Games like Stardust Vanguards
If Stardust Vanguards is your kind of game, the closest matches are Hastilude Clash, Samurai GUNN and Lazerball — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its epic, funny 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.
Get personalized picks →About Stardust Vanguards: STARDUST VANGUARDS is a local four-player dueling game combining arcade-style battling with the ability to summon your own NPC army as support! But be careful: a random event system dynamically alters the flow of battle with NPC space pirates gunning for victory themselves!
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Steam players who put hours into Stardust Vanguards 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.
Hastilude Clash
WHY THIS
Top pick for Stardust Vanguards fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Stardust Vanguards.
Master the art of the duel in Hastilude Clash, a high-speed, 4-player party fighter. Inspired by classic directional combat, you’ll clash blades, parry projectiles, and outsmart rivals in a tense dance of steel. It’s easy to strike, but can you block the coming blow?
Samurai GUNN
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Stardust Vanguards.
Second-strongest match for Stardust Vanguards fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Stardust Vanguards.
Samurai GUNN is a lightning-fast Bushido brawler for 2 to 4 players. Each samurai is armed with a sword and gunn, with only 3 bullets to a life. Strategy and quick reflexes are the key to deflecting bullets and sending your opponents’ heads rolling.
Lazerball
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Stardust Vanguards fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Stardust Vanguards.
Take aim & smash an electric dodgeball into your opponents! Jump, dodge, curve & trick-shot your way to victory! Play up to 8 players, in teams or solo and become the Lazerball champion!
Bunraku
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Stardust Vanguards fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Stardust Vanguards.
Bunraku is a fast-paced multiplayer brawler where you clash with friends in frantic ninja fights. Up to 8 players can join the Bunraku Theater arenas, online (P2P) or local, mastering ninja dashing skills to become the ultimate battle puppeteer!
A Few Quick Matches
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Stardust Vanguards.
Ranked #5 for Stardust Vanguards fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Stardust Vanguards.
A FEW QUICK MATCHES is a fast-paced, 1-4 player platform fighter that lets you bring old-school stick battles to life! play with your friends locally, or challenge players online in this flash-inspired spectacle!
Island Bender
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Stardust Vanguards fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Stardust Vanguards.
Throw Rocks at each other, collect Powerups, and play with up to 6 players in Local Multiplayer.
Nidhogg
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Stardust Vanguards.
Ranked #7 for Stardust Vanguards fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Stardust Vanguards.
Nidhogg is the epic award-winning game of fencing tug-of-war complete with flying giant worms.
KBF: Knight Bar Fight
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Stardust Vanguards fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Stardust Vanguards.
Play as a squire defending his knight's honor in this versus couch game for 2 to 4 players. Eliminate your opponents by touching them with your sword, complete quests to satisfy the tavern crowd and win the final victory !
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Stardust Vanguards at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Stardust Vanguards on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Stardust Vanguards.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Stardust Vanguards on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Stardust Vanguards.
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 ~63% under Stardust Vanguards on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Stardust Vanguards.
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 ~75% under Stardust Vanguards on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with Stardust Vanguards.
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.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Stardust Vanguards on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Stardust Vanguards.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Stardust Vanguards on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Stardust Vanguards.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Stardust Vanguards on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Stardust Vanguards.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Stardust Vanguards on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Stardust Vanguards.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Stardust Vanguards.
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 Stardust Vanguards.
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 Stardust Vanguards.
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.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Stardust Vanguards.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Stardust Vanguards.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Stardust Vanguards.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Disfigure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Stardust Vanguards.
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!
![UNBEATABLE [white label] — Steam game cover](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1290490/header.jpg?t=1736770503)
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Samurai GUNN
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Stardust Vanguards.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Stardust Vanguards.
Samurai GUNN is a lightning-fast Bushido brawler for 2 to 4 players. Each samurai is armed with a sword and gunn, with only 3 bullets to a life. Strategy and quick reflexes are the key to deflecting bullets and sending your opponents’ heads rolling.
Island Bender
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Stardust Vanguards.
Throw Rocks at each other, collect Powerups, and play with up to 6 players in Local Multiplayer.
Nidhogg
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Stardust Vanguards.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Stardust Vanguards.
Nidhogg is the epic award-winning game of fencing tug-of-war complete with flying giant worms.
Frequently asked about Stardust Vanguards
- How much does Stardust Vanguards cost?
- Stardust Vanguards is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Stardust Vanguards have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Stardust Vanguards supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, PvP).
- What games are most similar to Stardust Vanguards?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Stardust Vanguards are Hastilude Clash, Samurai GUNN, Lazerball.
- Who developed Stardust Vanguards?
- Stardust Vanguards was developed by Zanrai Interactive.
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