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Games like Xeno Crisis

If Xeno Crisis is your kind of game, the closest matches are Exterminators of Saturn, Super Shootout and Circus Interstellar — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and intense. 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 Xeno Crisis: Xeno Crisis is an arena shooter in which up to two players take control of battle-hardened marines embarking on a deadly mission to confront an alien menace! Run and gun your way through thousands of adversaries, searching for survivors, and ultimately facing the origin of the outpost's demise.

2019Action19.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindows · macOS · Linuxby Bitmap Bureau
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Steam players who put hours into Xeno Crisis 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. Exterminators of Saturn

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Xeno Crisis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Xeno Crisis.

    A top down, twin stick shooter inspired by classic retro arcade games with loads of enemies, fast paced bullet hell combat, big boss battles and tons of bullets.

    2025Action9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Super Shootout

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Xeno Crisis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Xeno Crisis.

    Super Shootout is a top-down, roguelike shooter set in a stadium on an alien world. Leave a wake of destruction with powerful pickups sent down by the roaring crowd. Fight, die, and fight again to the top of the online leaderboard.

    2025Action4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Circus Interstellar

    WHY THIS

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

    Circus Interstellar is a brutal arcade shooter featuring high-octane action, and killer music! Earth voyagers encounter a sadistic alien race with a terrifying clownish appearance and a nasty appetite. Will the survivors escape the gory circus? Or will they be assimilated like all the rest?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Tesla vs Lovecraft

    WHY THIS

    Shares twin stick shooting and an intense mood with Xeno Crisis.

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

    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 ↗
  5. HELLDIVERS™ Dive Harder Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Xeno Crisis.

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

    HELLDIVERS™ is a hardcore, cooperative, twin stick shooter. As part of the elite unit called the HELLDIVERS, players must work together to protect SUPER EARTH and defeat the enemies of mankind in an intense intergalactic war.

    2015Action19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Tower 57

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Xeno Crisis.

    Ranked #6 for Xeno Crisis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Xeno Crisis.

    Tower 57 is a fast-paced neo-retro shooter where cooperation is as important as your ammo capacity. As a member of an extraordinary task force fight your way through a dieselpunk megatower and uncover its hidden secrets.

    2017ActionIndie11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Chippy

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Xeno Crisis.

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

    Chip destructible bosses apart pixel-by-pixel in this twin-stick bullet-hell shooter.

    2019ActionIndie7.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Circuit Breakers

    WHY THIS

    Shares twin stick shooting and a retro mood with Xeno Crisis.

    Ranked #8 for Xeno Crisis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Xeno Crisis.

    Talented and ferocious weapon experts needed to eliminate a dangerous mechanical menace that threatens the existence of humanity. Up to six positions available. Benefits include traveling the world to eliminate robots.

    2015Action6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Xeno Crisis

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. Smash

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Xeno Crisis cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Click on the mouse left button to destroy the glass pyramids & push away the obstacles. Stay focused and concentrate on the path destroy every pyramid and push away obstacles coming in the path.

    2022IndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. SHOCK TROOPERS

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Xeno Crisis.

    Reviewers of Xeno Crisis cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Xeno Crisis.

    “SHOCK TROOPERS ”, the fan favorite 2D top-down view action shooting game released exclusively on NEOGEO MVS in 1997, returns to the battlefield on Steam!Progress through the battlefield, choosing the best routes and strategy!

    2016Action7.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Starship Troopers: Extermination

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Xeno Crisis.

    Reviewers of Xeno Crisis cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Xeno Crisis.

    Starship Troopers: Extermination is a 16-player co-op FPS that puts you on the far-off frontlines of an all-out battle against the Bugs! Squad up, grab your rifle, and do your part as an elite Deep Space Vanguard Trooper to take back planets from the Arachnid threat!

    2024ActionIndie29.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Alien

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Xeno Crisis cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Alien is a visual novel exclusively for adults! This story is about a guy who has been dreaming of having sex with an alien woman for a very long time. At some point, this dream comes true and the guy finally fucked an alien woman!

    2022IndieSimulationCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. CARnage

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Xeno Crisis cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    A top-down arcade combat racing game that celebrates the classic 2d racing games of old. Upgrade and expand your garage of vehicles to survive the dystopian future that is CARnage.

    2024Racing14.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. STARSHIP BLOOPERS

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Xeno Crisis cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Xeno Crisis.

    STARSHIP BLOOPERS is a chaotic co-op space survival game where one wrong move can doom the mission. Play with 2 to 6 crewmates as you traverse space, gather resources, survive disasters, battle aliens and each other's incompetence before the sun goes supernova. Can you keep your SHIP together?

    2027ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Xeno Crisis on Steam right now. Shares Action with Xeno Crisis.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Xeno Crisis on Steam right now. Shares Action with Xeno Crisis.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Xeno Crisis on Steam right now. Shares Action with Xeno Crisis.

    Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Xeno Crisis on Steam right now. Shares Action with Xeno Crisis.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Xeno Crisis on Steam right now. Shares Action with Xeno Crisis.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Xeno Crisis on Steam right now. Shares Action with Xeno Crisis.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Xeno Crisis on Steam right now. Shares Action with Xeno Crisis.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~65% under Xeno Crisis on Steam right now. Shares Action with Xeno Crisis.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

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

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Bitmap Bureau

Other recommendable Steam games by Bitmap Bureau, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Terminator 2D: NO FATE

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Xeno Crisis.

    Another title from Bitmap Bureau, the studio behind Xeno Crisis. Shares Action with Xeno Crisis.

    Experience the thrill of Terminator 2: Judgment Day with arcade action & pixel-perfect graphics! In this unique story blending iconic scenes from the movie with original scenarios and multiple endings, humanity’s fate is yours to decide.

    2025Action29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Final Vendetta

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Xeno Crisis.

    Another title from Bitmap Bureau, the studio behind Xeno Crisis. Shares Action with Xeno Crisis.

    A hard-hitting action packed beat ‘em up in the vein of classic arcade titles. Featuring stunning pixel art and a thumping soundtrack with exclusive tracks from Utah Saints! Brawl with bad dudes and tough girls as you fight through dangerous environments.

    2022ActionIndie24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Battle Axe

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Xeno Crisis.

    Another title from Bitmap Bureau, the studio behind Xeno Crisis. Shares Action with Xeno Crisis.

    A classic arcade hack and slash brought to life with stunning pixel art and a heroic soundtrack. Choose your champion and battle through waves of enemies to stop a dark sorceress from plunging Mercia into eternal darkness.

    2021ActionAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. 88 Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Xeno Crisis.

    Another title from Bitmap Bureau, the studio behind Xeno Crisis. Shares Action with Xeno Crisis.

    Prepare to infiltrate Dr. H8’s lair with the help of the strangest, dumbest and most pointless superheroes ever – the 88 Heroes!

    2017ActionIndie14.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Ninja Shodown

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Bitmap Bureau, the studio behind Xeno Crisis. Shares Action with Xeno Crisis.

    It’s every ninja for themselves in the ultimate battle for the Jade Katana! Fight alone, team up or take on friends in brutal arena-based combat where the mighty prevail and the weak pay the ultimate price: death and dishonour!

    2017Action14.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Xeno Crisis

Is Xeno Crisis verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Xeno Crisis is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Xeno Crisis cost?
Xeno Crisis is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Xeno Crisis have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Xeno Crisis supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Xeno Crisis?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Xeno Crisis are Exterminators of Saturn, Super Shootout, Circus Interstellar.
Who developed Xeno Crisis?
Xeno Crisis was developed by Bitmap Bureau.

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 Xeno Crisis.

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