Games like Cataclysmic
If Cataclysmic is your kind of game, the closest matches are Deep Deep Deep Nightmare, Warp Commander and Always Surrender — 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 Cataclysmic: A explosive and dynamic top down shooter where you collect time energy from strongholds that represent cultures and mythologies from history in an effort to restore order.
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Steam players who put hours into Cataclysmic 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.
Deep Deep Deep Nightmare
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Top pick for Cataclysmic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cataclysmic.
Deep Deep Deep Nightmare is a 2D Top Down Shooter. Survive by facing monsters in the nightmare of a little boy who didn’t heed his mother’s warnings that eating too much before bed can cause nightmares.
Warp Commander
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Second-strongest match for Cataclysmic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Cataclysmic.
A top-down 2D arena shooter in the style of a retro arcade game. The player fights against waves of enemy spaceships to defend space as we know it.
Always Surrender
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Third-strongest match for Cataclysmic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Cataclysmic.
Battle a never ending swarm of enemies, but be sure to surrender before you die...
Shmup Arena
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Ranked #4 for Cataclysmic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cataclysmic.
Take on intense challenges and waves of enemies in this frenetic arena shooter that demands quick reflexes and nonstop action. Survive the onslaught and defeat powerful bosses while staying in motion, mastering arenas designed for those who crave adrenaline and intense combat.
Cardiac Powder
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Ranked #5 for Cataclysmic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cataclysmic.
Cardiac Powder is a nervous twin stick shooter where you have a bomb in you, if you can’t maintain a certain heart rate, it will explode… So one thing to do is keep you in action by fighting your opponents!
Void Prison
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Ranked #6 for Cataclysmic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cataclysmic.
Void Prison is a fast paced, endless arcade twin stick shooter that puts you inside of an ever shrinking ring. Survive by fighting emerging enemies around you and don't get consumed by the void. Complete achievements to unlock new skins and powerups and get on top of the leaderboards!
Hyper Echelon
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Ranked #7 for Cataclysmic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cataclysmic.
The Cyan Galaxy is in peril! Your trusty little star fighter and rag tag squad of wingmen are the only hope against the evil EXODON! Level up from a pea shooter to an offensive powerhouse as you engage in frantic combat across many wondrous locales.
Waves 2: Notorious
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Ranked #8 for Cataclysmic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Cataclysmic.
Waves 2: Notorious is an arcade twin-stick shooter set in Cyberspace. Build Combos, earn Adrenaline and unleash powerful Burst attacks as you Dive into the Net and do battle against an AI that adapts to your weaknesses!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cataclysmic.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Cataclysmic.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
STRAFTAT
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Cataclysmic.
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.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Cataclysmic.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
Grimm's Hollow
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cataclysmic.
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.
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 Cataclysmic.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Cataclysmic.
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.
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Frequently asked about Cataclysmic
- What games are most similar to Cataclysmic?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cataclysmic are Deep Deep Deep Nightmare, Warp Commander, Always Surrender.
- Who developed Cataclysmic?
- Cataclysmic was developed by Evan Tupper, Zackariya Aggour, Thomas Liew and published by Evan Tupper.
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 Cataclysmic.
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