Games like Captain VKing
If Captain VKing is your kind of game, the closest matches are Exertion, Hell Healers and Ophelia's Paradise — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Captain VKing: Blast, hunt, mine, craft, survive. Gear up for Captain Vking, a 2D survival crafting shoot 'em up where every defeated enemy is a resource. As a cosmic bounty hunter, obliterate endless swarms of enemies, mine the debris, and craft powerful ship upgrades to survive the unforgiving void.
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Exertion
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Top pick for Captain VKing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Captain VKing.
Classic arcade shooting meets Survivor-style progression in this side-scrolling action roguelite. Draft powerful cards, discover game-breaking synergies, and unleash bullet hell upon hordes of enemies. Die, upgrade your stats, and return to the arena to become the ultimate weapon.
Hell Healers
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Second-strongest match for Captain VKing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Captain VKing.
Heal your way through Hell in a free action roguelite where purified enemies fight by your side. Discover 20 distinct healers, combine powerful spells & blessings, and survive swarming enemies and towering bosses solo or in 2-player online co-op. Free to play!
Ophelia's Paradise
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Third-strongest match for Captain VKing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Captain VKing.
Ophelia’s Paradise is a 2D top-down roguelike where you fight invading shadows and create gamebreaking builds. Discover unique items, craft gems between runs, and use your creativity to turn the map black, make it rain, or completely change how your abilities work.
Tied to the Beat
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Ranked #4 for Captain VKing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Captain VKing.
A roguelike where every lyric triggers unique effects. Choose your instrument, survive waves of lyric-powered enemies, and import your own songs. Your music. Your weapon.
Time Champions
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Ranked #5 for Captain VKing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Captain VKing.
Recruit units from different historical periods and defend the timeline against alien invaders in this action-roguelike. Mix and match units to discover game-breaking synergies and use hero powers to survive enemy hordes. Unlock new units and evolve them to wreak absolute chaos on the battlefield!
Villages on Wheels
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Ranked #6 for Captain VKing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Captain VKing.
Expand your moving village while monsters try to tear it down in this strategic horde survival. Combine blessings, level-ups, orbs and buildings to create the ultimate survival machine!
Pilot Force Simulator
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Ranked #7 for Captain VKing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Captain VKing.
Pilot Force Simulator throws you into the heart of a chaotic space battle. Dodge waves of bullets, feel the thrill of near-misses, and unleash powerful attacks in an intense, fast-paced fight through the stars!
Cosmic Run
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Ranked #8 for Captain VKing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Captain VKing.
Cosmic Run is a single-player space roguelite where you battle relentless galactic enemies, strategically upgrade your ship, and help the Zogark family survive their journey across the galaxy. Build powerful combinations, adapt to chaotic encounters, and escape one broken system after another.
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Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Captain VKing.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
The Expendabros
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Captain VKing.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Captain VKing.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Disfigure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Captain VKing.
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!
The Lab
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Captain VKing.
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).
I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Captain VKing.
A top down twin stick zombie slaying shooter that you are sure to play again and again!
The Riftbreaker: Prologue
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Strategy with Captain VKing.
The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.
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Frequently asked about Captain VKing
- What games are most similar to Captain VKing?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Captain VKing are Exertion, Hell Healers, Ophelia's Paradise.
- Who developed Captain VKing?
- Captain VKing was developed by VKing Games.
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