Games like Planet Smasher
If Planet Smasher is your kind of game, the closest matches are StarDrone: Sling Star (with VR mode), Periculum and XR22-SEAGUARD — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its chill, lighthearted and whimsical. 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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Steam players who put hours into Planet Smasher 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.
StarDrone: Sling Star (with VR mode)
WHY THIS
Top pick for Planet Smasher fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Planet Smasher.
StarDrone: Sling Star is the Hyper-Kinetic race across the galaxy with a mix of pinball, arcade action, and breakout, now on flat screens and in Virtual Reality.
Periculum
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Planet Smasher fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Planet Smasher.
Periculum is a casual strategy game about conquering hexagonal tiles. Choose from many different game modes and maps or create your own unique levels. Engage in epic battles against up to 7 bots or challenge your friends to see who comes out on top. With plenty of unique options to choose from.
XR22-SEAGUARD
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Planet Smasher fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Planet Smasher.
XR22-SEAGUARD is a PC and VR game that reimagines the classic grid-based game of Battleship. This immersive PC and VR game puts you in the heart of a dynamic 3D industrial environment, where you'll strategically place and sink ships using state-of-the-art weapons and defenses.
Anceder
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Planet Smasher fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Planet Smasher.
Dive in the VR arcade shoot-them-up (shmup, shoot'em up, bullet hell). A lot of action is awaiting you. "Insert coin" and jump in the shmup !
Flotilla 2
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Planet Smasher fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Planet Smasher.
Flotilla 2 is a VR tactical game about big battleships in outer space.
Skylight
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Planet Smasher fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Planet Smasher.
Skylight is a turn-based tactics game of colossal space battles, with VR and non-VR versions. Command nimble squadrons of fighters, specialized frigates, and giant capital ships as you orchestrate your forces toward victory.
Warpaint
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Planet Smasher.
Ranked #8 for Planet Smasher fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Planet Smasher.
It's chess with catapults! Warpaint is a casual tabletop wargame where you command an army of dwarves and catapults. You can paint your army with pixel perfect control, just like real miniatures! Victory is won through superior tactical positioning and siege dexterity.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Planet Smasher at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Planet Smasher on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Planet Smasher.
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 ~50% under Planet Smasher on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Planet Smasher.
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 ~63% under Planet Smasher on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Planet Smasher.
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 ~75% under Planet Smasher on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Planet Smasher.
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.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Planet Smasher on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Planet Smasher.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Planet Smasher on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Planet Smasher.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Planet Smasher on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Planet Smasher.
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!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Planet Smasher on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Planet Smasher.
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.
The Lab
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
Samorost 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Planet Smasher.
Explore the beginnings of the Samorost series in the space gnome’s original bite-sized adventure, formerly released in 2003. Now with remastered sounds, enhanced graphics, and new music by Floex.
Sprout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Planet Smasher.
Embark on a casual, botanical-puzzle-adventure. Make friends, learn new skills, solve puzzles, and become the mighty oak that you were always meant to be.
Learn to Fly 3
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Planet Smasher.
Build your spaceship from scratch, earn funds and invest them into building a bigger, better spaceship as you try and fly your way up to space!
Transformice
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Planet Smasher.
Transformice is an MMO platformer about dozens of mice running to bring back the cheese! Will the almighty Shaman help you or just ruin everything? Millions of levels, hectic physics, skill trees, and more importantly... hats!
Endless Sky
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Planet Smasher.
Endless Sky is a 2D space trading and combat game inspired by the classic Escape Velocity series. Work your way up from a relatively wimpy shuttle, cargo ship, or fighter, to a highly upgraded and customized flagship or to a massive fleet of warships or freighters.
Antimatter Dimensions
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Planet Smasher.
Earn antimatter through dimensions! Gain Infinite antimatter to collapse the universe!
Sunrider: Mask of Arcadius
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Planet Smasher.
As Captain Kayto Shields, embark on a galactic voyage of heroism and survival. With his home world destroyed and his nation conquered, the inexperienced Captain Shields, and his newly minted vessel, the Sunrider, are left as the only hope against a galactic evil intent on subjugating all sentient life.
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Frequently asked about Planet Smasher
- How much does Planet Smasher cost?
- Planet Smasher is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Planet Smasher?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Planet Smasher are StarDrone: Sling Star (with VR mode), Periculum, XR22-SEAGUARD.
- Who developed Planet Smasher?
- Planet Smasher was developed by Robin, Alice, Julia and George and published by Team Gilbert.
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