Games like ZPF
If ZPF is your kind of game, the closest matches are Stellar Rhythm, SATAZIUS and Astebreed: Definitive Edition — 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 ZPF: ZPF is a retro-inspired horizontal shooter originally designed for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. Blast your way through a cosmic gauntlet of epic boss battles, addictive scoring, and hidden secrets in a thrilling arcade-style adventure through fantasy, sci-fi, and alien-themed worlds.
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Steam players who put hours into ZPF 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.
Stellar Rhythm
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Top pick for ZPF fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with ZPF.
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!
SATAZIUS
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for ZPF fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with ZPF.
The year is 2051. Location: SATAZIUS, a long-abandoned planet. The cruiser Agano was on patrol when it was attacked and stricken by a confederacy of space pirates that had established a base on SATAZIUS. The pirates attacked the Agano intending to steal the assault ship ‘Trafalgar’ that was stowed aboard the Agano, but the Trafalgar made...
Astebreed: Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for ZPF fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with ZPF.
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.
ARMED SEVEN
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for ZPF fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with ZPF.
The year is 1989. 12 years have passed since the Gogoh Army’s invasion of Earth. Exposure to alien technology during the war enabled Earth’s own technologies to take massive leaps forward. International conflict that was previously rife in the history of mankind fell to an all-time low, and the Earth Federation was established as a...
Syder Arcade
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for ZPF fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with ZPF.
Killing zombies never gets old, but sometimes you just need a break. Get back to some serious old-school gaming with Syder Arcade! Syder Arcade is a love letter to Amiga games of the ‘90s, no coins, no upgrade grinding, just your tenacity and a motherload of alien invaders.
Starr Mazer: DSP
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Ranked #6 for ZPF fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with ZPF.
The UNFP's been kicked in the teeth by a G'ell invasion force and their last and only hope is a planetary outpost and its fleet of experimental DSP MkI Forward Assault Fighters and anyone marshal enough to strap into one and forcefully accept some apologies.
Asteroid Bounty Hunter
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for ZPF fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with ZPF.
Asteroid Bounty Hunter is a space shooter mixed with interesting boss fights and breathtaking visuals, with a reward system to take your skill to another level.
Cyberwar: Neon City
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for ZPF fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with ZPF.
Explore a cyberpunk universe where monkeys rule. Challenge the fearsome Cyber Monkeys as you take on the role of a hero armed with a living shark weapon.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below ZPF at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under ZPF on Steam right now. Shares Indie with ZPF.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under ZPF on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with ZPF.
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!
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under ZPF on Steam right now. Shares Action with ZPF.
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.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under ZPF on Steam right now. Shares Indie with ZPF.
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.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under ZPF on Steam right now. Shares Indie with ZPF.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~90% under ZPF on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with ZPF.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under ZPF on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with ZPF.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under ZPF on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with ZPF.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
The Expendabros
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with ZPF.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with ZPF.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Star Fetchers
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with ZPF.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Eternal Senia
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with ZPF.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Disfigure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with ZPF.
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
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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!
Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with ZPF.
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.
![UNBEATABLE [white label] — Steam game cover](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1290490/header.jpg?t=1736770503)
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Astebreed: Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with ZPF.
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.
ARMED SEVEN
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with ZPF.
The year is 1989. 12 years have passed since the Gogoh Army’s invasion of Earth. Exposure to alien technology during the war enabled Earth’s own technologies to take massive leaps forward. International conflict that was previously rife in the history of mankind fell to an all-time low, and the Earth Federation was established as a...
Cyberwar: Neon City
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with ZPF.
Explore a cyberpunk universe where monkeys rule. Challenge the fearsome Cyber Monkeys as you take on the role of a hero armed with a living shark weapon.
Frequently asked about ZPF
- Is ZPF verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — ZPF is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does ZPF cost?
- ZPF is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to ZPF?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside ZPF are Stellar Rhythm, SATAZIUS, Astebreed: Definitive Edition.
- Who developed ZPF?
- ZPF was developed by ZPF Team and published by Mega Cat Studios.
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