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Games like Bryan's Indie Collection

If Bryan's Indie Collection is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dwarf Star, Martian Invaders and Marsmare: Alienation — 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 Bryan's Indie Collection: Discover an indie anthology of creative games crafted during my undergrad journey. Explore multiple genres and themes in this personal collection, made solo or with small teams of up to five students. Each game tells a unique story and reflects the passion behind its creation.

2025ActionIndie0.69 USDWindowsby Bryan Veres
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Steam players who put hours into Bryan's Indie Collection 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. Dwarf Star

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Bryan's Indie Collection fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Bryan's Indie Collection.

    Dwarf Star: 16 bit inspired game where mercenary go shoot shoot on evil alien guys who were accidentally fabricated by the government. Top down space shooter with a mission based structure. However, you can do these missions in plenty of different orders with different amounts of upgrades.

    2022ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Martian Invaders

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Bryan's Indie Collection fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Bryan's Indie Collection.

    WE HAVE ALIENS, YOU DON'T—Blast Martian invaders and flying saucers across 30 stages with robotic voice effects. Use your destructible shield, rescue army men for bonus points, and chase the high score.

    2022ActionIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Marsmare: Alienation

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Bryan's Indie Collection fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Bryan's Indie Collection.

    Marsmare: Alienation is a thrilling adventure of an earthling kidnapped by malevolent aliens. Improve your gear and gain new abilities as you progress through the game. Encounter numerous enemies such as Martians, robotic spiders, space slugs and flying drones.

    2024ActionIndieEarly Access1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Netherspace

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Bryan's Indie Collection fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Bryan's Indie Collection.

    A sci-fi shoot'em'up game with heavy focus on upgrades experimentation, featuring two unlikely heroes that must work perfectly together, despite their share of secrets, to surpass their limits and succeed in eliminating a threat that might destroy both Earth and Andraxia if left unchecked.

    2021ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. AST-Hero

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Bryan's Indie Collection fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Bryan's Indie Collection.

    Fight for survival in this top-down shoot ‘em up in space, featuring unique hand-drawn visuals and sounds. It offers a challenging experience that is easy to learn, but difficult to master.

    2022ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Gamma Zero

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Bryan's Indie Collection fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Bryan's Indie Collection.

    The earth is being attacked by creatures from deep space! Time to bring the fight back to them! Battle through multiple stages of heart pounding bullet hell action. Evade the onslaught of bullets, rack up massive multipliers, and get revenge for your planet!

    2025ActionIndie3.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Saturn Quest: Blast Effect

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Bryan's Indie Collection fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Bryan's Indie Collection.

    Saturn Quest: Blast Effect is a story-driven action adventure game set in the human-less galaxy far far away. Fly, climb, shoot, explore the world and fight the giant bosses in this 8 Bit style Space Opera, full of drama and epic.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Zenvader

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Bryan's Indie Collection fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Bryan's Indie Collection.

    Zenvader is a super retro shooter mixed with roguelite elements. Dodge the barrage of bullets, improve your unit, and try to defeat the Alien King!

    2025ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Bryan's Indie Collection.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Bryan's Indie Collection.

    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 ↗
  3. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Bryan's Indie Collection.

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Bryan's Indie Collection.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Bryan's Indie Collection.

    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 ↗
  6. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Bryan's Indie Collection.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Bryan's Indie Collection.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Bryan's Indie Collection.

    A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Bryan's Indie Collection

How much does Bryan's Indie Collection cost?
Bryan's Indie Collection is listed on Steam at 0.69 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Bryan's Indie Collection?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Bryan's Indie Collection are Dwarf Star, Martian Invaders, Marsmare: Alienation.
Who developed Bryan's Indie Collection?
Bryan's Indie Collection was developed by Bryan Veres.

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