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Games like Upload Aliens

If Upload Aliens is your kind of game, the closest matches are Ultra Paddle, Nion Forge and Cyber Pet'Scape : Call of Freedom — 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 Upload Aliens: Have you ever seen a game where you throw enemies at a boss? Throw aliens at the boss and blow it up!

2026ActionIndieWindowsby MoonJourney
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Steam players who put hours into Upload Aliens 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. Ultra Paddle

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Upload Aliens fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Upload Aliens.

    A high-speed arcade roguelite where classic physics meet insane abilities. Deflect the ball, survive intense boss fights, and combine 100+ active and passive skills to break the game. Every run makes you stronger. Your goal? Become unstoppable.

    2026ActionSportsIndieSteam ↗
  2. Nion Forge

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Upload Aliens fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Upload Aliens.

    Your ship is your build. Put it together in the hangar from 50+ modules and enter the games: 9 districts, 9 bosses, one time limit - and beyond them, freedom. Run went sideways? Come back with scrap and build it better. 100+ upgrades, 30+ cores, countless builds.

    ActionIndieCasualSteam ↗
  3. Cyber Pet'Scape : Call of Freedom

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Upload Aliens fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Upload Aliens.

    Cybernetically enhance small vulnerable animals in a pixel art hardcore roguelite platformer, where every jump, every mutation, and every mistake can decide their freedom… or their extinction.

    2027ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  4. CyberRunner: Data Dash

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Upload Aliens fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Upload Aliens.

    CyberRunner: Data Dash is a classic arcade runner. Collect as many disks as possible while dodging obstacles, and bring them to the main base for decryption.

    2026IndieCasual3.39 USDSteam ↗
  5. Katanaut

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Upload Aliens fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Upload Aliens.

    Katanaut is a fast-paced, Metroidvania-inspired action roguelite blending fluid combat and cosmic horror. Slash, dodge, and wield powerful abilities as you battle through a station sprawling with twisted, once-human horrors. Adapt, survive, and descend into the shadows to uncover dark secrets.

    2025ActionSportsIndie17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. UNYIELDER

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Upload Aliens fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Upload Aliens.

    UNYIELDER is an intense Boss-rush Movement-FPS. Assemble your arsenal of destruction, smash your way through waves of bosses, face your own Final-Boss.

    2025ActionIndieRPG12.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Hellbrella

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Upload Aliens fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Upload Aliens.

    Put on your raincoat and destroy hordes of demons in Hell. Use 5 insane umbrellas in an aerial roguelite hack and slash of pure chaos!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Roboquest

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Upload Aliens fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Upload Aliens.

    Roboquest is a fast FPS Roguelite in a scorched futureworld. You're a rebooted Guardian, ready to kick some metal ass! Fight with your buddy or by yourself and annihilate hordes of deadly bots in ever-changing environments.

    2023ActionIndie24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Upload Aliens.

    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 ↗
  2. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Upload Aliens.

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Upload Aliens.

    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.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Upload Aliens.

    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 ↗
  5. Steam Engine Simulator

    WHY THIS

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

    The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.

    2023SimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Upload Aliens.

    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 ↗
  7. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Upload Aliens.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Upload Aliens.

    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.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Upload Aliens

What games are most similar to Upload Aliens?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Upload Aliens are Ultra Paddle, Nion Forge, Cyber Pet'Scape : Call of Freedom.
Who developed Upload Aliens?
Upload Aliens was developed by MoonJourney.

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 Upload Aliens.

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