Games like Astro Fighters 2
Below are 32 hand-picked alternatives to Astro Fighters 2 for fans of action, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Astro Fighters 2 also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, cheaper alternatives, free-to-play picks, more from Paul Connor. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Astro Fighters 2: Blast through overwhelming bullet storms, graze enemy fire for massive score boosts, and bend time to survive impossible odds in this intense arcade-inspired vertical shmup. Master unique ships, conquer brutal bosses, and chase the perfect run.
Players who liked Astro Fighters 2 also play
Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Energy Fighters
Top pick for Astro Fighters 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Astro Fighters 2.
A modern retro inspired side scrolling shooter with a deep upgrade system and the ability to absorb enemy fire and also deflect it back to your enemies. A fast paced shooter that can be played solo or local co-op with 12 difficulty modes and lots of boss battles.
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WING-IT
Second-strongest match for Astro Fighters 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Astro Fighters 2.
Adapt or crash! WING-IT is a 2.5D shooter where your arsenal is a slot machine. Shoot down drones to trigger the Toy Box Gacha and swap weapons on the fly. Fight through Medy's house, survive the bullet hell, and defeat the mechanical monstrosities ruling the house.
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Eigengrau
Third-strongest match for Astro Fighters 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Astro Fighters 2.
A twist at every turn! Explore a colorful shoot 'em up with varied and diverse gameplay beyond the familiar shooting and dodging. Every situation, every enemy, and every boss offers a different handcrafted experience.
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Astro Fighters
Ranked #4 for Astro Fighters 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Astro Fighters 2.
Astro Fighters is a tough old school vertical scrolling bullet hell shooter designed to test your skills with non-stop arcade style action. Fight against large bosses at the end of every level and compete for the high score across 4 difficulty modes to be the best fighter pilot in the game.
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SUPERVERSE
Ranked #5 for Astro Fighters 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Astro Fighters 2.
SUPERVERSE is a fast-paced, action-packed space shooter that launches you into an ancient network of interconnected universes. Your mission: travel back through space-time and prevent the extinction of humanity.
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Shootvaders: The Beginning
Ranked #6 for Astro Fighters 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Astro Fighters 2.
The Space mission center has ordered you to fly into space and find a new planet. New planet will bring a new possibilities to humankind. The flight won't be easy! The universe has many alien groups that want to stop you.
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Lonefield Evacutation Survivor
Ranked #7 for Astro Fighters 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Astro Fighters 2.
Lonefield Evacuation Survivor is a... survivor in which you play as a ship facing an alien incursion. Destroy your enemies, collect bolts and upgrade your ship to survive long enough and escape. Play alone or with up to 3 friends in local multiplayer or with Remote Play Together for online gaming.
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Debris Infinity
Ranked #8 for Astro Fighters 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Astro Fighters 2.
Be elusive! Be intense! Be constant! Put your reflexes to the limit, manipulating time itself to make impossible maneuvers, using an advance scoring system to rank your performance!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Astro Fighters 2 at current Steam store prices.
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Vampire Survivors
Priced ~50% under Astro Fighters 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Astro Fighters 2.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
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Titanfall® 2
Priced ~55% under Astro Fighters 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Astro Fighters 2.
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.
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POSTAL 2
Priced ~90% under Astro Fighters 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Astro Fighters 2.
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?
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Buckshot Roulette
Priced ~70% under Astro Fighters 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Astro Fighters 2.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
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Brotato
Priced ~50% under Astro Fighters 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Astro Fighters 2.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
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Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
Priced ~50% under Astro Fighters 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Astro Fighters 2.
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
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Blood and Bacon
Priced ~90% under Astro Fighters 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Astro Fighters 2.
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.
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Half-Life: Opposing Force
Priced ~50% under Astro Fighters 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Astro Fighters 2.
Return to the Black Mesa Research Facility as one of the military specialists assigned to eliminate Gordon Freeman. Experience an entirely new episode of single player action. Meet fierce alien opponents, and experiment with new weaponry. Named 'Game of the Year' by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Astro Fighters 2.
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.
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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Astro Fighters 2.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Astro Fighters 2.
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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Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Astro Fighters 2.
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.).
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The Expendabros
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Astro Fighters 2.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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Iron Snout
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Astro Fighters 2.
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.
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More from Paul Connor
Other recommendable Steam games by Paul Connor, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
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Snowman Saves Christmas
Another title from Paul Connor, the studio behind Astro Fighters 2. Shares Action with Astro Fighters 2.
Snowman Saves Christmas is a 1980s Inspired 2D platformer. Featuring 250 Levels of retro inspired platforming fun split across 5 game modes and Multiple PowerUp items.
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Power Ball 2021
Another title from Paul Connor, the studio behind Astro Fighters 2. Shares Action with Astro Fighters 2.
Power Ball 2021 is here to provide block busting, ball bouncing, gun shooting action for 1 or 2 players. Inspired by great bat and ball games of the past with powerups thrown in to help you defeat the increasingly challenging levels.
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Retro Wars
Another title from Paul Connor, the studio behind Astro Fighters 2. Shares Action with Astro Fighters 2.
Take on an entire army in this 80s inspired retro top down vertical scrolling shooter. Be a one man war machine or take a friend into battle for some fun 2 player local co-op.
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Asteroid Blasters
Another title from Paul Connor, the studio behind Astro Fighters 2. Shares Action with Astro Fighters 2.
Asteroid Blasters is a non-stop action space shooter. Inspired by Asteroids, this game will see you choose between 6 different ships each with their own characteristics and utilize a variety of weapon powerups to eradicate your enemies. Play 2 players to increase your chance of survival.
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Super Hot Potato
Another title from Paul Connor, the studio behind Astro Fighters 2. Shares Action with Astro Fighters 2.
A self aware Super Hot Potato is on a quest to free his fellow potato kind from their imminent doom. Help Super Hot Potato navigate treacherous screens filled with obstacles, collecting potato's and finally making your way to each screens exit. Retro inspired 80s style grid movement gameplay
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Space Waves
Another title from Paul Connor, the studio behind Astro Fighters 2. Shares Action with Astro Fighters 2.
Space Waves is a procedurally generated 2D arcade style shooter with multiple collectable power ups and varying enemy types. This game will casually draw you in and then increase the pace and difficulty as you progress through the never ending levels.
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Alien Space Bastards
Another title from Paul Connor, the studio behind Astro Fighters 2. Shares Action with Astro Fighters 2.
Alien Space Bastards is a procedurally generated 3D arcade style shooter. The aliens are attacking in force and you must utilize all the weaponry you have to survive the onslaught and bring piece to the galaxy. Multiple power ups will assist you on your suicide mission, good luck and fight bravely!
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Meteor Blasters
Another title from Paul Connor, the studio behind Astro Fighters 2. Shares Action with Astro Fighters 2.
Meteor Blasters is a non-stop action space shooter. Inspired by Asteroids, this game will see you choose between 6 different ships each with their own characteristics and utilize a variety of weapon powerups to eradicate the space rocks. Play 4 players Co-op or Versus Mode with friends.
Frequently asked about Astro Fighters 2
- How much does Astro Fighters 2 cost?
- Astro Fighters 2 is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Astro Fighters 2 have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Astro Fighters 2 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 Astro Fighters 2?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Astro Fighters 2 are Energy Fighters, WING-IT, Eigengrau.
- Who developed Astro Fighters 2?
- Astro Fighters 2 was developed by Paul Connor.
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