Games like Astral Bounty
If Astral Bounty is your kind of game, the closest matches are ASTROXION, VectaGuard and The Last Sideran — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Astral Bounty: Astral Bounty is a demanding 2D arcade side-scroller straight out of the ’90s. Blast through hand-built enemy waves, hunt four bounties, earn credits and blow them on beefy upgrades in the shop. You’re going to need them. 3 difficulty levels, 4 ships, mercy optional.

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ASTROXION
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Top pick for Astral Bounty fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Astral Bounty.
Pilot a powerful starfighter through an endless alien invasion. Rescue the Cubes, survive relentless alien waves, and chase the ultimate high score in this fast-paced arcade space shooter.
VectaGuard
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Second-strongest match for Astral Bounty fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Astral Bounty.
Arcade-inspired shmup action where neon vector caverns explode with modern visuals, dynamic music, weapon upgrades and intense score chasing.
The Last Sideran
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Third-strongest match for Astral Bounty fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Astral Bounty.
A hand-drawn 2D arcade shoot 'em up following Zenia, the last Sideran. Dodge the Spikes, gather star essence, unlock ships with distinct weapons, and chase high scores through escalating runs.
Dwarf Legacy
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Ranked #4 for Astral Bounty fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Astral Bounty.
A Bullet-Hell Precision Platformer. Climb up Vertical Dungeons of The Mountainhome, battling Swarms and navigating Traps. Uncover the secret of your Legacy hidden atop the highest peak and secure the future of your village.
Blitloop
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Ranked #5 for Astral Bounty fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Astral Bounty.
A fast-paced, side-scrolling retro shooter where you play as “Blit" on a mission to rescue orb pods. Blast enemy swarms and face off against bosses in this bullet-hell shoot 'em up. Earn power-ups and get ready for fluid arcade action in a stylish world with an 80s synthwave soundtrack.
Beyond the First Star
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Ranked #6 for Astral Bounty fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Astral Bounty.
Beyond the First Star is a fast-paced 2D side-scrolling shoot 'em up. Choose from distinct pilots, collect and switch between varied weapons, battle through handcrafted stages, and face bosses with unique attack patterns.
Mars 2099
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Ranked #7 for Astral Bounty fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Astral Bounty.
Defend humanity's first Mars colony in this fast-paced modern arcade space shooter. Battle asteroid storms, hostile UFOs, complete challenging missions, and master skill-based gameplay inspired by the golden age of arcade classics.
Godspeed Gunslinger
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Ranked #8 for Astral Bounty fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Astral Bounty.
Fast-paced run-n-gun action platformer with a heavy emphasis on momentum and speed. Are you a bad enough dude to rocket jump and shotgun blast your way to the top of the TOWER OF THE DYING SUN?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Bongo Cat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Astral Bounty.
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?
STRAFTAT
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Astral Bounty.
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.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Astral Bounty.
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.
Grimm's Hollow
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Astral Bounty.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
The Expendabros
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Astral Bounty.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Astral Bounty.
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.
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Frequently asked about Astral Bounty
- What games are most similar to Astral Bounty?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Astral Bounty are ASTROXION, VectaGuard, The Last Sideran.
- Who developed Astral Bounty?
- Astral Bounty was developed by Weepel 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 Astral Bounty.
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