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Games like Strania - The Stella Machina -

If Strania - The Stella Machina - is your kind of game, the closest matches are Astebreed: Definitive Edition, ARMED SEVEN and Ikaruga — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and epic. 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 Strania - The Stella Machina -: Japanese boutique game studio G.rev makes its long-awaited debut on Steam with Strania!

2015Action11.99 USDWindowsby G.rev Ltd.
Strania - The Stella Machina - — Steam game cover
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Dual purpose shield for defense and multiplier boostsReplayability through weapon variety and upgradesStrategic scoring system with jp rankingAtmosphericChallengingEpic

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Steam players who put hours into Strania - The Stella Machina - 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. Astebreed: Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Strania - The Stella Machina -.

    Top pick for Strania - The Stella Machina - fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Strania - The Stella Machina -.

    Climb into the cockpit of an otherworldly war machine and fly into battle against a horrifying alien race bent on eradicating humanity to preserve their own civilization.

    2014ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. ARMED SEVEN

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Strania - The Stella Machina - fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Strania - The Stella Machina -.

    The year is 1989. 12 years have passed since the Gogoh Army’s invasion of Earth. Exposure to alien technology during the war enabled Earth’s own technologies to take massive leaps forward. International conflict that was previously rife in the history of mankind fell to an all-time low, and the Earth Federation was established as a...

    2015ActionIndie2.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Ikaruga

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Strania - The Stella Machina -.

    Third-strongest match for Strania - The Stella Machina - fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Strania - The Stella Machina -.

    Shoot! Dodge! and... Get Hit!? "Ikaruga" is a vertical shoot 'em up that features an unique polarity-switching gameplay. Switch the ship's polarity and "get hit and absorb" enemy bullets! Achieve High Score with the chain bonus!

    2014ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. War Tech Fighters

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Strania - The Stella Machina -.

    Ranked #4 for Strania - The Stella Machina - fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Strania - The Stella Machina -.

    War Tech Fighters - the space action game that combines the spectacular action of Japanese Anime with Hollywood Blockbusters. Configure, upgrade and customize your War Tech and dive into battle to fight back the Zatronian forces and save your galaxy!

    2018Action19.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Mushihimesama

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Strania - The Stella Machina -.

    Ranked #5 for Strania - The Stella Machina - fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Strania - The Stella Machina -.

    Battle huge "Koju" bugs in CAVE's beautiful fantasy shooter, Mushihimesama. Experience the thrill of bullet hell from the masters of the genre as you evade visually stunning shot patterns with thousands of bullets.

    2015Action19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Assault Android Cactus+

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Strania - The Stella Machina -.

    Ranked #6 for Strania - The Stella Machina - fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Strania - The Stella Machina -.

    Assault Android Cactus is an intense arcade style twin stick shooter - pick from one of nine unique synthetic heroines and blast your way through overwhelming robots hordes to save the ship from its own workforce. Supports single player and local co-op game modes.

    2015ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Strania - The Stella Machina -.

    Ranked #7 for Strania - The Stella Machina - fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Strania - The Stella Machina -.

    DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours is the latest installment in Taito's DARIUS series of arcade-style shooting games. Blast hordes of alien sea-monsters, and blaze your own trail through branching environments.

    2015Action12.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Sora

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Strania - The Stella Machina - fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Strania - The Stella Machina -.

    From Orange Juice comes a shoot'em'up starring the lone enhanced human, Sora. The sequel of the high-speed shoot'em'up "Suguri", with improved game system and graphics.

    2016ActionIndie8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Strania - The Stella Machina -

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Senko no Ronde 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Strania - The Stella Machina -.

    Reviewers of Strania - The Stella Machina - cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Strania - The Stella Machina -.

    Senko no Ronde 2 is a fast-paced one-on-one action game offering an eclectic mix of the shooting and fighting genres in a mech-filled bullet ballet played out in space! And with Zuntata alumnus Yasuhisa Watanabe on board, you can expect a superb soundtrack too.

    2017Action7.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. UNDER DEFEAT

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Strania - The Stella Machina -.

    Reviewers of Strania - The Stella Machina - cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Strania - The Stella Machina -.

    My steed rides, a celestial iron cavalryman soaring through the heavens. The swirling assault shooting that shakes the battlefield returns once more.

    2025Action9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Border Town

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Strania - The Stella Machina - cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Strania - The Stella Machina -.

    Restore the former glory of Border Town in an open-world sandbox RPG set in a fantastical realm. Explore the world, craft tools and weapons, cultivate fields, and socialise with your neighbours while dealing with dark forces that threaten to destroy everything you have built.

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Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Strania - The Stella Machina - at current Steam store prices.

  1. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Strania - The Stella Machina - on Steam right now. Shares Action with Strania - The Stella Machina -.

