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Games like VirtualBuster

If VirtualBuster is your kind of game, the closest matches are Malicious Payload, Distortion VR and Aeon — 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 VirtualBuster: "Virtual Buster is an action-adventure game where you take out robot criminals with swords and guns in a realistic virtual reality (VR) world. Players use special weapons and missions of varying difficulty to emerge as city heroes and demonstrate strategy."

2024ActionIndieAdventureSimulationCasual9.99 USDWindowsby AssortRockStudio
VirtualBuster — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into VirtualBuster 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. Malicious Payload

    WHY THIS

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

    Space pirates invaded your ship, they hacked your mainframe and gained controll of your robots. Your fellow robots turned into murdering robots. You need to find who responsible for this as a guard of your ship. Let him pay for what he done and get back what belongs to you.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDSteam ↗
  2. Distortion VR

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for VirtualBuster fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with VirtualBuster.

    The world of Distortion exists in a Cyberpunk mega city in the near future. It is a world where technology is being abused and the citizens are being controlled by thought from birth. What's real is uncertain.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Aeon

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for VirtualBuster fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with VirtualBuster.

    A primitive god in ancient Greek mythology who controls time, is resurrected in the virtual world, Inspired by "The Matrix" and "Deadpool" (remember,the slower you move the slow time goes)

    2017ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Monolith

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for VirtualBuster fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with VirtualBuster.

    A sci-fi Virtual Reality game focused on high-intensity combat. Experience mythical weapons such as Thor's hammer Mjolnir, Zeus's shield Aegis, and more as you defend against enemies in this action-packed exciting game!

    2020ActionIndieSteam ↗
  5. War Robots VR: The Skirmish

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for VirtualBuster fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Simulation with VirtualBuster.

    War Robots VR: The Skirmish is a short, but highly immersive teaser-shooter for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive set in the universe of the War Robots franchise.

    2017ActionSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  6. IRON REBELLION

    WHY THIS

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

    Climb inside a colossal war machine, where every switch is at your command. Iron Rebellion is a VR multiplayer sci-fi mech shooter SIM that puts you in the pilot’s seat. Customize your mech, control every system from inside the cockpit, and face other players in fast-paced, tactical PvP battles.

    2024ActionIndieSimulation24.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. CYBRID

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for VirtualBuster fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with VirtualBuster.

    CYBRID is the action-rhythm VR of the Cyber Future! Swords and Pistols are in your hands. Slash and Shoot! Don't let this stop you! Run, dodge, and jump among the neon lights of the city to a powerful soundtrack!

    2021ActionIndieCasual14.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. CYBERDRIFTER

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for VirtualBuster fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with VirtualBuster.

    You are a Cyberdrifter, part of a team of military tech specialists who enter cyberspace in VR. Enter a neon lit world armed with your data disc & cyber cycle to end the spread of a virtualized virus. Utilize your data disc to hack systems & obliterate the virtual enemies in VR!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below VirtualBuster at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under VirtualBuster on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with VirtualBuster.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under VirtualBuster on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with VirtualBuster.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under VirtualBuster on Steam right now. Shares Action with VirtualBuster.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under VirtualBuster on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with VirtualBuster.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under VirtualBuster on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with VirtualBuster.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under VirtualBuster on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with VirtualBuster.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under VirtualBuster on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with VirtualBuster.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under VirtualBuster on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with VirtualBuster.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

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

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. 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 VirtualBuster.

    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 ↗
  6. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with VirtualBuster.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about VirtualBuster

How much does VirtualBuster cost?
VirtualBuster is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to VirtualBuster?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside VirtualBuster are Malicious Payload, Distortion VR, Aeon.
Who developed VirtualBuster?
VirtualBuster was developed by AssortRockStudio.

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 VirtualBuster.

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