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Games like Mothership Forever

If Mothership Forever is your kind of game, the closest matches are Move Dodge and Kill, Lonefield Evacutation Survivor and Angelstruck — 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 Mothership Forever: Fight against an ever-evolving threat in this skill-based twinstick shooter 14 years in the making.

2023ActionStrategyIndie7.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindowsby ProjectorGames
Mothership Forever — Steam game cover

Players who liked Mothership Forever also play

Steam players who put hours into Mothership Forever 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. Move Dodge and Kill

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Mothership Forever fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mothership Forever.

    Dodge the enemies shot and kill them with different weapons. Move, Dodge and Kill is a rogue-lite dungeon crawler in a neon environment.

    2022ActionIndie6.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Lonefield Evacutation Survivor

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Mothership Forever fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Mothership Forever.

    Lonefield Evacuation Survivor is a... survivor in which you play as a ship facing an alien incursion. Destroy your enemies, collect bolts and upgrade your ship to survive long enough and escape. Play alone or with up to 3 friends in local multiplayer or with Remote Play Together for online gaming.

    2025ActionStrategy1.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Angelstruck

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Mothership Forever fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mothership Forever.

    Angelstruck is a 2D roguelite shooter where you demolish the forces of Heaven as you attempt to reach the pearly gates. Overcharge your holy rifle, and min-max your way into insane game-breaking builds. Unlock permanent capabilities and powerful screen-destroying weapons that feed on kills.

    2024ActionIndie5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Danger Scavenger

    WHY THIS

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

    Danger Scavenger is fast-paced action, cyberpunk-themed, roguelite skyline crawler. Blow up, cut, shoot enemy robots on the roofs of skyscrapers. Choose your way to higher levels, loot, buy stuff, upgrade yourself, fight against greedy corporations, be a rebel!

    2021ActionIndie1.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Flame Over

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Mothership Forever fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mothership Forever.

    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. Iron Fisticle

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Mothership Forever fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mothership Forever.

    A modern take on the classic arcade arena shooter. Taking inspiration from an entire generation of action games, Iron Fisticle builds on classic titles like Gauntlet and Robotron while adding over 100 collectible items, an RPG style upgrade system and local multiplayer.

    2014ActionIndie1.34 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. God's Trigger

    WHY THIS

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

    Slay enemies with speed and precision in an over-the-top show of blood and explosions. Play solo or with others, make split-second decisions, dodge bullets, and use weapons and abilities to inflict violence in the most graphic way possible.

    2019ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Crimsonland

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Mothership Forever fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mothership Forever.

    Thousands of aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and more are on the attack - can you survive the onslaught? Crimsonland is a top-down shooter with a touch of RPG. Unlock over 30 weapons and over 50 perks from quirky to brutal. Complete the quest and show your skills in five survival modes.

    2014ActionIndieRPG13.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Mothership Forever on Steam right now. Shares Action with Mothership Forever.

    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 ↗
  2. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under Mothership Forever on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Mothership Forever.

    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 ↗
  3. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Mothership Forever on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Mothership Forever.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under Mothership Forever on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Mothership Forever.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Mothership Forever on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Mothership Forever.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~81% under Mothership Forever on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Mothership Forever.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under Mothership Forever on Steam right now. Shares Action with Mothership Forever.

    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 ↗
  8. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Mothership Forever on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Mothership Forever.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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 and Indie with Mothership Forever.

    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 and Indie with Mothership Forever.

    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 and Indie with Mothership Forever.

    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. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    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. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. 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 ↗
  8. Control, I'm Not Coming Back

    WHY THIS

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

    Control, I'm Not Coming Back is a short and emotional narrative game about a lost astronaut searching for a reason to keep going forward while facing the emptiness of space. Inspired by the Hopecore aesthetic, it’s a story about positivism, friendship and our human connection with Voyager 1.

    2026IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗

More from ProjectorGames

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

  1. FortressCraft Evolved!

    WHY THIS

    Another title from ProjectorGames, the studio behind Mothership Forever. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mothership Forever.

    FortressCraft Evolved is a unique blend of Voxel Landscapes, Tower Defense, Crafting, Logistics, Exploration, Combat and Assembly lines. Players begin by crash-landing on a strange alien world, left with only a small handful of starting machines.

