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Games like Hellfish

If Hellfish is your kind of game, the closest matches are Apidya' Special, HellRock Diver and Neon Breaker: Endless Arcade — 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.

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About Hellfish: Hellfish is a classic side-scrolling shoot 'em up set deep in a corrupted ocean. Battle demonic sea creatures as The Pope using his holy submarine, and customize your righteous weapons in unique ways every time you play.

ActionIndieWindows · Linuxby FromLefcourt
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Players who liked Hellfish also play

Steam players who put hours into Hellfish 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. Apidya' Special

    WHY THIS

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

    Apidya is making a comeback in this authentic 24-bit pixel remake, built from the ground up, but utterly faithful to the original.

    2026Action17.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. HellRock Diver

    WHY THIS

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

    Dig through Hell. Kill the horde. Choose your power. Descend deeper. A roguelike shooter-platformer where the ground is your weapon and every boss kill makes you stronger.

    ActionSteam ↗
  3. Neon Breaker: Endless Arcade

    WHY THIS

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

    Blast your way onto the leaderboards in a twin-stick arcade shooter built around rapid destruction, evasion, kill combos and overwhelming firepower. Fight escalating fleets, merge power-ups and face 20+ unique bosses solo or in co-op. Play roguelike Anomaly runs that stack risk-reward mutations.

    ActionIndieCasualSteam ↗
  4. Astro Burn

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Hellfish fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hellfish.

    Dodge everything. Destroy anything. Stack ridiculous firepower and unleash anime style Catnip powered chaos in this fast paced cute-em-up bullet hell. Play as Astro, a space cat with her robot companion on their journey home, battling through absurd enemies, deadly hazards, and unhinged bosses.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Madlum

    WHY THIS

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

    Madlum is a Bullet Hell Shmup with Roguelike elements with a dark hand-drawn style. Navigate through a shifting labyrinth, gather powerful upgrades to combat the ever increasing difficulty, annihilate your rivals and escape the Madlum Vault.

    ActionIndieSteam ↗
  6. Eris One Stand

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Hellfish fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hellfish.

    Join the Pook Star Legion in this shoot ’em up roguelike and battle through waves of enemies. Dodge incoming fire and choose your upgrades to transform your ship throughout each run as you fight to reclaim the Kryos Crystals stolen from the Pooks.

    ActionIndieSteam ↗
  7. MOBU

    WHY THIS

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

    Survive waves of bouncing enemies raining from the skies in this fast-paced action roguelite. Play as a superpowered monk, craft game-breaking builds, and conquer the chaos in sub-30-minute runs.

    2026ActionIndie5.39 USDSteam ↗
  8. The X-Type

    WHY THIS

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

    Master a modular arsenal and survive a biomechanical nightmare in this intense cinematic shmup. Face grotesque aberrations, unlock achievements, and conquer the hardcore mode. 7 complete levels with its own epic boss and weapons!

    2026ActionEarly Access15.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2024IndieAdventureFree 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 Hellfish.

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

More from FromLefcourt

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

  1. Gunlocked

    WHY THIS

    Another title from FromLefcourt, the studio behind Hellfish. Shares Action and Indie with Hellfish.

    A twin stick shooter without the twin stick, Gunlocked is a sci-fi action roguelike about careful positioning and upgrade selection. Manage unique targeting systems across multiple weapons and upgrades, as you battle legions of alien ships, and then do it all over again!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Arcane Golf

    WHY THIS

    Another title from FromLefcourt, the studio behind Hellfish. Shares Indie with Hellfish.

    Arcane Golf is a miniature golf puzzle game set in a fantasy world full of dungeons, dangers, gems, and geometry. Play across 200 levels set in 4 unique courses inspired by classic adventure games!

    2018SportsIndieCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Boons & Burdens

    WHY THIS

    Another title from FromLefcourt, the studio behind Hellfish. Shares Action and Indie with Hellfish.

    Boons & Burdens is a single player action-roguelike set in the depths of hell. Battle hordes of demons through 12 levels, collect gems to purchase powerful boons, and choose from deadly burdens that alter the game's difficulty. Will you be the paragon of power or the architect of your own defeat?

    2024ActionIndieRPG5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Cosmic Raze

    WHY THIS

    Another title from FromLefcourt, the studio behind Hellfish. Shares Action and Indie with Hellfish.

    Cosmic Raze is a sci-fi tower defense strategy game. Control advanced weapons, build powerful synergies, and then blast away as aliens attempt to conquer Earth. Between rounds you'll earn unique augmentations, purchase and upgrade a huge variety of weapons, and unlock powerful synergy bonuses.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie3.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Gunlocked 2

    WHY THIS

    Another title from FromLefcourt, the studio behind Hellfish. Shares Action and Indie with Hellfish.

    Movement is your weapon. A sci-fi action roguelike and shmup combined, in Gunlocked 2 you'll pilot and upgrade a state-of-the-art warship against endless waves of deadly aliens. Deep customization, branching paths, and tons of unlockables offer endless replayability!

    2026ActionIndieRPG11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Hellfish

What games are most similar to Hellfish?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hellfish are Apidya' Special, HellRock Diver, Neon Breaker: Endless Arcade.
Who developed Hellfish?
Hellfish was developed by FromLefcourt.

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 Hellfish.

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