Rank 01Games like A City Sleeps™
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- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked A City Sleeps™ also play
The closest matches to A City Sleeps™: DubWars, Symphony, Beat Hazard, Sora, and Sektori. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Sora
Why this: Also Shoot 'Em Up and Bullet Hell, like A City Sleeps.
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Soundodger+
Why this: Also Rhythm and Bullet Hell, like A City Sleeps.
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- Released: 2014
- Developer: Harmonix Music Systems, Inc
- Price: $9.99checked Nov 2
- 65% of 34 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Boss fights are cinematic and bass heavy
- Enemies and bullets sync to the beat
- Ghosts customize loadouts for replayability
- Atmospheric
- Hypnotic
- Immersive
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Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below A City Sleeps™ at current Steam store prices.
Shmadow
Why this: Also Shoot 'Em Up and Bullet Hell, like A City Sleeps.
Hyperspace Invaders II: Pixel Edition
Why this: Also Rhythm and Shoot 'Em Up, like A City Sleeps.
The Metronomicon: Slay The Dance Floor
Why this: Same hypnotic mood as A City Sleeps.
Shatter
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as A City Sleeps.
Temp Zero
Why this: Also Rhythm and Bullet Hell, like A City Sleeps.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to A City Sleeps™, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Waves
Why this: Also Shoot 'Em Up and Bullet Hell, like A City Sleeps.
About A City Sleeps™
The closest matches to A City Sleeps™: DubWars, Symphony, Beat Hazard, Sora, and Sektori. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If A City Sleeps™ is your kind of game, the closest matches are DubWars, Symphony and Beat Hazard — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, hypnotic and immersive, and single out its ghost loadout system and one screen arena combat. 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 A City Sleeps™: From the creator of Rock Band™ and Amplitude™ comes a fresh new approach to the traditional shoot 'em up! All the action is driven by an entrancing soundtrack- no beatmatching required. The Idol System introduces a tactical layer on top of proven shmup gameplay allowing for a range of play styles.
Is A City Sleeps™ worth buying?
Too few reviews to call
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- Only 34 Steam reviews so far, not enough to judge.
- Price: $9.99 (checked Nov 2).
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Boss fights are cinematic and bass heavy
- Enemies and bullets sync to the beat
- Ghosts customize loadouts for replayability
- Music dictates gameplay flow
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“This one's hamstrung by its execution. A bullet hell rhythm shooter is a cool idea (and the music here is very good), but the fact that your firepower is tied to the percussion of the song means that, if there's no percussion, you have no…”
“Once upon a time I bought [b]A City Sleeps[/b] and was so unsatisfied with the product it became the only game on steam I've ever refunded, even to this day. Plagued with problems from lackluster controls to poor readability, the latter…”
People who play it also play: DubWars, Symphony, Beat Hazard
Frequently asked about A City Sleeps™
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How much does A City Sleeps™ cost?
A City Sleeps™ is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to A City Sleeps™?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside A City Sleeps™ are DubWars, Symphony, Beat Hazard.
Who developed A City Sleeps™?
A City Sleeps™ was developed by Harmonix Music Systems, Inc.