Games like Slag
If Slag is your kind of game, the closest matches are STEEL VANGUARD:Project ARES, Rogue Space Convoy and Gunblade Ranger — picked from the ranked list below. 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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Players who liked Slag also play
Steam players who put hours into Slag 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.
STEEL VANGUARD:Project ARES
WHY THIS
Top pick for Slag fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Slag.
Set in a sci-fi world, this top-down shooter challenges you to complete missions and earn the title of “ARES,” the strongest pilot. Collect modules that appear after clearing each wave to customize and upgrade your mech as you see fit, and aim to clear every wave all the way to the end.
ActionSteam ↗Rogue Space Convoy
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Slag fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Slag.
Rogue Space Convoy is a roguelite space action shooter where you pilot a fighter, build a convoy, and choose branching encounters across five hostile passages. Disable enemy cruisers, salvage upgrades, and keep the Ark alive long enough to reach the gate.
Gunblade Ranger
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Slag fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Slag.
An action shooting Roguelite focused on relentless attacks and brutal executions. Fight through the wasteland, execute enemies to restore ammo, collect weapons and mutations, and create your own killing build. Local 2 player co-op supported.
Scrapstorm
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Slag fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Slag.
A 1-4 player bullet-heaven roguelite where the whole city is hunting you. Draft cards every level until one pistol turns into a screen-clearing mess, and watch out for the traffic, the third rail and whatever is running each district.
STARSHRED
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Slag fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Slag.
STARSHRED is a fast-paced, top-down action roguelike set in space. Shred the invaders, choose between powerful upgrades to create unique combinations, and survive boss battles that turn into bullet hell. Grow stronger with every run and destroy the threat invading the planet.
Sugarena
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Slag fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Slag.
Sugarena is a top-down roguelike arena shooter where you fight off relentless hordes of monsters. Choose from a massive arsenal of weapons, upgrade and ascend them to clear the arena.
Star Striker
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Slag fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Slag.
Free-Flight Action Roguelike. Robotic star ships have started popping up all over the galaxy. The handiwork of the Digamora no doubt. Clean up the sectors and face the scourge of the stars herself!
ActionSteam ↗Bullet Banshee
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Slag fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Slag.
An upward-scrolling roguelite shmup. Every run, draft from 40+ stacking items and 10 active equipments into a build that fills the screen with damage. Fork your bullets, chain lightning, collapse a black hole. Then die, upgrade your ship and climb higher.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Slag.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Slag.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Slag.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Slag.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Slag.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Slag.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
![UNBEATABLE [white label] — Steam game cover](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1290490/header.jpg?t=1736770503)
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Frequently asked about Slag
- What games are most similar to Slag?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Slag are STEEL VANGUARD:Project ARES, Rogue Space Convoy, Gunblade Ranger.
- Who developed Slag?
- Slag was developed by Black Robin 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 Slag.
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