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Games like SHARDBLASTER!

If SHARDBLASTER! is your kind of game, the closest matches are Scionide, Starborn Survivor and Metal Golem: First Contact — 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 SHARDBLASTER!: SHARDBLASTER! is a third-person arcade arena shooterwhere players control a robot trapped in a fantasy wildland. The robot must mine shards to survive, deliver them to meet quota, and survive periodic "Echo" waves of fantasy monsters. The ultimate goal: destroy the MEGASHARD by any means necessary!

ActionIndieEarly AccessWindowsby Elsoft Interactive
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Players who liked SHARDBLASTER! also play

Steam players who put hours into SHARDBLASTER! 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. Scionide

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for SHARDBLASTER! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Early Access with SHARDBLASTER!.

    Scionide is a fast-paced sci-fi shooter set in 2268 AD, where the Amalgamate Republic fights for survival against the Scion Empire. Battle in single-player, PvP, and co-op PvE across dynamic maps.

    2025ActionEarly Access14.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Starborn Survivor

    WHY THIS

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

    Starborn Survivor is a sci-fi action roguelite where you control a robotic warrior fighting relentless alien hordes. Navigate, shoot, upgrade, and strive to survive for as long as possible! Tailor your loadout and adapt to the increasing challenges in this thrilling bullet-dodging adventure.

    2025ActionIndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Metal Golem: First Contact

    WHY THIS

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

    A 3rd person, Mech battle Arena, Choose between 6 soul crushing arenas and 10 stages to host your last stand against the Kaydiest. You Vs. the Swarm, To the death! And compete real time with other players scores from around the world Via the online leaderboard.

    2021ActionIndieRPG3.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. CosmicBreak Gun & Slash

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for SHARDBLASTER! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with SHARDBLASTER!.

    A hack and slash with the "CosmicBreak" characters! "CosmicBreak Gun & Slash" is a spin-off of "CosmicBreak", an MMO battle shooter featuring robots and humanoids! Take control of familiar characters from a top-down perspective and defeat enemy robots that come at you!

    2021Action19.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Vanquish

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for SHARDBLASTER! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with SHARDBLASTER!.

    PlatinumGames’ revolutionary sci-fi action shooter slide-boosts onto PC. Battle legions of future-tech enemies using a vast arsenal of weapons, including all DLC. Fully unlocked framerate and gorgeous HD resolutions up to 4K. The definitive way to play: war has accelerated.

    2017Action5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Tesla vs Lovecraft

    WHY THIS

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

    Tesla vs Lovecraft is an intense top-down twin stick arena shooter from the creators of Crimsonland and Neon Chrome. Play as the enigmatic inventor Nikola Tesla harnessing the static energy to power up Tesla-Mech and give the lovecraftian nightmares a lesson in horror!

    2018ActionIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. War Robots: Frontiers

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for SHARDBLASTER! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with SHARDBLASTER!.

    Gear up for tactical mech action in War Robots: Frontiers, a free-to-play multiplayer mech shooter. Construct and customize, squad up with Pilots online, and fire up your engines in massive intergalactic battles.

    2025ActionSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Orbital Gear

    WHY THIS

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

    Orbital Gear is a fast paced sidescroller shooter where you utilize the gravitation of celestial objects to give you momentum through space. Arm your Mech with two of the twelve different weapons and destroy your enemies.

    2014ActionIndieSimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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 SHARDBLASTER!.

    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 SHARDBLASTER!.

    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 SHARDBLASTER!.

    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. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Vanquish

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with SHARDBLASTER!.

    PlatinumGames’ revolutionary sci-fi action shooter slide-boosts onto PC. Battle legions of future-tech enemies using a vast arsenal of weapons, including all DLC. Fully unlocked framerate and gorgeous HD resolutions up to 4K. The definitive way to play: war has accelerated.

    2017Action5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Tesla vs Lovecraft

    WHY THIS

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

    Tesla vs Lovecraft is an intense top-down twin stick arena shooter from the creators of Crimsonland and Neon Chrome. Play as the enigmatic inventor Nikola Tesla harnessing the static energy to power up Tesla-Mech and give the lovecraftian nightmares a lesson in horror!

    2018ActionIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Orbital Gear

    WHY THIS

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

    Orbital Gear is a fast paced sidescroller shooter where you utilize the gravitation of celestial objects to give you momentum through space. Arm your Mech with two of the twelve different weapons and destroy your enemies.

    2014ActionIndieSimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about SHARDBLASTER!

What games are most similar to SHARDBLASTER!?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside SHARDBLASTER! are Scionide, Starborn Survivor, Metal Golem: First Contact.
Who developed SHARDBLASTER!?
SHARDBLASTER! was developed by Elsoft Interactive.

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 SHARDBLASTER!.

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