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Games like Buckshot Battlemage

If Buckshot Battlemage is your kind of game, the closest matches are Undercroft Warriors, The Hong Kong Massacre and RUINER — 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.

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About Buckshot Battlemage: Blast, cleave, and telefrag your way through hordes of felonious fellas with shotgun magic in this arcade twin stick shooter. Upgrade your spells to ludicrous levels and ascend to bullet nirvana, unlocking more weapons and stages as you play.

2025ActionIndie3.99 USDWindows · Linuxby squid_lawyer
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Players who liked Buckshot Battlemage also play

Steam players who put hours into Buckshot Battlemage 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. Undercroft Warriors

    WHY THIS

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

    Crush the forces of hell and get a high score in this addictive, action-packed, arcade-inspired twin-stick shooter!

    2024ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. The Hong Kong Massacre

    WHY THIS

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

    Blast your way through the streets of Hong Kong in a fast-paced, top-down shooter. Inspired by classic action movies, The Hong Kong Massacre places you at the center of a hard-boiled revenge story, filled with brutal, cinematic shootouts and vivid underworld locations.

    2019ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. RUINER

    WHY THIS

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

    RUINER is a brutal action shooter set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok. A wired psychopath lashes out against a corrupt system to uncover the truth and retrieve his kidnapped brother under the guidance of a secretive hacker friend.

    2017ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Chippy

    WHY THIS

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

    Chip destructible bosses apart pixel-by-pixel in this twin-stick bullet-hell shooter.

    2019ActionIndie7.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. UBERMOSH Vol.5

    WHY THIS

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

    The fifth volume of the arcade series UBERMOSH.

    2017ActionIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. APE OUT

    WHY THIS

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

    APE OUT is a wildly intense and colorfully stylized smash ‘em up about primal escape, rhythmic violence, and frenetic jazz.

    2019ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. GARAGE: Bad Trip

    WHY THIS

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

    Drug dealer Butch slays hordes of living dead to save a girl. Garage is a bloody topdown shooter inspired by VHS era B-movies.

    2018ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Suit for Hire

    WHY THIS

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

    Suit for Hire is a challenging action shooter, tactically blend weapons and martial arts together to unleash beautifully crafted violence.

    2025ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Buckshot Battlemage on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Buckshot Battlemage.

    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 ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Buckshot Battlemage on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Buckshot Battlemage.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Buckshot Battlemage on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Buckshot Battlemage.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Buckshot Battlemage on Steam right now. Shares Action with Buckshot Battlemage.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Buckshot Battlemage on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Buckshot Battlemage.

    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!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Buckshot Battlemage on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Buckshot Battlemage.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The NOexistenceN of you AND me

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Buckshot Battlemage on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Buckshot Battlemage.

    Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".

    2024IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Buckshot Battlemage on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Buckshot Battlemage.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Buckshot Battlemage.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck 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 Buckshot Battlemage.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Buckshot Battlemage.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. 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 Buckshot Battlemage.

    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 ↗
  5. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

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

    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.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. RUINER

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Buckshot Battlemage.

    RUINER is a brutal action shooter set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok. A wired psychopath lashes out against a corrupt system to uncover the truth and retrieve his kidnapped brother under the guidance of a secretive hacker friend.

    2017ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Chippy

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Buckshot Battlemage.

    Chip destructible bosses apart pixel-by-pixel in this twin-stick bullet-hell shooter.

    2019ActionIndie7.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. APE OUT

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Buckshot Battlemage.

    APE OUT is a wildly intense and colorfully stylized smash ‘em up about primal escape, rhythmic violence, and frenetic jazz.

    2019ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Suit for Hire

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Buckshot Battlemage.

    Suit for Hire is a challenging action shooter, tactically blend weapons and martial arts together to unleash beautifully crafted violence.

    2025ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Buckshot Battlemage

How much does Buckshot Battlemage cost?
Buckshot Battlemage is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Buckshot Battlemage?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Buckshot Battlemage are Undercroft Warriors, The Hong Kong Massacre, RUINER.
Who developed Buckshot Battlemage?
Buckshot Battlemage was developed by squid_lawyer.

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 Buckshot Battlemage.

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