Games like ARC-9
If ARC-9 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Metallophobia, Bengbo and Caterva — 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.
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Players who liked ARC-9 also play
Steam players who put hours into ARC-9 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.
Metallophobia
WHY THIS
Top pick for ARC-9 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with ARC-9.
Metallophobia is a dystopian roguelike top-down shooter. Each playthrough is a new procedurally generated map, with unique designs and challenges. Upgrade your robot with new guns and modules as you progress, and create your own unique build.
Bengbo
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for ARC-9 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with ARC-9.
A dice-powered FPS roguelike where every roll changes your shots. Battle bizarre bosses, upgrade, and gamble your way through nonstop chaotic action.
Caterva
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for ARC-9 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with ARC-9.
A fast paced top-down shooter game where you control a multitude of slaves. Increase your crowd by finding more slaves as you escape a procedurally generated maze.
Neon Nexus
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for ARC-9 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with ARC-9.
Neon Nexus is a procedurally generated, sci-fi roguelike. Navigate the world, fight enemies, and work your way to the extraction zone. Try and get out alive!
Red Dust
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for ARC-9 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with ARC-9.
Red Dust is a fast-paced top-down shooter set in a gritty sci-fi western world, featuring intense gunfights, exploration, and skill-driven combat.
RAM: Random Access Mayhem
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for ARC-9 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with ARC-9.
The roguelike where you play as the enemies. Take control of your foes, turn them against each other in fast-paced combat, and leap to a new host before your current body breaks down.
Not The Robots
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for ARC-9 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with ARC-9.
You are a robot in an office building. You have to eat furniture and not get caught. A mysterious story unfolds.Not The Robots is this year’s most exciting Roguelike Stealth Furniture Eating Simulator. It’s a game with random levels, permadeath, and the goal of eating furniture - which is also your stealth cover.
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 ARC-9.
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 with ARC-9.
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 ARC-9.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with ARC-9.
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 ARC-9.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with ARC-9.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with ARC-9.
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.
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Frequently asked about ARC-9
- What games are most similar to ARC-9?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside ARC-9 are Metallophobia, Bengbo, Caterva.
- Who developed ARC-9?
- ARC-9 was developed by Dynamz 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 ARC-9.
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