Games like Prison Run and Gun
If Prison Run and Gun is your kind of game, the closest matches are Shootout on Cash Island, Dadish 2 and Squirbs — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its addictive even after completion, challenging and retro. 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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Shootout on Cash Island
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Prison Run and Gun.
Top pick for Prison Run and Gun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Prison Run and Gun.
Bobby from Team HOT GUNS has a job to locate and secure the legendary Money Tree.
Dadish 2
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Prison Run and Gun.
Second-strongest match for Prison Run and Gun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Prison Run and Gun.
He’s a dad and a radish, and he’s back in his biggest adventure yet! Help reunite Dadish with his missing kids in this charming and challenging platforming adventure.
Squirbs
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Prison Run and Gun.
Third-strongest match for Prison Run and Gun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Prison Run and Gun.
Squirbs is a challenging puzzle-platformer in which you control two cute blue Squirbs simultaneously with one set of controls. Looking for an awesomely difficult game? That's Squirbs.
Owlboy
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Prison Run and Gun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Prison Run and Gun.
Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game, where you can fly and explore a brand new world in the clouds! Pick up your friends, and bring them with you as you explore the open skies, in one of the most detailed adventures of this era.
La-Mulana
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Prison Run and Gun.
Ranked #6 for Prison Run and Gun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Prison Run and Gun.
LA-MULANA is an “Archaeological Ruin Exploration Action Game,” bringing the classic appeal of adventure with the punishing difficulty of retro-inspired gaming. Search inside ancient ruins, seeking out the “Secret Treasure of Life” – which sleeps in the sprawling ruins of “LA-MULANA” and is said to be the beginning of all civilization.
Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle platforming and a challenging mood with Prison Run and Gun.
Ranked #7 for Prison Run and Gun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Prison Run and Gun.
Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials is a snarky action-adventure puzzle game with a good dose of humor. Explore hundreds of secret-filled rooms, fight big bosses, gather companions for your party and use the powers of Pip—your bat buddy—to solve puzzles and escape the eldritch abyss!
Horace
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Prison Run and Gun.
Ranked #8 for Prison Run and Gun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Prison Run and Gun.
"The best platformer of 2019."Horace is a huge platforming adventure which pushes the boundaries of the genre with a profound story of a small robot learning of life, the universe and Douglas Adams. Made by videogame lovers for videogame lovers!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Prison Run and Gun at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Prison Run and Gun on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Prison Run and Gun.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Prison Run and Gun on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Prison Run and Gun.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Prison Run and Gun on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Prison Run and Gun.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Prison Run and Gun on Steam right now. Shares Action with Prison Run and Gun.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Prison Run and Gun on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Prison Run and Gun.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Prison Run and Gun on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Prison Run and Gun.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Prison Run and Gun on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Prison Run and Gun.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Prison Run and Gun on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Prison Run and Gun.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Prison Run and Gun.
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.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Prison Run and Gun.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Prison Run and Gun.
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.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Prison Run and Gun.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Prison Run and Gun.
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.
Coloring Pixels
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Prison Run and Gun.
A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Prison Run and Gun.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
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More from Quantized Bit
Other recommendable Steam games by Quantized Bit, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Shootout on Cash Island
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Prison Run and Gun.
Another title from Quantized Bit, the studio behind Prison Run and Gun. Shares Action and Indie with Prison Run and Gun.
Bobby from Team HOT GUNS has a job to locate and secure the legendary Money Tree.
Volt
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Prison Run and Gun.
Another title from Quantized Bit, the studio behind Prison Run and Gun. Shares Action and Indie with Prison Run and Gun.
You were on the way to a recycling process when fortunately for you - and unfortunately for the environment - you accidentally ran off. Now your goal is to escape from the facility, which is an extremely difficult task due to the fact that you are a battery without legs.
Mission Ammunition
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Prison Run and Gun.
Another title from Quantized Bit, the studio behind Prison Run and Gun. Shares Action and Indie with Prison Run and Gun.
The most secure prison facility in the country is under attack ... The city mayor called personally and asked you to take care of this problem.
Hot Guns: International Missions
WHY THIS
Another title from Quantized Bit, the studio behind Prison Run and Gun. Shares Action and Indie with Prison Run and Gun.
Your conventional methods of operation are "shoot first then shoot again!"
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Owlboy
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Prison Run and Gun.
Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game, where you can fly and explore a brand new world in the clouds! Pick up your friends, and bring them with you as you explore the open skies, in one of the most detailed adventures of this era.
La-Mulana
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Prison Run and Gun.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Prison Run and Gun.
LA-MULANA is an “Archaeological Ruin Exploration Action Game,” bringing the classic appeal of adventure with the punishing difficulty of retro-inspired gaming. Search inside ancient ruins, seeking out the “Secret Treasure of Life” – which sleeps in the sprawling ruins of “LA-MULANA” and is said to be the beginning of all civilization.
Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle platforming and a challenging mood with Prison Run and Gun.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Prison Run and Gun.
Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials is a snarky action-adventure puzzle game with a good dose of humor. Explore hundreds of secret-filled rooms, fight big bosses, gather companions for your party and use the powers of Pip—your bat buddy—to solve puzzles and escape the eldritch abyss!
Horace
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Prison Run and Gun.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Prison Run and Gun.
"The best platformer of 2019."Horace is a huge platforming adventure which pushes the boundaries of the genre with a profound story of a small robot learning of life, the universe and Douglas Adams. Made by videogame lovers for videogame lovers!
Frequently asked about Prison Run and Gun
- Is Prison Run and Gun verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Prison Run and Gun is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Prison Run and Gun cost?
- Prison Run and Gun is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Prison Run and Gun?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Prison Run and Gun are Shootout on Cash Island, Dadish 2, Squirbs.
- Who developed Prison Run and Gun?
- Prison Run and Gun was developed by Quantized Bit.
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