Games like Syder Arcade
If Syder Arcade is your kind of game, the closest matches are Syder Reloaded, Jets'n'Guns Gold and R-Type Dimensions EX — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its movement feels perfect, atmospheric and challenging. 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 Syder Arcade: Killing zombies never gets old, but sometimes you just need a break. Get back to some serious old-school gaming with Syder Arcade! Syder Arcade is a love letter to Amiga games of the ‘90s, no coins, no upgrade grinding, just your tenacity and a motherload of alien invaders.
Players who liked Syder Arcade also play
Steam players who put hours into Syder Arcade 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.
Syder Reloaded
WHY THIS
Top pick for Syder Arcade fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Syder Arcade.
Syder Reloaded revives the Syder series in this love-letter to 90s Amiga shmups with upgraded graphics and refined gameplay. Challenging levels, a fleet of ships and a motherload of alien invaders. Get back to your roots and curse at your monitor in this skills-first shooter.
Jets'n'Guns Gold
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Syder Arcade.
Second-strongest match for Syder Arcade fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Syder Arcade.
Jets'n'Guns is a heavy piece of ground shaking rock blasting action with graphics and special effects that will blow you eyes out! Enjoy yourself in almost-insane action adventure of saving the universe from the deadly threat of more than 270 unique monsters in the campaign of 43 levels.
R-Type Dimensions EX
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Syder Arcade.
Third-strongest match for Syder Arcade fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Syder Arcade.
R-Type and R-Type II, the legendary coin-op space shooters, are now together on Steam!
Enemy Mind
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Syder Arcade.
Ranked #4 for Syder Arcade fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Syder Arcade.
A retro shooter with a new power: the power to become any ship.Lost in the depths of space, you are a being of pure psychic energy with the uncanny power to take over and control anything you see in order to survive.Built for PC, Enemy Mind lets you battle your way through 70+ waves of challenging enemies.
DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Syder Arcade.
Ranked #5 for Syder Arcade fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Syder Arcade.
DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours is the latest installment in Taito's DARIUS series of arcade-style shooting games. Blast hordes of alien sea-monsters, and blaze your own trail through branching environments.
Ikaruga
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Syder Arcade.
Ranked #6 for Syder Arcade fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Syder Arcade.
Shoot! Dodge! and... Get Hit!? "Ikaruga" is a vertical shoot 'em up that features an unique polarity-switching gameplay. Switch the ship's polarity and "get hit and absorb" enemy bullets! Achieve High Score with the chain bonus!
Bit Blaster XL
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Syder Arcade.
Ranked #8 for Syder Arcade fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Syder Arcade.
Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!
Reviewers mention these as similar to Syder Arcade
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Ikaruga
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Syder Arcade.
Reviewers of Syder Arcade cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Syder Arcade.
Shoot! Dodge! and... Get Hit!? "Ikaruga" is a vertical shoot 'em up that features an unique polarity-switching gameplay. Switch the ship's polarity and "get hit and absorb" enemy bullets! Achieve High Score with the chain bonus!
Project X
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Syder Arcade cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Syder Arcade.
Two teenagers were disappeared in the vicinity of the Grackham National Park. At night a roar is heard from the forest. Nearby, a group of archaeologists finds a cave and skull of an unknown creature.
DEFENDER 3D
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Syder Arcade cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Syder Arcade.
The 80s classic side-scroller meets the modern PC Gamer.. DEFENDER 3D lets you choose a spaceship to suit your play style and blast your way through ever increasing waves of alien invaders and bosses. A quick and easy learning curve with seriously addictive gameplay.
Cybernetica
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Syder Arcade cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Syder Arcade.
Cybernetica is a tower defense game. The player’s task is to destroy the enemies with the help of buildings before they cross the base. With the help of 7 towers you need to cope with 50 waves of enemies. Each tower has its own characteristics and cost.
California Games (C64/DOS/Atari/Lynx/NES/SMS/Genesis)
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Syder Arcade cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Ask anyone who considered themselves a true gamer in 1987 and the chances are they will fondly remember California Games. Now on Steam for the very first time, you too can enjoy six radical and awesome events: the half-pipe, roller skating, surfing, BMX, footbag and the flying disc.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Syder Arcade at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Syder Arcade on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Syder Arcade.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Syder Arcade on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Syder Arcade.
