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Games like Stardust Rain

If Stardust Rain is your kind of game, the closest matches are Daybreak Slam, Knock Off: The Battle For Imagination and GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- — 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 Stardust Rain: A momentum-driven 2.5D anime fighting game. Build velocity, adapt on the fly, and always be on the move! Easy to pick up, hard to master, with rollback netcode.

2027ActionIndieWindowsby EX Beat
Stardust Rain — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Stardust Rain 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. Daybreak Slam

    WHY THIS

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

    Colorful characters clash in this beginner friendly 2D Fighter. Family friendly themes and aesthetics with simple combat mechanics make Daybreak Slam a welcoming experience for new players to the genre, and allow each character to stand out in their own unique ways that veterans will appreciate.

    ActionIndieCasualSteam ↗
  2. Knock Off: The Battle For Imagination

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Stardust Rain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Stardust Rain.

    Fight for the fate of imagination in this fast-paced 2D fighter inspired by classic arcade games and 80s/90s action figures. Master air combos, EX moves, assists, and super attacks with a roster of wild off-brand toy legends.

    2027ActionSteam ↗
  3. GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Stardust Rain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Stardust Rain.

    The cutting-edge 2D/3D hybrid graphics pioneered in the Guilty Gear series have been raised to the next level in “GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-“. The new artistic direction and improved character animations will go beyond anything you’ve seen before in a fighting game!

    2021Action39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. BLEACH Rebirth of Souls

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Stardust Rain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Stardust Rain.

    Awaken the blade within you and reverse your fate in BLEACH Rebirth of Souls! Engage in thrilling battles with powerful sword abilities and characters from this legendary anime franchise.

    2025Action59.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Stardust Rain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Stardust Rain.

    SHATTER ALL EXPECTATIONS! Transcend beyond your limits with KOF XV!

    2024Action29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Rivals of Aether II

    WHY THIS

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

    Rivals of Aether II is the sequel to the hit indie fighting game, Rivals of Aether. Play as both new and returning elemental fighters in the next generation of platform fighters.

    2024ActionIndie29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Stardust Rain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Stardust Rain.

    DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO takes the legendary gameplay of the Budokai Tenkaichi series and raises it to whole new levels. Make yours the destructive power of the strongest fighters ever to appear in Dragon Ball!

    2024Action69.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II Sys:Celes

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Stardust Rain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Stardust Rain.

    The newest riveting installment in the epic Under Night In-Birth saga rises from the Abyss! Improved visuals and battle system! Witness the curtain fall on the tale of the Hollow Night. Vie for supremacy through exhilarating combat and a deep, robust battle system!

    2024Action49.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. 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 Stardust Rain.

    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 ↗
  2. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

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

    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.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

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

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeSteam ↗
  8. Electoral Carnage

    WHY THIS

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

    Electoral Carnage is an absurd 2D fighting game featuring America's most famous (and infamous) politicians. If you don't download it you hate America. Also JFK can assassinate himself. What more do you need to know?

    2026ActionFree To PlayEarly AccessFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Stardust Rain

Does Stardust Rain have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Stardust Rain supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP).
What games are most similar to Stardust Rain?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Stardust Rain are Daybreak Slam, Knock Off: The Battle For Imagination, GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-.
Who developed Stardust Rain?
Stardust Rain was developed by EX Beat.

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