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Games like BRAWL

If BRAWL is your kind of game, the closest matches are Rhythm Doctor, UFO 50 and Streets of Rage 4 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and dark. 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 BRAWL: The most explosive competitive arena game of the year has arrived on Steam! Battle it out in this heavily skilled-reliant bomb bonanza, controlling one of eight unique characters, each possessing their own deadly skillset that adds speed and tactical depth to the oldschool gameplay.

2015ActionIndie14.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby Bloober Team SA
BRAWL — Steam game cover
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Bombs can be detonated manuallyCharacter abilities drastically change strategyEach character has a unique story modeAtmosphericChallengingDark

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Steam players who put hours into BRAWL 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. Rhythm Doctor

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with BRAWL.

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

    Save patients with your rhythm mastery! Rhythm Doctor is a rhythm game where you heal patients by defibrillating in time to their heartbeats. Learn each patient's unique heartbeat and defeat boss viruses trying to sabotage your rhythm, all set to heart-pumping, soul-soothing music.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. UFO 50

    WHY THIS

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

    UFO 50 is a collection of 50 single and multiplayer games that span a variety of genres, from platformers and shoot 'em ups to puzzle games, roguelites, and RPGs. Our goal is to combine a familiar 8-bit aesthetic with new ideas and modern game design.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Streets of Rage 4

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with BRAWL.

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

    Amongst the best beat’em up series ever created, jammin’ ‘90s beats and over the top street fighting, the iconic series Streets of Rage comes back with a masterful tribute to and revitalization of the classic action fans adore.

    2020ActionIndie24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge

    WHY THIS

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

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge reunites Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael as they kick shell in a beautifully realized beat ’em up.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Move or Die

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with BRAWL.

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

    Move or Die is an absurdly fast-paced 4-player local and online party game where the mechanics change every 20 seconds! It's THE friendship-ruining game.

    2016ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. TowerFall Ascension

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with BRAWL.

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

    TowerFall Ascension is the definitive version of the hit archery combat game. Inspired by classics from the golden age of couch multiplayer, it's a 4-player local party game centering around hilarious, intense versus matches. The core mechanics are simple and accessible, but hard to master and combat is fierce.

    2014ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Guns, Gore & Cannoli

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with BRAWL.

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

    Guns, Gore & Cannoli - An over-the-top, comical and fast-paced action game with hand-drawn graphics set in the Roaring Twenties. An all-you-can-shoot fest where you embody Vinnie, a mobster with a mission in a city controlled by gangsters and plagued by zombies. Featuring up to 4-man local co-op.

    2015ActionIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Nex Machina

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with BRAWL.

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

    Nex Machina is an intense arcade style twin-stick shooter from Housemarque. Taking hints from both Robotron and Smash TV, Nex Machina focuses on pure action, voxel destruction and competition in the distant, cablepunk themed future.

    2017ActionIndie19.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under BRAWL on Steam right now. Shares Indie with BRAWL.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under BRAWL on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with BRAWL.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under BRAWL on Steam right now. Shares Action with BRAWL.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under BRAWL on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with BRAWL.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under BRAWL on Steam right now. Shares Action with BRAWL.

    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.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under BRAWL on Steam right now. Shares Indie with BRAWL.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under BRAWL on Steam right now. Shares Indie with BRAWL.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under BRAWL on Steam right now. Shares Indie with BRAWL.

    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.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  2. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Wheelchair Wizards

    WHY THIS

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

    Wheelchair Wizards is a 4 player party game where you battle your friends while upgrading your wizard.

    2025ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. DYO

    WHY THIS

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

    DYO is a mind-bending cooperative platformer for one or two players where you can hop between two halves of a split screen.

    2018IndieFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Unturned

    WHY THIS

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

    You're a survivor in the zombie infested ruins of society, and must work with your friends and forge alliances to remain among the living.

    2017ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. SCP: Secret Laboratory

    WHY THIS

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

    Deep within a secure underground facility, a sudden containment breach allows many of the secured anomalies to escape from their chambers. Assist the Foundation in re-securing the facility, help the Insurgency in their goal to capture it, or wreak havoc as an SCP in a frantic bid to escape.

    2017ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Splitgate

    WHY THIS

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

    Splitgate is a free-to-play, fast-paced multiplayer shooter that features player-controlled portals. This sci-fi shooter takes the FPS genre to a new dimension with its portal mechanics, delivering high-flying, multi-dimensional combat.

