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Games like Vortica

If Vortica is your kind of game, the closest matches are RIFTSTORM, Geometry Rift and Crazy Fruit Shooter — 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 Vortica: Vortica is a 2D action roguelite set in a solar system overrun by hostile aliens. Suit up, loot up, and shoot up as you battle against enemy hordes, explore derelict outposts, and hunt giant bosses. Each mission gets you one step closer to returning to Earth and saving the human race.

2026ActionStrategyIndieRPG12.74 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Vortical Studios
Vortica — Steam game cover

Players who liked Vortica also play

Steam players who put hours into Vortica 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. RIFTSTORM

    WHY THIS

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

    RIFTSTORM is a co-op PvE looter-shooter where squads of Weavers deploy to take on missions, fight escalating hordes, collect powerful weapons and resources, and extract.

    ActionRPGSteam ↗
  2. Geometry Rift

    WHY THIS

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

    Imagine the frenetic chaos of Geometry Wars colliding with the addictive progression of Vampire Survivors. That's Geometry Rift — a relentless auto-fire action experience where geometric enemies flood the screen and your only option is to shoot, dodge, and survive.

    2026ActionSteam ↗
  3. Crazy Fruit Shooter

    WHY THIS

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

    One day you wake up and find yourself turned into a Fruitman? Face the endless waves of vegetables chasing you, grab your gun, and blast them away!

    2026ActionRPGSteam ↗
  4. DROSS

    WHY THIS

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

    DROSS is an FPS Roguelike set in a derelict facility infested with alien bugs. Travel a procedurally generated world, get powerful weapons and equipment, and upgrade your gear to survive. Fight the Dross, discover and destroy the infestation, and uncover the secrets of this mysterious installation.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. Cordels & Spells

    WHY THIS

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

    Cordels & Spells is an action roguelike set in a magical backlands. Explore challenging maps, collect Enchanted Cordels, unlock unique powers, and face the Commanders of the Sertão with magical weapons, fast builds, and frenetic combat.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  6. Ants Took My Eyeball

    WHY THIS

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

    Ants Took My Eyeball is a 2D action platformer roguelite. Descend into an ever-changing ant hill, fight your way through hordes of insects with a variety of weapons, face formidable bosses and ultimately find your stolen eyeball.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure6.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Pathogenic

    WHY THIS

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

    You are a disease. Infect the human body as a lone pathogen in this cellular roguelike shooter. Collect organelles to evolve your parasite in a microscopic arms race against your host's immune system. Conquer a beautiful, procedurally generated world of tiny proportions.

    2026ActionIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  8. Null Vector

    WHY THIS

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

    Trade. Gamble. Fight! Test your arcade chops in Null Vector, a twin-stick shooter rogue-lite. Discover and experiment with thousands of weapon combinations, take strategic advantage of machines to trade and gamble for new ship parts, and unleash your own bullet hell upon the Final Boss!

    2018ActionIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~61% under Vortica on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Vortica.

    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 ~61% under Vortica on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Vortica.

    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. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under Vortica on Steam right now. Shares Action with Vortica.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~65% under Vortica on Steam right now. Shares Action with Vortica.

    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 ↗
  5. Sid Meier's Civilization® V

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under Vortica on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Vortica.

    Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!

    2010Strategy7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Vortica on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Vortica.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~61% under Vortica on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Vortica.

    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 ↗
  8. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~61% under Vortica on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Vortica.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

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

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

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

    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!

    2023ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Vortica

Does Vortica run on Steam Deck?
Vortica 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 Vortica cost?
Vortica is listed on Steam at 12.74 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Vortica have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Vortica supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Vortica?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Vortica are RIFTSTORM, Geometry Rift, Crazy Fruit Shooter.
Who developed Vortica?
Vortica was developed by Vortical Studios and published by Caketown Interactive.

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 Vortica.

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