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Games like Light Speed Ride Out

If Light Speed Ride Out is your kind of game, the closest matches are Earl vs. the Mutants, Super Smash Asteroids and Sharded World — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and contemplative. 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 Light Speed Ride Out: Light Speed Ride Out is a top-down space survivors arena shooter with roguelite elements. Upgrade your ship with a variety of items to create unique builds and survive the enemy hordes. Assemble the crew of your ship, make the right decisions and rescue people to get them to join your space colony.

2023ActionStrategyIndieAdventureRPGCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby brimselGames
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Players who liked Light Speed Ride Out also play

Steam players who put hours into Light Speed Ride Out 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. Earl vs. the Mutants

    WHY THIS

    Shares loadout customization, roguelite progression, roguelite and an intense mood with Light Speed Ride Out.

    Top pick for Light Speed Ride Out fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Light Speed Ride Out.

    Save humanity in a mutant-ridden apocalypse! Dive headfirst into Earl vs. the Mutants, a high-octane top-down survival action-roguelite set in the aftermath of a nuclear apocalypse.

    2024ActionAdventureRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Super Smash Asteroids

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Light Speed Ride Out fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Light Speed Ride Out.

    "Super Smash Asteroids" is a high-speed, twin-stick, top-down, rogue-like space shooter. Choose from 6 unique ships, upgrade with 70+ items & blast through epic bosses. Level up for intense, action-packed battles in a futuristic universe. Buckle up for a thrilling journey to glory!

    2023ActionIndieEarly Access4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Sharded World

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Light Speed Ride Out.

    Third-strongest match for Light Speed Ride Out fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Light Speed Ride Out.

    Sharded World is a reversed bullet hell, rogue-lite, ARPG game combining simple gameplay and great rpg progression. Each level has its own unique features and challenges. Upgradable characters, weapons and orbs. Challenges, daily quests, and leaderboards. Fight, get stronger and defeat the Lich!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Destropolis

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Light Speed Ride Out.

    Ranked #4 for Light Speed Ride Out fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Light Speed Ride Out.

    Destropolis is a top-down shooter game with a fully destructible environment, hundreds of enemies and nuclear explosions. Fight a countless swarm of enemies. Tear them to pieces with bullets, lasers and explosions. Destroy as many of them as you can before they overwhelm you...

    2020ActionIndieRPG5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. NIMRODS

    WHY THIS

    Shares meta progression, procedural generation and a challenging mood with Light Speed Ride Out.

    Ranked #5 for Light Speed Ride Out fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Light Speed Ride Out.

    Assemble a limitless arsenal in this survive-em-up roguelite shooter. As a Gun Manufacturer's testing force, your mission is simple: test the latest gun tech and scavenge alien planets. Collect insane weapon parts to invent crazy guns that slay thousands. You may not survive, but your guns will!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Temtem: Swarm

    WHY THIS

    Shares roguelite progression, meta progression, arcade style and an intense mood with Light Speed Ride Out.

    Ranked #6 for Light Speed Ride Out fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Light Speed Ride Out.

    Can you Survive the Swarm? Unlock mighty abilities and upgrades, find and collect Tems to evolve and become stronger, discover overpowered strategies, and battle massive bosses in this survivor-like bullet heaven! Play solo or online co-op with up to 3 players, building the wildest synergies.

    2026ActionRPGCasual12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Flame Over

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and an atmospheric mood with Light Speed Ride Out.

    Ranked #7 for Light Speed Ride Out fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Light Speed Ride Out.

    Blending top down "squirt em-up" action and "Pyroguelike" game mechanics, Flame Over features fast-paced fire-fighting thrills, randomly generated levels, 4 different game zones and dastardly hazards at every turn!

    2015ActionIndie11.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Blazing Beaks

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Light Speed Ride Out.

    Ranked #8 for Light Speed Ride Out fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Light Speed Ride Out.

    Roguelite - where too much greediness can be fatal. A colorful world with armed birds blazing their way through piles of mutants, monsters and creepy creatures. Lots of mysteries to unravel, secrets to discover and levels to explore.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Light Speed Ride Out

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. Star Valor

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Light Speed Ride Out.

    Reviewers of Light Speed Ride Out cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Light Speed Ride Out.

