Games like Galactic Patrol
If Galactic Patrol is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Battle of Aurinoxia, Dyflexion and Timeloop Titans — 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 Galactic Patrol: A lost 1998 arcade-style shooter returns! Fight through 25 levels and 300+ waves of alien attacks inspired by classic shoot-'em-ups like Space Invaders and Galaga, featuring top-down, side-scrolling, and rear-view gameplay.
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Steam players who put hours into Galactic Patrol 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.
The Battle of Aurinoxia
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Top pick for Galactic Patrol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Galactic Patrol.
A retro space shoot 'em up with pixel art graphics, unique enemies, tough angry bosses, and a killer soundtrack. You are among the first pilots to arrive in the system to mount the counteroffensive against the aggressors. Get out there and show these aliens the price for messing with The Alliance!
Timeloop Titans
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Third-strongest match for Galactic Patrol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Galactic Patrol.
Timeloop Titans is a fast-paced space arcade shooter where you defend the breathtaking Planet Gaia from relentless alien invasions. Upgrade your ship, conquer challenges, and save humanity in this cosmic battle for survival!
Dungeon Killer
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Ranked #4 for Galactic Patrol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Galactic Patrol.
Dungeon Killer is a fast-paced boss rush shoot ’em up where you play as Astrid, a woman determined to bargain for her husband’s resurrection with the goddess of death herself. Armed with a minigun, you’ll descend into an infernal dungeon and face deadly, unsettling female enemies.
Blue Fury
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Ranked #5 for Galactic Patrol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Galactic Patrol.
A helicopter combat game inspired by classic 16-bit titles. Destroy tanks, eliminate enemy forces, and rescue soldiers before an enemy missile launches. Manage fuel, ammunition, and altitude while engaging helicopters and avoiding AA launchers over procedurally generated terrain.
Motor Assailant
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Ranked #6 for Galactic Patrol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Galactic Patrol.
Fast-paced vehicular shooter. Drive a combat vehicle of your choice, shoot your way through multiple battlefields, fight giant bosses, dodge asteroids and witness cataclysmic events.
Nebula Warrior
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Ranked #7 for Galactic Patrol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Galactic Patrol.
Nebula Warrior is a fast-paced arcade space shooter, a 15–20 minute action-driven experience designed like a high-intensity road trip through space. It evolves from a classic top-down shooter into a full 3D jet-style space combat, blending nostalgia with modern intensity.
ActionSteam ↗INSPACE 2980
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Ranked #8 for Galactic Patrol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Galactic Patrol.
INSPACE 2980 is a stylish and dynamic SHMUP from the 16-bit era of games consoles and arcade machines. Take part in an exciting adventure and save the galaxy! Once again!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
STRAFTAT
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Galactic Patrol.
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.
Disfigure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Galactic Patrol.
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!
The Lab
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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!
Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Galactic Patrol.
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).
Lily's Well
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
It is a rainy night in the Spring of 2005. Lily is left home alone after her Papa put her to bed. She is awoken by a cry for help outside her window. It is coming from the well. Help Lily gather rope to go down the well and save the poor soul trapped down there.
I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Galactic Patrol.
A top down twin stick zombie slaying shooter that you are sure to play again and again!
South Scrimshaw, Part One
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
South Scrimshaw is the story of a newborn whale in a vast alien ocean. It is a richly illustrated experimental visual novel, written in the style of a nature documentary.
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Frequently asked about Galactic Patrol
- How much does Galactic Patrol cost?
- Galactic Patrol is listed on Steam at 0.59 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Galactic Patrol?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Galactic Patrol are The Battle of Aurinoxia, Dyflexion, Timeloop Titans.
- Who developed Galactic Patrol?
- Galactic Patrol was developed by Binx.tv.
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 Galactic Patrol.
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