Games like VectorSmash!
If VectorSmash! is your kind of game, the closest matches are Nova Swarm, A Blast From The Past and Nevultra — 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.
Get personalized picks →About VectorSmash!: VectorSmash is a fast-paced retro arcade space shooter. Pilot your artillery battery to defend the planet, blasting waves of incoming meteorites and using warps to survive. Classic 80s action with crisp vector visuals, simple controls, and addictive high-score chasing!
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Nova Swarm
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Top pick for VectorSmash! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with VectorSmash!.
Pick a ship, dive into readable bullet chaos, take down huge angry bosses, grab the bonus core you probably should have left alone, and chase one cleaner run in Nova Swarm.
A Blast From The Past
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Second-strongest match for VectorSmash! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with VectorSmash!.
A Blast from the Past is a stunning, classic arcade shooter. Includes gameplay modes for the casual gamer through to "Tournament Mode" for Hi-Score hunters! With 4K/360Hz+ support, experience smooth as silk gameplay in this dazzling arcade blaster with something for every arcade-going fan!
Nevultra
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Third-strongest match for VectorSmash! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with VectorSmash!.
Nevultra is an exciting shoot'em up that will take you back to the 8bit/16bit era. The protagonist, Nina, needs your help to reach her destination in deep space.
Lober Lobe
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Ranked #4 for VectorSmash! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with VectorSmash!.
Shoot psychic orbs, collect useful thoughts, upgrade your Probe with speed, maneuverability, satellites, resistance and suppress negative thoughts in this Brain centric, procedurally generated bullet hell shoot 'em up.
Astro Attack
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Ranked #5 for VectorSmash! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with VectorSmash!.
A single-stick arcade shoot 'em up inspired by the golden years of retro gaming. Blast to the synthwave beat to combine powerups and destroy waves of invaders. Complete missions, compete on leaderboards, discover secrets, and unlock over 80 unique ships from every era of gaming.
Chromacell
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Ranked #6 for VectorSmash! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with VectorSmash!.
In this sideways scrolling shmup, take control of your spaceship and navigate through vibrant pixelated environments filled with hordes of enemy spacecraft. Upgrade your ship and weapons, dodge enemy fire while blasting through each stage. Emerge victorious as the ultimate space pilot!
RagingBlasters
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Ranked #7 for VectorSmash! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with VectorSmash!.
Raging Blasters is a vertical scroll shmup featuring high speed scrolling and the exhilaration of destruction.
Distant Space
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Ranked #8 for VectorSmash! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with VectorSmash!.
Distant Space are present the arcade game of cosmic fights in arcade style of the 80's, this is a game where you can control the spaceship and forced to destroy extraterrestrials, which are moving in the certain order.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with VectorSmash!.
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.
Bongo Cat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with VectorSmash!.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with VectorSmash!.
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.
STRAFTAT
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with VectorSmash!.
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.
Travellin Cats in Paris
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with VectorSmash!.
Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!
The Expendabros
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with VectorSmash!.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with VectorSmash!.
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.
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Frequently asked about VectorSmash!
- What games are most similar to VectorSmash!?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside VectorSmash! are Nova Swarm, A Blast From The Past, Nevultra.
- Who developed VectorSmash!?
- VectorSmash! was developed by Mindlitter Software, LLC.
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 VectorSmash!.
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