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Games like SMASHING THE BATTLE

If SMASHING THE BATTLE is your kind of game, the closest matches are Onechanbara Z2: Chaos, SENRAN KAGURA SHINOVI VERSUS and The Initial — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, comedic and funny. 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 SMASHING THE BATTLE: In the year 2085, a huge multiplex construction site becomes a victim of a massive-scale hacking incident. Due to the hack, the construction robots start to attack the workers onsite.

2016ActionIndieCasual11.99 USDWindowsby Action Square(Studio HG)
SMASHING THE BATTLE — Steam game cover
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Dodge cancels extend combos in unexpected waysJanky animations make fights feel over the topSpectacle fighter with anime girls and mecha suitsChallengingComedicFunny

Players who liked SMASHING THE BATTLE also play

Steam players who put hours into SMASHING THE BATTLE 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. Onechanbara Z2: Chaos

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with SMASHING THE BATTLE.

    Top pick for SMASHING THE BATTLE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with SMASHING THE BATTLE.

    Onechanbara Z2: Chaos is the latest entry in the Onechanbara series. Two sets of buxom vampire sisters battle through over a dozen stages of high-octane real-time swordplay. Fight off the invasion in gruesome detail, occasionally transforming into a demon for short bursts of added power and speed.

    2016Action39.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. SENRAN KAGURA SHINOVI VERSUS

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with SMASHING THE BATTLE.

    Second-strongest match for SMASHING THE BATTLE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with SMASHING THE BATTLE.

    The non-PC buxom shinobi of SENRAN KAGURA, the brawler series that’s as over-the-top with its fighting mechanics as it is with its gratuitous depictions of female ninja in various forms of undress, invade the PC realm for the first time in HD and 60fps glory.

    2016Action19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Initial

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with SMASHING THE BATTLE.

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

    THE INITIAL is a hyper action game about pretty schoolgirls battling against evil. It's developed by a small team of five developers. We hope you will love this game as much as we do.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Bayonetta

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with SMASHING THE BATTLE.

    Ranked #4 for SMASHING THE BATTLE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with SMASHING THE BATTLE.

    PlatinumGames’ universally acclaimed action masterpiece finally comes to PC. Experience the over-the-top stylish action in 60fps at unlocked HD resolutions. The definitive way to play: being bad never felt so good.

    2017ActionAdventure5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Cinderella Escape 2 Revenge

    WHY THIS

    Shares a comedic mood with SMASHING THE BATTLE.

    Ranked #5 for SMASHING THE BATTLE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with SMASHING THE BATTLE.

    Cinderella is back with a new goddess power. Ready to fight for her innocence and reveal the secret plan of the Prince. Will she get her revenge? Will she accept her destiny?

    2017ActionIndie14.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. VALKYRIE DRIVE -BHIKKHUNI-

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for SMASHING THE BATTLE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with SMASHING THE BATTLE.

    VALKYRIE DRIVE -BHIKKHUNI- is the all-new all-action brawler from the creators of SENRAN KAGURA. The girls of Bhikkhuni are infected with the mysterious VR-Virus and the only way to control it is to fight.

    2017Action29.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Dragon Spear

    WHY THIS

    Shares a lighthearted mood with SMASHING THE BATTLE.

    Ranked #7 for SMASHING THE BATTLE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with SMASHING THE BATTLE.

    Enjoy some cool blows and fascinating action moves! Hunting down powerful raid bosses with friends is also a must.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with SMASHING THE BATTLE.

    Ranked #8 for SMASHING THE BATTLE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with SMASHING THE BATTLE.

    Choose your tag team and rip through massive hordes of enemies with exciting aerial and ground-based combos. Look out, though - take too many hits and your clothes and defense will end up shredded!

    2016ActionRPG14.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below SMASHING THE BATTLE at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under SMASHING THE BATTLE on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with SMASHING THE BATTLE.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under SMASHING THE BATTLE on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with SMASHING THE BATTLE.

    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 ↗
  3. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~42% under SMASHING THE BATTLE on Steam right now. Shares Action with SMASHING THE BATTLE.

    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 ↗
  4. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under SMASHING THE BATTLE on Steam right now. Shares Action with SMASHING THE BATTLE.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~48% under SMASHING THE BATTLE on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SMASHING THE BATTLE.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under SMASHING THE BATTLE on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with SMASHING THE BATTLE.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under SMASHING THE BATTLE on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with SMASHING THE BATTLE.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under SMASHING THE BATTLE on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with SMASHING THE BATTLE.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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. Shares Indie and Casual with SMASHING THE BATTLE.

    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 SMASHING THE BATTLE.

    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. Shares Indie with SMASHING THE BATTLE.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with SMASHING THE BATTLE.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with SMASHING THE BATTLE.

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about SMASHING THE BATTLE

How much does SMASHING THE BATTLE cost?
SMASHING THE BATTLE is listed on Steam at 11.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to SMASHING THE BATTLE?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside SMASHING THE BATTLE are Onechanbara Z2: Chaos, SENRAN KAGURA SHINOVI VERSUS, The Initial.
Who developed SMASHING THE BATTLE?
SMASHING THE BATTLE was developed by Action Square(Studio HG) and published by ACTION SQUARE.

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 SMASHING THE BATTLE.

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