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Games like BAKUDO

If BAKUDO is your kind of game, the closest matches are Gallery Nocturnea, Big Boy Boxing and Eldest Souls — 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 BAKUDO: BAKUDO is a sci‑fi boss‑rush action game fusing high‑octane ball‑sport mechanics with exhilarating combat. Enroll at an elite BAKUDO academy and clash with formidable opponents as you uncover a major conspiracy. When determination is put to the ultimate test, you must tip the scales of destiny.

ActionSportsIndieWindowsby SAYIL GAMES
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Players who liked BAKUDO also play

Steam players who put hours into BAKUDO 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. Gallery Nocturnea

    WHY THIS

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

    Climb to the top of the spire in 'Gallery Nocturnea', a classic 2D action game focused on boss battles. Master a variety of actions like sword attacks, dodging, and parrying to defeat diverse bosses. Dive into mysterious painted worlds with charming pixel art characters.

    ActionIndieSteam ↗
  2. Big Boy Boxing

    WHY THIS

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

    Big Boy Boxing is an energetic Boss Rush game inspired by Punch-Out!!, featuring fluid gameplay, wacky comedy, special abilities, stylized hand-animated pixel art, and a retro banger soundtrack!

    ActionSportsIndieSteam ↗
  3. Eldest Souls

    WHY THIS

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

    Fast-paced and brutally challenging, Eldest Souls is a unique Soulslike experience. In a final act of vengeance, the Old Gods have unleashed a great Desolation upon the world. Mankind's only hope lies with a lone warrior… and his greatsword of pure Obsydian.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Furi

    WHY THIS

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

    The jailer is the key, kill him and you’ll be free. Fight your way free in this ultra-responsive, fast-paced sword-fighting and dual-stick shooting game.

    2016ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Synthwave Burnout

    WHY THIS

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

    The lost highway awaits you to take you beyond the horizon. Relax and let the sounds of synthwave open the way into the realm of neon - a world of revived imagination and fantasy, more real than reality itself.

    2025ActionSportsIndie11.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. NanoApostle

    WHY THIS

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

    NanoApostle is a dark sci-fi boss rush action game featuring intense reaction-based combat and the unique "Destruction Point" system. Play as Anita, a child augmented with lethal nanomachines, as she battles against twisted cybernetic experiments to escape a top-secret facility.

    2024ActionIndie11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Going Under

    WHY THIS

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

    Going Under is a satirical dungeon crawler about exploring the cursed ruins of failed tech startups. As an unpaid intern in the dystopian city of Neo-Cascadia, you’ll wield office junk as weaponry as you make your way through the offbeat procedural dungeons beneath your company campus.

    2020ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. BREAK ARTS III

    WHY THIS

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

    With your uniquely crafted mech, dominate both the track and the battlefield. Fight your way through countless battles and aim for ever greater heights! This installment of BREAK ARTS is the ultimate Comprehensive Mech-Customizing Competitive Sport.

    2025ActionSportsIndie17.99 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. Shares Indie with BAKUDO.

    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 with BAKUDO.

    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 Indie with BAKUDO.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 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 BAKUDO.

    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 ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck 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. Eldest Souls

    WHY THIS

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

    Fast-paced and brutally challenging, Eldest Souls is a unique Soulslike experience. In a final act of vengeance, the Old Gods have unleashed a great Desolation upon the world. Mankind's only hope lies with a lone warrior… and his greatsword of pure Obsydian.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Furi

    WHY THIS

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

    The jailer is the key, kill him and you’ll be free. Fight your way free in this ultra-responsive, fast-paced sword-fighting and dual-stick shooting game.

    2016ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Going Under

    WHY THIS

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

    Going Under is a satirical dungeon crawler about exploring the cursed ruins of failed tech startups. As an unpaid intern in the dystopian city of Neo-Cascadia, you’ll wield office junk as weaponry as you make your way through the offbeat procedural dungeons beneath your company campus.

    2020ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about BAKUDO

What games are most similar to BAKUDO?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside BAKUDO are Gallery Nocturnea, Big Boy Boxing, Eldest Souls.
Who developed BAKUDO?
BAKUDO was developed by SAYIL GAMES and published by SHUEISHA 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 BAKUDO.

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