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Games like Samurai GUNN

If Samurai GUNN is your kind of game, the closest matches are Samurai GUNN 2, Sepak U - Sports Fighting Game and TowerFall Ascension — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its hidden mechanics reward mastery, funny 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.

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About Samurai GUNN: Samurai GUNN is a lightning-fast Bushido brawler for 2 to 4 players. Each samurai is armed with a sword and gunn, with only 3 bullets to a life. Strategy and quick reflexes are the key to deflecting bullets and sending your opponents’ heads rolling.

2013ActionIndie4.99 USDDeck VerifiedMetacritic 78Windowsby Beau Blyth, Doseone
Samurai GUNN — Steam game cover
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Hidden mechanics reward masteryLocal co op is unmatchedMaps have unique environmental gimmicksFunnyIntenseLighthearted

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Steam players who put hours into Samurai GUNN 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. Samurai GUNN 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Samurai GUNN.

    Top pick for Samurai GUNN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Samurai GUNN.

    Samurai GUNN 2 is a fighting game with Samurai and Gunns. Best your foes online or locally in this cutting edge sequel featuring Rollback Netcode and Ranked Matchmaking. Free Edition out now!

    2021ActionEarly Access19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Sepak U - Sports Fighting Game

    WHY THIS

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

    Smash-Like Volleyball - Fighting Game meets Volleyball and Football with 1-4 players, 21 characters, 21 arenas, with over 10 hours of solo/co-op content, minigames, and epic boss battles. Based on Sepak Takraw, a cultural Asian sport.

    2027ActionSportsIndieSteam ↗
  3. TowerFall Ascension

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Samurai GUNN.

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

    TowerFall Ascension is the definitive version of the hit archery combat game. Inspired by classics from the golden age of couch multiplayer, it's a 4-player local party game centering around hilarious, intense versus matches. The core mechanics are simple and accessible, but hard to master and combat is fierce.

    2014ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Nidhogg

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Samurai GUNN.

    Ranked #4 for Samurai GUNN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Samurai GUNN.

    Nidhogg is the epic award-winning game of fencing tug-of-war complete with flying giant worms.

    2014ActionSportsIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Island Bender

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Samurai GUNN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Samurai GUNN.

    Throw Rocks at each other, collect Powerups, and play with up to 6 players in Local Multiplayer.

    2023ActionIndieCasual8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Hastilude Clash

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Samurai GUNN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Samurai GUNN.

    Master the art of the duel in Hastilude Clash, a high-speed, 4-player party fighter. Inspired by classic directional combat, you’ll clash blades, parry projectiles, and outsmart rivals in a tense dance of steel. It’s easy to strike, but can you block the coming blow?

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  7. A Few Quick Matches

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Samurai GUNN.

    Ranked #7 for Samurai GUNN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Samurai GUNN.

    A FEW QUICK MATCHES is a fast-paced, 1-4 player platform fighter that lets you bring old-school stick battles to life! play with your friends locally, or challenge players online in this flash-inspired spectacle!

    2025ActionIndieCasual6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Fraymakers

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Samurai GUNN.

    Ranked #8 for Samurai GUNN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Samurai GUNN.

    Fraymakers is the ultimate customizable platform fighting game, featuring a cast of some of indie gaming's biggest icons. Duke it out with up to 4 players and call on assists to help out in the heat of battle. Create and play custom characters, stages, modes, and more for infinite fun!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Samurai GUNN

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. Nidhogg

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Samurai GUNN.

    Reviewers of Samurai GUNN cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Samurai GUNN.

    Nidhogg is the epic award-winning game of fencing tug-of-war complete with flying giant worms.

    2014ActionSportsIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. TowerFall Ascension

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Samurai GUNN.

    Reviewers of Samurai GUNN cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Samurai GUNN.

    TowerFall Ascension is the definitive version of the hit archery combat game. Inspired by classics from the golden age of couch multiplayer, it's a 4-player local party game centering around hilarious, intense versus matches. The core mechanics are simple and accessible, but hard to master and combat is fierce.

    2014ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Tower Fall

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Samurai GUNN cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Samurai GUNN.

    Tower Fall is a fun PC alternative to the board game known as "falling tower".

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Samurai GUNN.

    Reviewers of Samurai GUNN cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Samurai GUNN.

    A brand-new side-scrolling entry to the NINJA GAIDEN series from the team behind Blasphemous, NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound redefines the classic platformer saga in a spectacular, thrilling and challenging ninja adventure.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. NINJA GAIDEN 4

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Samurai GUNN.

    Reviewers of Samurai GUNN cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Samurai GUNN.

    The definitive ninja action-adventure franchise returns with NINJA GAIDEN 4! Embark on a cutting-edge adventure where legacy meets innovation in a high-octane blend of style and no-holds-barred combat.

    2025ActionAdventure69.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Samurai GUNN at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Samurai GUNN on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Samurai GUNN.

    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 ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Samurai GUNN on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Samurai GUNN.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Samurai GUNN on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Samurai GUNN.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Samurai GUNN on Steam right now. Shares Action with Samurai GUNN.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Samurai GUNN on Steam right now. Shares Action with Samurai GUNN.

    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.

    2009Action2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Samurai GUNN on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Samurai GUNN.

    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!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Samurai GUNN on Steam right now. Shares Action with Samurai GUNN.

    Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.

    2009Action2.49 USDSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Samurai GUNN on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Samurai GUNN.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Samurai GUNN.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Samurai GUNN.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Samurai GUNN.

    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 ↗
  4. 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 Samurai GUNN.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Samurai GUNN.

    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 ↗
  6. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Samurai GUNN.

    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.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Samurai GUNN.

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Samurai GUNN.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck 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. Samurai GUNN 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Samurai GUNN.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Samurai GUNN.

    Samurai GUNN 2 is a fighting game with Samurai and Gunns. Best your foes online or locally in this cutting edge sequel featuring Rollback Netcode and Ranked Matchmaking. Free Edition out now!

    2021ActionEarly Access19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Nidhogg

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Samurai GUNN.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Samurai GUNN.

    Nidhogg is the epic award-winning game of fencing tug-of-war complete with flying giant worms.

    2014ActionSportsIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Island Bender

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Samurai GUNN.

    Throw Rocks at each other, collect Powerups, and play with up to 6 players in Local Multiplayer.

    2023ActionIndieCasual8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Samurai GUNN

Is Samurai GUNN verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Samurai GUNN 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 Samurai GUNN cost?
Samurai GUNN is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Samurai GUNN have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Samurai GUNN supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen Co-op).
What games are most similar to Samurai GUNN?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Samurai GUNN are Samurai GUNN 2, Sepak U - Sports Fighting Game, TowerFall Ascension.
Who developed Samurai GUNN?
Samurai GUNN was developed by Beau Blyth, Doseone and published by SCRAMBLER.

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 Samurai GUNN.

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