Games like TYPECAST
If TYPECAST is your kind of game, the closest matches are Shooting Blaster Big Bang Boom, Polyfury and Super Crome: Bullet Purgatory — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its addictive high score chasing, challenging and competitive. 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 TYPECAST: TYPECAST is a bullet hell where you type to shoot. Get swarmed by enemies, manage the chaos, and climb the leaderboards in this unique arcade experience.
Players who liked TYPECAST also play
Steam players who put hours into TYPECAST 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.
Shooting Blaster Big Bang Boom
WHY THIS
Top pick for TYPECAST fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with TYPECAST.
Are you gonna shoot? YES! Are you gonna blast? YES! Are you gonna make a big bang? YES! Are you gonna make a big boom? YES! So what do you get? Shooting Blaster Big Bang Boom! Come have some fun, it's Good Time time!
Polyfury
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for TYPECAST fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with TYPECAST.
You thought geometry was difficult? Now it's got a gun! Face the fury of the Seven Deadly Shapes and blast your way through a barrage of bullets and lasers in this highly accessible bullet hell.
Super Crome: Bullet Purgatory
WHY THIS
Shares leaderboards, score chasing and an intense mood with TYPECAST.
Third-strongest match for TYPECAST fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with TYPECAST.
In the dark depths of space, an unknown threat called Purgatory has begun to consume colonies throughout the cosmos. Now it’s up to Crome, the Consul’s best star pilot, to travel into the unknown and put an end to Purgatory before it overcomes the entire galaxy.
Missile Man
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for TYPECAST fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with TYPECAST.
A precision bullet-hell boss rush. Dodge 15 escalating attack types, chain perfect grazes into devastating combos, and strike during vulnerability windows across 28 handcrafted boss fights. Three difficulty modes, risk contracts, and deep upgrade progression keep every run fresh.
wonShot
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for TYPECAST fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with TYPECAST.
Your job is to destroy as many enemy ships as possible with your giant laser, but it only fires once per day! Travel through the galaxy destroying the rebel army one shot at a time in wonShot!
Always Surrender
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for TYPECAST fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with TYPECAST.
Battle a never ending swarm of enemies, but be sure to surrender before you die...
The Hong Kong Massacre
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with TYPECAST.
Ranked #7 for TYPECAST fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with TYPECAST.
Blast your way through the streets of Hong Kong in a fast-paced, top-down shooter. Inspired by classic action movies, The Hong Kong Massacre places you at the center of a hard-boiled revenge story, filled with brutal, cinematic shootouts and vivid underworld locations.
Space War: Infinity
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with TYPECAST.
Ranked #8 for TYPECAST fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with TYPECAST.
Vertical semi-procedural shmup with upgrades, real-time enemy waves, and infinite replayability. Level up your ship, unlock 20+ weapons, defeat 5 bosses, and survive endless bullet-hell combat.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below TYPECAST at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under TYPECAST on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with TYPECAST.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under TYPECAST on Steam right now. Shares Indie with TYPECAST.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under TYPECAST on Steam right now. Shares Indie with TYPECAST.
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.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under TYPECAST on Steam right now. Shares Action with TYPECAST.
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.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under TYPECAST on Steam right now. Shares Action with TYPECAST.
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.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under TYPECAST on Steam right now. Shares Indie with TYPECAST.
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!
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under TYPECAST on Steam right now. Shares Action with TYPECAST.
Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under TYPECAST on Steam right now. Shares Indie with TYPECAST.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
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 TYPECAST.
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 TYPECAST.
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. Shares Indie with TYPECAST.
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?
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with TYPECAST.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
Virtual Cottage
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with TYPECAST.
Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with TYPECAST.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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Frequently asked about TYPECAST
- Is TYPECAST verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — TYPECAST is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does TYPECAST cost?
- TYPECAST is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to TYPECAST?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside TYPECAST are Shooting Blaster Big Bang Boom, Polyfury, Super Crome: Bullet Purgatory.
- Who developed TYPECAST?
- TYPECAST was developed by Gutter Arcade, Mecha Studios and published by Gutter Arcade, Official Electric.
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 TYPECAST.
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