Rank 01Why this
Shares boss rush with Jet Gunner.
- $16.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Verified
- 2019
Games like Jet Gunner
- 22 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Jet Gunner also play
The closest matches to Jet Gunner: Blazing Chrome, Oniken: Unstoppable Edition, Volgarr the Viking, Kero Blaster, and Gravity Circuit. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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- Deck Playable
- 2014
Rank 03Why this
Same retro mood as Jet Gunner.
- $9.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2013
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Downwell
Why this: Same challenging mood as Jet Gunner.
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- Released: 2014
- Developer: Sinclair Strange
- Price: $0.99checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 72% of 79 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Authentic 8 bit challenge
- Bosses appear in threes per stage
- Enemy projectiles track aggressively
- Challenging
- Intense
- Retro
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Why this: Same retro mood as Jet Gunner.
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Why this: Same challenging mood as Jet Gunner.
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Why this: Shares boss rush with Jet Gunner.
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Blazing Chrome
Why this: Shares boss rush with Jet Gunner.
Downwell
Why this: Same challenging mood as Jet Gunner.
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Why this: Same retro mood as Jet Gunner.
About Jet Gunner
The closest matches to Jet Gunner: Blazing Chrome, Oniken: Unstoppable Edition, Volgarr the Viking, Kero Blaster, and Gravity Circuit. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Jet Gunner is your kind of game, the closest matches are Blazing Chrome, Oniken: Unstoppable Edition and Volgarr the Viking — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, intense and retro, and single out its boss rush and jetpack management. 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.
About Jet Gunner: Jet Gunner is a 2D platform action indie game that's full of Nestalgia. Full of action, gunfights, bosses and explosions so if you're into the whole 8-Bit vibe you should love this. From the sound, to the graphics to the flicker, this should pay tribute to those classic hard as nails, run 'n' gun games.
Is Jet Gunner worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 72% of 79 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $0.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 2 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Authentic 8 bit challenge
- Bosses appear in threes per stage
- Enemy projectiles track aggressively
- Jetpack adds vertical strategy
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Seriously flawed. Negatives: - Many weapons are too weak, have useless fire patterns or their rate of fire is too low. Picking these up is actually a death sentence. - Poor level design. Some levels (especially stage 3) don't contain…”
People who play it also play: Blazing Chrome, Oniken: Unstoppable Edition, Volgarr the Viking
Frequently asked about Jet Gunner
Can I run it?
Does Jet Gunner run on Steam Deck?
Jet Gunner is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Jet Gunner cost?
Jet Gunner is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Jet Gunner?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Jet Gunner are Blazing Chrome, Oniken: Unstoppable Edition, Volgarr the Viking.
Who developed Jet Gunner?
Jet Gunner was developed by Sinclair Strange.