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Games like Explosionade DX

If Explosionade DX is your kind of game, the closest matches are Weapon of Choice DX, Cosmic Guardians and Pogo Rocket — 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 Explosionade DX: Pilot an experimental mech and shoot giant grenades to blow up sneaky aliens. Stomp their guts, destroy their base, and save the day!

2015ActionIndie5.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindowsby Mommy's Best Games
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Steam players who put hours into Explosionade DX 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. Weapon of Choice DX

    WHY THIS

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

    Weapon of Choice is a high-energy, side-scroller in which each playable character is unique with their own special weapon and abilities! Blast insane aliens, find new player characters, and choose between branching paths!

    2015ActionIndie5.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Cosmic Guardians

    WHY THIS

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

    Become a Cosmic Guardian in this thrilling space shooter! Defend Earth from alien threats, battle colossal bosses, and save the universe. Play solo with A.I. or team up in co-op mode. Level up, unlock abilities, and collect power-ups for an epic adventure!

    2024ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Pogo Rocket

    WHY THIS

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

    Pogo sticks and Rockets, how could it go wrong? In this space-themed 2D platformer, you control an experimental rocket ship and must stop aliens from taking the Earth's resources. Play through a variety of levels with dangerous obstacles and save the world!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Arcade Survivors

    WHY THIS

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

    It's 1996. Lightning strikes the strip-mall arcade and monsters pour from every screen. Grab a Super Soaker, load your VHS bombs, and survive until dawn in this neon-soaked bullet heaven where your weapons fight for you. One more quarter. One more run.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. El Panadero -The Baker-

    WHY THIS

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

    Action Packed 2D Arcade Action Platformer featuring hand-drawn graphics. Armed with your fists (or a rolling pin) and a variety of bread-based boosts, fend of the Alien Plants, and avenge the Bakery they destroyed.

    2023ActionIndie6.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. BARK

    WHY THIS

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

    Help a heroic team of pets in mechs take back Earth in this exciting Saturday Morning Cartoon inspired shoot em’ up for both new and hardcore players.

    2021ActionIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Shoot 1UP DX

    WHY THIS

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

    Why play shoot 'em ups one ship at a time? Launch them all at once! Unleash an entire armada of ships in Shoot 1UP!

    2015ActionIndie5.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Contra: Operation Galuga

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Explosionade DX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Explosionade DX.

    The legendary Contra series returns! This reimagining of the classic run-'n'-gun action game from the ‘80s features new stages, new enemies, new play mechanics, and co-op combat for up to 4 players!

    2024Action39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Explosionade DX on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Explosionade DX.

    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. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Explosionade DX on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Explosionade DX.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Test

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Explosionade DX on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Explosionade DX.

    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 ↗
  5. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Explosionade DX on Steam right now. Shares Action with Explosionade DX.

    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 ↗
  6. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Explosionade DX on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Explosionade DX.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Super Hexagon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Explosionade DX on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Explosionade DX.

    Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

    2012ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Nodebuster

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Explosionade DX on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Explosionade DX.

    Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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 Explosionade DX.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck 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 Explosionade DX.

    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 Explosionade DX.

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

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

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

More from Mommy's Best Games

Other recommendable Steam games by Mommy's Best Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Serious Sam Double D XXL

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Mommy's Best Games, the studio behind Explosionade DX. Shares Action and Indie with Explosionade DX.

    Pile on the firepower with the revolutionary Gunstacker and fire all your weapons at once in a symphony of destruction!

    2011ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Shoot 1UP DX

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Mommy's Best Games, the studio behind Explosionade DX. Shares Action and Indie with Explosionade DX.

    Why play shoot 'em ups one ship at a time? Launch them all at once! Unleash an entire armada of ships in Shoot 1UP!

    2015ActionIndie5.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Pig Eat Ball

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Mommy's Best Games, the studio behind Explosionade DX. Shares Indie with Explosionade DX.

    Pig Eat Ball is a top-down, action-adventure about eating, getting fat, and barfing on things to solve levels. Explore 20 giant space stations to find different Disguises, and using their Pros and Cons, fight and solve your way through over 200 action-puzzle levels using new, arcade-style mechanics.

    2018IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Weapon of Choice DX

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Mommy's Best Games, the studio behind Explosionade DX. Shares Action and Indie with Explosionade DX.

    Weapon of Choice is a high-energy, side-scroller in which each playable character is unique with their own special weapon and abilities! Blast insane aliens, find new player characters, and choose between branching paths!

    2015ActionIndie5.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Game Type DX

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Mommy's Best Games, the studio behind Explosionade DX. Shares Action and Indie with Explosionade DX.

    Help Hoodie Girl fight the evil MediaBall's inane advertisements! It's a looping shooter in which each loop increases the speed and difficulty!

    2015ActionIndie4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Bumpy Grumpy

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Mommy's Best Games, the studio behind Explosionade DX. Shares Action with Explosionade DX.

    Discover the lost 1980s arcade classic, with new enhancements! Race through packed streets at break-neck speeds, zip by wacky drivers, and boost your way to a new high score!

    2024ActionRacing4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. ChainStaff

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Mommy's Best Games, the studio behind Explosionade DX. Shares Action with Explosionade DX.

    ChainStaff is a brutal action-platformer with a transforming spear and grappling hook, blazing weapon upgrades, and a rocking soundtrack. Aliens have attached to your head! Swing, shoot, and spear your way through mutating hordes and bone-shaking boss fights, and get this thing off your head!

    2026Action14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Explosionade DX

Is Explosionade DX verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Explosionade DX is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Explosionade DX cost?
Explosionade DX is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Explosionade DX have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Explosionade DX supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Explosionade DX?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Explosionade DX are Weapon of Choice DX, Cosmic Guardians, Pogo Rocket.
Who developed Explosionade DX?
Explosionade DX was developed by Mommy's Best Games.

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 Explosionade DX.

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