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Games like Rind

If Rind is your kind of game, the closest matches are < STRECT >, VECTORHYTHM and Shoot Giant Robots and Wallrun — 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 Rind: A sci-fi arcade shooter built on pure momentum. Dash, double-jump, punch, and gun through waves of robots closing in from every side. Every kill bursts neon explosions against the scorched metal. Never stop moving.

2026ActionIndie0.90 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby Joseph J Helfenbein
Rind — Steam game cover

Players who liked Rind also play

Steam players who put hours into Rind 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. < STRECT >

    WHY THIS

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

    Control your ship and destroy all the enemies and bases that have appeared through teleportation! < STRECT > is a score-attack vertical shooter for 1 or 2 players. Enjoy simple shoot-and-dodge gameplay, rich destruction effects, and tons of hidden features.

    2027ActionIndieSteam ↗
  2. VECTORHYTHM

    WHY THIS

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

    Turn rhythm into firepower in a neon bullet heaven. Time your attacks to charge Power and strengthen your weapons, build devastating synergies in Survivors mode, or chase high scores in quick Arcade runs as every song drives the fight.

    2026ActionIndieSteam ↗
  3. Shoot Giant Robots and Wallrun

    WHY THIS

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

    Mow down an endless horde of robots, flying through hand-crafted arenas at breakneck speeds in an FPS adrenaline rush.

    2024Action4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. MULLET MADJACK

    WHY THIS

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

    MULLET MADJACK is a HIGH-OCTANE-ACTION SHOOTER that put you directly inside a CLASSIC ANIME. Pick your favorite weapon and reach the last floor; Beat your best time or try again. Haste makes waste… OF YOUR ENEMIES!

    2024ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Waves

    WHY THIS

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

    Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!

    2011ActionIndieFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Beat Hazard

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience your music collection like never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.

    2010ActionIndieCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Space War: Infinity

    WHY THIS

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

    Vertical semi-procedural shmup with upgrades, real-time enemy waves, and infinite replayability. Level up your ship, unlock 20+ weapons, defeat 5 bosses, and survive endless bullet-hell combat.

    2019ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Swarmlake

    WHY THIS

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

    Swarmlake is an ultra-intense first-person shooter ballet about fighting a record-breaking swarm.

    2018ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Rind at current Steam store prices.

  1. UBERMOSH

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~46% under Rind on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Rind.

    UBERMOSH is an arcade game about cutting bullets with a sword, in a gun-filled cyberpunk mosh pit.

    2015ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Miss Neko

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~46% under Rind on Steam right now. Shares Action with Rind.

    Together the full picture of all the lovely beast ladies with your own hands, play Yakyuken with them, collect their portraits. Hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable game time:)

    2019ActionCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. QUICKERFLAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~46% under Rind on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Rind.

    QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Save Jesus

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~46% under Rind on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Rind.

    Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!

    2016IndieCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Barro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~46% under Rind on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Rind.

    Choose your little car and race!

    2018IndieCasualRacing0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Gachi Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~46% under Rind on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Rind.

    Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Trip to Vinelands

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~46% under Rind on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Rind.

    Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.

    2016ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. TTV2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~46% under Rind on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Rind.

    TTV2 is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame, sequel to Trip to Vinelands.

    2017ActionIndie0.49 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. 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 Rind.

    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 ↗
  4. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

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

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. MULLET MADJACK

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Rind.

    MULLET MADJACK is a HIGH-OCTANE-ACTION SHOOTER that put you directly inside a CLASSIC ANIME. Pick your favorite weapon and reach the last floor; Beat your best time or try again. Haste makes waste… OF YOUR ENEMIES!

    2024ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Waves

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Rind.

    Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!

    2011ActionIndieFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Swarmlake

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Rind.

    Swarmlake is an ultra-intense first-person shooter ballet about fighting a record-breaking swarm.

    2018ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Rind

How much does Rind cost?
Rind is listed on Steam at 0.90 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Rind?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Rind are < STRECT >, VECTORHYTHM, Shoot Giant Robots and Wallrun.
Who developed Rind?
Rind was developed by Joseph J Helfenbein.

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 Rind.

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