweight free-to-play format and straightforward arcade loop offer a quick competitive experience. Super Crate Box is playable on Steam Deck and holds an 87% positive rating from over 4,000 Steam reviews.
About Super Crate Box: Vlambeer's SUPER CRATE BOX is coming to bring back the glory of the golden arcade age, when all that really mattered was getting on that high score list. Grab your baseball cap and loosen your pants, it's time to fight endless hordes of enemies and collect every weapon crate you can.
Is Super Crate Box worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 87% of 4,009 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Free to play.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 3 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics usually quit early: a median of 2 h played before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Collect crates for new weapons mid run
- Frantic dodging under pressure
- Free and lightweight
- Satisfying completion of levels
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“I don't know what is up with this game, but when this came out in ~2008, it was quite playable. It just runs WAY TOO FAST now. Back in the day I could get up to 200 crates. I barely made it out of tutorial mode. Its just too fast now. I…”
“This used to be a fun 2D arcade-style game but it sadly hasn't aged well. Without any support, the game is now prone to many crashes and issues, most notably of which the games framerate being tied to the refresh rate of your monitor. This…”
People who play it also play: Blazing Chrome, LUFTRAUSERS, Super House of Dead Ninjas
Frequently asked about Super Crate Box
Can I run it?
Does Super Crate Box run on Steam Deck?
Super Crate Box is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
Is Super Crate Box free to play?
Yes — Super Crate Box 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 Super Crate Box?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Super Crate Box are Blazing Chrome, LUFTRAUSERS, Super House of Dead Ninjas.
Who developed Super Crate Box?
Super Crate Box was developed by Vlambeer.