Games like BACKFIRE
If BACKFIRE is your kind of game, the closest matches are Pixel Evolution, Rapid Escalation and WAVECADE — 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 BACKFIRE: BACKFIRE is a tense horror-themed arcade shooter about a haunted 80's arcade cabinet with a sinister twist- Your weapons fire backwards. Engage in intense combat, bend time to your advantage, and die to demented bosses. Upgrade your power after each attempt until you are strong enough to prevail.
Players who liked BACKFIRE also play
Steam players who put hours into BACKFIRE 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.
Pixel Evolution
WHY THIS
Top pick for BACKFIRE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with BACKFIRE.
A twin-stick arena shooter where every run rebuilds the game itself. Collect pixels, survive the constant HP drain, and complete each upgrade checklist to COMPILE the next era — evolving from 1-bit monochrome all the way to 3D, one boss at a time.
Rapid Escalation
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for BACKFIRE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with BACKFIRE.
A fast-paced incremental space shooter where short battles fuel permanent upgrades and exponential growth.
WAVECADE
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for BACKFIRE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with BACKFIRE.
WAVECADE is a sci-fi, arcade-style #shmup where YOU control the speed of the game. Destroy blocks, minions and bosses in style as you collect powerups and avoid hazards. How far can you go?
KILLSEC
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for BACKFIRE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with BACKFIRE.
Breach containment and carve your way out of a megacorp black site in this hardcore top-down shooter roguelite. Master your control of physics weapons to parry swords, bullets, lasers, everything. Time moves faster when you move, but staying still won't get you anywhere.
KLAST
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for BACKFIRE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with BACKFIRE.
KLAST is a fast twin-stick bullet-hell roguelite where every run transforms your ship. Chain kills, rescue survivors, collect powerful upgrades, and conquer three distinct campaigns filled with shifting arenas, relentless swarms, and colossal guardians.
Arcade Survivors
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for BACKFIRE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with BACKFIRE.
It's 1996. Lightning strikes the strip-mall arcade and monsters pour from every screen. Grab a Super Soaker, load your VHS bombs, and survive until dawn in this neon-soaked bullet heaven where your weapons fight for you. One more quarter. One more run.
Hellrifters
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for BACKFIRE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with BACKFIRE.
Bullet heaven meets squad tactics in a horde survival roguelite. Grow from one rifter into a four-hero death squad, burst demons to pieces, and kick them back through the swarm. Unleash devastating abilities and push your squad deeper into overkill.
Space Carrier Zero
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for BACKFIRE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with BACKFIRE.
One carrier against the sector's whole navy. The guns fire themselves, you steer the bow, pick the route, and decide how long to stay before the alarm brings the fleet down on you. Collect permanent cards that increase your strength each run. Five acts with increasing battle scope.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below BACKFIRE at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under BACKFIRE on Steam right now. Shares Indie with BACKFIRE.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under BACKFIRE on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with BACKFIRE.
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!
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under BACKFIRE on Steam right now. Shares Action with BACKFIRE.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
How to Fish
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under BACKFIRE on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with BACKFIRE.
A 1-4 player physics based fishing simulator. While drinking and boating you suddenly crash into a small island. To work your way back home you have to learn How to Fish.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under BACKFIRE on Steam right now. Shares Indie with BACKFIRE.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under BACKFIRE on Steam right now. Shares Indie with BACKFIRE.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under BACKFIRE on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with BACKFIRE.
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 ~70% under BACKFIRE on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with BACKFIRE.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with BACKFIRE.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with BACKFIRE.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with BACKFIRE.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with BACKFIRE.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Disfigure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with BACKFIRE.
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
Paper Lily - Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with BACKFIRE.
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
![UNBEATABLE [white label] — Steam game cover](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1290490/header.jpg?t=1736770503)
Narrow it down
Head-to-head comparisons
Frequently asked about BACKFIRE
- How much does BACKFIRE cost?
- BACKFIRE is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to BACKFIRE?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside BACKFIRE are Pixel Evolution, Rapid Escalation, WAVECADE.
- Who developed BACKFIRE?
- BACKFIRE was developed by SQYD.studio.
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 BACKFIRE.
For library-aware picks tuned to your specific taste, sign in with Steam on the home page.