Games like Blade Strangers
If Blade Strangers is your kind of game, the closest matches are Blade Arcus from Shining: Battle Arena, Million Arthur: Arcana Blood and FIGHTING EX LAYER — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, lighthearted and nostalgic. 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 Blade Strangers: A malevolent force known only as Lina is devouring data from a vast, interdimensional network of servers overseen by sentient computers called ”motes.” In desperation, the motes summon heroes from a variety of parallel game worlds to face off against each other in one-on-one combat.
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Blade Arcus from Shining: Battle Arena
WHY THIS
Shares a lighthearted mood with Blade Strangers.
Top pick for Blade Strangers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Blade Strangers.
In a world controlled by blade, magic, and fist, diverse warriors gather for battle! This is a 2D fighting game featuring characters from Shining Blade and Shining Hearts.
Million Arthur: Arcana Blood
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Blade Strangers.
Second-strongest match for Blade Strangers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Blade Strangers.
For the first time on Steam, the incredible, over-the-top 2D fighter Million Arthur: Arcana Blood is ready to kick-off! Featuring many of the popular characters from the smash hit Million Arthur series as well as a variety of guest fighters!
FIGHTING EX LAYER
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Blade Strangers.
Third-strongest match for Blade Strangers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Blade Strangers.
After a long wait, Arika's EX characters gather once again for another exciting battle! Kairi, Skullomania, Blaire, Pullum and the others are all back with the latest graphics. And this time they're bringing a brand new system - the "Gougi System". Grasp victory with Gougi!
CHAOS CODE -NEW SIGN OF CATASTROPHE-
WHY THIS
Shares a lighthearted mood with Blade Strangers.
Ranked #4 for Blade Strangers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Blade Strangers.
Simple yet highly flexible hi-speed 2D Fighting game! Enjoy the thrill of fighting with all the flashy moves!
Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Blade Strangers.
Ranked #5 for Blade Strangers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Blade Strangers.
The final episode of the series, "MELTY BLOOD Actress Again Current Code" is now on Steam!
Arcana Heart 3 LOVEMAX SIXSTARS!!!!!! XTEND
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Blade Strangers.
Ranked #6 for Blade Strangers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Blade Strangers.
New playable character "Minori Amanohara" and new Arcana "Ichor" the Blood joins the battle in "Arcana Heart 3 LOVEMAX SIXSTARS!!!!!!"! More new characters to join in future updates!
Koihime Enbu
WHY THIS
Shares meter management and a lighthearted mood with Blade Strangers.
Ranked #7 for Blade Strangers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Blade Strangers.
Originally an arcade fighting game, Koihime Enbu features fast combat, tight controls, clean visuals, and 13 different playable characters!
DNF Duel
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Blade Strangers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Blade Strangers.
Action fighting at its extreme! Enter the new beat’em up world of Arad as your favorite character from the beloved Dungeon and Fighter franchise!
Reviewers mention these as similar to Blade Strangers
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The Binding of Isaac
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Blade Strangers.
Reviewers of Blade Strangers cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Blade Strangers.
Now 20% More Evil with the Free Halloween update!
Cave Story+
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Blade Strangers.
Reviewers of Blade Strangers cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Blade Strangers.
Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.
Mortal Kombat X
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Blade Strangers cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Blade Strangers.
Experience the Next Generation of the #1 Fighting Franchise. Mortal Kombat X combines unparalleled, cinematic presentation with all new gameplay.
Street Fighter V
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Blade Strangers.
Reviewers of Blade Strangers cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Blade Strangers.
Experience the intensity of head-to-head battles with Street Fighter® V! Choose from 16 iconic characters, then battle against friends online or offline with a robust variety of match options.
Umihara Kawase
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Blade Strangers.
Reviewers of Blade Strangers cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Blade Strangers.
Umihara Kawase is a girl who uses a fishing hook as a grappling hook. You’ll need quick reflexes to swing your way through the branching surreal environments. Use your brains to figure out the best way through. They say fish is brain food—you’re going to need it!
Azure Striker Gunvolt
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Blade Strangers.
Reviewers of Blade Strangers cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Blade Strangers.
A 2D action game featuring a young man with the power of lightning who stands for freedom against the evil ambitions of a massive organization. When lightning strikes, a new legend is born.
Code of Princess
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Blade Strangers.
Reviewers of Blade Strangers cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Blade Strangers.
Code of Princess offers players an exciting yet unconventional experience, deftly blending the combo-heavy fighting gameplay of beat ‘em ups with the stat-boosting character customization of RPGs.
Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Blade Strangers.
Reviewers of Blade Strangers cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Blade Strangers.
The epic clash between two storied universes returns with Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite. Ultron Sigma has begun the eradication of all biological life. Against all odds, heroes stand together against the ultimate threat, their only hope laying with the all-powerful Infinity Stones.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Blade Strangers at current Steam store prices.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Blade Strangers on Steam right now. Shares Action with Blade Strangers.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Blade Strangers on Steam right now. Shares Action with Blade Strangers.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Blade Strangers on Steam right now. Shares Action with Blade Strangers.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Blade Strangers on Steam right now. Shares Action with Blade Strangers.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Blade Strangers on Steam right now. Shares Action with Blade Strangers.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
R.E.P.O.
