Games like Space Grunts: Chrono Shard
If Space Grunts: Chrono Shard is your kind of game, the closest matches are Mystical Tactics, Gunlocked 2 and Seoul Exorcist 1111 — 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 Space Grunts: Chrono Shard: Master time. Stop the Ooze. Outsmart a galactic infection in this high-speed, turn-based roguelike. Use your Chrono Shard to loop the timeline, leaving gear and upgrades for your future self. Craft your arsenal, evolve your skills into elite sub-classes, and turn every death into an advantage.
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Mystical Tactics
WHY THIS
Top pick for Space Grunts: Chrono Shard fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Space Grunts: Chrono Shard.
Mystical Tactics is a turn-based tactical-RPG roguelike in which you control a squad of adventurers in a mystical world. Train your heroes in fast-paced tactical battles, equip them with powerful items and lead them to repel the Dark Lord and his legions.
Gunlocked 2
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Space Grunts: Chrono Shard fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Space Grunts: Chrono Shard.
Movement is your weapon. A sci-fi action roguelike and shmup combined, in Gunlocked 2 you'll pilot and upgrade a state-of-the-art warship against endless waves of deadly aliens. Deep customization, branching paths, and tons of unlockables offer endless replayability!
Seoul Exorcist 1111
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Space Grunts: Chrono Shard fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Space Grunts: Chrono Shard.
Think Fast, Strike Faster! As the ultimate exorcist, choose your attacks wisely, upgrade combat deck, combine traits and items, and save the cursed souls—before death finds you.
Forever RPG
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Ranked #4 for Space Grunts: Chrono Shard fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Space Grunts: Chrono Shard.
Embark on a new adventure on every playthrough. Find equipment, meet all sorts of NPCs and battle your way through a short 10 chapter randomised story. A casual retro roguelite RPG you can play forever!
Cell Command
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Space Grunts: Chrono Shard fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Space Grunts: Chrono Shard.
TURN-BASED TACTICS meets SNAKE: A new roguelike in the Genome Guardian universe. SPLICE DNA to create new units, enhance their genetics, and take on the Abyss virus once more in a variety of different modes & match types.
Valor of Man
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Space Grunts: Chrono Shard fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Space Grunts: Chrono Shard.
Forge your party. Master your fate. In this turn-based roguelite RPG, lead four heroes through a fractured realm of danger and destiny. Build synergies, unlock powerful abilities, and face ever-shifting challenges in an epic battle for survival. No journey is ever the same.
Star Fire: Eternal Cycle
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Space Grunts: Chrono Shard fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Space Grunts: Chrono Shard.
Star Fire is a love letter to classic arcade side-scrollers, reimagined with roguelite progression, modern action polish, and that “just one more run” itch. It’s fast, punchy, and all about no-pressure fun with tight combat, slick movement, and endless ways to cause chaos.
Inkshade
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Space Grunts: Chrono Shard fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Space Grunts: Chrono Shard.
Inkshade is a turn-based tactics game carved out of strange wooden miniatures, wrapped in a web of locked rooms, and orchestrated by an otherworldly game master. Victory is not guaranteed, and the only constant is the cruel black ink that flows within the pieces.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Space Grunts: Chrono Shard.
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.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Space Grunts: Chrono Shard.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Space Grunts: Chrono Shard.
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.
Eternal Senia
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Space Grunts: Chrono Shard.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Disfigure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Space Grunts: Chrono Shard.
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 and RPG with Space Grunts: Chrono Shard.
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.
Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Space Grunts: Chrono Shard.
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
Tails Noir: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Space Grunts: Chrono Shard.
Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
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More from Orangepixel
Other recommendable Steam games by Orangepixel, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Gunslugs 2
WHY THIS
Another title from Orangepixel, the studio behind Space Grunts: Chrono Shard. Shares Action and Indie with Space Grunts: Chrono Shard.
The Black Duck Army is back—bigger, badder, and armed with alien tech! In Gunslugs 2, chaos reigns as you blast through tanks, choppers, giant robots, and hordes of relentless minions. This action-packed, over-the-top run-and-gun adventure is a wild tribute to classic 80s and 90s action movies.