    2015StrategyIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ampu-Tea

    WHY THIS

    Another title from ProjectorGames, the studio behind Mothership Forever. Shares Indie with Mothership Forever.

    The surgeon-simulator inspired Tea-making game is now available on Steam! Using the latest KS-001 Robo-Arm, you must practise making various types of tea.

    2014IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Gnomancer

    WHY THIS

    Another title from ProjectorGames, the studio behind Mothership Forever. Shares Action and Indie with Mothership Forever.

    DjArcas' Twin Stick Shooter for up to 4 players - Pikmin meets Gauntlet. Advance your character, get epic loot, raise a gnome army!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Steam Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Another title from ProjectorGames, the studio behind Mothership Forever. Shares Action and Indie with Mothership Forever.

    Help three brave adventurers on their quest to stop the diabolical Baron Von Smog’s plot to conquer Steam Land. However, there is an army of evil minions that stand in your way. Challenge yourself in this new puzzle strategy game; includes 12 action-packed stages, a full soundtrack, competitive online play, all in stunning 720p HD...

    2015ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. ADAPTR

    WHY THIS

    Another title from ProjectorGames, the studio behind Mothership Forever. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mothership Forever.

    Build physics-based vehicles from a range of modular blocks, solve puzzles to move down from orbit, across the Earth's surface and deep into the lost labs. Locate missing robots, explore secret areas and unlock the secrets of a long-lost civilisation.

    2018StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Storm Area 51: September 20th 2019

    WHY THIS

    Another title from ProjectorGames, the studio behind Mothership Forever. Shares Action and Strategy with Mothership Forever.

    Survive the epic raid on Area 51 and rescue the aliens from the military compound using classic stealth mechanics and cover.

    2019ActionStrategySimulation14.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. PacketStorm

    WHY THIS

    Another title from ProjectorGames, the studio behind Mothership Forever. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mothership Forever.

    In PacketStorm, you play an AI developing a new Internet Service Provider. Each game takes place over a few second of game-time, but potentially many hours of realtime. Buy up routers, upgrade cable networks and deal with packet jams as you earn money to research new and better upgrades.

    2019StrategyIndieSimulation7.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. FortressCraft : Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Another title from ProjectorGames, the studio behind Mothership Forever. Shares Indie with Mothership Forever.

    FortressCraft : Chapter 1 Anniversary Edition is the PC-update to the world's first and best Creative-focussed Voxel block builder.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Angelstruck

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Mothership Forever.

    Angelstruck is a 2D roguelite shooter where you demolish the forces of Heaven as you attempt to reach the pearly gates. Overcharge your holy rifle, and min-max your way into insane game-breaking builds. Unlock permanent capabilities and powerful screen-destroying weapons that feed on kills.

    2024ActionIndie5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Danger Scavenger

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Mothership Forever.

    Danger Scavenger is fast-paced action, cyberpunk-themed, roguelite skyline crawler. Blow up, cut, shoot enemy robots on the roofs of skyscrapers. Choose your way to higher levels, loot, buy stuff, upgrade yourself, fight against greedy corporations, be a rebel!

    2021ActionIndie1.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Iron Fisticle

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Mothership Forever.

    A modern take on the classic arcade arena shooter. Taking inspiration from an entire generation of action games, Iron Fisticle builds on classic titles like Gauntlet and Robotron while adding over 100 collectible items, an RPG style upgrade system and local multiplayer.

    2014ActionIndie1.34 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. God's Trigger

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Mothership Forever.

    Slay enemies with speed and precision in an over-the-top show of blood and explosions. Play solo or with others, make split-second decisions, dodge bullets, and use weapons and abilities to inflict violence in the most graphic way possible.

    2019ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Crimsonland

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Mothership Forever.

    Thousands of aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and more are on the attack - can you survive the onslaught? Crimsonland is a top-down shooter with a touch of RPG. Unlock over 30 weapons and over 50 perks from quirky to brutal. Complete the quest and show your skills in five survival modes.

    2014ActionIndieRPG13.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Mothership Forever

Is Mothership Forever verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Mothership Forever is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Mothership Forever cost?
Mothership Forever is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Mothership Forever?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Mothership Forever are Move Dodge and Kill, Lonefield Evacutation Survivor, Angelstruck.
Who developed Mothership Forever?
Mothership Forever was developed by ProjectorGames.

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