Games like Star Merc
If Star Merc is your kind of game, the closest matches are XenoTown, 谁说奶妈不能拯救世界！ and Space Mercenary Defense Force — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its dark mysterious atmosphere, contemplative and dark. 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 Star Merc: Star Merc is an open world rpg where player choices heavily affect outcomes and drastically change the storyline. The game is about exploring different planets, learning about the inhabitants and dealing with the different factions that like to think they control the universe.
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Steam players who put hours into Star Merc 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.
XenoTown
WHY THIS
Top pick for Star Merc fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Star Merc.
A small RPG where you play as an alien in disguise, on a mission to brainwash the humans of Earth, one person at a time. Join up with an Earth child and a germaphobic toilet on your quest to control the planet!
谁说奶妈不能拯救世界！
WHY THIS
Shares a mysterious mood with Star Merc.
Second-strongest match for Star Merc fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Star Merc.
一款以探索为核心的RPG游戏！ 什么？你居然是一位被人们看不起的弱小牧师？ 通过你的智慧，收集情报，提升自我，然后去击败魔王来证明自己吧！
Space Mercenary Defense Force
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Star Merc fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Star Merc.
Defend against the alien invasion and take down the mother ship! Utilise branching upgrade trees, unlock new ships, and equip permanent upgrades to create your own unique build and defeat the growing hordes of invaders in this sci-fi action roguelike!
Fantasy Heroes 2
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Star Merc fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Star Merc.
Follow the adventures of mentalist Valentin and princess knight Anais, caught up in a race against time to stop a deadly virus. Who's behind the disease? Can your heroes find a cure and save the world? Play Fantasy Heroes 2 and find out!
Space Pew Pew
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Star Merc fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Star Merc.
Aboard your ship, destroy the hordes of aliens attacking you by choosing your weapons and upgrades as you play, and defeat the final boss! In this roguelite, each ship has a different weapon layout, giving each one its own unique playstyle. Then create your ship and develop your own strategy!
Abda Redeemer: Space alien invasion
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Star Merc fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Star Merc.
Our brave hero Abda lost his father. After his death, he remained the only one of his kind. Everyone he loved died. After the funeral, he inherited his father's old starship. After fixing the flying saucer he had inherited, Abda got ready to go. Thus began the story of Abda Redeemer.
HalloweenStory
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Star Merc fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Star Merc.
In the game, an alien named Alian will plunge into a world of Halloween full of dangers.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Star Merc at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Star Merc on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Star Merc.
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?
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Star Merc on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Star Merc.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Star Merc on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Star Merc.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Star Merc on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Star Merc.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Star Merc on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Star Merc.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Insaniquarium Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Star Merc on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Star Merc.
The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.
Bejeweled® 3
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Star Merc on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Star Merc.
The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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 Star Merc.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Star Merc.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Star Merc.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Star Merc.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Star Merc.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Star Merc.
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.
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Frequently asked about Star Merc
- How much does Star Merc cost?
- Star Merc is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Star Merc?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Star Merc are XenoTown, 谁说奶妈不能拯救世界！, Space Mercenary Defense Force.
- Who developed Star Merc?
- Star Merc was developed by D247 Games and published by New Worlds Games.
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 Star Merc.
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