Heroes of Loot
WHY THIS
Another title from Orangepixel, the studio behind Space Grunts: Chrono Shard. Shares Action and RPG with Space Grunts: Chrono Shard.
A brutal mix between dungeon-crawler and shoot-em up. The dungeon will learn from you and become more dangerous every time you play!
Space Grunts
WHY THIS
Another title from Orangepixel, the studio behind Space Grunts: Chrono Shard. Shares Action and Strategy with Space Grunts: Chrono Shard.
A turn-based game on a planet outpost - with no waiting between turns! Play it at the speed of an arcade game, or take your time and think about your next step.. no matter how fast you take your turn, it might be your last!
Gunslugs
WHY THIS
Another title from Orangepixel, the studio behind Space Grunts: Chrono Shard. Shares Action and Indie with Space Grunts: Chrono Shard.
Lock and load for chaotic, fast-paced action in Gunslugs! Battle the evil Black Duck Army across wild, procedurally generated levels packed with explosions, jetpacks, chicken guns, and rogue-like permadeath. Unlock heroes, conquer bizarre worlds, and fight your way to the gates of Hell!
Heroes of Loot 2
WHY THIS
Another title from Orangepixel, the studio behind Space Grunts: Chrono Shard.
Control multiple heroes at once in this dungeon-crawling action adventure RPG, a mix of classic 80's Gauntlet-action and quests.
Ashworld
WHY THIS
Another title from Orangepixel, the studio behind Space Grunts: Chrono Shard. Shares Action with Space Grunts: Chrono Shard.
Fight, scavenge, and survive in Ashworld, a post-apocalyptic open world filled with danger. Explore the desolate Ragelands, battle ruthless Ragers, and fend off night-stalking Skellies. Drive, craft, and strategize to endure this unforgiving wasteland where every resource matters.
Meganoid
WHY THIS
Another title from Orangepixel, the studio behind Space Grunts: Chrono Shard. Shares Action with Space Grunts: Chrono Shard.
Meganoid is a brutal, fast-paced platformer where every descent into its ever-shifting spaceship is a new challenge. Navigate deadly traps, outsmart security drones, and discover powerful upgrades to reshape how you play. Will you rush to survive, or risk it all to uncover its deepest secrets?
Gunslugs : Rogue Tactics
WHY THIS
Another title from Orangepixel, the studio behind Space Grunts: Chrono Shard. Shares Action and Strategy with Space Grunts: Chrono Shard.
Grab your bandana and get ready for Gunslugs : Rogue Tactics! Sneak, shoot, and explode your way through ever-changing enemy strongholds in this rogue-lite stealth-action mashup. Go full-on Commando or channel your inner Snake—just make it out alive. No mission ever plays the same twice!
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Gunlocked 2
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Space Grunts: Chrono Shard.
Movement is your weapon. A sci-fi action roguelike and shmup combined, in Gunlocked 2 you'll pilot and upgrade a state-of-the-art warship against endless waves of deadly aliens. Deep customization, branching paths, and tons of unlockables offer endless replayability!
Cell Command
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Space Grunts: Chrono Shard.
TURN-BASED TACTICS meets SNAKE: A new roguelike in the Genome Guardian universe. SPLICE DNA to create new units, enhance their genetics, and take on the Abyss virus once more in a variety of different modes & match types.
Star Fire: Eternal Cycle
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Strategy with Space Grunts: Chrono Shard.
Star Fire is a love letter to classic arcade side-scrollers, reimagined with roguelite progression, modern action polish, and that “just one more run” itch. It’s fast, punchy, and all about no-pressure fun with tight combat, slick movement, and endless ways to cause chaos.
Frequently asked about Space Grunts: Chrono Shard
- What games are most similar to Space Grunts: Chrono Shard?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Space Grunts: Chrono Shard are Mystical Tactics, Gunlocked 2, Seoul Exorcist 1111.
- Who developed Space Grunts: Chrono Shard?
- Space Grunts: Chrono Shard was developed by Orangepixel and published by HandyGames.
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