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Games like Choom

If Choom is your kind of game, the closest matches are Salvage Run, Lunaris and Umbra Survivors — 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 Choom: Choom is a brutal cyberpunk side-scrolling roguelike shooter where you fight through deadly shifting levels, build game-breaking synergies, and push deeper into neon-soaked chaos with every run.

2026ActionIndieCasualWindows · macOS · Linuxby Worrall Studios
Choom — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Choom 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. Salvage Run

    WHY THIS

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

    Fight through relentless waves of hostile robots in this fast-paced roguelite twin-stick shooter. Earn credits, purchase permanent upgrades, master multiple game modes, and chase your highest score. Every run is a chance to survive longer and push your limits.

    ActionIndieSteam ↗
  2. Lunaris

    WHY THIS

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

    Lunaris is a fast-paced sci-fi top-down roguelite shooter: survive escalating enemy waves, stack powerful passive and active abilities, craft wild build synergies, and turn the arena into a neon storm of lasers and explosions. Every run feels fresh and intense.

    2026ActionIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Umbra Survivors

    WHY THIS

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

    Umbra Survivors is a dark 3D gothic survivors-like: fight through thousands of creatures, draft rare card upgrades, and forge devastating synergies before the next wave swallows you. Multiple heroes, brutal bosses, and every level-up can twist the run.

    ActionIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  4. NINE ROUNDS RAPID

    WHY THIS

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

    Blast your way to freedom, solo or with a friend in online or local co-op, through a possessed, fragmenting space station. Upgrade abilities, mod your weapon builds, and manipulate time to defeat the station's nine gatekeepers. Power up, progress, and learn the ugly truth with every escape attempt.

    2027ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. Cosmic Flesh: Overdrive

    WHY THIS

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

    Defend the galaxy from endless cosmic horrors. Dash and blast with fast, burst-based piloting, unleash powerful overdrives, evolve your ship with each unique run, and push your skills to the limit.

    ActionIndieSteam ↗
  6. Swordformer

    WHY THIS

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

    Only two buttons for ultimate action: move and pick perks. Slash hordes, craft insane builds, and unleash wild weapons. Help Josh The Barbarian escape the Shadow Wizard Gang's video game prison!

    ActionIndieCasualSteam ↗
  7. OUTGUNNED!

    WHY THIS

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

    OUTGUNNED! is a fast-pased roguelike action-platformer set in a cyberpunk dystopia where cats are the dominant species. Build your own character with active and passive implants, perks, gear and unique playstyle each run!

    ActionIndieSteam ↗
  8. Neon Abyss 2

    WHY THIS

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

    Dive into the cybermyth roguelike chaos of Neon Abyss 2! Now featuring up to 4-player online co-op, more combat styles, and unlimited item synergies, every run delivers a dramatic, action-packed experience you won't forget.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

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

    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!

    2023ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt

    WHY THIS

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

    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).

    2016ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Moonring

    WHY THIS

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

    A dark-fantasy, turn-based, retro-fusion of classic turn-based RPGs and roguelikes, all presented with a unique neon aesthetic.

    2023RPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Electoral Carnage

    WHY THIS

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

    Electoral Carnage is an absurd 2D fighting game featuring America's most famous (and infamous) politicians. If you don't download it you hate America. Also JFK can assassinate himself. What more do you need to know?

    2026ActionFree To PlayEarly AccessFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Choom

What games are most similar to Choom?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Choom are Salvage Run, Lunaris, Umbra Survivors.
Who developed Choom?
Choom was developed by Worrall Studios.

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 Choom.

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