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Games like X-teroids

If X-teroids is your kind of game, the closest matches are Novi Blaster, My Last Stand: Survivors and Stellar Interface — 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 X-teroids: Look back on the classic arcade games of the 80s. X-teroids is a retro-style, addictive, and fast-paced arcade shooter game.

2024ActionIndieSimulationCasual0.99 USDWindowsby liangxiegame
X-teroids — Steam game cover

Players who liked X-teroids also play

Steam players who put hours into X-teroids 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. Novi Blaster

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for X-teroids fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with X-teroids.

    Bullet Hell or Heaven? A rogue-like where you upgrade yourself and your enemies. Strategize around your build choices and dominate the battlefields of Novi Blaster.

    2024ActionIndieRPG3.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. My Last Stand: Survivors

    WHY THIS

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

    Zombies are approaching fast. You have nothing to trust but the weapon in your hand. Eliminate zombies as quickly as possible. Survive. Gain upgrade points to unlock different abilities. And become stronger. Hold your position until the end of time. Then you can escape from this bloody hell.

    2025ActionIndieRPG3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Stellar Interface

    WHY THIS

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

    Run through the universe in this rogue-like-ish space-shooter. Discover the numerous perks/consumables and their synergistic effects. Explore the randomly-generated galaxy to find merchants, unlock spacecrafts, collect Cartridges and checkmark your kills of the various galactic overlords.

    2016ActionIndieCasual12.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Nuclear Throne

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for X-teroids fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with X-teroids.

    Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?

    2015ActionIndieRPG11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. ARRIVAL: ZERO EARTH

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for X-teroids fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with X-teroids.

    Fight giant War of the Worlds -style aliens invading Finland during a Winter in the 90's. Build an army of local townspeople in this chaotic semi-autobattler roguelike. Navigate through different biomes to obliterate the aliens from cosmic dimensions.

    2024ActionIndieRPG5.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. REMEDIUM: Sentinels

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for X-teroids fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with X-teroids.

    Become a Sentinel and face the plague in roguelite fast-paced auto-shooter set in the same world as REMEDIUM game. Combine items and alchemical elements to acquire more powerful weapons and create unique builds to defend the plague survivors against the endless hordes of mutants!

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Blazing Beaks

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for X-teroids fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with X-teroids.

    Roguelite - where too much greediness can be fatal. A colorful world with armed birds blazing their way through piles of mutants, monsters and creepy creatures. Lots of mysteries to unravel, secrets to discover and levels to explore.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Sharded World

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for X-teroids fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with X-teroids.

    Sharded World is a reversed bullet hell, rogue-lite, ARPG game combining simple gameplay and great rpg progression. Each level has its own unique features and challenges. Upgradable characters, weapons and orbs. Challenges, daily quests, and leaderboards. Fight, get stronger and defeat the Lich!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below X-teroids at current Steam store prices.

  1. UBERMOSH

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under X-teroids on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with X-teroids.

    UBERMOSH is an arcade game about cutting bullets with a sword, in a gun-filled cyberpunk mosh pit.

    2015ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Miss Neko

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under X-teroids on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with X-teroids.

    Together the full picture of all the lovely beast ladies with your own hands, play Yakyuken with them, collect their portraits. Hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable game time:)

    2019ActionCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. QUICKERFLAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under X-teroids on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with X-teroids.

    QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Save Jesus

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under X-teroids on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with X-teroids.

    Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!

    2016IndieCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Barro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under X-teroids on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with X-teroids.

    Choose your little car and race!

    2018IndieCasualRacing0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Gachi Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under X-teroids on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with X-teroids.

    Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Trip to Vinelands

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under X-teroids on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with X-teroids.

    Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.

    2016ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. TTV2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under X-teroids on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with X-teroids.

    TTV2 is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame, sequel to Trip to Vinelands.

    2017ActionIndie0.49 USDSteam ↗

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 X-teroids.

    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. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with X-teroids.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

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

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with X-teroids.

    A little game that’s not a game, winner of an old game jam that nobody’s ever heard of. So DON'T INSTALL IT!

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

More from liangxiegame

Other recommendable Steam games by liangxiegame, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Under The Ghost Mountain

    WHY THIS

    Another title from liangxiegame, the studio behind X-teroids. Shares Action and Indie with X-teroids.

    Under the ghost mountain is a platform shooting Roguelike game. Random terrain, permanent death, platform jumping, shooting, chain reaction, destructible terrain, and plot creation are the features of this game. Inspire by Spelunky and Downwell

    2021ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. The First Mountain

    WHY THIS

    Another title from liangxiegame, the studio behind X-teroids. Shares Action and Indie with X-teroids.

    A Simple 2D Platform Game.

    2022ActionIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Hi Eggplant:The Birth of Sprites

    WHY THIS

    Another title from liangxiegame, the studio behind X-teroids. Shares Indie and Simulation with X-teroids.

    This is an original planting experience game. Players can grow high-quality eggplants through reasonable physical distribution, careful observation and accumulated experience. The newly added task system will make you busier than before, but when you are free, go chat with the sprites!

    2024IndieSimulationCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. My Rose

    WHY THIS

    Another title from liangxiegame, the studio behind X-teroids. Shares Action and Indie with X-teroids.

    "My Rose" is a pixel-style precision platform jumping game. A boy sets out to find the soul fruit to save a girl. Will he be able to collect the soul fruit smoothly? And in the end, can he save the girl?

    2025ActionIndie1.99 USDSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Nuclear Throne

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with X-teroids.

    Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?

    2015ActionIndieRPG11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. REMEDIUM: Sentinels

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with X-teroids.

    Become a Sentinel and face the plague in roguelite fast-paced auto-shooter set in the same world as REMEDIUM game. Combine items and alchemical elements to acquire more powerful weapons and create unique builds to defend the plague survivors against the endless hordes of mutants!

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Blazing Beaks

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with X-teroids.

    Roguelite - where too much greediness can be fatal. A colorful world with armed birds blazing their way through piles of mutants, monsters and creepy creatures. Lots of mysteries to unravel, secrets to discover and levels to explore.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about X-teroids

How much does X-teroids cost?
X-teroids is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to X-teroids?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside X-teroids are Novi Blaster, My Last Stand: Survivors, Stellar Interface.
Who developed X-teroids?
X-teroids was developed by liangxiegame.

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 X-teroids.

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