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Games like Atomic City

If Atomic City is your kind of game, the closest matches are ShapeNeon Chaos, Space Warden and Nebula Invasion — 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 Atomic City: Mouse-only for super simple gameplay, but the challenge ramps up. Survive waves of enemies bombing your city. Shoot 'em up!

2024ActionIndieCasual1.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby anthund
Atomic City — Steam game cover

Players who liked Atomic City also play

Steam players who put hours into Atomic City 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. ShapeNeon Chaos

    WHY THIS

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

    ShapeNeon Chaos is an old school style space-shooter. You are a ship facing off waves of deadly enemies. This game was made to give you a shot of adrenaline in a couple of minutes. Lots of bullets and neon in an arcade psychedelic shooter!

    2021ActionIndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Space Warden

    WHY THIS

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

    Space Warden is top-down shooter in space where whole environment can be destroyed. Use lots of weapons which can burn, stun, damage, explode enemy ships, bases and terrain. Use turrets to defend your base and complete various missions.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Nebula Invasion

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Atomic City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Atomic City.

    Nebula Invasion was designed for those who enjoy the classic type arcade games, a spaceship shooter with great game play. Aliens attack many different ways from marching to dive bombing. You have the tools to fight back with a ship that can power-up with double, triple, rapid fire, or plasma cannon.

    2021ActionIndie3.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Karma Cannon

    WHY THIS

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

    Clear hordes of cosmic critters in this simple 2D shooter but be carefully, bullets that exit the arena will warp behind you and become dangerous to you ship. Whatever goes around comes around.

    ActionIndieCasualSteam ↗
  5. #Snake2 DX: Reawakening

    WHY THIS

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

    Explosive, balls-to-the-wall bullet hell shooter with novel shooting mechanics (and surreal comedy)

    2021ActionIndie1.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. misaligned

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Atomic City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Atomic City.

    Classic 80s inspired shooter

    2023ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Stratoskirmish

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Atomic City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Atomic City.

    Stratoskirmish is an industrial war themed vertical shooting game with contemporary arcade feel and challenge. Deploy and control 'aerotorpedo' special weapons that can provide additional firepower or momentary safety. Experience a detailed visual presentation featuring pre-rendered graphics.

    ActionSteam ↗
  8. Raid on the Zone

    WHY THIS

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

    Fight in a furious battle against “The Zone”, a mysterious terrorist group hell-bent on destroying the world. Cripple their defenses with your dual-prop helicopter and massive arsenal of weaponry in this retro-inspired homage to arcade games of the 80’s.

    2020ActionIndie7.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Atomic City on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Atomic City.

    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 ↗
  2. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Atomic City on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with Atomic City.

    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 ↗
  3. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Atomic City on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Atomic City.

    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.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Atomic City on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Atomic City.

    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!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Atomic City on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Atomic City.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Atomic City on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Atomic City.

    The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Atomic City on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Atomic City.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Bejeweled® 3

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Atomic City on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Atomic City.

    The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.

    2010StrategyCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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 Atomic City.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Atomic City

How much does Atomic City cost?
Atomic City is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Atomic City?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Atomic City are ShapeNeon Chaos, Space Warden, Nebula Invasion.
Who developed Atomic City?
Atomic City was developed by anthund.

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 Atomic City.

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