Games like Time Bandit
If Time Bandit is your kind of game, the closest matches are Guns N Stuff, Inverse Ninjas VS. The Public Domain and Paws (CPC/Spectrum) — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Time Bandit: In this unique top-down shooter with text adventure elements from the 1980s, take on the role of a time traveller seeking wealth and adventure across a number of different eras of time. Play with 1 or 2 players. Players can choose to work together, or against each other!
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Guns N Stuff
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Top pick for Time Bandit fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Time Bandit.
A top down shared screen local multiplayer game allowing for battles between you and your friends as well as co-op game play against waves of endless zombies.
Inverse Ninjas VS. The Public Domain
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Time Bandit fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Time Bandit.
The iconic stuck-it-to-the-man party game receives an EPIC FREE STORY MODE UPDATE! Rise to the challenge of the evil Shogun Han Gorou!
Paws (CPC/Spectrum)
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Time Bandit fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Time Bandit.
In this unique top-down game from 1985, you are a mother cat whose twelve young kittens have wandered off into a labarinthine town prowled by fearsome dogs. Can you save them all?
Fallen Blades
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Ranked #4 for Time Bandit fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Time Bandit.
A fast-paced, top-down action game. As a lone warrior, face endless waves of traitors in brutal, one-hit-kill combat. Master split-second dashes and unlock a diverse arsenal of traditional weapons to survive the betrayal.
Square Shootout
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Ranked #5 for Time Bandit fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Time Bandit.
Co-op only gameplay up to 4 players. Old school no saves. Silly gameplay, friendly controllers. Remote Play with friends.
Zombiepede
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Time Bandit fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Time Bandit.
Upgrade your weapons in this roguelike defense shooter to shoot your way alone or with up to 4 friends in coop through endless hordes of different creatures and levels. Test different strategies to survive the early game and feel like a god in the late game.
BattleTanks - Animal Wars
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Ranked #7 for Time Bandit fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Time Bandit.
Welcome to BattleTanks! Join friends to defend animals from moles in co-op game. Explore 5 worlds with 80+ missions. Face bosses, gather tank parts, and craft your machine. Play with up to 4 friends. Ready to save the world?
Tank Tactics - TDS
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Ranked #8 for Time Bandit fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Time Bandit.
Tank Tactics is a throw back action shooter & puzzler. You are the hero in a world overrun by the ATTF (Autonomous Tank Tactical Force) which has "almost" eradicated human society. Little do these robotic overlords know, in a secret base was developed a powerful new human controlled prototype.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Time Bandit at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Time Bandit on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Time Bandit.
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?
The Test
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Priced ~60% under Time Bandit on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Time Bandit.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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Priced ~70% under Time Bandit on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Time Bandit.
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.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Time Bandit on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Time Bandit.
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.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Time Bandit on Steam right now. Shares Action with Time Bandit.
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.
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Time Bandit on Steam right now. Shares Action with Time Bandit.
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.
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
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Priced ~60% under Time Bandit on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Time Bandit.
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?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
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Priced ~60% under Time Bandit on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Time Bandit.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Time Bandit.
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.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Time Bandit.
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 Adventure with Time Bandit.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Star Fetchers
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Time Bandit.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
Eternal Senia
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Time Bandit.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Disfigure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Time Bandit.
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!
![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 Time Bandit
- How much does Time Bandit cost?
- Time Bandit is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Time Bandit have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Time Bandit 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 Time Bandit?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Time Bandit are Guns N Stuff, Inverse Ninjas VS. The Public Domain, Paws (CPC/Spectrum).
- Who developed Time Bandit?
- Time Bandit was developed by MicroDeal Ltd. and published by Pixel Games UK.
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 Time Bandit.
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