Games like Shard Squad
If Shard Squad is your kind of game, the closest matches are Chicken Must Fry, Friend of a Slime and 纸境小仙途 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, chill and competitive. 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 Shard Squad: Form a squad of elemental creatures and face hordes of challenging enemies! Choose your Shards according to their synergies to gain new abilities, and equip relics that will make the winds blow in your favor! Survive through different environments and save your lands!
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Chicken Must Fry
WHY THIS
Top pick for Shard Squad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with Shard Squad.
Chicken Must Fry is a survivor-like game where you play as a raw chicken refusing to be fried, wiping out monsters from the ruthless Frying Empire. Combine various skills and items, upgrade your characters, and survive the endless waves of enemies!
Friend of a Slime
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Shard Squad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shard Squad.
Friend of a Slime is a horde survivor game in which your best weapon is your slime companion. Fight against hordes of enemies in short 10-minute dungeons, collect coins and fruits to unlock new weapons and purchase powerful artifacts for yourself and your slime companion.
纸境小仙途
WHY THIS
Shares wave based survival, roguelite progression, indie and a whimsical mood with Shard Squad.
Third-strongest match for Shard Squad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shard Squad.
《Paper Xian》 is a xianxia roguelike survival game featuring unique paper-cut art. Defend against 20 monster waves with auto-attacks, upgrade skills between rounds, and join sects for special boosts. Enjoy fast 20-min runs with local co-op support!
Tiny Bomber
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Shard Squad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shard Squad.
Survive the countdown in a fast-paced vertical bullet-hell roguelite. Collect coins to extend your run, graze bullets to trigger aircraft-specific boosts, build wild upgrade combos, and push toward the final boss.
Chrome Survivor
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Shard Squad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shard Squad.
In this bullet heaven roguelite combine weapons into powerful evolutions, collect items to enhance your runs, equip and craft powerful cybernetic augments that change the way you play. Can you complete a 9 modded nightmare difficulty run and become John Cyberpunk?
Gem Beasts
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Shard Squad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shard Squad.
Gem beasts is a creature collector, roguelike. Fight and collect other creatures to play as, manage your inventory and explore different build combinations.
Cosmos Kitten
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Shard Squad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shard Squad.
Combat endless waves of spaceships as Cosmos Kitten in this physics-based action roguelite! Unlock combinations of unique characters with powerful weapons to overcome the onslaught of enemies. Compete or cooperate with friends in optional local multiplayer mode.
Underwater DuO
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Shard Squad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shard Squad.
In Underwater Duo, control a smashing turtle with your left hand and a blasting jellyfish with your right! Fight off waves of fierce fish, grow stronger, and see if your two hands can conquer the deep… or team up with a perfectly in-sync partner.
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Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Shard Squad.
Reviewers of Shard Squad cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Shard Squad.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Temtem
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Shard Squad.
Reviewers of Shard Squad cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shard Squad.
Temtem is an online creature-collection adventure. Tame 165 unique creatures across 7 vibrant islands, battle other tamers, tackle mythical Lairs, chase Luma & Umbra variants, and breed your favorite Tems - with friends by your side! Dive into a colorful monster catching adventure, so Temtem up!
Garlic
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Shard Squad.
Reviewers of Shard Squad cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Shard Squad.
You are Garlic, an onion-headed boy and you want to climb the Sacred Tower to meet the Cyber Goddess to seduce her...
Bullet Heaven 2
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Shard Squad.
Reviewers of Shard Squad cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Shard Squad.
Bullet Heaven 2 is a bullet-hell shoot-em-up inspired by games like Touhou and Jamestown. It's all about shooting every cute thing that moves, while dodging hundreds of shiny bullets per second!
Path of Exile 2
WHY THIS
Shares meta progression with Shard Squad.
Reviewers of Shard Squad cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Shard Squad.
Path of Exile 2 is a next generation Action RPG from Grinding Gear Games, featuring co-op for up to six players. Set years after the original Path of Exile, you will return to the dark world of Wraeclast and seek to end the corruption that is spreading.
The Spell Brigade
WHY THIS
Shares wave based survival, co op multiplayer, arcade style and an intense mood with Shard Squad.
Reviewers of Shard Squad cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Shard Squad.
Survivors-like with ONLINE CO-OP for 1-4 players. Team up with your wizard friends to slay hordes of dark creatures. Complete team-based objectives, unlock new upgrades and create overpowered spell synergies. Friend nor foe is safe in this friendly fire bullet hell!
World of Witchcraft
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Shard Squad cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Shard Squad.
Immerse yourself in a world where ambition, magic, and lust intertwine.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Shard Squad at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Shard Squad on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Shard Squad.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Shard Squad on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Shard Squad.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~46% under Shard Squad on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shard Squad.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under Shard Squad on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shard Squad.
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 ~79% under Shard Squad on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shard Squad.
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.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Shard Squad on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Shard Squad.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Shard Squad on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Shard Squad.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
A Short Hike
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under Shard Squad on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shard Squad.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Shard Squad.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Shard Squad.
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 Shard Squad.
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?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Shard Squad.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 Shard Squad.
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.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shard Squad.
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.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Shard Squad.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
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Frequently asked about Shard Squad
- Does Shard Squad run on Steam Deck?
- Shard Squad is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Shard Squad cost?
- Shard Squad is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Shard Squad have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Shard Squad 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 Shard Squad?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Shard Squad are Chicken Must Fry, Friend of a Slime, 纸境小仙途.
- Who developed Shard Squad?
- Shard Squad was developed by The Root Studios and published by Nuntius Games, Vsoo Games.
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