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If New rule: The game is... is your kind of game, the closest matches are UNIT-5000, Grid Demon and Raiders Rise — 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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ActionIndieWindowsby Smart Blob Studios
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  1. UNIT-5000

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for New rule: The game is... fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with New rule: The game is....

    UNIT-5000 - is a top-down action rogue-lite shooter where you are a mechbot operator against endless hordes of outer-world invader armies and hard bosses. Destroy everything! With the spoils of every match, unlock and upgrade new weapons to improve your mechbot and make it deadlier.

    ActionIndieSteam ↗
  2. Grid Demon

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for New rule: The game is... fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with New rule: The game is....

    A cyberpunk bullet-heaven roguelite. Survive the swarm, hack your kills, and turn enemy machines into your own weapons

    2026ActionIndieSteam ↗
  3. Raiders Rise

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for New rule: The game is... fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with New rule: The game is....

    Explore hostile planets, face endless hordes of devourers, collect crystals, and upgrade your equipment. Choose the hero that best suits your playstyle, cooperate with your allies to survive… or betray the other team at the perfect moment and claim victory.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  4. Battle Nap

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for New rule: The game is... fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with New rule: The game is....

    Battle Nap is a roguelite top-down shooter where your picnic nap becomes an explosive journey into dreamland domination. Build your arsenal, stack your perks, and blast through your subconscious to ensure you don’t wake up until the job is done. Don't wake up - the fight is just getting good!

    ActionIndieSteam ↗
  5. Flame Over

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for New rule: The game is... fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with New rule: The game is....

    Blending top down "squirt em-up" action and "Pyroguelike" game mechanics, Flame Over features fast-paced fire-fighting thrills, randomly generated levels, 4 different game zones and dastardly hazards at every turn!

    2015ActionIndie11.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. ATOMINE

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for New rule: The game is... fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with New rule: The game is....

    Atomine is a twin stick procedural shooter rogue-lite set in a virtual world with minimalist design, where the player recounts on the screen the real events of STUXNET, the first weapon ever created in the form of computer virus.

    2017ActionIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Destropolis

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for New rule: The game is... fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with New rule: The game is....

    Destropolis is a top-down shooter game with a fully destructible environment, hundreds of enemies and nuclear explosions. Fight a countless swarm of enemies. Tear them to pieces with bullets, lasers and explosions. Destroy as many of them as you can before they overwhelm you...

    2020ActionIndieRPG5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Antipaint

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for New rule: The game is... fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with New rule: The game is....

    An action-packed roguelite shooter where you battle famous works of art and each level you beat becomes a masterpiece to add to your colorful collection.

    2024ActionIndieCasual3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with New rule: The game is....

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with New rule: The game is....

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  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 New rule: The game is....

    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 New rule: The game is....

    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. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with New rule: The game is....

    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 ↗
  6. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with New rule: The game is....

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with New rule: The game is....

    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 ↗
  8. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with New rule: The game is....

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about New rule: The game is...

What games are most similar to New rule: The game is...?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside New rule: The game is... are UNIT-5000, Grid Demon, Raiders Rise.
Who developed New rule: The game is...?
New rule: The game is... was developed by Smart Blob Studios.

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