Games like RefleX
If RefleX is your kind of game, the closest matches are SATAZIUS, PRISMIDIA: Spirit of the Rift and Space Fuel — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and intense. 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 RefleX: The second chapter in one of the most loved and respected Japanese shooting game series ever:The Tale of ALLTYNEX by Japanese indie developer SITER SKAIN. Carefully crafted play experiences, destructive fun, and absorbing gameplay have made the ALLTYNEX trilogy renowned in shooting game communities.
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Steam players who put hours into RefleX 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.
SATAZIUS
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with RefleX.
Top pick for RefleX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with RefleX.
The year is 2051. Location: SATAZIUS, a long-abandoned planet. The cruiser Agano was on patrol when it was attacked and stricken by a confederacy of space pirates that had established a base on SATAZIUS. The pirates attacked the Agano intending to steal the assault ship ‘Trafalgar’ that was stowed aboard the Agano, but the Trafalgar made...
PRISMIDIA: Spirit of the Rift
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for RefleX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with RefleX.
PRISMIDIA: Spirit of the Rift is a sci-fi shoot 'em up game in the style of arcade classics. Dodge barrages of attacks, survive bullet hell bosses, and save Prismidia!
Space Fuel
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for RefleX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with RefleX.
Bite-sized arcade shmup. Slam enemies, beat Bosses, get power-ups and repeat! Pilot your ship through deep space.
Jets'n'Guns Gold
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for RefleX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with RefleX.
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.
ARMED SEVEN
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for RefleX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with RefleX.
The year is 1989. 12 years have passed since the Gogoh Army’s invasion of Earth. Exposure to alien technology during the war enabled Earth’s own technologies to take massive leaps forward. International conflict that was previously rife in the history of mankind fell to an all-time low, and the Earth Federation was established as a...
Syder Arcade
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with RefleX.
Ranked #6 for RefleX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with RefleX.
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.
Offendron Warrior
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for RefleX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with RefleX.
Offendron Warrior is a retro arcade that combines shooting and defense. Your objective is saving Offendron civilians in the planets from the group of enemies, who are trying to spread a virus that turns Offendrons into mindless killing machines and eventually destroy the whole planet.
Wings Of Bluestar
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for RefleX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with RefleX.
This is an arcade horizontal shoot'em up, that combines solid arcade controls with modern elements like bullet hell phases, tiny hitboxes, different types of gameplay and scoring, collectibles, trophies and many other features, which makes Wings Of Bluestar a fun shmup for both casuals and regulars.
Reviewers mention these as similar to RefleX
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Ikaruga
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with RefleX.
Reviewers of RefleX cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with RefleX.
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!
KAMUI
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with RefleX.
Reviewers of RefleX cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with RefleX.
Centuries have passed since the events of RefleX and mankind has once again attained civilization. Now, ancient technology born of a twisted mind sets in motion a chain of events designed to bring divine retribution down upon mankind.
ALLTYNEX Second
WHY THIS
Shares score multiplier system and an intense mood with RefleX.
Reviewers of RefleX cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with RefleX.
The year is 2192AD. 40 years ago, the Stellar-class All-purpose Administrative Computer ALLTYNEX suddenly attempted to enact genocide upon mankind. Commandeering armies of unmanned weapons, ALLTYNEX enacted a massacre so terrible that within only 72 hours of the start of the incident, approximately 85% of the world's population had...
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below RefleX at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under RefleX on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with RefleX.
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 RefleX on Steam right now. Shares Indie with RefleX.
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 RefleX on Steam right now. Shares Indie with RefleX.
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 RefleX on Steam right now. Shares Action with RefleX.
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.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under RefleX on Steam right now. Shares Indie with RefleX.
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 RefleX on Steam right now. Shares Indie with RefleX.
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?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under RefleX on Steam right now. Shares Indie with RefleX.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under RefleX on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with RefleX.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
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 RefleX.
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.
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 RefleX.
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.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with RefleX.
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.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with RefleX.
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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Frequently asked about RefleX
- Does RefleX work on Steam Deck?
- RefleX is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does RefleX cost?
- RefleX is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to RefleX?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside RefleX are SATAZIUS, PRISMIDIA: Spirit of the Rift, Space Fuel.
- Who developed RefleX?
- RefleX was developed by SITER SKAIN and published by Henteko Doujin.
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