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Games like Arcade Survivors

If Arcade Survivors is your kind of game, the closest matches are Comet Dudes, Boing Bang Adventure and Tanks: Total Destruction — 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 Arcade Survivors: It's 1996. Lightning strikes the strip-mall arcade and monsters pour from every screen. Grab a Super Soaker, load your VHS bombs, and survive until dawn in this neon-soaked bullet heaven where your weapons fight for you. One more quarter. One more run.

2026ActionIndieAdventureCasualWindows · macOSby Martin Szerment
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Steam players who put hours into Arcade Survivors 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. Comet Dudes

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Arcade Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Arcade Survivors.

    A colorful, screen-wrapping arcade space shooter for solo, local, and online multiplayer. Dodge asteroids, blast enemies, collect powerful abilities, and build a one-of-a-kind ship—alone or with questionably helpful friends.

    2026ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Boing Bang Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Arcade Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Arcade Survivors.

    Boing Bang Adventure is a 2D arcade game in the style of the classic arcade game "Pang" Face almost 50 levels, in 8 different world in single player or in local co-op!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Tanks: Total Destruction

    WHY THIS

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

    TANKS Total Destruction is a tribute to a cult classic, reimagined for modern action gaming. A top-down view, movement limited to four directions, and intense, tactical gameplay come together with modern visuals, spectacular explosion effects, and smooth animations powered by Unreal Engine 5.

    2026ActionSteam ↗
  4. Hexapoda

    WHY THIS

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

    After the last human war, gases were spread through the atmosphere making it unbreathable. The richest to fled to orbital colonies and the others took refuge underground. Get ready to fight giant Insects for the future of humanity !

    2023ActionIndie12.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Meteor Blasters

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Arcade Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with Arcade Survivors.

    Meteor Blasters is a non-stop action space shooter. Inspired by Asteroids, this game will see you choose between 6 different ships each with their own characteristics and utilize a variety of weapon powerups to eradicate the space rocks. Play 4 players Co-op or Versus Mode with friends.

    2022ActionCasual1.39 USDSteam ↗
  6. Destroiders

    WHY THIS

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

    No nonsense, action packed, 2.5D, Asteroids inspired shooter. Scream around speeding rocks narrowly avoiding an untimely death as you obliterate rocks whilst harvesting their valuable resources. See how far you and your friends can get. Best played with mates but also pretty fun on your own.

    2023ActionIndieCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Contra: Operation Galuga

    WHY THIS

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

    The legendary Contra series returns! This reimagining of the classic run-'n'-gun action game from the ‘80s features new stages, new enemies, new play mechanics, and co-op combat for up to 4 players!

    2024Action39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Chippy

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Arcade Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Arcade Survivors.

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

    2019ActionIndie7.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  2. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

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

    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!

    2023ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Arcade Survivors

Does Arcade Survivors have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Arcade Survivors 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 Arcade Survivors?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Arcade Survivors are Comet Dudes, Boing Bang Adventure, Tanks: Total Destruction.
Who developed Arcade Survivors?
Arcade Survivors was developed by Martin Szerment.

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 Arcade Survivors.

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