Games like Project Neon
If Project Neon is your kind of game, the closest matches are Viral Reload EX, Truxton Extreme and Flying Pigs — 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 Project Neon: Blast through enemy defenses in this intense 16-bit shoot ‘em up (or shmup), dismantling interplanetary shields to bring humanity’s last hope back from Mars and save Earth from ecological collapse.
Players who liked Project Neon also play
Steam players who put hours into Project Neon 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.
Viral Reload EX
WHY THIS
Top pick for Project Neon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Project Neon.
Viral Reload EX is a shoot-em-up with a dash mechanic where you shrink down to fight infections at a microscopic scale! Can you defeat the evil Kyle Kaboom before he destroys the moon?
Truxton Extreme
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Project Neon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Project Neon.
Take down hordes of alien invaders with your Power Shot, Truxton Beam, Thunder Laser, Homing Shot, Star‑mine Shot, and more! Don't forget to breathe as you face off against gigantic bosses in the ultimate battle for humanity’s survival!
Flying Pigs
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Project Neon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with Project Neon.
Your plane is on fire, you're wounded, but don't give up! You are the last hope to end World War II! Six pilots with a devastating arsenal! Face the hell of the skies in single-player or co-op, survive breathtaking battlefields, and obliterate colossal bosses in this fast-paced shooter!
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WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Project Neon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Project Neon.
Control your ship and destroy all the enemies and bases that have appeared through teleportation! < STRECT > is a score-attack vertical shooter for 1 or 2 players. Enjoy simple shoot-and-dodge gameplay, rich destruction effects, and tons of hidden features.
Celtreos
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Project Neon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Project Neon.
1-2 players, game controller support. NO in-app purchases. Over 45 minutes of music! 13 detailed stages, partly-random, with bosses. Tons of weapons, guards and special moves. Play in a window or in Full Screen.
Rogue Space Convoy
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Project Neon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Project Neon.
Rogue Space Convoy is a roguelite space action shooter where you pilot a fighter, build a convoy, and choose branching encounters across five hostile passages. Disable enemy cruisers, salvage upgrades, and keep the Ark alive long enough to reach the gate.
Muchi Muchi Pork! & PinkSweets Boosted
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Ranked #7 for Project Neon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Project Neon.
Hardcore yet cute Danmaku shooting makes a grand comeback!
Apidya' Special
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Project Neon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Project Neon.
Apidya is making a comeback in this authentic 24-bit pixel remake, built from the ground up, but utterly faithful to the original.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Project Neon at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Project Neon on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Project Neon.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Project Neon on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Project Neon.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Project Neon on Steam right now. Shares Action with Project Neon.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Project Neon on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Project Neon.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Project Neon on Steam right now. Shares Action with Project Neon.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Project Neon.
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.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Project Neon.
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?
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Project Neon.
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.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Project Neon.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Project Neon.
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.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Project Neon.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Project Neon.
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.
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Frequently asked about Project Neon
- How much does Project Neon cost?
- Project Neon is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Project Neon have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Project Neon supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Project Neon?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Project Neon are Viral Reload EX, Truxton Extreme, Flying Pigs.
- Who developed Project Neon?
- Project Neon was developed by FULLSET.
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 Project Neon.
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