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Games like Neuroma

If Neuroma is your kind of game, the closest matches are DoDonPachi Resurrection Reignite, Iron Skies and Nova Swarm — 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 Neuroma: A fast-paced vertical shmup where a living brain controls a combat ship to battle grotesque alien creatures across biomechanical worlds filled with massive bosses and intense arcade action.

ActionIndieWindowsby NextLayer
Neuroma — Steam game cover

Players who liked Neuroma also play

Steam players who put hours into Neuroma 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. DoDonPachi Resurrection Reignite

    WHY THIS

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

    CAVE's arcade bullet hell shooter returns as DoDonPachi Resurrection Reignite. New stages, a new character, new music, and other new elements set the stage for a new challenge.

    ActionIndieSteam ↗
  2. Iron Skies

    WHY THIS

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

    Retro style, propeller plane centred shoot 'em up inspired by the arcade classics of a fondly remembered bygone era.

    2026ActionIndieSteam ↗
  3. Nova Swarm

    WHY THIS

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

    Pick a ship, dive into readable bullet chaos, take down huge angry bosses, grab the bonus core you probably should have left alone, and chase one cleaner run in Nova Swarm.

    2026ActionIndie3.59 USDSteam ↗
  4. Blast'N Bounty

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Neuroma fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Neuroma.

    Blast’N Bounty is a vertical scrolling shoot’em up featuring 8 stages players can tackle in the order of their choosing. Cruise through a crazy solar system in a mix of pixel art and low poly 3D with action that’s easy to learn but tough to master!

    2026ActionIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. RESHOOTER

    WHY THIS

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

    RESHOOTER offers heart-pounding shoot-em-up action that elevates classic arcade gameplay to the next level. Dive into the retroflow with electrifying visuals, immersive audio, and captivating mechanics.

    2026ActionIndieEarly Access12.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Crush The Rebellion!

    WHY THIS

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

    The galactic empire is under siege from the rebel scum in all directions! Fight through endless waves of rebel ships using all of the weapons and resources at your disposal as you execute your sole orders: to Crush The Rebellion!

    2026ActionIndie4.49 USDSteam ↗
  7. DnB Starfighter

    WHY THIS

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

    A skill-driven space shooter where the only goal is a better run.

    ActionIndieSteam ↗
  8. VOIDRAVE

    WHY THIS

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

    A bullet hell shmup with a secret. 100 waves, 20 bosses, and the slow realization that the sector you're purging isn't a sector. You are not crossing the void. You are inside it.

    2026ActionIndie4.49 USDSteam ↗

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 Neuroma.

    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. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Neuroma

What games are most similar to Neuroma?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Neuroma are DoDonPachi Resurrection Reignite, Iron Skies, Nova Swarm.
Who developed Neuroma?
Neuroma was developed by NextLayer.

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 Neuroma.

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