Rank 01Games like Rise & Shine
- 34 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Rise & Shine also play
The closest matches to Rise & Shine: RIVE, Nex Machina, Pixel Galaxy, KILL KNIGHT, and Assault Android Cactus+. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02- $19.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- 2017
Rank 03Why this
Shares boss rush with Rise & Shine.
- $1.01 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Verified
- 2015
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KILL KNIGHT
Why this: Also Bullet Time and Twin Stick Shooter, like Rise & Shine.
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Blazing Chrome
Why this: Also Shoot 'Em Up and Post-apocalyptic, like Rise & Shine.
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- Released: 2017
- Developer: Super Mega Team
- Price: $9.99checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 65% of 184 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie
- Platforms: Windows, Linux
Players highlight
- Art style is vibrant and meticulously detailed
- Boss fights demand mastery of mechanics
- Bullet time adds strategic depth
- Challenging
- Contemplative
- Intense
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Reviewers mention these as similar to Rise & Shine
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.
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™
Why this: Same intense mood as Rise & Shine.
Thomas Was Alone
Why this: Shares puzzle platforming with Rise & Shine.
Shmups Skill Test
Why this: Also Shoot 'Em Up and Bullet Hell, like Rise & Shine.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Rise & Shine at current Steam store prices.
Angelstruck
Why this: Also Twin Stick Shooter and Shoot 'Em Up, like Rise & Shine.
God's Trigger
Why this: Shares boss rush with Rise & Shine.
Rigid Force Alpha
Why this: Also Bullet Time and Shoot 'Em Up, like Rise & Shine.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Rise & Shine, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Gun Devil
Why this: Also Dark Humor and Shoot 'Em Up, like Rise & Shine.
Echoes+
Why this: Also Twin Stick Shooter and Shoot 'Em Up, like Rise & Shine.
Jigoku Kisetsukan: Sense of the Seasons
Why this: Also Shoot 'Em Up and Bullet Hell, like Rise & Shine.
POSTAL
Why this: Also Twin Stick Shooter and Dark Humor, like Rise & Shine.
Disfigure
Why this: Also Twin Stick Shooter and Bullet Hell, like Rise & Shine.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Pixel Galaxy
Why this: Shares boss rush with Rise & Shine.
KILL KNIGHT
Why this: Also Bullet Time and Twin Stick Shooter, like Rise & Shine.
Assault Android Cactus+
Why this: Also Twin Stick Shooter and Shoot 'Em Up, like Rise & Shine.
Blazing Chrome
Why this: Also Shoot 'Em Up and Post-apocalyptic, like Rise & Shine.
About Rise & Shine
The closest matches to Rise & Shine: RIVE, Nex Machina, Pixel Galaxy, KILL KNIGHT, and Assault Android Cactus+. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Rise & Shine is your kind of game, the closest matches are RIVE, Nex Machina and Pixel Galaxy — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, contemplative and intense, and single out its boss rush and bullet time. 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.
About Rise & Shine: Welcome to Gamearth, a once peaceful planet now threatened by the warmongering Space grunts of Nexgen. In the aftermath of their devastating first strike a child named Rise is forced to take on the sacred gun Shine - and with it the fate of his world.
Is Rise & Shine worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 65% of 184 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $9.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 3 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics usually quit early: a median of 2.7 h played before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Art style is vibrant and meticulously detailed
- Boss fights demand mastery of mechanics
- Bullet time adds strategic depth
- Meta humor and gaming references shine
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“This is frustrating... is not "hard" ... a faulty control is not a "hard" game... puzzles that should be perfect with controlers that are not precise... this is just unplayable (i mean, unplayable to enjoy a game... if u want to punish…”
“Ugh, how disappointing! This game has a cute art style and lots of neat video game meta jokes. But it fell kind of flat. Its short and begs for variety of weapons and a turbo/ auto fire function which is desperately needs, my hand hurt…”
People who play it also play: RIVE, Nex Machina, Pixel Galaxy
Frequently asked about Rise & Shine
Can I run it?
Does Rise & Shine run on Steam Deck?
Rise & Shine is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Rise & Shine cost?
Rise & Shine is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Rise & Shine?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Rise & Shine are RIVE, Nex Machina, Pixel Galaxy.
Who developed Rise & Shine?
Rise & Shine was developed by Super Mega Team and published by Adult Swim Games.