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Games like Subversive

If Subversive is your kind of game, the closest matches are Fusil, Black Parallax and Endless War — 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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About Subversive: A non-linear, story-driven top-down shooter that lets you switch between two worlds upon death. Use conventional weapons and supernatural abilities to survive gunfights, solve puzzles, and defeat powerful bosses. Fight for freedom and peace—or pursue your own agenda.

ActionIndieWindowsby the guy behind subversive
Subversive — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Subversive 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.

  1. Fusil

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Subversive fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Subversive.

    An action-adventure set in a weird fantasy world. Face levels where every shot counts: move silently to backstab enemies, use spells to unlock paths, and explore non-linear environments with multiple solutions. Choose your path, manage your ammo, and survive.

    2027ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Black Parallax

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Subversive fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Subversive.

    Every lightspeed jump is instant for you, but not for the world. Explore the crumbling colony of the Small Magellanic Cloud, intrude on lonely survivors, and outlive everyone you've met.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Endless War

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Subversive fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Subversive.

    Fast-paced top-down WWII shooter where reflexes and tactics are key. Dodge bullets, use cover, and outsmart enemies in intense firefights from Stalingrad to Okinawa. One roll, one shot — that's the difference between victory and death.

    ActionIndieSteam ↗
  4. Skyborn:IronWings

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Subversive fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Subversive.

    A reimagined 3D arcade shooter that transforms the classic vertical scrolling formula with full spatial depth, immersive air-to-ground combat, and intense bullet hell action.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. Square Shooter

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Subversive fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Subversive.

    This is a minimalistic fast-paced shooter with a high level of difficulty

    2021Action1.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Tower 57

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Subversive fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Subversive.

    Tower 57 is a fast-paced neo-retro shooter where cooperation is as important as your ammo capacity. As a member of an extraordinary task force fight your way through a dieselpunk megatower and uncover its hidden secrets.

    2017ActionIndie11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Sektori

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Subversive fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Subversive.

    Sektori is an intense, fast paced twin-stick shooter infused with hard hitting techno music. A game where the high-adrenaline gameplay, visuals, and music come together to transport you into another state of consciousness.

    2025Action14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Zolg

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Subversive fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Subversive.

    Zolg is a minimalist top-down shooter where you explore, fight enemies, collect powerups, and defeat bosses.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Subversive.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Subversive.

    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.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Subversive.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  4. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Subversive.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Subversive.

    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.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Subversive.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Subversive.

    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.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Subversive.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Subversive

What games are most similar to Subversive?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Subversive are Fusil, Black Parallax, Endless War.
Who developed Subversive?
Subversive was developed by the guy behind subversive.

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 Subversive.

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