Games like BANAN'EM UP!
If BANAN'EM UP! is your kind of game, the closest matches are AST-Hero, Gimel Dimension and Peraglees - The Ooloufian Resistance — 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.
Get personalized picks →About BANAN'EM UP!: BANAN'EM UP! is a tiny challenging arcade shoot’em up where you shoot down quirky aliens to save your planet. Evade bullets, shoot enemies, get upgrades, survive for challenging waves to defeat the final boss, "The MONKE". Die, learn, repeat: get stronger, be powerful!

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Steam players who put hours into BANAN'EM UP! 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.
AST-Hero
WHY THIS
Top pick for BANAN'EM UP! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with BANAN'EM UP!.
Fight for survival in this top-down shoot ‘em up in space, featuring unique hand-drawn visuals and sounds. It offers a challenging experience that is easy to learn, but difficult to master.
Gimel Dimension
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for BANAN'EM UP! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with BANAN'EM UP!.
Defeat the Gimel invasion on this side shooter that explores the contrast lack between the projectiles and the background to create an unusual challenge that will confuse your head
Peraglees - The Ooloufian Resistance
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for BANAN'EM UP! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with BANAN'EM UP!.
Lock and load. Shoot first, ask questions if you feel like it. Every second counts as you dodge incoming fire, obliterate enemy fleets, and collect power-ups. It’s up to you to take the fight to the enemy, and save the Fennyverse from total annihilation.
Neon Striker
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for BANAN'EM UP! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with BANAN'EM UP!.
Configure the weaponry on your ship to blast away enemies as you navigate through swarms of bullets and space battles. Each ship has unique customization options and playstyles.
Unknown Hero
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for BANAN'EM UP! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with BANAN'EM UP!.
Brace yourself for an intense bullet hell experience! Fight your way through challenging levels, defeat bosses, upgrade your weapon and get the highest score!
High Speed Cataclysm
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for BANAN'EM UP! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with BANAN'EM UP!.
High Speed Cataclysm is the most advanced and frenetic 2D action shooter where you will have to destroy thousands of enemies in order to save the galaxy.
Proto Trigger
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for BANAN'EM UP! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with BANAN'EM UP!.
An arcade shoot'em up with unique power-infusion gameplay. Face down an unknown army alone or with a friend in online or local co-op. Navigate the cosmos to save the remants of humanity, or join them in extinction!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below BANAN'EM UP! at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under BANAN'EM UP! on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with BANAN'EM UP!.
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 BANAN'EM UP! on Steam right now. Shares Indie with BANAN'EM UP!.
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 BANAN'EM UP! on Steam right now. Shares Indie with BANAN'EM UP!.
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 BANAN'EM UP! on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with BANAN'EM UP!.
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.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under BANAN'EM UP! on Steam right now. Shares Casual with BANAN'EM UP!.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under BANAN'EM UP! on Steam right now. Shares Casual with BANAN'EM UP!.
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.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under BANAN'EM UP! on Steam right now. Shares Action with BANAN'EM UP!.
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 BANAN'EM UP! on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with BANAN'EM UP!.
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!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with BANAN'EM UP!.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with BANAN'EM UP!.
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.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with BANAN'EM UP!.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with BANAN'EM UP!.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with BANAN'EM UP!.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Disfigure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with BANAN'EM UP!.
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!
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!
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Other recommendable Steam games by SkyBrave, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Gamble With Your Friends
WHY THIS
Another title from SkyBrave, the studio behind BANAN'EM UP!. Shares Indie with BANAN'EM UP!.
An online 1-6 player co-op "casino crawler" where you and your friends share one bank account and one massive debt. Gamble, buy sketchy items, make terrible decisions, and climb an ominous casino tower to hit your loan shark’s daily quota in 5 minutes - or face the consequences.
Agent in Depth
WHY THIS
Another title from SkyBrave, the studio behind BANAN'EM UP!. Shares Action and Indie with BANAN'EM UP!.
Agent in Depth is a daring action-platformer featuring fast-paced action and instant-death combat. You’ll run, jump, aim, and deflect bullets with your katana to blow up your enemies. No checkpoints, no upgrades: just pure skills. Deflect, die, learn, repeat. Be better, be faster.
Rain Runner
WHY THIS
Another title from SkyBrave, the studio behind BANAN'EM UP!. Shares Action and Indie with BANAN'EM UP!.
Rain Runner is a short, blood-pumping speedrunning FPS where you ditch your keyboard and only use your mouse! You’ll run constantly where you look, shoot targets and dash through challenging platforms. No checkpoints, no pauses: beat it in one sitting! Run, die, learn, repeat. Be better, be faster.
Mini Zen Garden
WHY THIS
Another title from SkyBrave, the studio behind BANAN'EM UP!. Shares Indie and Casual with BANAN'EM UP!.
Create your own mini zen garden in this calming sandbox game. Decorate your beautiful garden with a minimalistic set of objects. Share your garden with others, sit back, and relieve your day’s stress.
The Citizen
WHY THIS
Another title from SkyBrave, the studio behind BANAN'EM UP!. Shares Indie and Casual with BANAN'EM UP!.
The Citizen is a first person narrative comedy game (absurdist narrator-fetish) about “how to deal with important subjects without saying anything”. Featuring completed sentences, the game transcends the bare minimum steam requirements.
JAZZ OUT
WHY THIS
Another title from SkyBrave, the studio behind BANAN'EM UP!. Shares Action and Indie with BANAN'EM UP!.
JAZZ OUT is a blood-pumping speedrunning FPS platformer where you use enemies as platforms! Punch guards into the air then jump off their heads to gain momentum. Chain gravity-defying combos, master unique moves, and race against time. Perfect your escape and top the global leaderboard!
CrimSaw
WHY THIS
Another title from SkyBrave, the studio behind BANAN'EM UP!. Shares Action and Indie with BANAN'EM UP!.
RIP. THEIR. HEADS. OFF. CrimSaw is a small, fast-paced, and deadly arena FPS with a ‘spin’. You can’t jump and only armed with a badass weapon. Charge, launch and recall your sawblade to slice up endless hordes of demons into pieces. Survive as long as you can and climb up the global leaderboard!
Little Wings Deliveries
WHY THIS
Another title from SkyBrave, the studio behind BANAN'EM UP!. Shares Indie and Casual with BANAN'EM UP!.
Embark on a short, playful adventure in your cozy flying boat and sail through fluffy clouds. Discover floating islands and befriend their quirky citizens. Jump, roll, climb, and skate through Cloudburg as Skye faces her biggest obstacle on her way to the Royal Postal Academy!
Frequently asked about BANAN'EM UP!
- How much does BANAN'EM UP! cost?
- BANAN'EM UP! is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to BANAN'EM UP!?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside BANAN'EM UP! are AST-Hero, Gimel Dimension, Peraglees - The Ooloufian Resistance.
- Who developed BANAN'EM UP!?
- BANAN'EM UP! was developed by SkyBrave and published by TENSTACK.
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 BANAN'EM UP!.
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