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Games like Weird Hero

  • 11 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Weird Hero also play

The closest matches to Weird Hero: NOT A HERO, Guns, Gore & Cannoli, Serious Sam Double D XXL, Pixel Gladiator, and Deathwish Enforcers Special Edition. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Shares weapon specialization with Weird Hero.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2016
  1. Rank 04

    Pixel Gladiator

    Why this: Same retro mood as Weird Hero.

    • $4.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • 2017

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Weird Hero

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    NOT A HERO

    Shares weapon specialization with Weird Hero.

    • 86% of 997 reviews
  2. 2
    Guns, Gore & Cannoli

    Also Shoot 'Em Up and Side Scroller, like Weird Hero.

    • 90% of 1,020 reviews
  3. 3
    Serious Sam Double D XXL

    Same comedic mood as Weird Hero.

    • 81% of 309 reviews
  4. 4
    Pixel Gladiator

    Same retro mood as Weird Hero.

    • 80% of 128 reviews
  5. 5
    Deathwish Enforcers Special Edition

    Genres: Action

    • 87% of 85 reviews
  6. 6
    My Friend Pedro

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 95% of 11,056 reviews
  7. 7
    Super Amazing Wagon Adventure

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 96% of 1,450 reviews
  8. 8
    Blazing Chrome

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 89% of 512 reviews
  9. 9
    Kero Blaster

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 96% of 754 reviews
  10. 10
    Jets'n'Guns Gold

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 87% of 730 reviews
  11. 11
    WAR RATS: The Rat em Up

    Genres: Action, Strategy

    • 95% of 297 reviews
  12. 12
    Super Time Force Ultra

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 90% of 446 reviews
  13. 13
    Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 76% of 593 reviews
  14. 14
    MDK 2

    Genres: Action

    • 79% of 129 reviews
  15. 15
    Intrusion 2

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 93% of 782 reviews
  16. 16
    Super Cyborg

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 85% of 250 reviews
  17. 17
    Shootout on Cash Island

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 82% of 119 reviews
  18. 18
    Syder Arcade

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 85% of 268 reviews
  19. 19
    Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 88% of 1,364 reviews
  20. 20
    Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit

    Genres: Action

    • 81% of 300 reviews
  21. 21
    Bleed

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 92% of 1,014 reviews
  22. 22
    UnEpic

    Genres: Action, Indie, RPG

    • 85% of 1,759 reviews
  23. 23
    Spectacular Sparky

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 87% of 117 reviews
  24. 24
    A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda

    Also Short and Side Scroller, like Weird Hero.

    • 72% of 370 reviews
Weird Hero — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2016
  • Developer: Snail-Ninja Studio
  • Price: $0.83−79%checked Nov 2
  • 57% of 30 reviews
  • Genres: Action, Indie
  • Platforms: Windows

Players highlight

  • Eight directional shooting adapts to enemy angles
  • Embraces absurdity over convention
  • Reactive combat rewards constant repositioning
  • Challenging
  • Comedic
  • Funny

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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.

  • My Friend Pedro

    Why this: Shares weapon specialization with Weird Hero.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 8)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2019
  • Blazing Chrome

    Why this: Also Shoot 'Em Up and Side Scroller, like Weird Hero.

    • $4.24 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2019

About Weird Hero

The closest matches to Weird Hero: NOT A HERO, Guns, Gore & Cannoli, Serious Sam Double D XXL, Pixel Gladiator, and Deathwish Enforcers Special Edition. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Weird Hero is your kind of game, the closest matches are NOT A HERO, Guns, Gore & Cannoli and Serious Sam Double D XXL — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, comedic and funny, and single out its eight directional shooting and enemy wave spawning. 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.

About Weird Hero: Weird Hero is a humorous and challenging shoot'em up where the hero, SuperMegaDude, battles countless foes with his arsenal of weird weapons: the Flickinator, the Atomic Toaster, a magician's hat and other strange devices.

Is Weird Hero worth buying?

Too few reviews to call

A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.

  • Only 30 Steam reviews so far, not enough to judge.
  • On sale: 79% off, now $0.83 (checked Nov 2).

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“Sadly a bit of a waste of time with not so great controls. Needs refining. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSgS8Gbh6Ac”
2 h played
More negative reviews on Steam ↗

People who play it also play: NOT A HERO, Guns, Gore & Cannoli, Serious Sam Double D XXL

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Frequently asked about Weird Hero

Can I run it?

How much does Weird Hero cost?

Weird Hero is listed on Steam at 0.83 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

What games are most similar to Weird Hero?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Weird Hero are NOT A HERO, Guns, Gore & Cannoli, Serious Sam Double D XXL.

Who developed Weird Hero?

Weird Hero was developed by Snail-Ninja Studio.