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Games like Locust Hunter

If Locust Hunter is your kind of game, the closest matches are ALPHA STORM, Eclipsi and Project Tower — 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 Locust Hunter: Though faraway, they shall be vanquished! "Locust Hunter" is a third-person, level-based space shooter game. Pilot WHEEL fights through Locust defenses with lasers, missiles, and more. Her ally, NIGHT, gathers parts for weapon upgrades. Enjoy unlimited ammo and regenerating armor—just push forward!

2024Adventure5.99 USDWindowsby 花蕊游戏工作室
Locust Hunter — Steam game cover

Players who liked Locust Hunter also play

Steam players who put hours into Locust Hunter 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. ALPHA STORM

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Locust Hunter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Locust Hunter.

    The simulation`s AI system has gone sentient, the exits are sealed, and the "training" is designed to keep you trapped forever. ALPHA STORM is a high-speed, third-person arcade shooter where you must lead Rico and his squad to escape a digital prison before the simulation deletes you for good.

    ActionAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Eclipsi

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Locust Hunter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Embark on an epic 3D space shooter adventure featuring dynamic space combat and thrilling planetary exploration. Battle in single or multiplayer modes from 1v1 to 5v5, strategizing to achieve victory through base destruction, resource collection, or base capture. Dominate with our ranking system!

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  3. Project Tower

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Locust Hunter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Locust Hunter.

    Dive in Project Tower, a third-person shooter mixing intense bullet hell combat with a unique morphing ability. Imprisoned by the "Hiks", fight to the top of their deadly tower for freedom. Will you outsmart them and make your way out ?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Rustborn - Outland Threat

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Locust Hunter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    You are a cowboy abducted by aliens who accidentally received a cybernetic arm. Run, climb, and shoot like crazy to survive hordes of evil robots in this third-person bullet hell shooter. Conquer the mothership and find a way back home!

    2026ActionIndieSteam ↗
  5. Strike Suit Zero

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Locust Hunter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Pilot the mecha Strike Suit across massive fleet battles where your dogfighting skills decide Earth's fate. Fast, frantic space combat with capital ship destruction, multiple endings, and a universe that's anything but empty. This is space combat reborn.

    2013ActionIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Stellar Rhythm

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Locust Hunter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Fast-paced, trippy, vibrant, music-driven 2D space shooter where every shot, enemy movement, and setting syncs to the beat. Part classic shmup, part interactive music visualizer, this is an audiovisual rush like no other!

    ActionIndieSteam ↗
  7. Astrodogs

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Locust Hunter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Locust Hunter.

    Astrodogs is an on-rails arcade action game featuring a cast of space dogs that have to save the galaxy from WOOFER, a corporation that controls everything. Also ran by dogs.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Astebreed: Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Locust Hunter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Climb into the cockpit of an otherworldly war machine and fly into battle against a horrifying alien race bent on eradicating humanity to preserve their own civilization.

    2014ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Locust Hunter on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Locust Hunter.

    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. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Locust Hunter on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Locust Hunter.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Locust Hunter on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Locust Hunter.

    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 ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Locust Hunter on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Locust Hunter.

    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 ↗
  5. Sally Face - Episode One

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Locust Hunter on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Locust Hunter.

    Delve into a dark adventure following the boy with a prosthetic face and a tragic past. Unravel the sinister mysteries of Sally's world to find the truth that lies hidden beneath the shadows.

    2016IndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Refunct

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Locust Hunter on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Locust Hunter.

    Refunct is a peaceful, short first-person platformer about restoring a vibrant world.

    2015IndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Locust Hunter on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Locust Hunter.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Downwell

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Locust Hunter on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Locust Hunter.

    Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Locust Hunter.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Lab

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Locust Hunter.

    USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.

    2025IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Control, I'm Not Coming Back

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Locust Hunter.

    Control, I'm Not Coming Back is a short and emotional narrative game about a lost astronaut searching for a reason to keep going forward while facing the emptiness of space. Inspired by the Hopecore aesthetic, it’s a story about positivism, friendship and our human connection with Voyager 1.

    2026IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. OnlyCans: Thirst Date

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Feel The Fizz Inside You™ with the brand new Shize™ Collection!

    2021IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  6. 93, Kuindzhi

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Locust Hunter.

    Kuindzhi, 93 is an atmospheric first-person narrative vignette about an 18-year-old boy from Donbas. The story takes us to March 2022, when the world changed forever — into a space where the past, fears, and doubts find their voice.

    2026IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  7. SuchArt: Creative Space

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Locust Hunter.

    Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Locust Hunter.

    Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).

    2016ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Locust Hunter

How much does Locust Hunter cost?
Locust Hunter is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Locust Hunter?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Locust Hunter are ALPHA STORM, Eclipsi, Project Tower.
Who developed Locust Hunter?
Locust Hunter was developed by 花蕊游戏工作室.

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 Locust Hunter.

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