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Games like A Fistful of Gun

If A Fistful of Gun is your kind of game, the closest matches are Retromancer, MagiCarnage and Trigger Fever — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its addictive high score chasing, challenging and funny. 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 A Fistful of Gun: Select one of eleven unique playable gunslingers and seek revenge solo or with your friends in Online or Local Co-Op! Master the specialized controls of each character, collect gold from fallen foes to purchase upgrades, get totally drunk and unleash a tornado of lead across the dusty plains.

2015ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedMetacritic 60Windowsby FarmerGnome
A Fistful of Gun — Steam game cover
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Addictive high score chasingBullet hell chaos with strategic depthEleven unique characters with distinct weaponsChallengingFunnyIntense

Players who liked A Fistful of Gun also play

Steam players who put hours into A Fistful of Gun 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. Retromancer

    WHY THIS

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

    What happens when nostalgia and necromancy mix? A Retromancer happens! Grab a few friends, choose your champions, and battle your way through 6 brutal zones filled with screeching bats, burrowing worms, deranged cultists, and giant ants.

    2019ActionIndie2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. MagiCarnage

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for A Fistful of Gun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with A Fistful of Gun.

    Once every millennium, the greatest magical beings gather together in order to engage one another in tournament combat. Cast powerful spells and shatter your opponents, this is MagiCarnage!

    2022ActionIndieEarly Access0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Trigger Fever

    WHY THIS

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

    Engage in chaotic multiplayer battles in Trigger Fever, a top-down shooter party game. Crush foes solo or with friends, wielding 50+ unique weapons. Show off skills, tactically dominate, and embrace the crazy onslaught!

    2023ActionIndieEarly Access4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. CRATES N' MOHAWKS

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for A Fistful of Gun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with A Fistful of Gun.

    CRATES N' MOHAWKS is a chaotic arena shooter where every crate swaps your weapon. Grab crates, adapt to constantly changing guns, dodge swarms of enemies, and survive as long as possible while pushing your score higher.

    2022ActionCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. KosmoSquad

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for A Fistful of Gun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with A Fistful of Gun.

    KosmoSquad is a twin-stick arena shooter where you survive as long as you can against an ever-increasing hoard of enemies. Fight alone or with up to three friends and collect star multipliers to maximize your high score. Use your score points to purchase upgrades for your ship and try again!

    2020ActionIndie3.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Survivor Mercs

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with A Fistful of Gun.

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

    Purge the billionaires' robot army with your Merc squad! Fast-paced twin-stick action, frantic horde survival, tactical squad-building & tons of loot! Exploit game-breaking synergies to beat the M.E.G.A. Corp. bosses in ever-changing operations. Lock, load, and loot, Commander!

    2026ActionIndieRPG9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Chippy

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with A Fistful of Gun.

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

    Chip destructible bosses apart pixel-by-pixel in this twin-stick bullet-hell shooter.

    2019ActionIndie7.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Mega City Force

    WHY THIS

    Shares twin stick shooting and a retro mood with A Fistful of Gun.

    Ranked #8 for A Fistful of Gun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with A Fistful of Gun.

    Retrowave Action Roguelike featuring tough agents battling crime to the electrifying music of artists like Droid Bishop, Timecop1983, and more! Choose your agent and dive into hardcore action against enemies and bosses, utilizing a vast arsenal and special abilities that will define your playstyle

    2023ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to A Fistful of Gun

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. Hotline Miami

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with A Fistful of Gun.

    Reviewers of A Fistful of Gun cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with A Fistful of Gun.

    Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.

    2012ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Westerado: Double Barreled

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of A Fistful of Gun cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with A Fistful of Gun.

    Westerado: Double Barreled. When your family is murdered by a mysterious desperado, you set out into the world to take revenge. Take control of your own fate and that of others, all using your trusty shooting iron.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Hard West

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with A Fistful of Gun.

    Reviewers of A Fistful of Gun cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with A Fistful of Gun.

    When a tragic turn of events sets one man down a path of supernatural chaos and revenge, he must brutally hunt down all those who wronged him. Fight and survive through 8 unique story-based scenarios, and try your hand at 40 individually designed turn-based combat missions

    2015StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below A Fistful of Gun at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under A Fistful of Gun on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Fistful of Gun.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under A Fistful of Gun on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with A Fistful of Gun.

    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 ↗
  3. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under A Fistful of Gun on Steam right now. Shares Action with A Fistful of Gun.

    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 ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under A Fistful of Gun on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Fistful of Gun.

    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.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under A Fistful of Gun on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Fistful of Gun.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under A Fistful of Gun on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with A Fistful of Gun.

    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 ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under A Fistful of Gun on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with A Fistful of Gun.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under A Fistful of Gun on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with A Fistful of Gun.

    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.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with A Fistful of Gun.

    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 ↗
  2. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with A Fistful of Gun.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

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

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Survivor Mercs

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with A Fistful of Gun.

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

    Purge the billionaires' robot army with your Merc squad! Fast-paced twin-stick action, frantic horde survival, tactical squad-building & tons of loot! Exploit game-breaking synergies to beat the M.E.G.A. Corp. bosses in ever-changing operations. Lock, load, and loot, Commander!

    2026ActionIndieRPG9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Chippy

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with A Fistful of Gun.

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

    Chip destructible bosses apart pixel-by-pixel in this twin-stick bullet-hell shooter.

    2019ActionIndie7.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Mega City Force

    WHY THIS

    Shares twin stick shooting and a retro mood with A Fistful of Gun.

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

    Retrowave Action Roguelike featuring tough agents battling crime to the electrifying music of artists like Droid Bishop, Timecop1983, and more! Choose your agent and dive into hardcore action against enemies and bosses, utilizing a vast arsenal and special abilities that will define your playstyle

    2023ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about A Fistful of Gun

Is A Fistful of Gun verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — A Fistful of Gun 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 A Fistful of Gun cost?
A Fistful of Gun is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does A Fistful of Gun have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — A Fistful of Gun supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Co-op).
What games are most similar to A Fistful of Gun?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside A Fistful of Gun are Retromancer, MagiCarnage, Trigger Fever.
Who developed A Fistful of Gun?
A Fistful of Gun was developed by FarmerGnome and published by Devolver Digital.

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 A Fistful of Gun.

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