WHY THIS
Priced ~65% under Blade Strangers on Steam right now. Shares Action with Blade Strangers.
An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.
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 with Blade Strangers.
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.
Brief Karate Foolish
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Blade Strangers.
Here comes a new epic of live action fighting game!! With 60fps smooth action, sexy and deadly guys fly into air and bounces their flab!
Idol Showdown
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Blade Strangers.
Made by hololive fans, for hololive fans. Idol Showdown is the definitive fan-made hololive fighting game experience, powered by rollback netcode. Engage in exciting duels as your favorite hololive talent and prove once and for all who the strongest idol is using the game’s easy-to-learn controls.
Killer Instinct
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Blade Strangers.
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Blade Strangers.
The legendary fighting franchise is back with over-the-top action, a wild cast of combatants, rocking reactive music, and C-C-C-COMBO BREAKERS!!! Choose your ultimate combatants each with fluid animations, unique combat tactics, and enthralling special attacks.
Ninza
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Blade Strangers.
Ninza is a free multiplayer game like no other! Instead of directly attacking your opponents, you crush them by pushing pieces of the level. Embrace chaos and dive into an entirely new level of frenzied and creative gameplay, where the environment itself becomes both your weapon and your enemy.
FURRIFIGHTERS: PREQUEL I
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Blade Strangers.
Furry 2D fighting game "FURRIFIGHTERS: PREQUEL I" ! Explore the storyline on the arcade mode, or have a good fight with your friend on VS mode!
Domiverse
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Blade Strangers.
You are an overpowered gladiator with the skills to destroy all who stand before you. The only problem is, so is everyone else! Enter the Domiverse for fast and frantic fun in this party brawler made for up to four players in local play.
Crazy Critters - Combat Cats
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Blade Strangers.
Run, jump, scratch and fight to be the purrrfect combat cat! Choose from a variety of different characters each with its own unique ability and skills. Shoot weapons and throw grenades at all those that dare to stand in your way! Fight in the craziest, silliest and most random arenas ever!
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More from Studio Saizensen
Other recommendable Steam games by Studio Saizensen, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Code of Princess
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Blade Strangers.
Another title from Studio Saizensen, the studio behind Blade Strangers. Shares Action with Blade Strangers.
Code of Princess offers players an exciting yet unconventional experience, deftly blending the combo-heavy fighting gameplay of beat ‘em ups with the stat-boosting character customization of RPGs.
Blade Arcus from Shining: Battle Arena
WHY THIS
Shares a lighthearted mood with Blade Strangers.
Another title from Studio Saizensen, the studio behind Blade Strangers. Shares Action with Blade Strangers.
In a world controlled by blade, magic, and fist, diverse warriors gather for battle! This is a 2D fighting game featuring characters from Shining Blade and Shining Hearts.
Umihara Kawase
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Blade Strangers.
Another title from Studio Saizensen, the studio behind Blade Strangers. Shares Action with Blade Strangers.
Umihara Kawase is a girl who uses a fishing hook as a grappling hook. You’ll need quick reflexes to swing your way through the branching surreal environments. Use your brains to figure out the best way through. They say fish is brain food—you’re going to need it!
Sayonara Umihara Kawase
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Blade Strangers.
Another title from Studio Saizensen, the studio behind Blade Strangers. Shares Action with Blade Strangers.
Umihara Kawase is a girl who uses a fishing hook as a grappling hook. You’ll need quick reflexes to swing your way through the branching surreal environments. Use your brains to figure out the best way through. They say fish is brain food—you’re going to need it!
Umihara Kawase Shun
WHY THIS
Another title from Studio Saizensen, the studio behind Blade Strangers. Shares Action with Blade Strangers.
Umihara Kawase is a girl who uses a fishing hook as a grappling hook. You’ll need quick reflexes to swing your way through the branching surreal environments. Use your brains to figure out the best way through. They say fish is brain food—you’re going to need it!
Code of Princess EX
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Blade Strangers.
Another title from Studio Saizensen, the studio behind Blade Strangers. Shares Action with Blade Strangers.
Take the role of Princess Solange of DeLuxia as she fights to restore order in a world overrun with monsters. Armed with the legendary sword DeLuxcalibur, Solange gathers a team of fighters, and together they embark on an epic journey to confront the monster uprising and uncover its secret origins.
Umihara Kawase BaZooKa!
WHY THIS
Another title from Studio Saizensen, the studio behind Blade Strangers. Shares Action with Blade Strangers.
Umihara Kawase become esports?Rubbering battle action in fixed area.
Umihara Kawase Fresh!
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Blade Strangers.
Another title from Studio Saizensen, the studio behind Blade Strangers. Shares Action with Blade Strangers.
Umihara Kawase become open world? Clear the quests with rubbering action!
Frequently asked about Blade Strangers
- Does Blade Strangers run on Steam Deck?
- Blade Strangers 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 Blade Strangers cost?
- Blade Strangers is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Blade Strangers have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Blade Strangers supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP).
- What games are most similar to Blade Strangers?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Blade Strangers are Blade Arcus from Shining: Battle Arena, Million Arthur: Arcana Blood, FIGHTING EX LAYER.
- Who developed Blade Strangers?
- Blade Strangers was developed by Studio Saizensen and published by Nicalis, Inc..
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