Games like Code of Shadows
If Code of Shadows is your kind of game, the closest matches are Nano Squadron, SteelGuard and Space Bross — 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 Code of Shadows: Code of Shadows is a fast-paced roguelite where you don't just deploy drones, you command them. Switch modes mid-fight, fuse drones into stronger ones, and cut through rift-spawned hordes across collapsing dimensions.
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Steam players who put hours into Code of Shadows 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.
Nano Squadron
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Top pick for Code of Shadows fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Code of Shadows.
Manage your shields, evolve your ship, defend Earth. Nano Squadron is a top-down space roguelite where every run brings new upgrades and every mistake leaves you exposed.
SteelGuard
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Second-strongest match for Code of Shadows fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Code of Shadows.
Pilot customizable mechs in an epic battle against hordes of enemiesor dive into intense PvP battles where precision aiming can turn the tide, or let your mech's auto-firing system handle the heat of combat. With rogue-lite elements, each run offers a unique challenge and opportunity for growth.
Space Bross
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Third-strongest match for Code of Shadows fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Code of Shadows.
Your chicken has been kidnapped, and that’s all it takes to send a retired astronaut into full galactic mayhem. Space Bross is a hand-drawn 2.5D tower defense & action roguelite where you’ll build bases, fend off alien hordes, and blast your way across planets to bring your feathery friend back.
Iron Grave:Planet 9
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Ranked #4 for Code of Shadows fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Code of Shadows.
Iron Grave: Planet 9 is a sci-fi mech survivor game. Pilot multiple mechs with unique skills and evolution, slaughter enemies, unlock upgrades. Set on the ninth planet over a century from now, fight alongside your squad and become a hero.
ASHER Descent
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Ranked #5 for Code of Shadows fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Code of Shadows.
Go down. Get stronger. Come back alive. Mine the mountain. Defend your shuttle. Adapt or get overrun.
Star Scrap
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Ranked #6 for Code of Shadows fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Code of Shadows.
A broke bounty hunter. A sarcastic robot. 1,000,000 credit debt. Star Scrap is a chaotic twin stick space roguelite. Blast through increasingly difficult waves of enemies to pay it off.
Homesider Survivors
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Ranked #7 for Code of Shadows fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Code of Shadows.
HOMESIDER SURVIVORS is a single player survivor-like auto-shooter. You find yourself far from home against countless hordes of aliens...but they're the ones who have to survive, because they kidnapped the wrong guy. Kill, die, level up, and try again until you get home.
Spaceborn Awakening
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Ranked #8 for Code of Shadows fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Code of Shadows.
Start as a mortal. End as a god. Carve through corrupted hordes, evolve your arsenal and unlock cosmic powers that clear the screen with a wave of your hand. A narrative-driven bullet-heaven roguelite.
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Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Code of Shadows.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Code of Shadows.
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.
The Expendabros
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Code of Shadows.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Code of Shadows.
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.
Star Fetchers
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Code of Shadows.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Disfigure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Code of Shadows.
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!
Control, I'm Not Coming Back
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Code of Shadows.
Control, I'm Not Coming Back is a short and emotional narrative game about a lost astronaut searching for a reason to keep going forward while facing the emptiness of space. Inspired by the Hopecore aesthetic, it’s a story about positivism, friendship and our human connection with Voyager 1.
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Frequently asked about Code of Shadows
- What games are most similar to Code of Shadows?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Code of Shadows are Nano Squadron, SteelGuard, Space Bross.
- Who developed Code of Shadows?
- Code of Shadows was developed by TillBlack.
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 Code of Shadows.
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