Games like Metavaxx
Below are 19 hand-picked alternatives to Metavaxx for fans of action, strategy, 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 Metavaxx 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, more from PUNKCAKE Delicieux. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Metavaxx: The world's first minesweeper shooter. Identify infected cells, peacefully clear your way around them... or shoot 'em down and face the consequences.
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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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Space Bandit
Top pick for Metavaxx fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Metavaxx.
Brutal twin stick shooter with fun and clever enemies. Also has roguelite and Sci-Fi stuff.
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Survivors of the Dawn
Second-strongest match for Metavaxx fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Metavaxx.
A roguelite horde-survival bullet heaven with QUINTILLIONS of bullets over QUINTILLIONS of hordes. Mix weapons with items, modify, control chaos at terminals and break through tightening waves.
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HyperParasite
Third-strongest match for Metavaxx fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Metavaxx.
A rogue-lite twin-stick shooter/brawler that never plays the same twice. Collect and control 60 different characters as the body-snatching alien Parasite with a grudge against humanity. Fight to the top of the food chain: possess the President, push the Big Red Button and one-up the human race.
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Tesla vs Lovecraft
Ranked #4 for Metavaxx fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Metavaxx.
Tesla vs Lovecraft is an intense top-down twin stick arena shooter from the creators of Crimsonland and Neon Chrome. Play as the enigmatic inventor Nikola Tesla harnessing the static energy to power up Tesla-Mech and give the lovecraftian nightmares a lesson in horror!
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Touhou ~Red Empress Devil.
Ranked #5 for Metavaxx fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Metavaxx.
"Touhou ~Red Empress Devil." is a bullet-hell shooting roguelike action game. Set in The Scarlet Devil Mansion, the inhabitants of Gensokyo go on a rampage!
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ANVIL
Ranked #6 for Metavaxx fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Metavaxx.
Take on the role of a Vault Breaker in search of alien artifacts called “Vaults” and fight against monsters and powerful bosses. You can strengthen your Breakers to explore far-away galaxies that no one has ever reached!
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Teleglitch: Die More Edition
Ranked #7 for Metavaxx fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Metavaxx.
In a cold, dark future dominated by mega-corporations, a small lonely planet on the edge of habitable space is the site of a shadowy research facility specializing in necrotic tissue reactivation. You are a scientist who has suddenly awoken to the realization that you are the lone survivor.
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Journey to the West Survivor
Ranked #8 for Metavaxx fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Metavaxx.
"Journey to the West Survivors" is a survivor-like game. You can choose from 12 interesting characters and combine various playstyles among over 200 skills. Additionally, you can get married, cultivate crops, build structures, recruit partners, and work together to fight against enemies.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Metavaxx
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4D Minesweeper
Reviewers of Metavaxx cross-mention this title as a similar play.
4D Minesweeper brings the classic mechanics of Minesweeper into the fourth dimension and adds some new features to it.
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DemonCrawl
Reviewers of Metavaxx cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Metavaxx.
DemonCrawl is a puzzle roguelite that combines the addicting gameplay of Minesweeper with hundreds of unique items, stages, and abilities!
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More from PUNKCAKE Delicieux
Other recommendable Steam games by PUNKCAKE Delicieux, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
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Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate
Another title from PUNKCAKE Delicieux, the studio behind Metavaxx. Shares Action and Strategy with Metavaxx.
Chess, but you replace your entire army with a royal shotgun. A unique strategy roguelike based on the timeless checkboard classic.
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The Wratch's Den
Another title from PUNKCAKE Delicieux, the studio behind Metavaxx. Shares Strategy with Metavaxx.
A byte-sized Dungeon Keeping roguelike: dig out your lair, populate it with monsters and protect the Wratch from heroes come for easy prestige.
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MOONPONG: Tales of Epic Lunacy
Another title from PUNKCAKE Delicieux, the studio behind Metavaxx. Shares Action with Metavaxx.
Psychedelic Roguelite Pong 'em up where you go to bring back the Moon. A crazy, addictive, and hilarious arcade-action game based on the granddad of all video games.
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Spectrum Forces
Another title from PUNKCAKE Delicieux, the studio behind Metavaxx. Shares Action with Metavaxx.
Make up your squads out of 9 unique spaceships and go clear 3 planets from hordes of robots in not-so-classic horizontal shoot-em-up style!
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Scavenger of Dunomini
Another title from PUNKCAKE Delicieux, the studio behind Metavaxx. Shares Action and Strategy with Metavaxx.
The world's first match-3 trash pile defender! Protect and manage your pile of garbage while recycling it into deadly defenses against thieving drones.
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Rush for the Ages
Another title from PUNKCAKE Delicieux, the studio behind Metavaxx. Shares Strategy with Metavaxx.
Remake history and race your opponents for a complete and glorious timeline in this lightning-fast card game.
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Frequently asked about Metavaxx
- Does Metavaxx run on Steam Deck?
- Metavaxx 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 Metavaxx cost?
- Metavaxx is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Metavaxx?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Metavaxx are Space Bandit, Survivors of the Dawn, HyperParasite.
- Who developed Metavaxx?
- Metavaxx was developed by PUNKCAKE Delicieux.
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 Metavaxx.
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