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Games like Defender's Squad: The Last Ride

If Defender's Squad: The Last Ride is your kind of game, the closest matches are ShapeNeon Chaos, Space War: Infinity and Blast'N Bounty — 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 Defender's Squad: The Last Ride: Defender's Squad is a sci-fi vertical scrolling shooter 2D that combines 7 different levels. Play Solo and pick one of the 3 ships to kill enemies and save the earth from aliens.

2025ActionIndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDWindows · Linuxby JMC, CLC
Defender's Squad: The Last Ride — Steam game cover

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  1. ShapeNeon Chaos

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Defender's Squad: The Last Ride fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Defender's Squad: The Last Ride.

    ShapeNeon Chaos is an old school style space-shooter. You are a ship facing off waves of deadly enemies. This game was made to give you a shot of adrenaline in a couple of minutes. Lots of bullets and neon in an arcade psychedelic shooter!

    2021ActionIndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Space War: Infinity

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Defender's Squad: The Last Ride fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Defender's Squad: The Last Ride.

    Vertical semi-procedural shmup with upgrades, real-time enemy waves, and infinite replayability. Level up your ship, unlock 20+ weapons, defeat 5 bosses, and survive endless bullet-hell combat.

    2019ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Blast'N Bounty

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Defender's Squad: The Last Ride fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Defender's Squad: The Last Ride.

    Blast’N Bounty is a vertical scrolling shoot’em up featuring 8 stages players can tackle in the order of their choosing. Cruise through a crazy solar system in a mix of pixel art and low poly 3D with action that’s easy to learn but tough to master!

    ActionIndieSteam ↗
  4. Always Surrender

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Defender's Squad: The Last Ride fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Defender's Squad: The Last Ride.

    Battle a never ending swarm of enemies, but be sure to surrender before you die...

    2024Action3.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Warcat Parade

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Defender's Squad: The Last Ride fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Defender's Squad: The Last Ride.

    Catboy in a bullet hell! Nyan, nyan, pew pew pew!

    2024ActionIndieCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Planes, Bullets and Vodka

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Defender's Squad: The Last Ride fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Defender's Squad: The Last Ride.

    Fly through danger filled procedurally generated tunnels, avoiding thousands of enemies, on this throwback to the golden age of arcade games.

    2016ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Distant Space

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Defender's Squad: The Last Ride fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Defender's Squad: The Last Ride.

    Distant Space are present the arcade game of cosmic fights in arcade style of the 80's, this is a game where you can control the spaceship and forced to destroy extraterrestrials, which are moving in the certain order.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Waves

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Defender's Squad: The Last Ride fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Defender's Squad: The Last Ride.

    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!

    2011ActionIndieFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Defender's Squad: The Last Ride at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Defender's Squad: The Last Ride on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Defender's Squad: The Last Ride.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Defender's Squad: The Last Ride on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Defender's Squad: The Last Ride.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Defender's Squad: The Last Ride on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Defender's Squad: The Last Ride.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Defender's Squad: The Last Ride on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Defender's Squad: The Last Ride.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Defender's Squad: The Last Ride on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Defender's Squad: The Last Ride.

    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!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Defender's Squad: The Last Ride on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Defender's Squad: The Last Ride.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Defender's Squad: The Last Ride on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Defender's Squad: The Last Ride.

    The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Defender's Squad: The Last Ride on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Defender's Squad: The Last Ride.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Defender's Squad: The Last Ride.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Defender's Squad: The Last Ride.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Defender's Squad: The Last Ride.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Defender's Squad: The Last Ride.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. 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 Defender's Squad: The Last Ride.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Defender's Squad: The Last Ride.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Defender's Squad: The Last Ride.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Defender's Squad: The Last Ride.

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Defender's Squad: The Last Ride

How much does Defender's Squad: The Last Ride cost?
Defender's Squad: The Last Ride is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Defender's Squad: The Last Ride?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Defender's Squad: The Last Ride are ShapeNeon Chaos, Space War: Infinity, Blast'N Bounty.
Who developed Defender's Squad: The Last Ride?
Defender's Squad: The Last Ride was developed by JMC, CLC and published by JMC, CLC.

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 Defender's Squad: The Last Ride.

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