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Games like Samsara: Retro Man Universe

If Samsara: Retro Man Universe is your kind of game, the closest matches are Tank Them All, I, AI and PewPew! — 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.

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About Samsara: Retro Man Universe: Control the battlefield in a tactical arcade shooter. Sacrifice safety, earn invincibility, slow time, and unleash a devastating beam to obliterate entire waves of enemies.

ActionIndieCasualWindows · Linuxby notanumberdev, Retro Manni
Samsara: Retro Man Universe — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Samsara: Retro Man Universe 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. Tank Them All

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Samsara: Retro Man Universe fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Samsara: Retro Man Universe.

    Chaotic top-down tank brawler for 2–6 players — local or online. Grab 16 wild power-ups, survive poison clouds and air raids, and dominate 90+ arenas across 4 game modes including King of the Hill and Golden Shell.

    ActionIndieSteam ↗
  2. I, AI

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Samsara: Retro Man Universe fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Samsara: Retro Man Universe.

    Classic scrolling shooter with modern graphics. You are self-aware AI. You were created on space military station developing weapons. Now your goal is to break out of the lab and win your freedom.

    2020ActionIndieCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. PewPew!

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Samsara: Retro Man Universe fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Samsara: Retro Man Universe.

    PewPew! - move, shoot and upgrade!

    2021ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Behelade

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Samsara: Retro Man Universe fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Samsara: Retro Man Universe.

    Fight your way through this challenging Bullet Hell Shoot ‘Em Up, consisting of 5 stages full of beautiful, intricate patterns and bosses. Wield the magic sword “Behelade” to find out what is behind the mysterious power that made the forest creatures go on a mad Danmaku rampage!

    2026ActionIndieSteam ↗
  5. Skyfighter Arcade

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Samsara: Retro Man Universe fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with Samsara: Retro Man Universe.

    Skyfighter Arcade is the classic top-down shoot-em-up vertical scroller, with a twist. Outmaneuver increasingly difficult enemies and obstacles. Blast your enemies out of the sky with powerful and unique weapons. Upgrade your weapons and ship to make yourself more powerful.

    2023ActionRPGCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Mirage Feathers

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Samsara: Retro Man Universe fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Samsara: Retro Man Universe.

    「Maybe one day, I won't have to fight when I fly.」

    2024ActionIndie2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Space War: Infinity

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Samsara: Retro Man Universe fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Samsara: Retro Man Universe.

    Vertical semi-procedural shmup with upgrades, real-time enemy waves, and infinite replayability. Level up your ship, unlock 20+ weapons, defeat 5 bosses, and survive endless bullet-hell combat.

    2019ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. CYGNI: All Guns Blazing

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Samsara: Retro Man Universe fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Samsara: Retro Man Universe.

    An unrelenting onslaught of eye-popping visuals, ear bursting soundscapes and mind-melting action makes CYGNI the vanguard for the next generation of shoot-em ups. Outgunned, outmanned and out on your own, plunge into a sky full of hell in a last-ditch battle for survival.

    2024ActionIndie5.24 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Samsara: Retro Man Universe.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Samsara: Retro Man Universe.

    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. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Samsara: Retro Man Universe.

    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 ↗
  4. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Samsara: Retro Man Universe.

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Samsara: Retro Man Universe.

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Samsara: Retro Man Universe.

    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 ↗
  7. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Samsara: Retro Man Universe.

    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.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Samsara: Retro Man Universe.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Samsara: Retro Man Universe

What games are most similar to Samsara: Retro Man Universe?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Samsara: Retro Man Universe are Tank Them All, I, AI, PewPew!.
Who developed Samsara: Retro Man Universe?
Samsara: Retro Man Universe was developed by notanumberdev, Retro Manni and published by notanumberdev.

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 Samsara: Retro Man Universe.

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