    Choose your own destiny as you explore an open-world procedurally generated galaxy where anything is possible. Become a miner, a trader, a bounty hunter, a pirate, or perhaps a jack of all trades. Start off small and build your way to the top but remember with every action, comes consequences.

    2022ActionIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and an immersive mood with Light Speed Ride Out.

    Reviewers of Light Speed Ride Out cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Light Speed Ride Out.

    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. EVERSPACE™

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Light Speed Ride Out cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Light Speed Ride Out.

    EVERSPACE™ combines fast-paced combat with roguelike elements, great visuals and a captivating story. It takes you on a challenging journey through an ever-changing, beautifully crafted universe full of surprises. Shoot, craft and loot your way to victory while the odds are stacked against you.

    2017ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Light Speed Ride Out.

    Reviewers of Light Speed Ride Out cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Light Speed Ride Out.

    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 ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Light Speed Ride Out at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Light Speed Ride Out on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Light Speed Ride Out.

    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 Light Speed Ride Out on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Light Speed Ride Out.

    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 Light Speed Ride Out on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Light Speed Ride Out.

    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 Light Speed Ride Out on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Light Speed Ride Out.

    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. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Light Speed Ride Out on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Light Speed Ride Out.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Light Speed Ride Out on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Light Speed Ride Out.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Light Speed Ride Out on Steam right now. Shares Action with Light Speed Ride Out.

    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 ↗
  8. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Light Speed Ride Out on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Light Speed Ride Out.

    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 ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Light Speed Ride Out.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Light Speed Ride Out.

    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 ↗
  3. 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 Light Speed Ride Out.

    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 ↗
  4. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Light Speed Ride Out.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  5. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Light Speed Ride Out.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Light Speed Ride Out.

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Light Speed Ride Out.

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Light Speed Ride Out.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Earl vs. the Mutants

    WHY THIS

    Shares loadout customization, roguelite progression, roguelite and an intense mood with Light Speed Ride Out.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Light Speed Ride Out.

    Save humanity in a mutant-ridden apocalypse! Dive headfirst into Earl vs. the Mutants, a high-octane top-down survival action-roguelite set in the aftermath of a nuclear apocalypse.

    2024ActionAdventureRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Destropolis

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Light Speed Ride Out.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Light Speed Ride Out.

    Destropolis is a top-down shooter game with a fully destructible environment, hundreds of enemies and nuclear explosions. Fight a countless swarm of enemies. Tear them to pieces with bullets, lasers and explosions. Destroy as many of them as you can before they overwhelm you...

    2020ActionIndieRPG5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. NIMRODS

    WHY THIS

    Shares meta progression, procedural generation and a challenging mood with Light Speed Ride Out.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Light Speed Ride Out.

    Assemble a limitless arsenal in this survive-em-up roguelite shooter. As a Gun Manufacturer's testing force, your mission is simple: test the latest gun tech and scavenge alien planets. Collect insane weapon parts to invent crazy guns that slay thousands. You may not survive, but your guns will!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Temtem: Swarm

    WHY THIS

    Shares roguelite progression, meta progression, arcade style and an intense mood with Light Speed Ride Out.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with Light Speed Ride Out.

    Can you Survive the Swarm? Unlock mighty abilities and upgrades, find and collect Tems to evolve and become stronger, discover overpowered strategies, and battle massive bosses in this survivor-like bullet heaven! Play solo or online co-op with up to 3 players, building the wildest synergies.

    2026ActionRPGCasual12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Blazing Beaks

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Light Speed Ride Out.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Light Speed Ride Out.

    Roguelite - where too much greediness can be fatal. A colorful world with armed birds blazing their way through piles of mutants, monsters and creepy creatures. Lots of mysteries to unravel, secrets to discover and levels to explore.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Light Speed Ride Out

Does Light Speed Ride Out run on Steam Deck?
Light Speed Ride Out 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 Light Speed Ride Out cost?
Light Speed Ride Out is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Light Speed Ride Out?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Light Speed Ride Out are Earl vs. the Mutants, Super Smash Asteroids, Sharded World.
Who developed Light Speed Ride Out?
Light Speed Ride Out was developed by brimselGames.

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