Games like Guts 'n Grunts
Below are 32 hand-picked alternatives to Guts 'n Grunts for fans of action, indie, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Guts 'n Grunts also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, cheaper alternatives, free-to-play picks, more from Cascadia Games, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Guts 'n Grunts: Inspired by games like Contra and Turrican, Guts 'n Grunts is a mid-paced action game with lots of shooting, swimming, and rolling. Find power-ups. Earn upgrades. Fight for pig freedom!
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Robot-X
Top pick for Guts 'n Grunts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Guts 'n Grunts.
A fast-paced platform shooter inspired by 90s classics. Follow Robot-X on a journey to protect the city from a new danger, fight bosses and jump over pits in this retro experience.
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CrushBorgs
Second-strongest match for Guts 'n Grunts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Guts 'n Grunts.
"Run and Gun" oldschool single-player platformer with NES aesthetics, including an authentic 8-bit chiptune.
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Prison City
Third-strongest match for Guts 'n Grunts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Guts 'n Grunts.
Prison City is a dystopian, action-packed side-scroller with tight mechanics and intricate level design. Battle Techno-Terrorists with your chakram and grenades, eat hot dogs for health, and locate contacts to help take down bosses.
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Berserk Boy
Ranked #4 for Guts 'n Grunts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Guts 'n Grunts.
BERSERK BOY is a high speed action packed Platformer, with Metroidvania elements. Packed with vibrant and stylish pixel art. Go Berserk! as you change into different forms and use the power of Lightning, Fire, Ice, Air, and Earth to save the planet!
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Mega Man X Legacy Collection
Ranked #5 for Guts 'n Grunts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Guts 'n Grunts.
Mega Man X Legacy Collection includes the legendary 16-bit titles and the series’ exciting foray into the 32-bit era: Mega Man X, Mega Man X2, Mega Man X3, and Mega Man X4. Test your skills in the new X Challenge mode, which pits players against two deadly bosses at once.
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Mega Man Legacy Collection
Ranked #6 for Guts 'n Grunts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Guts 'n Grunts.
Mega Man Legacy Collection is a celebration of the 8-bit history of Capcom’s iconic Blue Bomber featuring faithful reproductions of the series’ origins with the original six Mega Man games.
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Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider
Ranked #7 for Guts 'n Grunts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Guts 'n Grunts.
Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider is a side-scrolling action platformer that channels the golden age of classic 16-bit action games in a full-throttle quest for revenge. Created to defend a totalitarian state, the Moonrider rejects its programming and now seeks vengeance on its creators.
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Cobalt
Ranked #8 for Guts 'n Grunts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Guts 'n Grunts.
Forget everything you’ve learned about combat. Cobalt’s slo-mo mechanic lets you perform moves that other games can’t comprehend. Discover the secrets of a distant colony in a cosmic campaign, take on challenges and rule the leaderboards, or face off against others in local and online multiplayer.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Guts 'n Grunts at current Steam store prices.
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Garry's Mod
Priced ~50% under Guts 'n Grunts on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Guts 'n Grunts.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
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Vampire Survivors
Priced ~50% under Guts 'n Grunts on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Guts 'n Grunts.
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!
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Titanfall® 2
Priced ~55% under Guts 'n Grunts on Steam right now. Shares Action with Guts 'n Grunts.
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.
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Cookie Clicker
Priced ~50% under Guts 'n Grunts on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Guts 'n Grunts.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
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WEBFISHING
Priced ~50% under Guts 'n Grunts on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Guts 'n Grunts.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
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POSTAL 2
Priced ~90% under Guts 'n Grunts on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Guts 'n Grunts.
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?
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Buckshot Roulette
Priced ~70% under Guts 'n Grunts on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Guts 'n Grunts.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
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Brotato
Priced ~50% under Guts 'n Grunts on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Guts 'n Grunts.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Guts 'n Grunts.
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.
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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Guts 'n Grunts.
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.
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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Guts 'n Grunts.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Guts 'n Grunts.
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?
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ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Guts 'n Grunts.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Guts 'n Grunts.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Guts 'n Grunts.
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.
Narrow it down
Head-to-head comparisons
More from Cascadia Games
Other recommendable Steam games by Cascadia Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
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Wacky Wheels HD
Another title from Cascadia Games, the studio behind Guts 'n Grunts. Shares Indie with Guts 'n Grunts.
The road is a dangerous place, especially when overrun with wild animals in go-karts! This is the official reboot of Apogee's classic racing game Wacky Wheels. It features the ferocious critters, cramped tracks, and wicked powerups that fans of the original love!
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Ammo Pigs: Armed and Delicious
Another title from Cascadia Games, the studio behind Guts 'n Grunts. Shares Action and Indie with Guts 'n Grunts.
It's the year 2049. Slaughterhouse A.I. controls the surface of the Earth, turning all life into sausage. Only the pigs remain to fight.
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Moon Raider
Another title from Cascadia Games, the studio behind Guts 'n Grunts. Shares Action and Indie with Guts 'n Grunts.
Moon Raider is a 2D action adventure platformer set in the diverse and dangerous underworld of the moon.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
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Prison City
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Guts 'n Grunts.
Prison City is a dystopian, action-packed side-scroller with tight mechanics and intricate level design. Battle Techno-Terrorists with your chakram and grenades, eat hot dogs for health, and locate contacts to help take down bosses.
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Berserk Boy
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Guts 'n Grunts.
BERSERK BOY is a high speed action packed Platformer, with Metroidvania elements. Packed with vibrant and stylish pixel art. Go Berserk! as you change into different forms and use the power of Lightning, Fire, Ice, Air, and Earth to save the planet!
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Mega Man Legacy Collection
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Guts 'n Grunts.
Mega Man Legacy Collection is a celebration of the 8-bit history of Capcom’s iconic Blue Bomber featuring faithful reproductions of the series’ origins with the original six Mega Man games.
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Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Guts 'n Grunts.
Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider is a side-scrolling action platformer that channels the golden age of classic 16-bit action games in a full-throttle quest for revenge. Created to defend a totalitarian state, the Moonrider rejects its programming and now seeks vengeance on its creators.
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Cobalt
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Guts 'n Grunts.
Forget everything you’ve learned about combat. Cobalt’s slo-mo mechanic lets you perform moves that other games can’t comprehend. Discover the secrets of a distant colony in a cosmic campaign, take on challenges and rule the leaderboards, or face off against others in local and online multiplayer.
Frequently asked about Guts 'n Grunts
- How much does Guts 'n Grunts cost?
- Guts 'n Grunts is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Guts 'n Grunts?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Guts 'n Grunts are Robot-X, CrushBorgs, Prison City.
- Who developed Guts 'n Grunts?
- Guts 'n Grunts was developed by Cascadia Games.
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