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The closest matches to Retrovirus: Overload, Sol Survivor, Sublevel Zero Redux, Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter, and Prodeus. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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- Released: 2013
- Developer: Cadenza Interactive
- 75% of 79 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie
- Metacritic 70
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- 6dof movement feels immersive and unique
- Co op campaign mode adds replayability
- Emails reveal a quirky humorous story
- Atmospheric
- Immersive
- Retro
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About Retrovirus
The closest matches to Retrovirus: Overload, Sol Survivor, Sublevel Zero Redux, Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter, and Prodeus. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Retrovirus is your kind of game, the closest matches are Overload, Sol Survivor and Sublevel Zero Redux — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, immersive and retro. 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.
About Retrovirus: Retrovirus is a six degrees of freedom shooter which sends players into the depths of a computer on a search and destroy mission against an invasive virus. Retrovirus is being created by Cadenza Interactive, the indie studio behind the popular tower defense game Sol Survivor.
Is Retrovirus worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 75% of 79 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 10 h when they wrote their review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- 6dof movement feels immersive and unique
- Co op campaign mode adds replayability
- Emails reveal a quirky humorous story
- Play as an antivirus program in a surreal computer world
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“I was excited to play this game, and the initial opening of the game offered a nice twist on FPS tropes, but after the novelty of six axis shooting action wears thin, the shallow experience surfaces and it becomes tedious fast. Level…”
“nooooo you can't just power through the whole game with only one weapon upgrade!!!!! haha dual miniguns go brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr I should add though, there are great ideas in here. The Internet Browser being a train station was definitely…”
People who play it also play: Overload, Sol Survivor, Sublevel Zero Redux
Frequently asked about Retrovirus
Can I run it?
Does Retrovirus have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Retrovirus supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
What games are most similar to Retrovirus?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Retrovirus are Overload, Sol Survivor, Sublevel Zero Redux.
Who developed Retrovirus?
Retrovirus was developed by Cadenza Interactive.