Games like 1936
If 1936 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Gurei, Kindred Kind and Chakravyuh — 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 1936: A 2D action shooter focused on intense boss battles. Set in the Brazilian backlands of 1936, face creatures from Brazilian folklore in brutal encounters, accompanied by an original soundtrack featuring viola and accordion.
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Steam players who put hours into 1936 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.
Gurei
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Top pick for 1936 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with 1936.
An unforgiving game with precise combat. Fight challenging bosses in any order, acquire their unique powers, and succeed on your own terms.
Kindred Kind
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Second-strongest match for 1936 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with 1936.
Kindred Kind is a hand-drawn 2D action RPG. Hunt eight powerful beasts across a branching world, master a two-weapon combat system, and save what remains of humanity. Explore, fight, and uncover ancient mysteries, in a world teetering on the edge of ruin.
Chakravyuh
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Third-strongest match for 1936 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with 1936.
A compact Indian mythological action game where you play as Abhimanyu and face three challenging handcrafted boss duels. Learn attack patterns, dodge bullet-hell barrages, break enemy poise, and master melee strikes, parries, ranged attacks, and Astra abilities to survive.
Boss Rush: Mythology
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Ranked #4 for 1936 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with 1936.
Boss Rush: Mythology - This is an action game in which you have to fight various creatures and gods from Greek, Scandinavian, Slavic and Egyptian mythologies.
Bleeding Deities
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Ranked #5 for 1936 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with 1936.
Embark on a journey through a hand-drawn world of Bleeding Deities inspired by ancient tribes and their beliefs. Unveil dark secrets, face ruthless challenges, and confront evil deities as you search for the Legendary Baktun Stone. Will you restore peace to your people?
Dream Doctor
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Ranked #6 for 1936 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with 1936.
Dream Doctor is a platformer BOSS RUSH where you take on the role of a "psychologist", capable of entering your patients' dreams to confront their worst nightmares through brute force.
Star Fire
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Ranked #7 for 1936 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with 1936.
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 12 Guardians and soothe their unresolved regrets.
God of War
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Ranked #8 for 1936 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with 1936.
His vengeance against the Gods of Olympus years behind him, Kratos now lives as a man in the realm of Norse Gods and monsters. It is in this harsh, unforgiving world that he must fight to survive… and teach his son to do the same.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with 1936.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with 1936.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with 1936.
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.
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Frequently asked about 1936
- What games are most similar to 1936?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside 1936 are Gurei, Kindred Kind, Chakravyuh.
- Who developed 1936?
- 1936 was developed by Eonium Studios.
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 1936.
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