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Games like CounterAttack: Uprising

If CounterAttack: Uprising is your kind of game, the closest matches are Roboom, Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax and Son of a Witch — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its branching campaign paths, challenging and contemplative. 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 CounterAttack: Uprising: CounterAttack: Uprising is a side scrolling space shooter (shmup). Team up or fight solo, 1 - 4 player local or up to 8 players online coop, unlock upgrades, use powerful ultimate abilities, enhance your ship the way you want, and save the Earth from annihilation.

2019ActionIndieAdventureCasual2.69 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby Relative Games
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Steam players who put hours into CounterAttack: Uprising 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. Roboom

    WHY THIS

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

    You should simply try out Roboom. We have quite a long description below, you can read if you like, but experiencing Roboom yourself or as Co-op is the best.

    2024ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with CounterAttack: Uprising.

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

    Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax is a fast-paced couch co-op action shooter with SHMUP/Brawler gameplay and RPG elements. Choose your mechs, weapons & upgrades then soar through space, defeat evil & save the future... from itself!

    2015ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Son of a Witch

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with CounterAttack: Uprising.

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

    Action roguelike for 1-4 players with cute graphics and deep game mechanics. Combine dozens of different weapons, magic items, potions and spells with unique effects to beat 8 enemy factions and 28 bosses. Can you find the ancient goblin artifact at the end of the dungeon?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure23.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Rogue Star Rescue

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with CounterAttack: Uprising.

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

    Bullet Hell Insanity + Tower Defense Strategy. Rogue Star Rescue is a quirky new type of rogue-like shooter. Blast your way through diverse planets while rescuing your teammates and gathering traps for your defense strategy. Play solo or online to stop the Rogue Star before it annihilates everything!

    2021ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Knights of Braveland

    WHY THIS

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

    Knights of Braveland is a cooperative beat'em up action game with a generated story. You will hack, slash, and smash your way to victory. And with your friends it is much more fun. Play local or online.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Steredenn: Binary Stars

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with CounterAttack: Uprising.

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

    Steredenn is a frenetic and chaotic space shooter, carved in big beautiful pixels, with insane boss battles. Embark in your ship and engage the fight against dreadful space pirates in a never-ending combat for your survival.

    2015ActionIndie12.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. BlastZone 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares ship customization and an intense mood with CounterAttack: Uprising.

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

    BlastZone 2 is a fast paced side scrolling shooter that combines 2D and 3D gameplay elements with a shifting camera. Play solo or join up with a friend locally or online to battle the alien forces! There are many game modes, ship types, and difficulty levels, find your favorite combination!

    2015ActionIndie14.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Rogue Stormers

    WHY THIS

    Shares co op multiplayer and an intense mood with CounterAttack: Uprising.

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

    An action packed platform shooter mashed-up with roguelike and RPG elements, crazy 3D graphics and co-op multiplayer for one to 4 players.

    2016ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to CounterAttack: Uprising

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with CounterAttack: Uprising.

    Reviewers of CounterAttack: Uprising cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    EPIC FANTASY REBORN The next chapter in the highly anticipated Elder Scrolls saga arrives from the makers of the 2006 and 2008 Games of the Year, Bethesda Game Studios. Skyrim reimagines and revolutionizes the open-world fantasy epic, bringing to life a complete virtual world open for you to explore any way you choose.

    2011RPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. DEFENDER 3D

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of CounterAttack: Uprising cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with CounterAttack: Uprising.

    The 80s classic side-scroller meets the modern PC Gamer.. DEFENDER 3D lets you choose a spaceship to suit your play style and blast your way through ever increasing waves of alien invaders and bosses. A quick and easy learning curve with seriously addictive gameplay.

    2018ActionStrategyIndie6.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. G-Darius HD

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with CounterAttack: Uprising.

    Reviewers of CounterAttack: Uprising cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with CounterAttack: Uprising.

    You will see the creation of new lives... Capture enemies and fire them back at their allies as enormous beams of energy in this horizontally scrolling shooting game, featuring 5 versions of G-Darius with new features, enhancements, and Steam exclusive extras!

    2022Action14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. TYPE

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of CounterAttack: Uprising cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with CounterAttack: Uprising.

    A fast-paced roguelike typing game with command abilities and high skill ceiling

    2025ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under CounterAttack: Uprising on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with CounterAttack: Uprising.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under CounterAttack: Uprising on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with CounterAttack: Uprising.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under CounterAttack: Uprising on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with CounterAttack: Uprising.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under CounterAttack: Uprising on Steam right now. Shares Casual with CounterAttack: Uprising.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under CounterAttack: Uprising on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with CounterAttack: Uprising.

    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!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under CounterAttack: Uprising on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with CounterAttack: Uprising.

    "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!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under CounterAttack: Uprising on Steam right now. Shares Casual with CounterAttack: Uprising.

    The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under CounterAttack: Uprising on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with CounterAttack: Uprising.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  2. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

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

    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. The Lab

    WHY THIS

    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!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  7. 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 CounterAttack: Uprising.

    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 ↗
  8. Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with CounterAttack: Uprising.

    Beautiful Multiplayer Jigsaw Puzzle game where you can design the room you play in!

    2021IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about CounterAttack: Uprising

How much does CounterAttack: Uprising cost?
CounterAttack: Uprising is listed on Steam at 2.69 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does CounterAttack: Uprising have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — CounterAttack: Uprising supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op).
What games are most similar to CounterAttack: Uprising?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside CounterAttack: Uprising are Roboom, Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax, Son of a Witch.
Who developed CounterAttack: Uprising?
CounterAttack: Uprising was developed by Relative Games and published by Relative Software LTD..

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 CounterAttack: Uprising.

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