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!
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under Syder Arcade on Steam right now. Shares Action with Syder Arcade.
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.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Syder Arcade on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Syder Arcade.
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.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Syder Arcade on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Syder Arcade.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Syder Arcade on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Syder Arcade.
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 ~70% under Syder Arcade on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Syder Arcade.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Syder Arcade on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Syder Arcade.
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.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Syder Arcade.
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 and Indie with Syder Arcade.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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 Syder Arcade.
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 Syder Arcade.
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 Indie with Syder Arcade.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Steam Engine Simulator
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.
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Head-to-head comparisons
More from Studio Evil
Other recommendable Steam games by Studio Evil, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Retro Gadgets
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Syder Arcade.
Another title from Studio Evil, the studio behind Syder Arcade.
Retro Gadgets is a sandbox where you build, code, and customize gadgets inspired by old-school electronics.
Super Cane Magic ZERO - Legend of the Cane Cane
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Syder Arcade.
Another title from Studio Evil, the studio behind Syder Arcade. Shares Action and Indie with Syder Arcade.
Crash-land in the psychedelic world of Super Cane Magic ZERO, a local co-op Action RPG for 1 to 4 players! Immerse yourself in the mind-bending Story Mode or pummel your friends in 8 local Battle Arenas. Smash! Loot! Eat Rocks! Fight a really big fridge!
Relive
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Syder Arcade.
Another title from Studio Evil, the studio behind Syder Arcade. Shares Indie with Syder Arcade.
Relive is a free sci-fi adventure game about CPR. Its main purpose is to increase the awareness about this topic and encourage people to take a CPR class and be prepared to intervene in case of need. Discover the story and challenge your friends in tournament mode!
VR-CPR Personal Edition
WHY THIS
Another title from Studio Evil, the studio behind Syder Arcade.
VR-CPR is a Virtual Reality experience, designed to provide an immersive training environment for healthcare professionals and lay people. Perform BLSD and train your skills in three different scenarios: hospital, out-of-hospital and pediatric.
Syder Reloaded
WHY THIS
Another title from Studio Evil, the studio behind Syder Arcade. Shares Action and Indie with Syder Arcade.
Syder Reloaded revives the Syder series in this love-letter to 90s Amiga shmups with upgraded graphics and refined gameplay. Challenging levels, a fleet of ships and a motherload of alien invaders. Get back to your roots and curse at your monitor in this skills-first shooter.
Dice of Arcana
WHY THIS
Another title from Studio Evil, the studio behind Syder Arcade. Shares Indie with Syder Arcade.
Dice of Arcana is a wicked dice game roguelite. Play with dice and miniatures to topple the Lord of Arcana. Survive a harrowing journey and uncover the mysteries of the Walled City of Iriscadria.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
R-Type Dimensions EX
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Syder Arcade.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Syder Arcade.
R-Type and R-Type II, the legendary coin-op space shooters, are now together on Steam!
Enemy Mind
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Syder Arcade.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Syder Arcade.
A retro shooter with a new power: the power to become any ship.Lost in the depths of space, you are a being of pure psychic energy with the uncanny power to take over and control anything you see in order to survive.Built for PC, Enemy Mind lets you battle your way through 70+ waves of challenging enemies.
Ikaruga
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Syder Arcade.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Syder Arcade.
Shoot! Dodge! and... Get Hit!? "Ikaruga" is a vertical shoot 'em up that features an unique polarity-switching gameplay. Switch the ship's polarity and "get hit and absorb" enemy bullets! Achieve High Score with the chain bonus!
Bit Blaster XL
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Syder Arcade.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Syder Arcade.
Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!
Frequently asked about Syder Arcade
- Does Syder Arcade run on Steam Deck?
- Syder Arcade 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 Syder Arcade cost?
- Syder Arcade is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Syder Arcade?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Syder Arcade are Syder Reloaded, Jets'n'Guns Gold, R-Type Dimensions EX.
- Who developed Syder Arcade?
- Syder Arcade was developed by Studio Evil.
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