Games like Magnetta
If Magnetta is your kind of game, the closest matches are Unless, Red Bash and Sonic Mania — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and contemplative. 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 Magnetta: Magnetta is a side-scrolling action game in the vein of classic NES titles. Jump, shoot, slide and blast your way through unique and challenging levels as you collect new weapons and upgrades, hunt down secret areas, and defeat your enemies to ensure peace in the galaxy.
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Steam players who put hours into Magnetta 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.
Unless
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Magnetta.
Top pick for Magnetta fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Magnetta.
Challenge yourself and master 4 Distinct worlds with 66 finely tuned level screens and climb to the top of the Steam Leaderboards in this retro pixel art speedrunning platformer!
Red Bash
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Magnetta fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Magnetta.
Red Bash is a difficult, retro-styled precision platformer with one catch: use the enemies projectiles to your advantage. Redirect them to destroy obstacles or boost yourself to even greater heights. Master over 45 tight, handcrafted stages in multiple environments that offer different challenges.
Sonic Mania
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Magnetta.
Third-strongest match for Magnetta fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Magnetta.
Sonic Mania is an all-new adventure with Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles full of unique bosses, rolling 2D landscapes, and fun classic gameplay.
Freedom Planet
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Magnetta fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Magnetta.
Fight your way across the celestial world of Avalice where cats are green, motorcycles drive up walls and monster girls do most of the buttkicking! Freedom Planet is a cartoony, combat-based platform adventure that pits a spunky dragonoid and her friends against an alien attack force.
Hell is Other Demons
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Magnetta.
Ranked #5 for Magnetta fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Magnetta.
Hell is Other Demons is an action-platform shooter, with Roguelite elements. Explore a sprawling, hand-crafted world full of demons, insanely over-the-top boss fights, and a heavy synthwave soundtrack.
Viola: The Heroine's Melody
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Magnetta fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Magnetta.
Viola: The Heroine's Melody is the musical Platformer/RPG! After failing at violin practice for the hundredth time, Viola becomes trapped inside her instrument's fantastical world. Join her adventure to find her way back home, aided by the diverse ensemble of friends she meets along the way.
Bleed 2
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Magnetta fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Magnetta.
Bleed 2 is a relentless arcade action game featuring air-dodging, bullet-reflecting, and tons of bosses. Now with randomly-generated levels and daily challenges, too!
Sonic Origins
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Magnetta.
Ranked #8 for Magnetta fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Magnetta.
Experience the collected adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog in Sonic Origins Plus! With 16 legendary Sonic titles, including 12 Game Gear games, new playable characters, modes, challenges, behind-the-scenes content, and more, this is the definitive way to play these classic games!
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Mighty No. 9
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Magnetta.
Reviewers of Magnetta cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Magnetta.
Mighty No. 9 is a 2D Side-scrolling Action game that takes the best elements from 8 and 16-bit classics that you know and love and transforms them with modern tech, fresh mechanics, and fan input into something fresh and amazing!
Mega Man Legacy Collection
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Magnetta.
Reviewers of Magnetta cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Magnetta.
Mega Man Legacy Collection is a celebration of the 8-bit history of Capcom’s iconic Blue Bomber featuring faithful reproductions of the series’ origins with the original six Mega Man games.
Mega Man X Legacy Collection
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Magnetta.
Reviewers of Magnetta cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Magnetta.
Mega Man X Legacy Collection includes the legendary 16-bit titles and the series’ exciting foray into the 32-bit era: Mega Man X, Mega Man X2, Mega Man X3, and Mega Man X4. Test your skills in the new X Challenge mode, which pits players against two deadly bosses at once.
NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Magnetta.
Reviewers of Magnetta cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Magnetta.
A brand-new side-scrolling entry to the NINJA GAIDEN series from the team behind Blasphemous, NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound redefines the classic platformer saga in a spectacular, thrilling and challenging ninja adventure.
NINJA GAIDEN 4
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Magnetta.
Reviewers of Magnetta cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Magnetta.
The definitive ninja action-adventure franchise returns with NINJA GAIDEN 4! Embark on a cutting-edge adventure where legacy meets innovation in a high-octane blend of style and no-holds-barred combat.
Castle of Vania
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Magnetta cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Magnetta.
Invade the castle of the powerful Vampire Vania, face several difficult, exciting and sensual challenges to end this reign of horror and orgies.
Adventure Time
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Magnetta cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Magnetta.
This is a jacked-up Rogue-like game where you explore a dark and twisting dungeon. You are seeking ever-more powerful loot to fight the ever more terrifying monsters of the deep. Because the game is turn-based, you can take your time and think about your actions.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Magnetta at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Magnetta on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Magnetta.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Magnetta on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Magnetta.
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!
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under Magnetta on Steam right now. Shares Action with Magnetta.
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.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Magnetta on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Magnetta.
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.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Magnetta on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Magnetta.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Magnetta on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Magnetta.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Magnetta on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Magnetta.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Magnetta on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Magnetta.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Magnetta.
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.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Magnetta.
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?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Magnetta.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Magnetta.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
Travellin Cats in Paris
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Magnetta.
Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Sonic Mania
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Magnetta.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Magnetta.
Sonic Mania is an all-new adventure with Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles full of unique bosses, rolling 2D landscapes, and fun classic gameplay.
Bleed 2
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Magnetta.
Bleed 2 is a relentless arcade action game featuring air-dodging, bullet-reflecting, and tons of bosses. Now with randomly-generated levels and daily challenges, too!
Sonic Origins
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Magnetta.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Magnetta.
Experience the collected adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog in Sonic Origins Plus! With 16 legendary Sonic titles, including 12 Game Gear games, new playable characters, modes, challenges, behind-the-scenes content, and more, this is the definitive way to play these classic games!
Frequently asked about Magnetta
- How much does Magnetta cost?
- Magnetta is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Magnetta?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Magnetta are Unless, Red Bash, Sonic Mania.
- Who developed Magnetta?
- Magnetta was developed by Heliocentric Studios.
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 Magnetta.
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