Games like Ellipsis
If Ellipsis is your kind of game, the closest matches are Super Galaxy Squadron EX Turbo, Beat Hazard and Ikaruga — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its levels introduce gimmicks gradually, neon lit minimalist visuals and quick restarts encourage persistence. 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 Ellipsis: Ellipsis is an action-packed Avoid ’Em Up with minimalistic, yet powerful neon styled visuals. Guide your ship through a mysterious universe while deftly avoiding hordes of roaming enemies, spikes, lasers and more.
Players who liked Ellipsis also play
Steam players who put hours into Ellipsis 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.
Super Galaxy Squadron EX Turbo
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Ellipsis.
Top pick for Ellipsis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ellipsis.
Super Galaxy Squadron is a fast-paced vertical shooter designed for human beings as well as SHMUP veterans. Featuring multiple game modes, a challenging but merciful difficulty curve, forgiving health system, and SEVENTEEN playable ships.
Beat Hazard
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Ellipsis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ellipsis.
Experience your music collection like never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.
Ikaruga
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Ellipsis.
Third-strongest match for Ellipsis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ellipsis.
Shoot! Dodge! and... Get Hit!? "Ikaruga" is a vertical shoot 'em up that features an unique polarity-switching gameplay. Switch the ship's polarity and "get hit and absorb" enemy bullets! Achieve High Score with the chain bonus!
LUFTRAUSERS
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Ellipsis.
Ranked #4 for Ellipsis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ellipsis.
The skies are aflame and the seas will overflow with wreckage in Vlambeer’s stylish arcade shooter LUFTRAUSERS! Take to the skies in customized fighter planes to battle battleships, submarines, and rival aces for glory, honor, and high scores.
Jamestown
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Ellipsis.
Ranked #5 for Ellipsis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ellipsis.
Jamestown: Legend Of The Lost Colony is a neo-classical top-down shooter for up to 4 players, set on 17th-century British Colonial Mars. It features all the intensity, depth, and lovingly handcrafted pixels of a classic arcade shooter, with a modern twist: deeply-integrated cooperative gameplay.
Syder Arcade
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ellipsis.
Ranked #6 for Ellipsis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ellipsis.
Killing zombies never gets old, but sometimes you just need a break. Get back to some serious old-school gaming with Syder Arcade! Syder Arcade is a love letter to Amiga games of the ‘90s, no coins, no upgrade grinding, just your tenacity and a motherload of alien invaders.
Pixel Descent
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Ellipsis.
Ranked #7 for Ellipsis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ellipsis.
Pixel Descent is an action rogue-lite in which you navigate a series of complex dungeons packed to the brim with monsters that want you dead. Sign the contract and descend into the deepest depths of the abyss knowing full well that you will definitely die there, it's just a matter of when.
Waves
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Ellipsis.
Ranked #8 for Ellipsis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ellipsis.
Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Ellipsis at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Ellipsis on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Ellipsis.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Ellipsis on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ellipsis.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Ellipsis on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ellipsis.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Ellipsis on Steam right now. Shares Action with Ellipsis.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Ellipsis on Steam right now. Shares Action with Ellipsis.
You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Ellipsis on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ellipsis.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Ellipsis on Steam right now. Shares Action with Ellipsis.
Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Ellipsis on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ellipsis.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Ellipsis.
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.
Disfigure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Ellipsis.
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Ellipsis.
Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).
Meteor 60 Seconds!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Ellipsis.
Meteor 60 seconds! is a simple, fun, comic-like action game that simulates your life if there were a meteor heading towards Earth and you had 60 seconds to live. Do anything you want to do with your last 60 seconds, even if it's illegal! What about planting an apple tree?
Wheelchair Wizards
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Ellipsis.
Wheelchair Wizards is a 4 player party game where you battle your friends while upgrading your wizard.
Waves
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Ellipsis.
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Ellipsis.
Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!
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More from Salmi Games
Other recommendable Steam games by Salmi Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Sweet Surrender VR
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ellipsis.
Another title from Salmi Games, the studio behind Ellipsis. Shares Action and Indie with Ellipsis.
Sweet Surrender is a fast-paced roguelike VR shooter. Fight your way up a dystopian megatower, filled to the brim with tyrant machines hell-bent on destroying the last of humanity. Build your arsenal of weapons, upgrades, and explosives to take down the machine overlords.
Late For Work
WHY THIS
Another title from Salmi Games, the studio behind Ellipsis. Shares Action and Indie with Ellipsis.
Play as a giant gorilla in VR and face off against your puny human friends in the ultimate couch party game.
GrowRilla VR
WHY THIS
Another title from Salmi Games, the studio behind Ellipsis. Shares Action and Indie with Ellipsis.
You're the world's hungriest ape and must eat to grow bigger and stronger. Sneak, climb, throw, punch and shoot to become a giant monster and defeat your enemies.
DRIFTERS: Blackout Crew
WHY THIS
Another title from Salmi Games, the studio behind Ellipsis. Shares Action and Indie with Ellipsis.
Raid ancient alien temples in a PvE co-op extraction shooter built for tactile VR gunplay. Steal energy for your dying mothership, scavenge rare resources, survive the temple’s defense systems, and decide how deep your crew can push before extraction turns desperate.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Super Galaxy Squadron EX Turbo
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Ellipsis.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Ellipsis.
Super Galaxy Squadron is a fast-paced vertical shooter designed for human beings as well as SHMUP veterans. Featuring multiple game modes, a challenging but merciful difficulty curve, forgiving health system, and SEVENTEEN playable ships.
Ikaruga
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Ellipsis.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Ellipsis.
Shoot! Dodge! and... Get Hit!? "Ikaruga" is a vertical shoot 'em up that features an unique polarity-switching gameplay. Switch the ship's polarity and "get hit and absorb" enemy bullets! Achieve High Score with the chain bonus!
Jamestown
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Ellipsis.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Ellipsis.
Jamestown: Legend Of The Lost Colony is a neo-classical top-down shooter for up to 4 players, set on 17th-century British Colonial Mars. It features all the intensity, depth, and lovingly handcrafted pixels of a classic arcade shooter, with a modern twist: deeply-integrated cooperative gameplay.
Waves
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Ellipsis.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Ellipsis.
Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!
Frequently asked about Ellipsis
- How much does Ellipsis cost?
- Ellipsis is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Ellipsis?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Ellipsis are Super Galaxy Squadron EX Turbo, Beat Hazard, Ikaruga.
- Who developed Ellipsis?
- Ellipsis was developed by Salmi Games.
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