    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 ↗
  2. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~42% under Strania - The Stella Machina - on Steam right now. Shares Action with Strania - The Stella Machina -.

    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 ↗
  3. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Strania - The Stella Machina - on Steam right now. Shares Action with Strania - The Stella Machina -.

    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.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under Strania - The Stella Machina - on Steam right now. Shares Action with Strania - The Stella Machina -.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Strania - The Stella Machina - on Steam right now. Shares Action with Strania - The Stella Machina -.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Strania - The Stella Machina - on Steam right now. Shares Action with Strania - The Stella Machina -.

    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.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Strania - The Stella Machina - on Steam right now. Shares Action with Strania - The Stella Machina -.

    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.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. ROUNDS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Strania - The Stella Machina - on Steam right now. Shares Action with Strania - The Stella Machina -.

    Rounds is a 1v1 rogue-lite shooter where each round gets more intense. The losing player of each round unlocks clever upgrades to create a better build to counter their opponent.

    2021ActionIndie5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Strania - The Stella Machina -.

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Strania - The Stella Machina -.

    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!

    2023ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. 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 with Strania - The Stella Machina -.

    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).

    2016ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Strania - The Stella Machina -.

    A top down twin stick zombie slaying shooter that you are sure to play again and again!

    2021ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Waves

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Strania - The Stella Machina -.

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Strania - The Stella Machina -.

    Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!

    2011ActionIndieFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Evil Egg

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Strania - The Stella Machina -.

    Blast it all to hell.

    2025ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Limbus Company

    WHY THIS

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

    As the Executive Manager of Limbus Company, lead your group of twelve Sinners, venture into the buried facilities of Lobotomy Corporation, and lay claim on the Golden Boughs.

    2023FreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Spiral Knights

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Strania - The Stella Machina -.

    Join the ranks of the Spiral Knights. Stranded on an alien world, you must explore the ever-changing Clockworks beneath its surface.

    2011ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from G.rev Ltd.

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

  1. Senko no Ronde 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Strania - The Stella Machina -.

    Another title from G.rev Ltd., the studio behind Strania - The Stella Machina -. Shares Action with Strania - The Stella Machina -.

    Senko no Ronde 2 is a fast-paced one-on-one action game offering an eclectic mix of the shooting and fighting genres in a mech-filled bullet ballet played out in space! And with Zuntata alumnus Yasuhisa Watanabe on board, you can expect a superb soundtrack too.

    2017Action7.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Yurukill: The Calumniation Games

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Strania - The Stella Machina -.

    Another title from G.rev Ltd., the studio behind Strania - The Stella Machina -. Shares Action with Strania - The Stella Machina -.

    Pardon or kill. Let the madness begin! Take on the nefarious attractions of Yurukill Land for a chance to prove your innocence!

    2022ActionAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. NINJA KAMUI: SHINOBI ORIGINS

    WHY THIS

    Another title from G.rev Ltd., the studio behind Strania - The Stella Machina -. Shares Action with Strania - The Stella Machina -.

    A thrilling ninja action game based on the hit original anime “NINJA KAMUI”

    2024Action19.99 USDSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Astebreed: Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Strania - The Stella Machina -.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Strania - The Stella Machina -.

    Climb into the cockpit of an otherworldly war machine and fly into battle against a horrifying alien race bent on eradicating humanity to preserve their own civilization.

    2014ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. ARMED SEVEN

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Strania - The Stella Machina -.

    The year is 1989. 12 years have passed since the Gogoh Army’s invasion of Earth. Exposure to alien technology during the war enabled Earth’s own technologies to take massive leaps forward. International conflict that was previously rife in the history of mankind fell to an all-time low, and the Earth Federation was established as a...

    2015ActionIndie2.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Ikaruga

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Strania - The Stella Machina -.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Strania - The Stella Machina -.

    Shoot! Dodge! and... Get Hit!? "Ikaruga" is a vertical shoot 'em up that features an unique polarity-switching gameplay. Switch the ship's polarity and "get hit and absorb" enemy bullets! Achieve High Score with the chain bonus!

    2014ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Assault Android Cactus+

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Strania - The Stella Machina -.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Strania - The Stella Machina -.

    Assault Android Cactus is an intense arcade style twin stick shooter - pick from one of nine unique synthetic heroines and blast your way through overwhelming robots hordes to save the ship from its own workforce. Supports single player and local co-op game modes.

    2015ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Strania - The Stella Machina -

How much does Strania - The Stella Machina - cost?
Strania - The Stella Machina - is listed on Steam at 11.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Strania - The Stella Machina - have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Strania - The Stella Machina - supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
What games are most similar to Strania - The Stella Machina -?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Strania - The Stella Machina - are Astebreed: Definitive Edition, ARMED SEVEN, Ikaruga.
Who developed Strania - The Stella Machina -?
Strania - The Stella Machina - was developed by G.rev Ltd..

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