    2019ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. Totally Accurate Battlegrounds

    WHY THIS

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

    Grab your balloon crossbow and trusty inflatable hammer, because things are about to get wobbly! Be the last weirdo standing in the world-leading physics-based Battle Royale game.

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Bloober Team SA

Other recommendable Steam games by Bloober Team SA, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. SILENT HILL 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with BRAWL.

    Another title from Bloober Team SA, the studio behind BRAWL. Shares Action with BRAWL.

    Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.

    2024ActionAdventure34.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Layers of Fear (2016)

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with BRAWL.

    Another title from Bloober Team SA, the studio behind BRAWL. Shares Indie with BRAWL.

    A first-person psychological horror with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and storytelling. Explore an ever-shifting Victorian mansion as a painter seeking to complete his masterpiece, even at the cost of his own sanity.

    2016IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Blair Witch

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with BRAWL.

    Another title from Bloober Team SA, the studio behind BRAWL. Shares Indie with BRAWL.

    A first-person, story-driven psychological horror game based on the cinematic lore of the Blair Witch. Explore the haunted grounds of the Black Hills Forest in a harrowing investigation that forces you to confront the evil that resides deep in the woods.

    2019IndieAdventure29.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. >observer_

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with BRAWL.

    Another title from Bloober Team SA, the studio behind BRAWL. Shares Indie with BRAWL.

    The original first‑person cyberpunk horror detective tale set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.

    2017IndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Layers of Fear 2 (2019)

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with BRAWL.

    Another title from Bloober Team SA, the studio behind BRAWL. Shares Indie with BRAWL.

    A first‑person psychological horror game set on a haunted ocean liner. As an actor summoned by an unorthodox director, you’ll confront twisted memories from your past and learn the price of achieving the perfect performance.

    2019IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Blair Witch VR

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with BRAWL.

    Another title from Bloober Team SA, the studio behind BRAWL. Shares Indie with BRAWL.

    Blair Witch: VR Edition is a story-driven psychological horror game from the creative minds behind the critically acclaimed The Medium. Experience first-hand the toll that fear can take on the mind in an original story inspired by the cinematic lore of Blair Witch, designed for Virtual Reality.

    2021IndieAdventure29.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. A-Men

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Bloober Team SA, the studio behind BRAWL. Shares Action and Indie with BRAWL.

    What is A-Men?Classic puzzle-platformer, inspired by some oldschool titles like Lemmings and Lost Vikings. What is A-Men like?Hard. No holding your hand, no easy levels, we want to challenge you. If you are a casual, A-Men is not for you.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. A-Men 2

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Bloober Team SA, the studio behind BRAWL. Shares Indie with BRAWL.

    Prepare yourself for another journey through series of new worlds, featuring multiple challenges with many ways to pass a level and resolve puzzles. A-MEN 2 allows you to hang out with your good, old friends once more.

    2015IndieAdventure8.99 USDSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Rhythm Doctor

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with BRAWL.

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

    Save patients with your rhythm mastery! Rhythm Doctor is a rhythm game where you heal patients by defibrillating in time to their heartbeats. Learn each patient's unique heartbeat and defeat boss viruses trying to sabotage your rhythm, all set to heart-pumping, soul-soothing music.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. UFO 50

    WHY THIS

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

    UFO 50 is a collection of 50 single and multiplayer games that span a variety of genres, from platformers and shoot 'em ups to puzzle games, roguelites, and RPGs. Our goal is to combine a familiar 8-bit aesthetic with new ideas and modern game design.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Streets of Rage 4

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with BRAWL.

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

    Amongst the best beat’em up series ever created, jammin’ ‘90s beats and over the top street fighting, the iconic series Streets of Rage comes back with a masterful tribute to and revitalization of the classic action fans adore.

    2020ActionIndie24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge

    WHY THIS

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

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge reunites Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael as they kick shell in a beautifully realized beat ’em up.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Move or Die

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with BRAWL.

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

    Move or Die is an absurdly fast-paced 4-player local and online party game where the mechanics change every 20 seconds! It's THE friendship-ruining game.

    2016ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about BRAWL

How much does BRAWL cost?
BRAWL is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does BRAWL have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — BRAWL supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Co-op).
What games are most similar to BRAWL?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside BRAWL are Rhythm Doctor, UFO 50, Streets of Rage 4.
Who developed BRAWL?
BRAWL was developed by Bloober Team SA.

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 BRAWL.

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