Games like VARYZNEX
If VARYZNEX is your kind of game, the closest matches are KAIKAN, Furious Angels and DEVIL BLADE REBOOT — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, competitive 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.
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Steam players who put hours into VARYZNEX 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.
KAIKAN
WHY THIS
Shares bullet hell, score chasing, arcade style and a competitive mood with VARYZNEX.
Top pick for VARYZNEX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with VARYZNEX.
KAIKAN is a vertical scrolling shooter that focuses on destroying enemies. Destroy enemies with 6 types of aircraft with different performance, clear 5 stages, and aim for a higher score.
Furious Angels
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with VARYZNEX.
Second-strongest match for VARYZNEX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with VARYZNEX.
Furious Angels is a brutal score attack shooter with different waves each day. Compete on the leaderboards, transform into a flying tank and shred the skies to pieces!
DEVIL BLADE REBOOT
WHY THIS
Shares bullet hell, difficulty modes, arcade style and an atmospheric mood with VARYZNEX.
Third-strongest match for VARYZNEX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with VARYZNEX.
An immersive pseudo-3D shoot 'em up experience that pushes the limits of pixel art. Push your score higher with the innovative Berserk System: the closer they are, the more points you get!
Rigid Force Alpha
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with VARYZNEX.
Ranked #4 for VARYZNEX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with VARYZNEX.
Classic shoot’em up action in modern 3D! Blast off to take down hordes of infected aliens and dreadful machines programmed on waging an intergalactic war against mankind!
Planes, Bullets and Vodka
WHY THIS
Shares replayability and a retro mood with VARYZNEX.
Ranked #5 for VARYZNEX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with VARYZNEX.
Fly through danger filled procedurally generated tunnels, avoiding thousands of enemies, on this throwback to the golden age of arcade games.
TOP DOG
WHY THIS
Shares wave based combat and an intense mood with VARYZNEX.
Ranked #6 for VARYZNEX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with VARYZNEX.
Dogfight your way through short, intense and randomized runs. Hard but easy to pickup, with daily leaderboards and minimum hardware requirements
Tesla vs Lovecraft
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with VARYZNEX.
Ranked #7 for VARYZNEX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with VARYZNEX.
Tesla vs Lovecraft is an intense top-down twin stick arena shooter from the creators of Crimsonland and Neon Chrome. Play as the enigmatic inventor Nikola Tesla harnessing the static energy to power up Tesla-Mech and give the lovecraftian nightmares a lesson in horror!
Waves
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with VARYZNEX.
Ranked #8 for VARYZNEX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with VARYZNEX.
Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!
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ZeroRanger
WHY THIS
Reviewers of VARYZNEX cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with VARYZNEX.
This is the story of a fighter who wanted to become...
Jamestown
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with VARYZNEX.
Reviewers of VARYZNEX cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with VARYZNEX.
Jamestown: Legend Of The Lost Colony is a neo-classical top-down shooter for up to 4 players, set on 17th-century British Colonial Mars. It features all the intensity, depth, and lovingly handcrafted pixels of a classic arcade shooter, with a modern twist: deeply-integrated cooperative gameplay.
KAIKAN
WHY THIS
Shares bullet hell, score chasing, arcade style and a competitive mood with VARYZNEX.
Reviewers of VARYZNEX cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with VARYZNEX.
KAIKAN is a vertical scrolling shooter that focuses on destroying enemies. Destroy enemies with 6 types of aircraft with different performance, clear 5 stages, and aim for a higher score.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below VARYZNEX at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under VARYZNEX on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with VARYZNEX.
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 ~60% under VARYZNEX on Steam right now. Shares Indie with VARYZNEX.
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 ~70% under VARYZNEX on Steam right now. Shares Indie with VARYZNEX.
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 ~80% under VARYZNEX on Steam right now. Shares Action with VARYZNEX.
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.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under VARYZNEX on Steam right now. Shares Action with VARYZNEX.
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.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under VARYZNEX on Steam right now. Shares Indie with VARYZNEX.
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!
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under VARYZNEX on Steam right now. Shares Action with VARYZNEX.
Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under VARYZNEX on Steam right now. Shares Indie with VARYZNEX.
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?
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 VARYZNEX.
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 VARYZNEX.
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 VARYZNEX.
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 VARYZNEX.
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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DEVIL BLADE REBOOT
WHY THIS
Shares bullet hell, difficulty modes, arcade style and an atmospheric mood with VARYZNEX.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with VARYZNEX.
An immersive pseudo-3D shoot 'em up experience that pushes the limits of pixel art. Push your score higher with the innovative Berserk System: the closer they are, the more points you get!
Planes, Bullets and Vodka
WHY THIS
Shares replayability and a retro mood with VARYZNEX.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with VARYZNEX.
Fly through danger filled procedurally generated tunnels, avoiding thousands of enemies, on this throwback to the golden age of arcade games.
Tesla vs Lovecraft
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with VARYZNEX.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with VARYZNEX.
Tesla vs Lovecraft is an intense top-down twin stick arena shooter from the creators of Crimsonland and Neon Chrome. Play as the enigmatic inventor Nikola Tesla harnessing the static energy to power up Tesla-Mech and give the lovecraftian nightmares a lesson in horror!
Waves
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with VARYZNEX.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with VARYZNEX.
Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!
Frequently asked about VARYZNEX
- How much does VARYZNEX cost?
- VARYZNEX is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to VARYZNEX?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside VARYZNEX are KAIKAN, Furious Angels, DEVIL BLADE REBOOT.
- Who developed VARYZNEX?
- VARYZNEX was developed by zakichi.
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 VARYZNEX.
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