Games like ASTROLANCER
If ASTROLANCER is your kind of game, the closest matches are Netherspace, DoDonPachi Resurrection Reignite and 2nd Shot — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging 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 ASTROLANCER: ASTROLANCER combines top-down shooter and shoot 'em up gameplay into one action-packed experience! Devise your own playstyle with a huge variety of weapons. Hardcore and casual players alike are welcome!
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Netherspace
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Top pick for ASTROLANCER fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with ASTROLANCER.
A sci-fi shoot'em'up game with heavy focus on upgrades experimentation, featuring two unlikely heroes that must work perfectly together, despite their share of secrets, to surpass their limits and succeed in eliminating a threat that might destroy both Earth and Andraxia if left unchecked.
DoDonPachi Resurrection Reignite
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Second-strongest match for ASTROLANCER fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with ASTROLANCER.
CAVE's arcade bullet hell shooter returns as DoDonPachi Resurrection Reignite. New stages, a new character, new music, and other new elements set the stage for a new challenge.
2nd Shot
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Third-strongest match for ASTROLANCER fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with ASTROLANCER.
In the vast depths of space, lies a man with a dark past. Setting himself apart from that old life, and seeking justice against wrongdoing instead of being the cause of it, Captain Righteous uses the Freedom Fighter, his trusty space fighter to search for and combat the evil Captain Buster!
TCSTRIKERS1
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Ranked #4 for ASTROLANCER fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with ASTROLANCER.
The first game in the TCSTRIKERS series. The simple controls make it fun for everyone.
Dogyuun
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Ranked #5 for ASTROLANCER fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with ASTROLANCER.
A science fiction-themed vertically scrolling shoot 'em up game known for its stunning detailed pixel art, gigantic bosses, and a menacing difficulty. From the legendary studio Toaplan, this is quite possibly the most rock and roll shooting game of all time.
Soda Sabotage
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Ranked #6 for ASTROLANCER fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with ASTROLANCER.
Soda Sabotage is a Sci-fi 2D top-down shooter, where the player guns his way through 25 levels and 5 bosses belonging to a soda weapon factory using their own weapons against in order to disable the evil soda weapon making factory. Shoot, dash but most importantly survive!
TouHou Makuka Sai ~ Fantastic Danmaku Festival Part III
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Shares bullet hell, boss fights, arcade style and an atmospheric mood with ASTROLANCER.
Ranked #7 for ASTROLANCER fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with ASTROLANCER.
"Touhou Makuka Sai ~ Fantastic Danmaku Festival Part III" is a bullet hell shooting game with a distinctive, glamorous presentation style. It is the third game in the Touhou Makuka Sai series. The strange moon seems to hide a new conspiracy. Charge into the deep world on the eternal night!
PARA♰BELLUM ~ 魔弹帕菈
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Shares upgrade paths and an atmospheric mood with ASTROLANCER.
Ranked #8 for ASTROLANCER fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with ASTROLANCER.
Necromancer's army is gathering! But he can't afford Necronomicon Prime so his army can only use free medieval equipment set... We believe that one battle sister can solve them well. Go Forth, Sister Para, Blast your enemy in this survivor-like shooter game!
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The Guardian
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Reviewers of ASTROLANCER cross-mention this title as a similar play.
The Guardian is a 2D platformer with a lot of interesting levels! Many different obstacles and opponents will be in the game, and you must overcome them and get The Element Stone.
Super
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Reviewers of ASTROLANCER cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with ASTROLANCER.
Super is a battle royale filled with superheroes and supervillains in the city of Centropolis. Start as a regular citizen and find a crystal to obtain your super powers and help the villains make money or the heroes stop them!
Touhou Mystia's Izakaya
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Shares a whimsical mood with ASTROLANCER.
Reviewers of ASTROLANCER cross-mention this title as a similar play.
A brand new pixel art restaurant simulator based on the Touhou Project! Play as Mystia, the owner of a small izakaya. Collect ingredients by day, cater to the customers by night, learn recipes from familiar characters, and become the best izakaya owner in all of Gensokyo!
Master Blaster
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Reviewers of ASTROLANCER cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with ASTROLANCER.
Grab your controller, charge your blasters and prepare for the physics shooter of the Universe! Take on diverse gameplay challenges, manage and upgrade your resources and abilities while you unfold the mysteries of the Cosmos. Defeat LORD CHAOSBRINGER and earn your title as the MASTER BLASTER!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below ASTROLANCER at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~83% under ASTROLANCER on Steam right now. Shares Action with ASTROLANCER.
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 ASTROLANCER on Steam right now. Shares Action with ASTROLANCER.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Blood and Bacon
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Priced ~83% under ASTROLANCER on Steam right now. Shares Action with ASTROLANCER.
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 ASTROLANCER on Steam right now. Shares Action with ASTROLANCER.
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 ASTROLANCER on Steam right now. Shares Action with ASTROLANCER.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
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Priced ~58% under ASTROLANCER on Steam right now. Shares Action with ASTROLANCER.
You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.
Superflight
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Priced ~50% under ASTROLANCER on Steam right now. Shares Action with ASTROLANCER.
Superflight is an intense, easy to learn wingsuit game with an infinite number of beautiful procedurally generated maps. A great game to relax for half an hour and chase your latest highscore!
Post Void
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Priced ~50% under ASTROLANCER on Steam right now. Shares Action with ASTROLANCER.
Post Void is a hypnotic scramble of early first-person shooter design that values speed above all else. Keep your head full and reach the end; Kill what you can to see it mend; Get the high score or try again.
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Sheepy: A Short Adventure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
The Expendabros
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with ASTROLANCER.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with ASTROLANCER.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Star Fetchers
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with ASTROLANCER.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Eternal Senia
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with ASTROLANCER.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Disfigure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with ASTROLANCER.
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!
Paper Lily - Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
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Frequently asked about ASTROLANCER
- Does ASTROLANCER run on Steam Deck?
- ASTROLANCER is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does ASTROLANCER cost?
- ASTROLANCER is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to ASTROLANCER?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside ASTROLANCER are Netherspace, DoDonPachi Resurrection Reignite, 2nd Shot.
- Who developed ASTROLANCER?
- ASTROLANCER was developed by Studio Hexeye.
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