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Games like Storm Lancers

If Storm Lancers is your kind of game, the closest matches are Niblet Rescues, GU Fighters and DRAGUN — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its addictive gameplay loop, chill and lighthearted. 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 Storm Lancers: Storm Lancers is a roguelite, metroidvania-inspired 2D action platformer where you and a friend crash-land on a dying alien world of unstable magic. Bond with Stormhearts to unleash new powers, carve through evolving hordes, and grow ever stronger. Face the Storm in chaotic co-op or brave it solo.

2025ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindowsby ProbablyMonsters
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Addictive gameplay loopArt style is cute and retroCombat feels fluid and smoothChillLightheartedWhimsical

Players who liked Storm Lancers also play

Steam players who put hours into Storm Lancers 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. Niblet Rescues

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Storm Lancers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Storm Lancers.

    Sprint through a fast-paced roguelite quest to rescue Niblet’s captive companions. Run, fight, and gather gold across randomized paths, grow stronger with weapons and curious trinkets, and brave the Crown’s many foes on your journey to the Queen. Adventure alone or together in 2-player local co-op.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. GU Fighters

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Storm Lancers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Storm Lancers.

    GU Fighters is an action roguelike where you unlock and upgrade new abilities after every round of combat. Play with up to 4 players locally or online to create your own unique build and be the first to win, or go solo/co-op to traverse varying environments and defeat hordes of enemies.

    2026ActionSteam ↗
  3. DRAGUN

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Storm Lancers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Storm Lancers.

    Run-and-gun roguelike about shooting through an army of dragons and their shadowy organization with an array of weapons, upgrades, and characters in randomized stage layouts.

    ActionSteam ↗
  4. Castlebound

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Storm Lancers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Storm Lancers.

    Fight hordes of evil monsters and defend your castle in this 1-4 player action platformer with Roguelike elements!

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. Dark Scrolls

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Storm Lancers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Storm Lancers.

    Dark Scrolls is a fantasy-themed action platformer that fuses shmup-style chaos with roguelite progression and is packed with charm, challenge, and secrets.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Curse of the Sea Rats

    WHY THIS

    Shares a lighthearted mood with Storm Lancers.

    Ranked #6 for Storm Lancers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Storm Lancers.

    Embark on an epic, hand-animated, ‘ratoidvania’ adventure, where your crew has been turned into rats by a pirate witch! Explore a rich non-linear world, enjoy fun action platforming, face challenging bosses, and unlock unique abilities - either alone or in local co-op!

    2023ActionAdventureRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Archons

    WHY THIS

    Shares skill progression, combo based combat, action adventure and a whimsical mood with Storm Lancers.

    Ranked #7 for Storm Lancers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Storm Lancers.

    Archons is a Roguelite/Survivor game where you control two characters, the Archons- simultaneously! Customize your build and abilities to fit your own unique playstyle and blast your way through enemy parasites and bosses!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. 30XX

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Storm Lancers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Storm Lancers.

    Jump, shoot, and slash your way through 30XX, the roguelike action platformer you can play with a friend! Explore lush, ever-changing worlds that mix precise platforming with fevered combat. Destroy fearsome Guardians. Master unique Powers. Rediscover the thousand years we've lost.

    2023ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Storm Lancers at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Storm Lancers on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Storm Lancers.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Storm Lancers on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Storm Lancers.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Storm Lancers on Steam right now. Shares Action with Storm Lancers.

    Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Storm Lancers on Steam right now. Shares Action with Storm Lancers.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Storm Lancers on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Storm Lancers.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Storm Lancers on Steam right now. Shares Action with Storm Lancers.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Storm Lancers on Steam right now. Shares Action with Storm Lancers.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~65% under Storm Lancers on Steam right now. Shares Action with Storm Lancers.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Storm Lancers.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    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 ↗
  3. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Storm Lancers.

    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 ↗
  4. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Storm Lancers.

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

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

    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.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Storm Lancers.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

More from ProbablyMonsters

Other recommendable Steam games by ProbablyMonsters, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Crimson Moon

    WHY THIS

    Another title from ProbablyMonsters, the studio behind Storm Lancers. Shares Action and Adventure with Storm Lancers.

    You are Nephilim: a human-angel hybrid forged to defend humanity with supernatural powers. Fight solo or with a friend to annihilate demons and challenge brutal bosses in relentless melée combat. Rise, violent one. The prophecy is yours to fulfill.

    2026ActionAdventureRPG19.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Ire: A Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Shares indie with Storm Lancers.

    Another title from ProbablyMonsters, the studio behind Storm Lancers. Shares Action and Adventure with Storm Lancers.

    It’s 1986, and you’re stranded in the Bermuda Triangle -- but not alone. Trapped in a terrifying loop with a monster, you’ll have to stay one step ahead to survive and uncover the truth. Ready or not, here it comes.

    2025ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Nekome: Nazi Hunter

    WHY THIS

    Another title from ProbablyMonsters, the studio behind Storm Lancers. Shares Action with Storm Lancers.

    Nekome: Nazi Hunter is a single-player, third-person action combat game where you step into the role of Vano Nastasu, a young Romani man consumed by grief after the brutal murder of his family by Nazi soldiers.

    ActionSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Storm Lancers

Is Storm Lancers verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Storm Lancers is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Storm Lancers cost?
Storm Lancers is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Storm Lancers have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Storm Lancers 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 Storm Lancers?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Storm Lancers are Niblet Rescues, GU Fighters, DRAGUN.
Who developed Storm Lancers?
Storm Lancers was developed by ProbablyMonsters.

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 Storm Lancers.

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