Games like The Ballad of a True Thug
If The Ballad of a True Thug is your kind of game, the closest matches are Wild Willy West, Death Elevator and Space Bandit — 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 The Ballad of a True Thug: The dark underbelly of 1990s Europe, criminal enterprise, and rivers of blood. Rise from a petty crook to a criminal legend, where every shot must be precise and any mistake is fatal. A brutal, top-down tactical shooter.
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Wild Willy West
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Top pick for The Ballad of a True Thug fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Ballad of a True Thug.
Wild Willy West is a western top-down shoot 'em up, featuring action packed levels and instant death combat. Use an arsenal of magical bullets to blast your way through the old west, and take revenge on those who wronged you.
Death Elevator
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Second-strongest match for The Ballad of a True Thug fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Ballad of a True Thug.
A short and minimalist roguelike where every hit is lethal but time slows down whenever you are in danger. Reach the top floor or die trying!
Space Bandit
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Third-strongest match for The Ballad of a True Thug fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Ballad of a True Thug.
Brutal twin stick shooter with fun and clever enemies. Also has roguelite and Sci-Fi stuff.
Total Anarchy: Pavilion City
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Ranked #4 for The Ballad of a True Thug fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Ballad of a True Thug.
Welcome to the late ’90s. Explore the fully open-world of Pavilion City, a former paradise now consumed by corruption and violence. The anarchic hooligans, the devious guerrillas and the far-right legion are all vying for control of the city and everybody seems to want you dead.
Killer Ricky
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Ranked #5 for The Ballad of a True Thug fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Ballad of a True Thug.
Play as Killer Ricky and avenge his family by killing all members of a bloodthirsty Mafia organization.
Tower
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Ranked #6 for The Ballad of a True Thug fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with The Ballad of a True Thug.
Tower is a top-down action game with adventure and puzzle elements. Fight out of a skyscraper full of terrorists. Find out what one motivated person can do against hundreds of thugs.
I'm a cowboy: Western Shooter
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Ranked #7 for The Ballad of a True Thug fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Ballad of a True Thug.
I'm a cowboy: Western Shooter is a dynamic Top-Down Shooter with roguelike elements. Grab your revolver, spur your horse and prove to all the thugs that you are the best shooter in the entire Wild West!
Mr. Fast
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Ranked #8 for The Ballad of a True Thug fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Ballad of a True Thug.
Mr. Fast is a top-down shooting game with a bullet time twist! Enemy's time moves more slowly than yours. You're fast enough and you can kill others with one shot.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Ballad of a True Thug at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~80% under The Ballad of a True Thug on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Ballad of a True Thug.
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?
The Test
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Priced ~60% under The Ballad of a True Thug on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Ballad of a True Thug.
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
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Priced ~70% under The Ballad of a True Thug on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Ballad of a True Thug.
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
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Priced ~80% under The Ballad of a True Thug on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Ballad of a True Thug.
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.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
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Priced ~50% under The Ballad of a True Thug on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Ballad of a True Thug.
You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.
shapez
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Priced ~80% under The Ballad of a True Thug on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Ballad of a True Thug.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™
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Priced ~50% under The Ballad of a True Thug on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Ballad of a True Thug.
Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
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Priced ~60% under The Ballad of a True Thug on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Ballad of a True Thug.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Ballad of a True Thug.
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.
STRAFTAT
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with The Ballad of a True Thug.
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.
Grimm's Hollow
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Ballad of a True Thug.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
The Expendabros
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Ballad of a True Thug.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Ballad of a True Thug.
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.
Star Fetchers
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Ballad of a True Thug.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Magic Archery
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Ballad of a True Thug.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
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Frequently asked about The Ballad of a True Thug
- How much does The Ballad of a True Thug cost?
- The Ballad of a True Thug is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Ballad of a True Thug?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Ballad of a True Thug are Wild Willy West, Death Elevator, Space Bandit.
- Who developed The Ballad of a True Thug?
- The Ballad of a True Thug was developed by Aces.
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