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Games like Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition

If Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition is your kind of game, the closest matches are Streets of Rage 4, Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Classic and Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its amazing soundtrack, tactical positioning matters and writing quality is exceptional. 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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Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game – Complete Edition is a side-scrolling beat 'em up released in 2023 by Engine Software, Ubisoft Montreal, and Ubisoft Chengdu. Players control Scott Pilgrim and his friends as they battle through waves of enemies and challenging boss encounters in a pixel-art world inspired by the comic and film of the same name. The game features character customization and local co-op multiplayer for up to four players. Reviewers describe the experience as nostalgic and whimsical, with players noting that tactical positioning matters during combat. The game is priced at $14.99 and runs in a playable state on Steam Deck. It earned a 70% positive rating from 1,653 Steam reviews, offering a medium-length experience best suited for short play sessions.

About Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition: Rediscover the beloved 2D arcade-style beat 'em up inspired by the iconic comic and movie Scott Pilgrim vs. The World!

2023ActionAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Engine Software, Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Chengdu, Ubisoft Pune Production
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition — Steam game cover
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Amazing soundtrackTactical positioning mattersWriting quality is exceptionalNostalgicRetroWhimsical

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Steam players who put hours into Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition 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. Streets of Rage 4

    WHY THIS

    Shares character customization and a retro mood with Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition.

    Top pick for Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition.

    Amongst the best beat’em up series ever created, jammin’ ‘90s beats and over the top street fighting, the iconic series Streets of Rage comes back with a masterful tribute to and revitalization of the classic action fans adore.

    2020ActionIndie24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Classic

    WHY THIS

    Shares multiplayer co op, character customization and a nostalgic mood with Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition.

    Second-strongest match for Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition.

    Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds! Enjoy fast and frantic arcade-style beat 'em up gameplay with cute characters. Beat up hordes of weird enemies with awesome special attacks. Local co-op and PVP supported for up to 4 players!

    2015Action14.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition.

    Third-strongest match for Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition.

    From the developers of the Guns, Gore and Cannoli franchise comes a new 2D run & gun platformer: Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & TEEF! Spearhead an Ork invasion, destroy the hive city and kill your warboss! ‘Ere we go!

    2022ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition.

    Ranked #4 for Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition.

    "Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate" is a side-scrolling beat-'em-up with the heart of a fighting game, showcasing nostalgic pixel art and the latest cross-platform online multiplayer. Experience the biggest and most expansive entry in the "Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds" series to date!

    2025Action24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. River City: Rival Showdown

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition.

    Ranked #5 for Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition.

    River City Ransom is back, rebuilt from the ground up! Rekindle old rivalries and relive past rumbles through a completely revamped story!

    2023ActionAdventureRPG12.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Ninjin: Clash of Carrots

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition.

    Ranked #6 for Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition.

    Ninjin: Clash of Carrots is an anime-inspired beat-em-up with varied enemies and deep customization. Play as the rabbit Ninjin, or Akai, the ninja fox, and fight to retrieve the carrots stolen by Shogun Moe! Redeem carrots for weapons, upgrades and more! Supports 2-player online or local co-op.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. River City Ransom: Underground

    WHY THIS

    Shares side scrolling beat em up, character customization and a retro mood with Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition.

    Ranked #7 for Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition.

    Alex and Ryan must take to the streets to help a new crop of fighters. You'll earn money, unlock moves, and upgrade your skills in a sprawling city. This modern take on an old classic features over 500 unique street fighting moves, dozens of weapons, and fun online multiplayer modes.

    2017ActionIndieRPGDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Charlie Murder

    WHY THIS

    Shares multiplayer co op, character customization and a retro mood with Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition.

    Ranked #8 for Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition.

    It’s a punk rock apocalypse! Team up with your friends to lead embattled punk rock band Charlie Murder in their epic quest to save the world from rival death metalers Gore Quaffer and their legions of evil.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition at current Steam store prices.

  1. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action with Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action with Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action with Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Noita

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition.

    Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~93% under Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition.

    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 ↗
  8. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action with Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

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

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition.

    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 ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition.

    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 ↗
  6. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition.

    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 ↗
  7. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition.

    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 ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Streets of Rage 4

    WHY THIS

    Shares character customization and a retro mood with Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition.

    Amongst the best beat’em up series ever created, jammin’ ‘90s beats and over the top street fighting, the iconic series Streets of Rage comes back with a masterful tribute to and revitalization of the classic action fans adore.

    2020ActionIndie24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition.

    From the developers of the Guns, Gore and Cannoli franchise comes a new 2D run & gun platformer: Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & TEEF! Spearhead an Ork invasion, destroy the hive city and kill your warboss! ‘Ere we go!

    2022ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition.

    "Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate" is a side-scrolling beat-'em-up with the heart of a fighting game, showcasing nostalgic pixel art and the latest cross-platform online multiplayer. Experience the biggest and most expansive entry in the "Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds" series to date!

    2025Action24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. River City: Rival Showdown

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition.

    River City Ransom is back, rebuilt from the ground up! Rekindle old rivalries and relive past rumbles through a completely revamped story!

    2023ActionAdventureRPG12.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Ninjin: Clash of Carrots

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition.

    Ninjin: Clash of Carrots is an anime-inspired beat-em-up with varied enemies and deep customization. Play as the rabbit Ninjin, or Akai, the ninja fox, and fight to retrieve the carrots stolen by Shogun Moe! Redeem carrots for weapons, upgrades and more! Supports 2-player online or local co-op.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Charlie Murder

    WHY THIS

    Shares multiplayer co op, character customization and a retro mood with Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition.

    It’s a punk rock apocalypse! Team up with your friends to lead embattled punk rock band Charlie Murder in their epic quest to save the world from rival death metalers Gore Quaffer and their legions of evil.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition

Does Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition run on Steam Deck?
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition cost?
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP).
What games are most similar to Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition are Streets of Rage 4, Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Classic, Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef.
Who developed Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition?
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition was developed by Engine Software, Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Chengdu and published by Ubisoft.

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