Games like PLONG
Below are 11 hand-picked alternatives to PLONG for fans of action, indie, casual, 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 PLONG 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, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About PLONG: Roguelike brick-breaking arcade game. Wreak havoc as a rogue virus in the distant year of 1998.
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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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Hell is Other Demons
Top pick for PLONG fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with PLONG.
Hell is Other Demons is an action-platform shooter, with Roguelite elements. Explore a sprawling, hand-crafted world full of demons, insanely over-the-top boss fights, and a heavy synthwave soundtrack.
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Rick Henderson
Second-strongest match for PLONG fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with PLONG.
Rick Henderson is an endless horizontal-scrolling shoot 'em up with infinite replayability, a true homage to 16-bit shooters wrapped in graphics we all loved. Twitch your fingers through five enemy factions and their bosses, upgrade your ship and try to survive through unpredictable space events.
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MOONPONG: Tales of Epic Lunacy
Third-strongest match for PLONG fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with PLONG.
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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Force Reboot
Ranked #4 for PLONG fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with PLONG.
Force Reboot is a fast-paced FPS with rogue-lite elements. Force Reboot is entirely focused on nonstop gameplay. You need to get past all of the rooms as fast as you can.
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Boneraiser Minions
Ranked #5 for PLONG fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with PLONG.
Amass an army of undead to fight endless waves of heroes intent to end your boneraising ways! In this gothic auto-battler rogue-lite Survivor-like, use the bones of slain heroes to raise your minions, collect relics and spells, and unlock meta upgrades, all to survive King Gigald's crusade!
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Hellbrella
Ranked #6 for PLONG fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with PLONG.
Put on your raincoat and destroy hordes of demons in Hell. Use 5 insane umbrellas in an aerial roguelite hack and slash of pure chaos!
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GunSuit Guardians
Ranked #7 for PLONG fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with PLONG.
Gear up your GunSuit and defend Earth from an alien siege! Equip and upgrade unique arsenals of overpowered weapons to survive overwhelming numbers in this action-roguelite twin-stick horde survival.
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Super House of Dead Ninjas
Ranked #8 for PLONG fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with PLONG.
Super House of Dead Ninjas is an action arcade game with roguelite elements. Race against a 30 second timer as you descend floor after foe-filled floor and attempt to unlock the secrets of this deadly tower!Play as the fearsome Crimson Ninja, wielding an arsenal of deadly ninja weapons and attacks.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
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Boneraiser Minions
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with PLONG.
Amass an army of undead to fight endless waves of heroes intent to end your boneraising ways! In this gothic auto-battler rogue-lite Survivor-like, use the bones of slain heroes to raise your minions, collect relics and spells, and unlock meta upgrades, all to survive King Gigald's crusade!
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Hellbrella
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with PLONG.
Put on your raincoat and destroy hordes of demons in Hell. Use 5 insane umbrellas in an aerial roguelite hack and slash of pure chaos!
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GunSuit Guardians
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with PLONG.
Gear up your GunSuit and defend Earth from an alien siege! Equip and upgrade unique arsenals of overpowered weapons to survive overwhelming numbers in this action-roguelite twin-stick horde survival.
Frequently asked about PLONG
- Does PLONG run on Steam Deck?
- PLONG 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 PLONG cost?
- PLONG is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to PLONG?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside PLONG are Hell is Other Demons, Rick Henderson, MOONPONG: Tales of Epic Lunacy.
- Who developed PLONG?
- PLONG was developed by Rob Gross and published by Henry's House.
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 PLONG.
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