Games like Diatomic
If Diatomic is your kind of game, the closest matches are LOOK UP AND GO, ULTRAKILL and Shady Knight — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its endless mode slaps, challenging and contemplative. 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 Diatomic: Diatomic has fast paced action, gun juggling, epic boss fights, Agility Challenges and much more! Level up, unlock new abilities and customize your power ups to try and conquer this brutally difficult arena shooter where the only way to survive is to keep moving!
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LOOK UP AND GO
WHY THIS
Top pick for Diatomic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Diatomic.
Wishlist this fast paced, fps, score attack where every run is a risk. Use your points to bet on your own survival or make other players' runs harder. Get combos by stabbing, shooting, and doing tricks. Ascend the tower. Climb the leader board. Wishlist now.
ULTRAKILL
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Diatomic.
Second-strongest match for Diatomic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Diatomic.
ULTRAKILL is a fast-paced ultra-violent retro FPS that combines the skill-based style scoring of character action games with the unadulterated carnage inspired by the best shooters of the '90s. Rip apart your foes with varied destructive weaponry and shower in their blood to regain your health.
Shady Knight
WHY THIS
Shares grappling hook, environmental interaction and a challenging mood with Diatomic.
Third-strongest match for Diatomic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Diatomic.
Shady Knight is a first-person skill-driven melee action game centered around swift swordplay, acrobatic archery, and fluid platforming that seamlessly blends combat and parkour skills into a stylish dance of death full of creative chaos.
Boomerang X
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Diatomic.
Ranked #4 for Diatomic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Diatomic.
Harness the power of a mystical boomerang to fling yourself through the air in this acrobatic arena shooter. Slice, fly, and blast through swarms of evil creatures on an abandoned island with a cryptic past. Stay agile or meet your doom.
Bloodthief
WHY THIS
Shares weapon variety, precision platforming, arcade style and an intense mood with Diatomic.
Ranked #5 for Diatomic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Diatomic.
Bloodthief is an ultra-fast melee dungeon-runner where you use momentum to parkour through hazardous dungeons and brutally slash through enemies. Speed-run through haunted crypts and castles and learn what dark secrets lie beneath.
REAVER
WHY THIS
Shares boss fights and an intense mood with Diatomic.
Ranked #6 for Diatomic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Diatomic.
REAVER is an ultra-fast-paced FPS that endows you with the mobility and weapon mechanics to reave through arenas of killer machines with grace and efficiency. Push the boundaries of speed and style in this next-gen movement-shooter.
METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Diatomic.
Ranked #7 for Diatomic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Diatomic.
Developed by Kojima Productions and PlatinumGames, METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE takes the renowned METAL GEAR franchise into exciting new territory with an all-new action experience. The game seamlessly melds pure action and epic story-telling that surrounds Raiden – a child soldier transformed into a half-human, half-cyborg ninja who...
DeadCore
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Diatomic.
Ranked #8 for Diatomic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Diatomic.
DeadCore is a Platformer-FPS blending exploration and speedrun. Become immersed in a futuristic and dreamlike adventure which will see you climb a huge Tower born from the void and truly put your capabilities to the test. Will you be able to reveal the secrets that lie beneath this fog-ridden world?
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Paint the Town Red
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Diatomic.
Reviewers of Diatomic cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Diatomic.
Paint the Town Red is a chaotic first person melee combat game set in different locations and time periods. The voxel-based enemies can be punched, bashed, kicked, stabbed and sliced completely dynamically using almost anything that isn't nailed down.
Sword With Sauce
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Diatomic.
Reviewers of Diatomic cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Diatomic.
Sword With Sauce is a fast-paced stealth-action game where you pick weapons, gadgets, and a playstyle to eliminate enemies. Go in loud or stay unseen—it's your choice.
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Diatomic.
Reviewers of Diatomic cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Diatomic.
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.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Diatomic at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Diatomic on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Diatomic.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Diatomic on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Diatomic.
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!
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Diatomic.
Priced ~55% under Diatomic on Steam right now. Shares Action with Diatomic.
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.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Diatomic on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Diatomic.
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.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Diatomic on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Diatomic.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Diatomic on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Diatomic.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Diatomic on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Diatomic.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Diatomic on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Diatomic.
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.
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 Diatomic.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Diatomic.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Diatomic.
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.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Diatomic.
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.).
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Diatomic.
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 Diatomic.
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.
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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.
ULTRAKILL
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Diatomic.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Diatomic.
ULTRAKILL is a fast-paced ultra-violent retro FPS that combines the skill-based style scoring of character action games with the unadulterated carnage inspired by the best shooters of the '90s. Rip apart your foes with varied destructive weaponry and shower in their blood to regain your health.
Shady Knight
WHY THIS
Shares grappling hook, environmental interaction and a challenging mood with Diatomic.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Diatomic.
Shady Knight is a first-person skill-driven melee action game centered around swift swordplay, acrobatic archery, and fluid platforming that seamlessly blends combat and parkour skills into a stylish dance of death full of creative chaos.
Boomerang X
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Diatomic.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Diatomic.
Harness the power of a mystical boomerang to fling yourself through the air in this acrobatic arena shooter. Slice, fly, and blast through swarms of evil creatures on an abandoned island with a cryptic past. Stay agile or meet your doom.
METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Diatomic.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Diatomic.
Developed by Kojima Productions and PlatinumGames, METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE takes the renowned METAL GEAR franchise into exciting new territory with an all-new action experience. The game seamlessly melds pure action and epic story-telling that surrounds Raiden – a child soldier transformed into a half-human, half-cyborg ninja who...
Frequently asked about Diatomic
- Does Diatomic run on Steam Deck?
- Diatomic 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 Diatomic cost?
- Diatomic is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Diatomic?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Diatomic are LOOK UP AND GO, ULTRAKILL, Shady Knight.
- Who developed Diatomic?
- Diatomic was developed by Diatomic Studios.
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