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Games like Ballistick

If Ballistick is your kind of game, the closest matches are Gunslugs : Rogue Tactics, Mark of the Ninja and Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty — 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 Ballistick: The stick figure days are back! Ballistick combines tactical combat, over-the-top gore, and realistic gun mechanics to create an experience like no other. Lock, load, and get ready to relive the glory days of stick figure combat.

2016ActionIndie1.99 USDWindows · Linuxby Bomb Shelter Games
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Steam players who put hours into Ballistick 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. Gunslugs : Rogue Tactics

    WHY THIS

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

    Grab your bandana and get ready for Gunslugs : Rogue Tactics! Sneak, shoot, and explode your way through ever-changing enemy strongholds in this rogue-lite stealth-action mashup. Go full-on Commando or channel your inner Snake—just make it out alive. No mission ever plays the same twice!

    2019ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Mark of the Ninja

    WHY THIS

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

    In Mark of the Ninja, you'll know what it is to truly be a ninja. You must be silent, agile and clever to outwit your opponents in a world of gorgeous scenery and flowing animation. Marked with cursed tattoos giving you heightened senses, every situation presents you with options.

    2012ActionIndieAdventureDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty

    WHY THIS

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

    Built from scratch, enjoy breathtaking visuals, enhanced audio and improved, deeper gameplay as New 'n' Tasty reignites the original Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee using the latest next-generation technology.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Skin Deep

    WHY THIS

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

    Skin Deep is an immersive first-person shooter. We got sneezing. We got things getting stuck in your feet. Stalk through a vast non-linear starship and sneak, subvert, and sabotage to survive in this stellar sandbox. You're outnumbered, outgunned, and have no shoes. Welcome to Skin Deep!

    2025ActionIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

    WHY THIS

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

    Shadow Tactics is a hardcore tactical stealth game set in Japan around the Edo period. A new Shogun seizes power over Japan and enforces nationwide peace. In his battle against conspiracy and rebellion, he recruits five specialists with extraordinary skills for assassination, sabotage and espionage.

    2016StrategyIndie39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Wildfire

    WHY THIS

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

    Master the elements in this stealth game where everything burns. Use your elemental powers to start fires, freeze water, and move earth as you outsmart superstitious enemies in this mischievous 2D stealth game.

    2020Indie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Song of Iron

    WHY THIS

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

    Behind you lies a trail of broken helms, shattered shields. You hold the axe of a fallen foe. Worn and dented, it will suit it's purpose. What lies ahead is still a mystery. Your goal is not.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Intravenous

    WHY THIS

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

    Teeth-clenching stealth, followed by tactical hardcore gunplay for those not looking for a quiet way in. Intravenous redefines challenging stealth-action and will keep you on the edge of your seat!

    2021ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Ballistick at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Ballistick on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Ballistick.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Ballistick on Steam right now. Shares Action with Ballistick.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Ballistick on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ballistick.

    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!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Ballistick on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Ballistick.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Ballistick on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ballistick.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Ballistick on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Ballistick.

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Ballistick on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ballistick.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. TYRONE vs COPS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Ballistick on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Ballistick.

    Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.

    2022ActionIndie0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. One-armed robber

    WHY THIS

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

    One-armed robber is a chaotic first-person heist game that centers around a uniquely challenging premise. Players take the role of a determined robber equipped with only one arm, tasked with pulling off daring heists on banks, shops, and various establishments.

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Of Guards And Thieves

    WHY THIS

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

    Of Guards and Thieves is a multiplayer stealth game in which high-powered guards face off against fast and elusive thieves in a contest of wits. Outsmarting the enemy and shooting your way through to the goal are equally valid strategies. Simple rules, emergent gameplay and high replayability.

    2014ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. IronWolf: Free Non-VR Edition

    WHY THIS

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

    This is the Free Non-VR version of IronWolf VR. A co-op submarine game with a light touch on realism, making the submarine sim genre accessible to a wider audience.

    2023ActionIndieSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Deadswitch 3

    WHY THIS

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

    Deadswitch 3 is a fast-paced 2D multiplayer shooter. Experience action-packed combat with hundreds of weapons and multiple solo and team-based game modes.

    2021ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  5. The Ultimatest Battle

    WHY THIS

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

    The Ultimatest Battle is a real-time, 2D platform game in which two teams compete in different game modes with an almost completely destructible environment. UB is a true Free-to-Play, absolutely no Pay-to-Win.

    2017ActionIndieMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Cyber Ops Prologue

    WHY THIS

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

    Become a military hacker and help your black ops team reach their goal in this noir cyberpunk tactical game. Scan, hack, overtake, control and manage high tech devices, vehicles and even enemy cyborgs with cutting-edge implants.

    2020ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Project Zero

    WHY THIS

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

    A fast-paced FPS where precision and movement decide every fight. Choose your weapons, master maps, and challenge other players and/or bots in casual or competitive, skill-based matches.

    2024ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. ThanksTaking

    WHY THIS

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

    Play as a bloodthirsty turkey seeking vengeance on everyone in the household! You must try to escape the house before you are caught and cooked. Use a large variety of brutal attacks to take down your enemies and show them who's boss!

    2022ActionIndieCasualFreeSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Mark of the Ninja

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Ballistick.

    In Mark of the Ninja, you'll know what it is to truly be a ninja. You must be silent, agile and clever to outwit your opponents in a world of gorgeous scenery and flowing animation. Marked with cursed tattoos giving you heightened senses, every situation presents you with options.

    2012ActionIndieAdventureDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Skin Deep

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Ballistick.

    Skin Deep is an immersive first-person shooter. We got sneezing. We got things getting stuck in your feet. Stalk through a vast non-linear starship and sneak, subvert, and sabotage to survive in this stellar sandbox. You're outnumbered, outgunned, and have no shoes. Welcome to Skin Deep!

    2025ActionIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Ballistick.

    Shadow Tactics is a hardcore tactical stealth game set in Japan around the Edo period. A new Shogun seizes power over Japan and enforces nationwide peace. In his battle against conspiracy and rebellion, he recruits five specialists with extraordinary skills for assassination, sabotage and espionage.

    2016StrategyIndie39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Wildfire

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Ballistick.

    Master the elements in this stealth game where everything burns. Use your elemental powers to start fires, freeze water, and move earth as you outsmart superstitious enemies in this mischievous 2D stealth game.

    2020Indie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Song of Iron

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Ballistick.

    Behind you lies a trail of broken helms, shattered shields. You hold the axe of a fallen foe. Worn and dented, it will suit it's purpose. What lies ahead is still a mystery. Your goal is not.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Intravenous

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Ballistick.

    Teeth-clenching stealth, followed by tactical hardcore gunplay for those not looking for a quiet way in. Intravenous redefines challenging stealth-action and will keep you on the edge of your seat!

    2021ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Ballistick

How much does Ballistick cost?
Ballistick is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Ballistick?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Ballistick are Gunslugs : Rogue Tactics, Mark of the Ninja, Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty.
Who developed Ballistick?
Ballistick was developed by Bomb Shelter 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 Ballistick.

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