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Games like Megabonk

If Megabonk is your kind of game, the closest matches are Agent Pigeon 7, Swordformer and Super Galaxy Gladiator — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, competitive and intense. 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.

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Megabonk is a sci-fi action roguelite released in 2025 by vedinad, available for $9.99. The game features procedural runs with boss-fights, item collection, and extensive build variety across character and weapon unlocks. Competitive multiplayer is supported, and the title has earned a 94% positive rating from over 55,000 Steam reviews, verified for Steam Deck play. Players describe the experience as challenging and intense, highlighting the 3D verticality as a fresh take on the roguelike format. Players also note the experimentation with build combinations and deck-making, alongside quick replayable runs that perform well on low-end PCs. Players note that the progression through character and weapon unlocking keeps the competitive experience fresh across multiple runs.

About Megabonk: Smash your way through endless waves of enemies and grow absurdly powerful! Grab loot, level up, unlock characters and upgrade to create unique and crazy builds as you fend off hordes of creatures!

2025ActionIndieCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindows · Linuxby vedinad
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Players who liked Megabonk also play

Steam players who put hours into Megabonk 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.

  1. Agent Pigeon 7

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Megabonk fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Megabonk.

    Shoot your way through endless waves of government drones! Grab loot, level up, unlock pigeons and upgrade to create unique and crazy builds as you fend off mindless government of creatures.

    ActionIndieCasualSteam ↗
  2. Swordformer

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Megabonk fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Megabonk.

    Only two buttons for ultimate action: move and pick perks. Slash hordes, craft insane builds, and unleash wild weapons. Help Josh The Barbarian escape the Shadow Wizard Gang's video game prison!

    ActionIndieCasualSteam ↗
  3. Super Galaxy Gladiator

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Megabonk fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Megabonk.

    Super Galaxy Gladiator is a survivor roguelite focused on buildcrafting and inventory management. Fight waves of enemies, buy and upgrade items mid-run, and arrange your gear to create insane builds and synergies in the galactic arena.

    ActionIndieCasualSteam ↗
  4. SLAMPUNKS

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Megabonk fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Megabonk.

    SLAMPUNKS is a 1-3 player co-op survivors-like. Switch your camera between top-down and third-person on the fly. Pick an unhinged hero, tether your friend and use them to steamroll the swarm. Stack game-breaking augments until they beg for mercy. Bullet heaven where your buddy is the weapon.

    ActionIndieRPGSteam ↗
  5. Denrei Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Shares wave based survival, build variety, action and a competitive mood with Megabonk.

    Ranked #5 for Megabonk fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Megabonk.

    This is a survivor-style game. Fight off waves of enemies—middle-aged men turned into Denrei (electric spirits)—while choosing weapons and items to power up your own unique build. Dive into randomly generated dungeons and experience the addictive gameplay set in a one-of-a-kind world!

    2025ActionIndieCasual7.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Shardstorm

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Megabonk fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Megabonk.

    After the Echo's fall, her shattered sins awoke once more. Shardstorm is a deep, replayable horde-survivor ARPG. Wield seven sentient Shards, battle towering Sin bosses, and break the game with infinite weapon scaling, skill trees, and legendary loot. Survive the storm. Shape your Wrath.

    ActionIndieRPGSteam ↗
  7. Caravana 2000

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Megabonk fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Megabonk.

    Choose your almost-famous costume and face the dangers of Brazilian chaotic nights. In this action roguelike, survive hordes, farm aura, wield sinister gadgets, and create insane combinations while dancing in the face of danger.

    ActionIndieCasualSteam ↗
  8. BALL x PIT

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Megabonk.

    Ranked #8 for Megabonk fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Megabonk.

    BALL x PIT is a brick-breaking, ball-fusing, base-building survival roguelite. Batter hordes of enemies with ricocheting balls and gather the riches of the pit to expand your homestead, generate resources and recruit unique heroes.

    2025ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Megabonk

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Megabonk.

    Reviewers of Megabonk cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Megabonk.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Risk of Rain 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares build variety and an intense mood with Megabonk.

    Reviewers of Megabonk cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Megabonk.

    Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.

    2020ActionIndie24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and a punishing mood with Megabonk.

    Reviewers of Megabonk cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Megabonk.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Risk of Rain (2013)

    WHY THIS

    Shares character unlocks, procedural generation and a challenging mood with Megabonk.

    Reviewers of Megabonk cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Megabonk.

    Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses, either alone or with 3 friends in online co-op.

    2013ActionIndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Hell Clock

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Megabonk.

    Reviewers of Megabonk cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Megabonk.

    Forge powerful builds with endless loot in this relentless combination of Roguelike and ARPG. Blast through dungeons and unleash inhuman powers in a dark fantasy twist on Brazil’s War of Canudos.

    2025ActionIndieRPG13.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Mars Survivor

    WHY THIS

    Shares sci fi with Megabonk.

    Reviewers of Megabonk cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Megabonk.

    After an asteroid catastrophe, your rocket ship crash-lands in the wilderness of Mars. Explore the planet's mysteries, strategize your escape, and build a shelter to protect yourself!

    2025ActionAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. MAK: Survival

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Megabonk cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Megabonk.

    Survive and evolve in the open world of Oratius. Build, craft, fight creatures, explore hidden locations, ride mounts, and progress from the stone age to modern tech — alone or with friends. Create worlds, complete quests, and uncover the secrets of Mak Survival.

    IndieAdventureFree To PlaySteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Megabonk at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Megabonk on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Megabonk.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Megabonk.

    Priced ~50% under Megabonk on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Megabonk.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Megabonk on Steam right now. Shares Action with Megabonk.

    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.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Megabonk on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Megabonk.

    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.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Megabonk on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Megabonk.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Megabonk on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Megabonk.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Megabonk on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Megabonk.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and a punishing mood with Megabonk.

    Priced ~50% under Megabonk on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Megabonk.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Megabonk.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Megabonk.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. 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 Megabonk.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Megabonk.

    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.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Megabonk.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Megabonk.

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Megabonk.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Megabonk.

    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.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Megabonk

Is Megabonk verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Megabonk is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Megabonk cost?
Megabonk is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Megabonk?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Megabonk are Agent Pigeon 7, Swordformer, Super Galaxy Gladiator.
Who developed Megabonk?
Megabonk was developed by vedinad.

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 Megabonk.

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