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Games like Battle Grid

If Battle Grid is your kind of game, the closest matches are Outcasts of Orion, Burst Hero and Armechgeddon — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and epic. 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 Battle Grid: Face relentless alien hordes, collect their resources and assemble an unstoppable squadron of mechs! In this Action Roguelite, discover game-breaking synergies, mix and match weapons and units, unlock upgrades, harvest and conquer alien planets.

20235.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Barking Dogs
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20 minute runs make it easy to pick up and playBuilding synergistic mech squads with mixed weapon typesGreat value for a few dollars with surprising depthChallengingContemplativeEpic

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Steam players who put hours into Battle Grid 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. Outcasts of Orion

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Battle Grid.

    Top pick for Battle Grid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Outcasts of Orion is a Rogue-like Auto Battler. Choose a hero, recruit allies, and take on the toughest baddies in the Orion Sector! Tactically set up your units and then watch the battle. Unlock items, heroes, and artifacts to discover new synergies.

    2021Strategy7.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Burst Hero

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Battle Grid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Burst Hero is a pixel roguelike shooting survival game. You can choose heroes with different abilities and use various weapons to resist a steady stream of enemies. In the battle, you can customize your build by weapons bullets and cards. Each battle will have different experiences and challenges.

    2023ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Armechgeddon

    WHY THIS

    Shares wave based survival and an intense mood with Battle Grid.

    Third-strongest match for Battle Grid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Armechgeddon is a chaotic action rogue-lite with a minimalist control scheme. Pick the right mech and pilot for the job, and lay waste to hundreds of enemies with your custom arsenal.

    2024ActionIndie7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Virus Hunter

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Battle Grid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Become a nanomachine and defend the human body from viruses and bacteria! How long you can live depends on your efforts.

    2026ActionIndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Wanted Shadows

    WHY THIS

    Shares build variety, roguelite progression, indie and a contemplative mood with Battle Grid.

    Ranked #5 for Battle Grid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Decimate thousands of demons on All Hallows' Eve to protect your infernal home. Wanted Shadows is a bullet heaven roguelite where the difference between overpowering and being overpowered lies in your skill and wit.

    2023ActionIndieRPG1.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. UNDERZONE

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Battle Grid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    SEARCH - RESCUE - SURVIVE - Smash walls, shoot enemies, rescue survivors, upgrade your Mole Mech, and uncover a dark conspiracy within a 22nd century disaster zone. Underzone is a new twist on the 'roguelite' genre, featuring procedural enemies built out of unique combinations of components.

    2021ActionIndie19.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Mercenary Battle Company: The Reapers

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Battle Grid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Join the race for Ether! Mercenary Battle Company: The Reapers is a fast-paced, roguelite, bullet heaven game in a sci-fi setting. Choose your pilots, customize and upgrade your Mecha Robots, and survive against endless swarms of Xeni. Will you survive long enough?

    2024ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Solar Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Shares meta progression and an intense mood with Battle Grid.

    Ranked #8 for Battle Grid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Bullet hell meets bullet heaven. Build the ultimate space fighter as you uncover clever strategies and hidden synergies. Solar Survivors distills the deep strategy and progression of an RPG into quick, arcade-like sessions.

    2024ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Battle Grid

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Battle Grid.

    Reviewers of Battle Grid cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    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. Yet Another Zombie Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Battle Grid cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    The Horde is coming but you're ready to fight it! Assemble your team and decide upon their enhancements to find the most efficient synergies against thousands of the undead. Survive. Then evolve. Then break all the limits in this deceivingly simple but addictive bullet heaven game.

    2023ActionIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Star Survivor

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with Battle Grid.

    Reviewers of Battle Grid cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Star Survivor is a space-themed survival game that blends intense deckbuilding strategy. Pilot humanity's last spaceship through the vast galaxy, Unlock powerful weapon combos, collect card modules, and craft unique builds. As the enemy swarms grow denser, will you be the last one standing?

    2024ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Battle Grid.

    Reviewers of Battle Grid cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok, is a challenging Norse inspired roguelite-survivor game, where you’ll have to survive hordes of creatures that come your way.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. God Of Weapons

    WHY THIS

    Shares wave based survival, build variety, arcade style and an intense mood with Battle Grid.

    Reviewers of Battle Grid cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Embark on a thrilling journey in God of Weapons, an action roguelike where you must ascend the tower of Zhor to reclaim the last light for the world. To survive the monster onslaught on each tower's level, you'll need to obtain and carefully organize weapons and accessories in your inventory.

    2023ActionIndieRPG5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. 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 ↗
  5. Tails Noir: Prologue

    WHY THIS

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

    Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Lily's Well

    WHY THIS

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

    It is a rainy night in the Spring of 2005. Lily is left home alone after her Papa put her to bed. She is awoken by a cry for help outside her window. It is coming from the well. Help Lily gather rope to go down the well and save the poor soul trapped down there.

    2022IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. South Scrimshaw, Part One

    WHY THIS

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

    South Scrimshaw is the story of a newborn whale in a vast alien ocean. It is a richly illustrated experimental visual novel, written in the style of a nature documentary.

    2023IndieCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Riftbreaker: Prologue

    WHY THIS

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

    The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.

    2020ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Battle Grid

Does Battle Grid run on Steam Deck?
Battle Grid 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 Battle Grid cost?
Battle Grid is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Battle Grid?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Battle Grid are Outcasts of Orion, Burst Hero, Armechgeddon.
Who developed Battle Grid?
Battle Grid was developed by Barking Dogs and published by Barking Dogs, Electronic Sheep 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 Battle Grid.

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