Games like Steam and Metal
If Steam and Metal is your kind of game, the closest matches are From The Dust, Sine Mora EX and Jamestown — 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 Steam and Metal: Welcome to helm! Steam and Metal — scroll shooter in the steampunk world. Hordes of steam enemies and huge bosses are waiting to be destroyed. Spectacular levels of handcrafted pixels waiting for someone to pass through them. When there are too many enemies — just shoot 'em all up!
Players who liked Steam and Metal also play
Steam players who put hours into Steam and Metal 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.
From The Dust
WHY THIS
Top pick for Steam and Metal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Steam and Metal.
From The Dust is a fun and dynamic shoot'em up action game! Requiring reflexes and motor coordination. Fight steampunk machines to save your village. Can you complete this challenge?
Sine Mora EX
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Steam and Metal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Sine Mora EX is a side-scrolling shoot'em up that provides a unique challenge, where time is the ultimate factor. Mixing classic shooter sensibilities with contemporary presentation, Sine Mora EX is a gorgeous shoot'em up offering both a Story Mode that weaves an excessive tale and an Arcade Mode.
Jamestown
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Steam and Metal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Steam and Metal.
Jamestown: Legend Of The Lost Colony is a neo-classical top-down shooter for up to 4 players, set on 17th-century British Colonial Mars. It features all the intensity, depth, and lovingly handcrafted pixels of a classic arcade shooter, with a modern twist: deeply-integrated cooperative gameplay.
Deathsmiles
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Steam and Metal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Steam and Metal.
Deathsmiles is CAVE's bullet-hell shoot-'em-up where you take the role of one of five Angels to defend the magical land of Gilverado from an invasion by Hell itself! Eradicate this devilish assault!
Sora
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Steam and Metal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Steam and Metal.
From Orange Juice comes a shoot'em'up starring the lone enhanced human, Sora. The sequel of the high-speed shoot'em'up "Suguri", with improved game system and graphics.
Mushihimesama
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Steam and Metal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Battle huge "Koju" bugs in CAVE's beautiful fantasy shooter, Mushihimesama. Experience the thrill of bullet hell from the masters of the genre as you evade visually stunning shot patterns with thousands of bullets.
Mirage Feathers
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Steam and Metal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Steam and Metal.
「Maybe one day, I won't have to fight when I fly.」
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Steam and Metal at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Steam and Metal on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Steam and Metal.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Steam and Metal on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Steam and Metal.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Steam and Metal on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Steam and Metal.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Steam and Metal on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Steam and Metal.
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!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Steam and Metal on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Steam and Metal.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Steam and Metal on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Steam and Metal.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Steam and Metal on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Steam and Metal.
"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!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Steam and Metal.
Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).
Jigoku Kisetsukan: Sense of the Seasons
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Steam and Metal.
Jigoku Kisetsukan is a bullet hell shootergame with anime-style drawings and chip music.
WOWOWOW KORONE BOX
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
A hololive fangame featuring Inugami Korone of hololive GAMERS! Collect as many Korone Boxes as possible while contending with an endless onslaught of enemies and bosses using whatever weapons you happen to pick up!
Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy Prologue is a fanmade indie game developed by GAMEPULSE.To save the Princess of Misty Lake "Daiyousei", from the evil who took her captive. You must play as the brave Hero of Ice Fairy "Cirno" and face "Remilia Scarlet" of the Kouma Castle
Touhou Fantasia / 东方梦想曲
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Steam and Metal.
This is a fan-made Touhou shmup with one single stage, similar to the extra stage of official Touhou games. This game has an auto dodging system, which gives you a choice to ignore all the danmaku and only focus on the story.
Action Agents
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Retrowave Skill-Based Action Roguelike about tough cops fighting crime and keeping peace the old-fashioned way. Choose your cop and dive into hardcore action against enemies and bosses using a huge arsenal and special abilities that will define your playstyle. The law will make crime bleed.
東方催狐譚 ～ Servants of Harvest Wish
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Set off on a journey to an autumnal paradise in this bountiful Touhou vertical Bullethell Shmup fan game made by overseas fans!
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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.
Sine Mora EX
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box.
Sine Mora EX is a side-scrolling shoot'em up that provides a unique challenge, where time is the ultimate factor. Mixing classic shooter sensibilities with contemporary presentation, Sine Mora EX is a gorgeous shoot'em up offering both a Story Mode that weaves an excessive tale and an Arcade Mode.
Jamestown
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Steam and Metal.
Jamestown: Legend Of The Lost Colony is a neo-classical top-down shooter for up to 4 players, set on 17th-century British Colonial Mars. It features all the intensity, depth, and lovingly handcrafted pixels of a classic arcade shooter, with a modern twist: deeply-integrated cooperative gameplay.
Deathsmiles
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Steam and Metal.
Deathsmiles is CAVE's bullet-hell shoot-'em-up where you take the role of one of five Angels to defend the magical land of Gilverado from an invasion by Hell itself! Eradicate this devilish assault!
Frequently asked about Steam and Metal
- How much does Steam and Metal cost?
- Steam and Metal is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Steam and Metal?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Steam and Metal are From The Dust, Sine Mora EX, Jamestown.
- Who developed Steam and Metal?
- Steam and Metal was developed by Maltakreuz.
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