Games like Highway to the Moon
Below are 11 hand-picked alternatives to Highway to the Moon for fans of action, indie, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Highway to the Moon also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Highway to the Moon: Highway to the Moon is a fast-paced scrolling arcade shooter where you take control of Jacob Helaway, stunt man and thrill-seeker extraordinaire, as he makes his way to the Moon in pursuit of the interstellar criminal known only as the Moon Man.
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Nex Machina
Top pick for Highway to the Moon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Highway to the Moon.
Nex Machina is an intense arcade style twin-stick shooter from Housemarque. Taking hints from both Robotron and Smash TV, Nex Machina focuses on pure action, voxel destruction and competition in the distant, cablepunk themed future.
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Beat Hazard
Second-strongest match for Highway to the Moon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Highway to the Moon.
Experience your music collection like never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.
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Bleed 2
Third-strongest match for Highway to the Moon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Highway to the Moon.
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!
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Crimsonland
Ranked #4 for Highway to the Moon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Highway to the Moon.
Thousands of aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and more are on the attack - can you survive the onslaught? Crimsonland is a top-down shooter with a touch of RPG. Unlock over 30 weapons and over 50 perks from quirky to brutal. Complete the quest and show your skills in five survival modes.
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The Hong Kong Massacre
Ranked #5 for Highway to the Moon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Highway to the Moon.
Blast your way through the streets of Hong Kong in a fast-paced, top-down shooter. Inspired by classic action movies, The Hong Kong Massacre places you at the center of a hard-boiled revenge story, filled with brutal, cinematic shootouts and vivid underworld locations.
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AIRHEART - Tales of broken Wings
Ranked #6 for Highway to the Moon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Highway to the Moon.
Airheart is a dieselpunk airplane action rogue like game, where every colorful level is built on top of the previous one, all the way up to the stratosphere. Welcome to Granaria, a flying city in the clouds. Meet Amelia - a young pilot and fisherwoman wishing to reach the abundant world's edge.
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RIVE
Ranked #7 for Highway to the Moon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Highway to the Moon.
This 360-degree shooter/platformer hybrid lets you choreograph a ‘dance of destruction’ in insanely spectacular battles and set-pieces. RIVE feels like the explosive games of yore, pumping megapixels in true 21st century style.
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Blacksea Odyssey
Ranked #8 for Highway to the Moon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Highway to the Moon.
Enter the Blacksea Odyssey, a violent top-down rogue-lite space shoot ‘em up RPG brimming with colossal creatures and runic technologies. Explore dangerous, interstellar spacescapes as you hunt enormous space-behemoths with a harpoon and rune-infused spears.
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Bleed 2
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Highway to the Moon.
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!
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Crimsonland
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Highway to the Moon.
Thousands of aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and more are on the attack - can you survive the onslaught? Crimsonland is a top-down shooter with a touch of RPG. Unlock over 30 weapons and over 50 perks from quirky to brutal. Complete the quest and show your skills in five survival modes.
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AIRHEART - Tales of broken Wings
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Highway to the Moon.
Airheart is a dieselpunk airplane action rogue like game, where every colorful level is built on top of the previous one, all the way up to the stratosphere. Welcome to Granaria, a flying city in the clouds. Meet Amelia - a young pilot and fisherwoman wishing to reach the abundant world's edge.
Frequently asked about Highway to the Moon
- How much does Highway to the Moon cost?
- Highway to the Moon is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Highway to the Moon?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Highway to the Moon are Nex Machina, Beat Hazard, Bleed 2.
- Who developed Highway to the Moon?
- Highway to the Moon was developed by Vernacular 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 Highway to the Moon.
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