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Games like BOWLOUT

If BOWLOUT is your kind of game, the closest matches are SPORTAL, Paint Warfare and SPLASH - Paintball — 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 BOWLOUT: Defeat pins with rapid-fire bowling balls or powerful melee strikes to avoid getting guttered in this First-Person PvE Bowling game.

2025ActionSportsIndie1.99 USDWindowsby Sep Horsthuis, Quint Winter
BOWLOUT — Steam game cover

Players who liked BOWLOUT also play

Steam players who put hours into BOWLOUT 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. SPORTAL

    WHY THIS

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

    Sport meets slaughter in this roguelite arena FPS. Use lethal sports equipment to crush B-movie monsters. Combine upgrades, perfect your build, perfect your skills, and face the ultimate evil bosses. Play ball... or die trying.

    2026ActionSportsRPG7.19 USDSteam ↗
  2. Paint Warfare

    WHY THIS

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

    A fast-paced online arena FPS with jetpacks, hang gliders, fast respawns, 6-minute rounds and instant matches

    2022ActionSportsStrategyFreeSteam ↗
  3. SPLASH - Paintball

    WHY THIS

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

    SPLASH-Paintball delivers an authentic FPS paintball experience with licensed gear from real brands, true-to-life ballistics, and detailed tournament and scenario maps. Play Speedball, Capture the Flag, or Arcade, solo or online with friends. Regular updates from community feedback keep it fresh.

    ActionSportsStrategySteam ↗
  4. Steel Judgment

    WHY THIS

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

    Steel Judgment is an ultra-fast roguelike movement shooter that combines the expressive combat of a spectacle fighter with the unhinged chaos of a roguelike! Wipe out hordes of enemies with a diverse arsenal while collecting powerful items with unique effects.

    ActionIndieEarly AccessSteam ↗
  5. Robot Roller-Derby Disco Dodgeball

    WHY THIS

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

    A futuresport FPS where you race around a skate park / dance club and nail each other with dodgeball trick shots. Singleplayer + Local Multiplayer + Online Multiplayer with 27 different objective-based game modes...or create your own!

    2015ActionSportsIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Monday Night Combat

    WHY THIS

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

    Monday Night Combat is a class-based, third-person shooter… and the most popular lethal sport of the future!

    2011ActionSportsStrategy4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. PolyClassic: Wild

    WHY THIS

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

    This game is an action game that combines elements of the classic retro shooter and low poly styling. The player's task is to destroy all enemies that come across on the way.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie13.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Rocket Arena

    WHY THIS

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

    Rockets rule everything in Rocket Arena, an explosive 3v3 shooter where you’re never out of the action. Master your hero’s unique rockets and abilities to rule the arena and become a champion. Let’s Rocket!

    2020ActionSportsDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

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

    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 BOWLOUT on Steam right now. Shares Action with BOWLOUT.

    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 BOWLOUT on Steam right now. Shares Indie with BOWLOUT.

    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 BOWLOUT on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with BOWLOUT.

    "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 BOWLOUT on Steam right now. Shares Indie with BOWLOUT.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

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

    WHY THIS

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

    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 BOWLOUT on Steam right now. Shares Indie with BOWLOUT.

    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 BOWLOUT on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with BOWLOUT.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. 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 BOWLOUT.

    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 ↗
  4. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

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

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

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

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about BOWLOUT

How much does BOWLOUT cost?
BOWLOUT is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to BOWLOUT?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside BOWLOUT are SPORTAL, Paint Warfare, SPLASH - Paintball.
Who developed BOWLOUT?
BOWLOUT was developed by Sep Horsthuis, Quint Winter and published by Ultrapin Games.

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 BOWLOUT.

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