Games like IKARUS
If IKARUS is your kind of game, the closest matches are Impact, SUBSØNIC and Frutz — 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.
Get personalized picks →About IKARUS: IKARUS blends the bullet-hell chaos of arcade shmups with the strategic edge of a roguelike deck-builder. Dodge, parry, and shoot through waves of hostile machines while crafting game-breaking card synergies. How close to the sun will you fly?
Players who liked IKARUS also play
Steam players who put hours into IKARUS 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.
Impact
WHY THIS
Top pick for IKARUS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with IKARUS.
Build your deck against hundreds of monsters and defend yourself against your enemies with the best deck. Unlock characters with rogue-lite elements, a wide range of weapons and special abilities as you progress.
SUBSØNIC
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for IKARUS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with IKARUS.
An audio-reactive twin-stick bullet-hell where the song is the weapon. Play hand-tuned packs, import any track, or drop in a music video and fight inside it: the song builds the level, the video plays behind the fight, and every bullet locks to the beat.
Frutz
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for IKARUS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with IKARUS.
Dodge, dash, and blast through five handcrafted worlds in a fast pixel-art arcade shooter built for score chasing, boss fights, and perfect runs. Free demo available.
Tipsy Corpse
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for IKARUS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with IKARUS.
Zombies, monsters and demonic creatures have taken over the town. Someone has to deal with it. A twin-stick rogue-lite where your weapons, your cocktails and the environment can become your allies; as well as the friend sitting next to you who won't settle for just watching!
The Last Sideran
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for IKARUS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with IKARUS.
A hand-drawn 2D arcade shoot 'em up following Zenia, the last Sideran. Dodge the Spikes, gather star essence, unlock ships with distinct weapons, and chase high scores through escalating runs.
Habroxia
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for IKARUS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with IKARUS.
Blast your way through a myriad of extra-terrestrial incursions in this arcade-style scrolling shooter! Pilot the ship Habroxia through 15 levels featuring intense boss fights, rescue missions, shifting perspectives, and untold surprises.
Hell is Neon Colored
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for IKARUS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with IKARUS.
A minimalist neon action RPG where every sound is synthesized live on a virtual sound chip and every floor is built the moment you walk into it. Assemble weapons from eight power sources and twenty-odd parts, then find out how far down your build can take you.
Sektori
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for IKARUS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with IKARUS.
Sektori is an intense, fast paced twin-stick shooter infused with hard hitting techno music. A game where the high-adrenaline gameplay, visuals, and music come together to transport you into another state of consciousness.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below IKARUS at current Steam store prices.
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under IKARUS on Steam right now. Shares Action with IKARUS.
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.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under IKARUS on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with IKARUS.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under IKARUS on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with IKARUS.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~53% under IKARUS on Steam right now. Shares Indie with IKARUS.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under IKARUS on Steam right now. Shares Indie with IKARUS.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~81% under IKARUS on Steam right now. Shares Indie with IKARUS.
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.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under IKARUS on Steam right now. Shares Action with IKARUS.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under IKARUS on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with IKARUS.
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!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with IKARUS.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with IKARUS.
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.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with IKARUS.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with IKARUS.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Disfigure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with IKARUS.
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
Peggle Extreme
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Peggle Extreme delivers fast-paced puzzle action that combines elements of pinball and pachinko to create a truly unique game experience. Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun, now exclusively themed with art and sounds from Half-Life: Episode 2, Portal, and Team Fortress 2.
Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with IKARUS.
Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).
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Frequently asked about IKARUS
- How much does IKARUS cost?
- IKARUS is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to IKARUS?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside IKARUS are Impact, SUBSØNIC, Frutz.
- Who developed IKARUS?
- IKARUS was developed by Magical Something and published by Tiny Dragon.
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 IKARUS.
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