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Games like Star Keeper

If Star Keeper is your kind of game, the closest matches are Kid Bubblegum, Super TECHPACK and MoonLess — 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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About Star Keeper: Curious why gamers in the 80s were so addicted to NES games? Star Keeper will take you on a journey to experience the joy of staying up all night to beat this NES game!

2023ActionIndieCasual9.99 USDWindowsby 87arts
Star Keeper — Steam game cover

Players who liked Star Keeper also play

Steam players who put hours into Star Keeper 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. Kid Bubblegum

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Star Keeper fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Star Keeper.

    Aliens have invaded, and Kid Bubblegum is too cool to let that slide. Armed with his trusty Gumslinger, he’ll kick some alien ass and shoot bubblegum…and he has plenty of gum!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Super TECHPACK

    WHY THIS

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

    A charming platformer ripped straight from the arcades. Run, shoot, climb and chomp your way to victory.

    2021ActionIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. MoonLess

    WHY THIS

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

    Moonless is a challenging side-scrolling platformer in the style of classic arcade games of the 1980s, where you control a helpless astronaut who has been left stranded on the moon, and now has to face an invading alien force to earn a chance to go home.

    2023ActionIndieCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Hot Guns: International Missions

    WHY THIS

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

    Your conventional methods of operation are "shoot first then shoot again!"

    2023ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Freddy Farmer

    WHY THIS

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

    Freddy's daughter has been kidnapped by an evil dragon. To rescue her, he must cross the entire kingdom taking some ingredients with which to make a magic potion, but it won't be easy, they must be collected in a specific order and Freddy will have to overcome the dangers he finds in his path.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Cosmic collapse

    WHY THIS

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

    Lasers, blasters, black holes and a lot of enemies... All this is in the endless space, the expanses of which you have to clean up from enemies!

    2022ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Belle Boomerang

    WHY THIS

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

    A fast-action platformer packed with beautiful pixel art and exciting variation in every level!

    2022ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Freddy Frog 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Star Keeper fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with Star Keeper.

    Freddy Frog is on a mission to be the highest frog in the world. This frog just wants to keep jumping and you need to guide his hopping legs onto the next available platform. Be careful. These platforms are not what they seem and a fall from a great height is not good for Freddy Frog.

    2022ActionCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Star Keeper on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Star Keeper.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Star Keeper on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Star Keeper.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Star Keeper on Steam right now. Shares Action with Star Keeper.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Star Keeper on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Star Keeper.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Star Keeper on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Star Keeper.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Star Keeper on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Star Keeper.

    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 ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Star Keeper on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Star Keeper.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Star Keeper on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Star Keeper.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 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 Star Keeper.

    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 Star Keeper.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Star Keeper.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 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 Star Keeper.

    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 ↗
  8. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Star Keeper

How much does Star Keeper cost?
Star Keeper is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Star Keeper?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Star Keeper are Kid Bubblegum, Super TECHPACK, MoonLess.
Who developed Star Keeper?
Star Keeper was developed by 87arts.

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 Star Keeper.

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