Games like Shadowgrounds
If Shadowgrounds is your kind of game, the closest matches are Shadowgrounds Survivor, Alien Breed: Impact and Alien Breed 3: Descent — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its flashlight adds constant tension, soundtrack enhances immersion and atmospheric. 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 Shadowgrounds: Shadowgrounds breathes fresh air into the action genre with explosive combat sequences, an innovative weapon upgrade system, and an intriguing storyline. The adrenaline-pumping, top-down gameplay and audiovisual fireworks set the scene for this new action experience which also includes single computer (split keyboard or joystick) co-op...
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Shadowgrounds Survivor
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with Shadowgrounds.
Top pick for Shadowgrounds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Shadowgrounds.
Surviving is only half the game. The award-winning atmosphere and gameplay mechanics of the original Shadowgrounds make a triumphant return in this spin off/sequel armed with a slick new feature set! Shadowgrounds Survivor tells the story of the last remaining humans on Jupiter's moon Ganymede, where the alien onslaught is in full force.
Alien Breed: Impact
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadowgrounds.
Second-strongest match for Shadowgrounds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Shadowgrounds.
Experience the explosive science fiction arcade-shooter that resurrects a much revered franchise in an epic single player and co-op multiplayer campaign.
Alien Breed 3: Descent
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and a tense mood with Shadowgrounds.
Third-strongest match for Shadowgrounds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Shadowgrounds.
Experience the final explosive chapter in the Alien Breed series and uncover the horrifying truth surrounding the existence of the Breed. Launch discount good thru Nov. 24 10am PST.
Alien Breed 2: Assault
WHY THIS
Shares weapon upgrades and an atmospheric mood with Shadowgrounds.
Ranked #4 for Shadowgrounds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Shadowgrounds.
Can you survive the alien onslaught? Gamers across the world will now have a chance to play the next chapter in this high-budget, high-quality series.
Gunnheim
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadowgrounds.
Ranked #5 for Shadowgrounds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Shadowgrounds.
Dish out carnage of hellish proportions in Gunnheim, a top-down co-op shooter where the equation is simple: Vikings + Guns = Mayhem!
RUINER
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadowgrounds.
Ranked #6 for Shadowgrounds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Shadowgrounds.
RUINER is a brutal action shooter set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok. A wired psychopath lashes out against a corrupt system to uncover the truth and retrieve his kidnapped brother under the guidance of a secretive hacker friend.
Crimsonland
WHY THIS
Shares weapon upgrades with Shadowgrounds.
Ranked #7 for Shadowgrounds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Shadowgrounds.
Thousands of aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and more are on the attack - can you survive the onslaught? Crimsonland is a top-down shooter with a touch of RPG. Unlock over 30 weapons and over 50 perks from quirky to brutal. Complete the quest and show your skills in five survival modes.
Hatred
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Shadowgrounds.
Ranked #8 for Shadowgrounds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Shadowgrounds.
Hatred is a violent twin-stick shooter, in which you take the role of The Antagonist fighting against all of humanity.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Shadowgrounds at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Shadowgrounds on Steam right now. Shares Action with Shadowgrounds.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Shadowgrounds on Steam right now. Shares Action with Shadowgrounds.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Shadowgrounds on Steam right now. Shares Action with Shadowgrounds.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Shadowgrounds on Steam right now. Shares Action with Shadowgrounds.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Shadowgrounds on Steam right now. Shares Action with Shadowgrounds.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
WHY THIS
Priced ~64% under Shadowgrounds on Steam right now. Shares Action with Shadowgrounds.
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.
Streets of Rogue
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under Shadowgrounds on Steam right now. Shares Action with Shadowgrounds.
Fight, sneak, and hack your way through randomly generated cities. It's like Nuclear Throne meets Deus Ex, mixed with the anarchy of GTA. Rogue-lite meets immersive sim, and goes completely insane.
Superflight
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Shadowgrounds on Steam right now. Shares Action with Shadowgrounds.
Superflight is an intense, easy to learn wingsuit game with an infinite number of beautiful procedurally generated maps. A great game to relax for half an hour and chase your latest highscore!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Shadowgrounds.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Shadowgrounds.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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?
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Shadowgrounds.
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.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Shadowgrounds.
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.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Shadowgrounds.
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.).
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More from Frozenbyte
Other recommendable Steam games by Frozenbyte, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Trine 2: Complete Story
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadowgrounds.
Another title from Frozenbyte, the studio behind Shadowgrounds. Shares Action with Shadowgrounds.
Three Heroes make their way through dangers untold in a fairytale world, featuring physics-based puzzles, beautiful sights and online co-op.
Trine Enchanted Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadowgrounds.
Another title from Frozenbyte, the studio behind Shadowgrounds. Shares Action with Shadowgrounds.
Three Heroes make their way through dangers untold in a fairytale world of great castles and strange machinery, featuring physics-based puzzles, beautiful sights and online co-op.
Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadowgrounds.
Another title from Frozenbyte, the studio behind Shadowgrounds. Shares Action with Shadowgrounds.
The best-selling Trine series returns to the magic of 2.5D! Join three iconic heroes as they set off on a quest through fantastical fairytale landscapes to save the world from the Nightmare Prince’s shadows.
Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadowgrounds.
Another title from Frozenbyte, the studio behind Shadowgrounds. Shares Action with Shadowgrounds.
Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power is a platforming game of action, puzzles and adventure, and the sequel to the award winning Trine and Trine 2. Reunite with the three heroes in an all-new adventure, now for the first time in full 3D!
Starbase
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Shadowgrounds.
Another title from Frozenbyte, the studio behind Shadowgrounds. Shares Action with Shadowgrounds.
Starbase is a hybrid voxel/vertex-based space MMO with a fully destructible and infinitely expanding universe, with a focus on building and designing spaceships and stations, exploration, resource gathering, crafting, trading, and combat.
Nine Parchments
WHY THIS
Another title from Frozenbyte, the studio behind Shadowgrounds. Shares Action with Shadowgrounds.
Nine Parchments is a co-operative blast'em up game of magic mayhem from Frozenbyte, creators of the Trine series!
Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy
WHY THIS
Another title from Frozenbyte, the studio behind Shadowgrounds. Shares Action with Shadowgrounds.
The Trine series is back with its biggest adventure! In their fifth outing, the Heroes of Trine are pitted against dastardly and duplicitous villains, who will stop at nothing to seize control of the kingdom. The clock is ticking to save the world of Trine!
Shadwen
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadowgrounds.
Another title from Frozenbyte, the studio behind Shadowgrounds. Shares Action with Shadowgrounds.
Shadwen is a 3rd person stealth-action game where the only rule is to remain unseen. Stay hidden - or the ruthless guards will kill you on sight!
Frequently asked about Shadowgrounds
- Does Shadowgrounds work on Steam Deck?
- Shadowgrounds is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does Shadowgrounds cost?
- Shadowgrounds is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Shadowgrounds have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Shadowgrounds supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
- What games are most similar to Shadowgrounds?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Shadowgrounds are Shadowgrounds Survivor, Alien Breed: Impact, Alien Breed 3: Descent.
- Who developed Shadowgrounds?
- Shadowgrounds was developed by Frozenbyte.
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