Games like VectorSmash!
If VectorSmash! is your kind of game, the closest matches are Wayfarer Colony: Veylan, Nova Swarm and Mooncall — 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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Wayfarer Colony: Veylan
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Top pick for VectorSmash! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with VectorSmash!.
Explore the uncharted Veylan star system as Kael, a Wayfarers pilot searching for a new home for humanity. Battle the rival Vesper Accord, survive hostile environments across diverse planets and moons, and uncover the story through 30 missions featuring retro-inspired gameplay and visuals.
Nova Swarm
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Second-strongest match 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.
Mooncall
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for VectorSmash! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with VectorSmash!.
A retro vector arcade rescue game. Fly your ship to save stranded foragers from a crater-scarred moon, then walk the surface to build beacon networks while the asteroid storms close in. Don't ask about the red mushrooms as officially, they aren't there.
A Blast From The Past
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Ranked #4 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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Ranked #5 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 #6 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.
Iron Skies
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Ranked #7 for VectorSmash! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with VectorSmash!.
Retro style, propeller plane centred shoot 'em up inspired by the arcade classics of a fondly remembered bygone era.
The Last Sideran
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Ranked #8 for VectorSmash! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with VectorSmash!.
The Last Sideran is a hand-drawn 2D arcade shoot ’em up with select stylized 3D elements, following Zenia, the last Sideran. Dodge the Spikes, gather star essence, unlock ships with distinct weapons, and chase high scores through escalating runs.
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.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with VectorSmash!.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
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.
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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 Wayfarer Colony: Veylan, Nova Swarm, Mooncall.
- 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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