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Games like Broken Armor

If Broken Armor is your kind of game, the closest matches are Lawbringer, Blast'N Bounty and Shotgun Legend — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its retro pixel art aesthetic, challenging and intense. 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 Broken Armor: A knight exiled from his kingdom must find the holy grail if he is to return.

2016ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Jonathan Tindell
Broken Armor — Steam game cover
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Boss fights in random orderRetro pixel art aestheticScavenge weapons and gold in compact roomsChallengingIntenseNostalgic

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Steam players who put hours into Broken Armor 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. Lawbringer

    WHY THIS

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

    Lawbringer is a fast-paced arena fighting roguelite. Hack, slash and shoot your way through enemy hordes to appease the Autarch. The faster you slay your enemies, the greater His favor. Pick up game changing skills and a variety of weapons. Kill fast, grow strong and cheat death.

    2023ActionIndie3.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Blast'N Bounty

    WHY THIS

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

    Blast’N Bounty is a vertical scrolling shoot’em up featuring 8 stages players can tackle in the order of their choosing. Cruise through a crazy solar system in a mix of pixel art and low poly 3D with action that’s easy to learn but tough to master!

    ActionIndieSteam ↗
  3. Shotgun Legend

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Broken Armor.

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

    Eugene must battle aliens and the undead in search of a truck rim, as it seems to be his ticket home.

    2018ActionIndieRPG0.49 USDSteam ↗
  4. SUPER FLAIL

    WHY THIS

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

    SUPER FLAIL is a fast-paced arcade score attack game of flail-swinging rampage. Swing your flail to destroy everything until you die. Compare your score with other players and get on the top of the leaderboards.

    2018ActionIndieFree To Play0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Cycle 28

    WHY THIS

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

    Cycle 28 is an intense momentum-based space shooter driven by a cinematic orchestral soundtrack. A game where the physics, the music, and the fight to survive combine to pull you into a place where nothing else exists... just you, your ship, and the need to do better.

    2018Action3.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Hell is Other Demons

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Broken Armor.

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

    Hell is Other Demons is an action-platform shooter, with Roguelite elements. Explore a sprawling, hand-crafted world full of demons, insanely over-the-top boss fights, and a heavy synthwave soundtrack.

    2019ActionIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. In Game Adventure: Legend of Monsters

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Broken Armor.

    Ranked #7 for Broken Armor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Broken Armor.

    A top-down arena shooter with a wide variety of weapons and enemies. Confront hordes of zombies and monsters in totally random generated arenas.

    2017ActionIndieCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Polygoneer

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Broken Armor.

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

    Test your reflexes in POLYGONEER, defend yourself from prolygonal shapes taht comes from everywhere, just hitting is not enough you need to match the right color shot to the polygon too! Are you ready for the challenge?

    2017ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. Steam Engine Simulator

    WHY THIS

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

    The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.

    2023SimulationFreeDeck 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 Broken Armor.

    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. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Broken Armor

Does Broken Armor run on Steam Deck?
Broken Armor is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Broken Armor cost?
Broken Armor is listed on Steam at 0.49 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Broken Armor?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Broken Armor are Lawbringer, Blast'N Bounty, Shotgun Legend.
Who developed Broken Armor?
Broken Armor was developed by Jonathan Tindell and published by Wastebasket 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 Broken Armor.

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