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Games like Metal Slug: Awakening

If Metal Slug: Awakening is your kind of game, the closest matches are Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef, Tank Brawl 2: Armor Fury and Suds — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its competitive leaderboard climbing, challenging and competitive. 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 Metal Slug: Awakening: Metal Slug: Awakening continues the classic gameplay loved by fans, with exciting new features like World Adventure, 3-player Team-up, and Roguelike challenges. Join forces with your friends online to take on powerful bosses anytime, anywhere!

2024ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerRPGFree To PlayCasualFree to playWindowsby Tencent
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Steam players who put hours into Metal Slug: Awakening 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. Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Metal Slug: Awakening fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Metal Slug: Awakening.

    From the developers of the Guns, Gore and Cannoli franchise comes a new 2D run & gun platformer: Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & TEEF! Spearhead an Ork invasion, destroy the hive city and kill your warboss! ‘Ere we go!

    2022ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Tank Brawl 2: Armor Fury

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Metal Slug: Awakening.

    Second-strongest match for Metal Slug: Awakening fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Metal Slug: Awakening.

    Satisfy your need of destruction by smashing armor vehicles to pieces in spectacular fashions during the epic 4 players co-op campaign. Vehicles and drivers have unique upgrades and class combination. Multiple weapons such as laser beam, giant hammer, Mech's katana.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  3. Suds

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Metal Slug: Awakening fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with Metal Slug: Awakening.

    Grab your friends and defend the Suds' village! Fight endless waves of slimes, save infected teammates, and compete for the top spot on the leaderboards. A cute and chaotic adventure awaits!

    2026ActionStrategyIndie3.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Ground Wars KDR Alpha

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Metal Slug: Awakening fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Metal Slug: Awakening.

    Dive headfirst into the classic era of first-person and third person shooters with "Ground Wars KDR Alpha". Immerse yourself in the heart-pounding action and diverse arsenal that defined the early days of FPS gaming. Engage in awesome multiplayer mayhem across multiple maps.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Ultimate Battle

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Metal Slug: Awakening fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Metal Slug: Awakening.

    A game full of action and lots and lots of fun. Play numerous maps against your friends. Many modes: 1v1, 1v2, all against all.

    2020ActionIndie2.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Darkzan Arena

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Metal Slug: Awakening fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Metal Slug: Awakening.

    Challenge the greatest legends and creatures in this epic coliseum! Collect your treasures and upgrade your gears until you become number one in the entire multiverse. The game is an Arcade based on waves of enemies, each enemy has a unique behavior and a list of specific rewards.

    2023ActionIndieRPG9.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Raiders Rise

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Metal Slug: Awakening fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Metal Slug: Awakening.

    Explore hostile planets, face endless hordes of devourers, collect crystals, and upgrade your equipment. Choose the hero that best suits your playstyle, cooperate with your allies to survive… or betray the other team at the perfect moment and claim victory.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  8. Wee Tanks!

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Metal Slug: Awakening.

    Ranked #8 for Metal Slug: Awakening fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with Metal Slug: Awakening.

    Explosions. Tanks. Bosses. And more explosions. Crazy fun with your friends. Hundreds of maps. Boom.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Metal Slug: Awakening

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. METAL SLUG DEFENSE

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Metal Slug: Awakening.

    Reviewers of Metal Slug: Awakening cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Free To Play with Metal Slug: Awakening.

    “METAL SLUG”, the pinnacle of 2D action-shooting on NEOGEO returns in a brand new strategy game on Steam!

    2015ActionFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. METAL SLUG

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Metal Slug: Awakening.

    Reviewers of Metal Slug: Awakening cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Metal Slug: Awakening.

    “METAL SLUG ”, the very first title in SNK’s legendary 2D run & gun action shooting game series where all began, returns to the missions on the Steam gaming platform!

    2015Action1.59 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. METAL SLUG ATTACK RELOADED

    WHY THIS

    Shares character unlocks, resource management, military and a retro mood with Metal Slug: Awakening.

    Reviewers of Metal Slug: Awakening cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Metal Slug: Awakening.

    Hard-core action with easy controls! The METAL SLUG we all love is back as a tower defense game!

    2024StrategySimulationRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIII STEAM EDITION

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Metal Slug: Awakening.

    Reviewers of Metal Slug: Awakening cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Metal Slug: Awakening.

    [[i]i]“THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIII”[/i], SNK PLAYMORE’s flagship 2D versus fighting title returns in an ultimate version on Steam!!

    2013ActionDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV

    WHY THIS

    Shares a competitive mood with Metal Slug: Awakening.

    Reviewers of Metal Slug: Awakening cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Metal Slug: Awakening.

    SHATTER ALL EXPECTATIONS! Transcend beyond your limits with KOF XV!

    2024Action29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Metal Slug: Awakening

Does Metal Slug: Awakening work on Steam Deck?
Metal Slug: Awakening is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
Is Metal Slug: Awakening free to play?
Yes — Metal Slug: Awakening is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
Does Metal Slug: Awakening have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Metal Slug: Awakening supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
What games are most similar to Metal Slug: Awakening?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Metal Slug: Awakening are Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef, Tank Brawl 2: Armor Fury, Suds.
Who developed Metal Slug: Awakening?
Metal Slug: Awakening was developed by Tencent and published by HAOPLAY Limited.

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 Metal Slug: Awakening.

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13 Games Like Metal Slug: Awakening — Ranked for 2026 · imho.run