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Games like Star Fire

If Star Fire is your kind of game, the closest matches are Knitewings™, Furi and Hazelnut Hex — 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 Star Fire: STAR FIRE is a fast-paced,hand-drawn 2D boss rush bullet hell. Play as Eira, a stray catgirl driven by a long-lost promise, deep into the Astral Disc. Dash, jump, and weave through dense bullet patterns in stylish duels to defeat the 12 Zodiac Guardians and soothe their unresolved regrets.

ActionIndieWindowsby TerraGleam Studio
Star Fire — Steam game cover

Players who liked Star Fire also play

Steam players who put hours into Star Fire 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. Knitewings™

    WHY THIS

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

    Knitewings™ is a fast-paced anime action rail shooter. Choose one of four angelic sisters, develop powerful builds, upgrade devastating weapons and abilities, and face colossal bosses across Heaven, Earth, Purgatory and Hell.

    ActionIndieSteam ↗
  2. Furi

    WHY THIS

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

    The jailer is the key, kill him and you’ll be free. Fight your way free in this ultra-responsive, fast-paced sword-fighting and dual-stick shooting game.

    2016ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Hazelnut Hex

    WHY THIS

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

    Rescue breakfast in this arcade-style bullet hell shoot 'em up!

    2023ActionIndie7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Void Rains Upon Her Heart

    WHY THIS

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

    Help her heart battle tough bosses in this Boss Rush, Bullet-hell with rogue-like elements. Fight through several randomly chosen boss battles leading up to a final battle. Each defeated monster will give her random gifts that power up her heart. Don't let her heart break!

    2018ActionIndieEarly Access12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. LUFTRAUSERS

    WHY THIS

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

    The skies are aflame and the seas will overflow with wreckage in Vlambeer’s stylish arcade shooter LUFTRAUSERS! Take to the skies in customized fighter planes to battle battleships, submarines, and rival aces for glory, honor, and high scores.

    2014ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Project Warlock

    WHY THIS

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

    Project Warlock is a first-person shooter that fans of Doom, Hexen, and Wolfenstein cannot miss. It serves you an exploding cocktail of bullets, spells, and monsters. Battle through 60 levels of non-stop action, packed with bloodthirsty enemies and challenging bosses.

    2018ActionIndie12.00 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Bug Butcher

    WHY THIS

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

    A fast paced action shooter inspired by the arcade classic Super Pang! Use a wide selection of weapons and powerups to tear through increasingly challenging levels.

    2016ActionIndie7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. ONE BTN BOSSES

    WHY THIS

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

    It's One Button Bosses, it's all in the name. You have one button. There are big bosses to beat. Push, tap, and bash in the handcrafted campaign or in the roguelike rifts.

    2024ActionIndie11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

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

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. 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 Star Fire.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 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 Star Fire.

    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 ↗
  8. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Furi

    WHY THIS

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

    The jailer is the key, kill him and you’ll be free. Fight your way free in this ultra-responsive, fast-paced sword-fighting and dual-stick shooting game.

    2016ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Void Rains Upon Her Heart

    WHY THIS

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

    Help her heart battle tough bosses in this Boss Rush, Bullet-hell with rogue-like elements. Fight through several randomly chosen boss battles leading up to a final battle. Each defeated monster will give her random gifts that power up her heart. Don't let her heart break!

    2018ActionIndieEarly Access12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Project Warlock

    WHY THIS

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

    Project Warlock is a first-person shooter that fans of Doom, Hexen, and Wolfenstein cannot miss. It serves you an exploding cocktail of bullets, spells, and monsters. Battle through 60 levels of non-stop action, packed with bloodthirsty enemies and challenging bosses.

    2018ActionIndie12.00 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. ONE BTN BOSSES

    WHY THIS

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

    It's One Button Bosses, it's all in the name. You have one button. There are big bosses to beat. Push, tap, and bash in the handcrafted campaign or in the roguelike rifts.

    2024ActionIndie11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Star Fire

What games are most similar to Star Fire?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Star Fire are Knitewings™, Furi, Hazelnut Hex.
Who developed Star Fire?
Star Fire was developed by TerraGleam Studio.

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 Star Fire.

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