Games like Full Effect
If Full Effect is your kind of game, the closest matches are Code-Black, Weapon Hacker and Project F.A.L.S.E. — 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 Full Effect: FULL EFFECT is a wicked piece of software that ended up being a side scroller with FPS mechanics. Complete your mission and run'n'gun every enemy who opposes you. This challenge will not tolerate a skill issue: They Fear You Less Than You Fear Them
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Code-Black
WHY THIS
Top pick for Full Effect fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Full Effect.
A First-Person Single-Player Zombie Survival game where you, "Rugir J.z" live through the initial events of a mass zombie outbreak, shoot, kill, upgrade, explore. Do you think you can survive, or possibly escape…
Weapon Hacker
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Full Effect fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Full Effect.
Hack scavenged parts into custom-made weapons and explore / shred your way through a multiverse of infested weapon facilities.
Project F.A.L.S.E.
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Full Effect fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Full Effect.
Postapocalyptic 2D shooter for fans of computer games. Perform dangerous missions. The world is waiting for your help!
Bad 2 Bad: Apocalypse
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Full Effect fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Full Effect.
The open-world survival role-playing game "Bad 2 Bad: Apocalypse" tells the story of Delta Team and his comrades as they work to rebuild a world devastated by humans and their race turned into zombies.
MIO: Memories in Orbit
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Full Effect fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Full Effect.
Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.
Blasphemous 2
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Full Effect fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Full Effect.
The Penitent One awakens as Blasphemous 2 joins him once again in an endless struggle against The Miracle. Dive into a perilous new world filled with mysteries and secrets to discover, and tear your way through monstrous foes that stand between you and your quest to end the cycle once and for all.
Solateria
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Full Effect fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Full Effect.
Solateria is a hand-drawn action Metroidvania with parry-focused combat. A small fire warrior journeys to find the Primordial Flame, the world’s last hope against the Shadow Plague. Defeat foes with stylish parries and explore mysterious realms to uncover the world’s secrets.
AFTERBURN
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Full Effect fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Full Effect.
Your daily dose of air combat. Super easy to pick up, minimum requirements and vibrant visuals. Setup your aircraft and jump into action!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Full Effect at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Full Effect on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Full Effect.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Full Effect on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Full Effect.
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!
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under Full Effect on Steam right now. Shares Action with Full Effect.
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.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Full Effect on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Full Effect.
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.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Full Effect on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Full Effect.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Full Effect on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Full Effect.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Full Effect on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Full Effect.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Full Effect on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Full Effect.
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.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Full Effect.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Full Effect.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Full Effect.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Full Effect.
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 Full Effect.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Steam Engine Simulator
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.
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Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
MIO: Memories in Orbit
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Full Effect.
Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.
Blasphemous 2
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Full Effect.
The Penitent One awakens as Blasphemous 2 joins him once again in an endless struggle against The Miracle. Dive into a perilous new world filled with mysteries and secrets to discover, and tear your way through monstrous foes that stand between you and your quest to end the cycle once and for all.
Frequently asked about Full Effect
- How much does Full Effect cost?
- Full Effect is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Full Effect?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Full Effect are Code-Black, Weapon Hacker, Project F.A.L.S.E..
- Who developed Full Effect?
- Full Effect was developed by Silverheaven Interactive.
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