Games like Metavaxx
If Metavaxx is your kind of game, the closest matches are Space Bandit, Survivors of the Dawn and HyperParasite — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and intense. 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.
Get personalized picks →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.
Players who liked Metavaxx also play
Steam players who put hours into Metavaxx 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.
Space Bandit
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Metavaxx.
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.
Survivors of the Dawn
WHY THIS
Shares twin stick shooting, roguelite progression, roguelite and an intense mood with Metavaxx.
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.
HyperParasite
WHY THIS
Shares twin stick shooting, procedural generation and an atmospheric mood with Metavaxx.
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.
Tesla vs Lovecraft
WHY THIS
Shares twin stick shooting and an intense mood with Metavaxx.
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!
Touhou ~Red Empress Devil.
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Metavaxx.
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!
ANVIL
WHY THIS
Shares roguelite progression and a challenging mood with Metavaxx.
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!
Teleglitch: Die More Edition
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and an atmospheric mood with Metavaxx.
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.
SYNTHETIK 2
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with Metavaxx.
Ranked #8 for Metavaxx fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Metavaxx.
SYNTHETIK 2 is a unrelenting tactical-shooter rogue-lite. Play alone or with friends. Loot powerful tech. Experience the next level in gun-play. Upgrade your androids to rival the machine gods!
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MineSweeper VR
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Metavaxx cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Metavaxx.
The famous "Minesweeper" is now in virtual reality! Classic gameplay with stunning control and excellent atmosphere!
DemonCrawl
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with Metavaxx.
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!
Minesweeper Classy
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Metavaxx cross-mention this title as a similar play.
A modern and stylish take on a classic logic puzzle game. Play the classic minesweeper levels, beat unique level layouts and challenges, or create and share your own level designs. Features a ton of customization options.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Metavaxx at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Metavaxx on Steam right now. Shares Action with Metavaxx.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Metavaxx on Steam right now. Shares Action with Metavaxx.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Metavaxx on Steam right now. Shares Action with Metavaxx.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Metavaxx on Steam right now. Shares Action with Metavaxx.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Metavaxx on Steam right now. Shares Action with Metavaxx.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Nodebuster
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Metavaxx on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Metavaxx.
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Metavaxx on Steam right now. Shares Action with Metavaxx.
You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Metavaxx on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Metavaxx.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Coloring Pixels
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.
Disfigure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Metavaxx.
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!
Paper Lily - Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
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!
Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.
Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
DORONKO WANKO
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Metavaxx.
『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.
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.
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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.
Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Metavaxx.
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.
The Wratch's Den
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Metavaxx.
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.
MOONPONG: Tales of Epic Lunacy
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Metavaxx.
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.
Spectrum Forces
WHY THIS
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!
Scavenger of Dunomini
WHY THIS
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.
Rush for the Ages
WHY THIS
Shares meta progression, resource management, indie and an intense mood with Metavaxx.
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.
Ecstatic
WHY THIS
Another title from PUNKCAKE Delicieux, the studio behind Metavaxx. Shares Action with Metavaxx.
Rave spider goes to the bullet-hell ball: shoot rockets out of your butt, dodge and destroy waves upon waves of drones, slow down time whenever you don't move.
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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