Games like Arlo
If Arlo is your kind of game, the closest matches are Defenders of the Omniverse, FuryDough and Headbangers in Holiday Hell — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Arlo: Skirt, attack, face thousands of enemies and level-up to survive. 27 weapons with 11 different main attacks and more than 70 equipment. Customize your starter character and dodge hundreds of enemies rushing to you while you level-up and boost your stats or pick passive attacks.
Players who liked Arlo also play
Steam players who put hours into Arlo 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.
Defenders of the Omniverse
WHY THIS
Top pick for Arlo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Arlo.
DotO is a reverse bullet hell game with 80’s cartoon vibes. Play as heroes from across the Omniverse, battling the Dark Wizard Umbros’ hordes. Face epic bosses, collect powerful weapons, and create your ultimate build in vibrant, hand-crafted levels!
Headbangers in Holiday Hell
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Arlo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Arlo.
Christmas. Christmas never changes. Soon those overzealous little freaks will swarm the city led by that bearded maniac. But this time, we fight back. Inspired by Zombies Ate My Neighbors and Beavis&Butthead's heavy metal comedy, this is twin-stick mayhem like you've never experienced before.
Samurai Survivors
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Arlo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Arlo.
Slash through hordes of enemies and become the ultimate swordmaster! In this action rogue-lite, choose from variety of weapons and upgrades to create game-breaking synergies. Survive against unique types of enemies as you get older and suffer from the curse of undying
Eldritch Exterminators
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Arlo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Arlo.
Become a possessed gun in this bullet heaven rogue-lite, mowing down hordes of Eldritch minions with chaotic firepower. Harvest souls, hoard artifacts, and craft insane builds to slay gods and break free.
Binding of Elements
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Arlo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Arlo.
In this action-rougelike game you'll have to survive waves of monsters and fight against bosses. You'll be able to combine different elements to get unique abilities and arm yourself against the challenges. Choose from a variety of upgrades and improve your character or abilities.
Antipaint
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Arlo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Arlo.
An action-packed roguelite shooter where you battle famous works of art and each level you beat becomes a masterpiece to add to your colorful collection.
X Invader
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Arlo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Arlo.
X Invader is an action roguelite where you hack into big corporations' servers. Use add-ons from fellow hackers to defeat monsters. Powerful, cute bosses guard these servers!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Arlo at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Arlo on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Arlo.
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 ~50% under Arlo on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Arlo.
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 ~63% under Arlo on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Arlo.
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 ~75% under Arlo on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with Arlo.
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.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Arlo on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Arlo.
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.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Arlo on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Arlo.
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.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Arlo on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Arlo.
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!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Arlo on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Arlo.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Arlo.
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 Arlo.
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?
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Arlo.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Arlo.
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.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Arlo.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Arlo.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Arlo.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Samurai Survivors
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Arlo.
Slash through hordes of enemies and become the ultimate swordmaster! In this action rogue-lite, choose from variety of weapons and upgrades to create game-breaking synergies. Survive against unique types of enemies as you get older and suffer from the curse of undying
Eldritch Exterminators
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Arlo.
Become a possessed gun in this bullet heaven rogue-lite, mowing down hordes of Eldritch minions with chaotic firepower. Harvest souls, hoard artifacts, and craft insane builds to slay gods and break free.
Antipaint
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Arlo.
An action-packed roguelite shooter where you battle famous works of art and each level you beat becomes a masterpiece to add to your colorful collection.
Frequently asked about Arlo
- How much does Arlo cost?
- Arlo is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Arlo?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Arlo are Defenders of the Omniverse, FuryDough, Headbangers in Holiday Hell.
- Who developed Arlo?
- Arlo was developed by Maekow.
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 Arlo.
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