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Games like Lober Lobe

If Lober Lobe is your kind of game, the closest matches are < STRECT >, Shin Sophstar and Space Mash — 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 Lober Lobe: Shoot psychic orbs, collect useful thoughts, upgrade your Probe with speed, maneuverability, satellites, resistance and suppress negative thoughts in this Brain centric, procedurally generated bullet hell shoot 'em up.

2024ActionIndie7.99 USDWindowsby James H. Van der Meulen
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Steam players who put hours into Lober Lobe 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. < STRECT >

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Lober Lobe fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Lober Lobe.

    Control your ship and destroy all the enemies and bases that have appeared through teleportation! < STRECT > is a score-attack vertical shooter for 1 or 2 players. Enjoy simple shoot-and-dodge gameplay, rich destruction effects, and tons of hidden features.

    2027ActionIndieSteam ↗
  2. Shin Sophstar

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Lober Lobe fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Lober Lobe.

    Shin Sophstar is an electrifying remix built for speed and scoring. With 25+ ship variants, mid-run ship switching, and an aggressive, deeply layered scoring system, it delivers a faster, sharper arcade experience for all skill levels.

    ActionIndieSteam ↗
  3. Space Mash

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Lober Lobe fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Lober Lobe.

    Space Mash is a bullet-hell shooter in the retro style of the earliest arcade games. To help beginners, older players and those with a motor impairment, there are five levels of slow-down that can be activated at any time during game play.

    2025ActionSteam ↗
  4. RESHOOTER

    WHY THIS

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

    RESHOOTER offers heart-pounding shoot-em-up action that elevates classic arcade gameplay to the next level. Dive into the retroflow with electrifying visuals, immersive audio, and captivating mechanics.

    2026ActionIndieEarly Access12.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Storm Mined

    WHY THIS

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

    Inspired by the cult classic Mine Storm, Storm Mined modernizes arcade space shooting with rogue-lite upgrades and rhythm-based stages.

    ActionIndieSteam ↗
  6. Infinity Lancer

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Lober Lobe fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Lober Lobe.

    Infinity Lancer is a high octane vertical shoot em' up. Race across the galaxy fighting to prevent humanity's annihilation and discover the dark truth behind the endless war.

    ActionSteam ↗
  7. Nova Swarm

    WHY THIS

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

    Pick a ship, dive into readable bullet chaos, take down huge angry bosses, grab the bonus core you probably should have left alone, and chase one cleaner run in Nova Swarm.

    2026ActionIndie3.59 USDSteam ↗
  8. Drone Break

    WHY THIS

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

    Run and Gun Roguelite where the goal is to upgrade each consecutive alien drone on death so the next can strive to become overpowered enough to escape the all consuming hive mind.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Lober Lobe on Steam right now. Shares Action with Lober Lobe.

    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 ↗
  2. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under Lober Lobe on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Lober Lobe.

    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 ↗
  3. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Lober Lobe on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Lober Lobe.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under Lober Lobe on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Lober Lobe.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Lober Lobe on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Lober Lobe.

    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 ↗
  6. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~81% under Lober Lobe on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Lober Lobe.

    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 ↗
  7. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under Lober Lobe on Steam right now. Shares Action with Lober Lobe.

    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 ↗
  8. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Lober Lobe on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Lober Lobe.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Lober Lobe.

    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 ↗
  2. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Lober Lobe.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Lober Lobe.

    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 ↗
  4. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Lober Lobe.

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

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

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Lober Lobe.

    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 ↗
  7. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

More from James H. Van der Meulen

Other recommendable Steam games by James H. Van der Meulen, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Victim

    WHY THIS

    Another title from James H. Van der Meulen, the studio behind Lober Lobe. Shares Action with Lober Lobe.

    A game like none other.  Victim invites you into the world of The Ominous Oppression.  A desolate landscape of horrors and mental anguish.  A place where only the mentally strong can survive and overcome the seemingly endless relentless trials of perpetuating devastation.   

    2022ActionAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. First Odium

    WHY THIS

    Another title from James H. Van der Meulen, the studio behind Lober Lobe.

    A psychological Turn Based Combat RPG Dungeon Crawling Horror

    2023RPGCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Crazy Brain

    WHY THIS

    Another title from James H. Van der Meulen, the studio behind Lober Lobe. Shares Action with Lober Lobe.

    Use perceptive skills and cognition to attempt to gather points, collect an accumulated a score and attempt to exit the stage without failing.

    2023Action3.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Happy Mask

    WHY THIS

    Another title from James H. Van der Meulen, the studio behind Lober Lobe. Shares Indie with Lober Lobe.

    This is what it feels like to be enslaved by your own mind. Toxic happiness and the brutal reality of a world that cannot be argued away. Step into the backward flipside of a perspective of being mocked and rediculed by blind observers that subscribe to the way of the mob.

    2023IndieAdventureRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. The Knowledge of Hermit

    WHY THIS

    Another title from James H. Van der Meulen, the studio behind Lober Lobe. Shares Action with Lober Lobe.

    A puzzle solving, dungeon crawling, action adventure, role playing game.

    2023ActionAdventureRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. TVS Sample Box

    WHY THIS

    Another title from James H. Van der Meulen, the studio behind Lober Lobe. Shares Indie with Lober Lobe.

    An evolving app with random surprising updates.

    2023IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Drone Break

    WHY THIS

    Another title from James H. Van der Meulen, the studio behind Lober Lobe. Shares Action and Indie with Lober Lobe.

    Run and Gun Roguelite where the goal is to upgrade each consecutive alien drone on death so the next can strive to become overpowered enough to escape the all consuming hive mind.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Dissociative

    WHY THIS

    Another title from James H. Van der Meulen, the studio behind Lober Lobe. Shares Indie with Lober Lobe.

    Enter this dark fantasy nightmare adventure game. Spanning a vast unpredictable mindscape of over 2000 unique areas. Answer perplexing questions, gain abilities, power ups and transfer between dark and light worlds in this seemingly endless dreamscape.

    2025IndieAdventureRPG6.49 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Lober Lobe

How much does Lober Lobe cost?
Lober Lobe is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Lober Lobe?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Lober Lobe are < STRECT >, Shin Sophstar, Space Mash.
Who developed Lober Lobe?
Lober Lobe was developed by James H. Van der Meulen and published by Trash Vomit Studios.

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 Lober Lobe.

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