Games like Phobos Down
If Phobos Down is your kind of game, the closest matches are Hello Space, Burst Hero and Starfighter Neon — 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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Steam players who put hours into Phobos Down 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.
Hello Space
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Top pick for Phobos Down fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Phobos Down.
Dive into a 2D action game where you control a spaceship, defeat enemies and overcome deadly traps. Extend your arsenal by collecting new weapons and technologies for your ship that you will need to conquer four different dungeon-like worlds, all connected by an open space full of surprises.
Burst Hero
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Second-strongest match for Phobos Down fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Phobos Down.
Burst Hero is a pixel roguelike shooting survival game. You can choose heroes with different abilities and use various weapons to resist a steady stream of enemies. In the battle, you can customize your build by weapons bullets and cards. Each battle will have different experiences and challenges.
Starfighter Neon
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Third-strongest match for Phobos Down fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Phobos Down.
You've been dropped into enemy space. Weave your Starfighter between alien spaceships, lasers, asteroids and bombs destroying as many as you can and collecting valuable coins and powerups as you go.
It came from space and ate our brains
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Ranked #4 for Phobos Down fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Phobos Down.
It came from space and ate our brains is a unique Arcade top-down shooter. Looking for addicting gameplay, four-player co-op mode, and tons of aliens to send into oblivion? You’ve come to the right place!
Shadowgrounds
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Ranked #5 for Phobos Down fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Phobos Down.
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...
Alien Breed: Impact
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Ranked #6 for Phobos Down fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Phobos Down.
Experience the explosive science fiction arcade-shooter that resurrects a much revered franchise in an epic single player and co-op multiplayer campaign.
God's Trigger
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Ranked #7 for Phobos Down fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Phobos Down.
Slay enemies with speed and precision in an over-the-top show of blood and explosions. Play solo or with others, make split-second decisions, dodge bullets, and use weapons and abilities to inflict violence in the most graphic way possible.
Flame Over
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Ranked #8 for Phobos Down fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Phobos Down.
Blending top down "squirt em-up" action and "Pyroguelike" game mechanics, Flame Over features fast-paced fire-fighting thrills, randomly generated levels, 4 different game zones and dastardly hazards at every turn!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Phobos Down at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~83% under Phobos Down on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Phobos Down.
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
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Priced ~50% under Phobos Down on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Phobos Down.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
The Test
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Priced ~67% under Phobos Down on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Phobos Down.
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
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Priced ~75% under Phobos Down on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Phobos Down.
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
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Priced ~83% under Phobos Down on Steam right now. Shares Action with Phobos Down.
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
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Priced ~50% under Phobos Down on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Phobos Down.
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
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Priced ~50% under Phobos Down on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Phobos Down.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Nodebuster
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Priced ~50% under Phobos Down on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Phobos Down.
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Travellin Cats in Paris
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Phobos Down.
Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!
The Expendabros
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Phobos Down.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Phobos Down.
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.
Disfigure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Phobos Down.
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
The Lab
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
Control, I'm Not Coming Back
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Phobos Down.
Control, I'm Not Coming Back is a short and emotional narrative game about a lost astronaut searching for a reason to keep going forward while facing the emptiness of space. Inspired by the Hopecore aesthetic, it’s a story about positivism, friendship and our human connection with Voyager 1.
Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Phobos Down.
Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).
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Frequently asked about Phobos Down
- How much does Phobos Down cost?
- Phobos Down is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Phobos Down?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Phobos Down are Hello Space, Burst Hero, Starfighter Neon.
- Who developed Phobos Down?
- Phobos Down was developed by FRACTiLE Games.
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