Games like Castle of Shikigami
If Castle of Shikigami is your kind of game, the closest matches are Castle of Shikigami 2, Game Tengoku CruisinMix Special and BULLET SOUL — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, eerie and mysterious. 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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Players who liked Castle of Shikigami also play
Steam players who put hours into Castle of Shikigami 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.
Castle of Shikigami 2
WHY THIS
Top pick for Castle of Shikigami fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami.
The second installment of the dramatic shooter that gained popularity in the arcades is now coming to Steam with +α elements!
Game Tengoku CruisinMix Special
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Castle of Shikigami fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami.
Game Tengoku CrusinMix is a vertically scrolling shooting game mixing cute characters, a game world parodying a wide range of gaming tropes and history, tight controls, refined mechanics and eggplants?!
BULLET SOUL
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Castle of Shikigami fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami.
Blending classic shooting game design with a substantial dose of modern day bullet hell and flashy pyrotechnics, Bullet Soul has it all! Play through multiple modes, all designed to welcome newcomers to the genre, but also challenge experts aiming for ever higher scores.
VASARA Collection
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Castle of Shikigami fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami.
For the very first time, highly acclaimed Japanese Arcade Shoot’em Ups - VASARA (2000) and VASARA 2 (2001) - are made available to the whole world via this package: VASARA COLLECTION!
Revolution Ace
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Castle of Shikigami fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami.
A deep, tactical shoot'em up. With every takedown, you’ll earn cash and xp to upgrade your ship and unlock new abilities. Online and local co-op. Unique versus mode. Realistic physics and water simulation.
Jamestown
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Castle of Shikigami fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami.
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.
DoDonPachi Resurrection
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Castle of Shikigami fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami.
The legendary bullet-hell shoot-’em-up series has come to Steam! DoDonPachi is ressurected after a Blissful Death with enough modes to satisfy the beginner and the expert player alike. Tonight we dine in bullet hell!
Super Bit Blaster XL
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Castle of Shikigami fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami.
A SUPER throwback to the classic quarter eating arcade games of the 80's. Super Bit Blaster XL is an (even more) enhanced version of the retro styled, addictive, and fast paced arcade shoot 'em up!
Reviewers mention these as similar to Castle of Shikigami
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LIGHT FORCE
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Castle of Shikigami cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami.
You are a speck of light. Charge to gather power, release to dash — momentum is everything. Master four arcade modes — Race, Dodge, Break, and Battle — across 40 hand-crafted levels, endless survival runs, 10 combat arenas, and online versus.
Castle of Shikigami 2
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Castle of Shikigami cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami.
The second installment of the dramatic shooter that gained popularity in the arcades is now coming to Steam with +α elements!
Castle of Shikigami 3
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Castle of Shikigami cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami.
・A culmination of character shooting games set in a unique worldview! ・A wide variety of newly added playable characters and attack methods, as well as a 2P scenario that is different from 1P play. ・Features a high-tension MAX system that will satisfy your insatiable passion for shooting games!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Castle of Shikigami at current Steam store prices.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Castle of Shikigami on Steam right now. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami.
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 ~42% under Castle of Shikigami on Steam right now. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami.
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.
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Castle of Shikigami on Steam right now. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~92% under Castle of Shikigami on Steam right now. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Castle of Shikigami on Steam right now. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Castle of Shikigami on Steam right now. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Castle of Shikigami on Steam right now. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami.
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
ROUNDS
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Castle of Shikigami on Steam right now. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami.
Rounds is a 1v1 rogue-lite shooter where each round gets more intense. The losing player of each round unlocks clever upgrades to create a better build to counter their opponent.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Waves
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami.
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!
Jigoku Kisetsukan: Sense of the Seasons
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Jigoku Kisetsukan is a bullet hell shootergame with anime-style drawings and chip music.
Shooty Skies
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami.
The creators of Crossy Road present Shooty Skies! Shoot, dodge, duck, goose and weave. Take to the skies!
WOWOWOW KORONE BOX
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami.
A hololive fangame featuring Inugami Korone of hololive GAMERS! Collect as many Korone Boxes as possible while contending with an endless onslaught of enemies and bosses using whatever weapons you happen to pick up!
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More from Cosmo Machia
Other recommendable Steam games by Cosmo Machia, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Castle of Shikigami 2
WHY THIS
Another title from Cosmo Machia, the studio behind Castle of Shikigami. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami.
The second installment of the dramatic shooter that gained popularity in the arcades is now coming to Steam with +α elements!
FANTAVISION 202X
WHY THIS
Another title from Cosmo Machia, the studio behind Castle of Shikigami. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami.
"Fantavision", the masterpiece action puzzle game released on console in 2000 is back! Sparkling images of fireworks exploding on screen and a simple but deep gameplay once you get the hang of it.
TriggerHeart EXELICA
WHY THIS
Another title from Cosmo Machia, the studio behind Castle of Shikigami. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami.
"Where courage and conviction dictate, pull the trigger of your heart!"
Castle of Shikigami 3
WHY THIS
Another title from Cosmo Machia, the studio behind Castle of Shikigami. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami.
・A culmination of character shooting games set in a unique worldview! ・A wide variety of newly added playable characters and attack methods, as well as a 2P scenario that is different from 1P play. ・Features a high-tension MAX system that will satisfy your insatiable passion for shooting games!
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
VASARA Collection
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami.
For the very first time, highly acclaimed Japanese Arcade Shoot’em Ups - VASARA (2000) and VASARA 2 (2001) - are made available to the whole world via this package: VASARA COLLECTION!
Jamestown
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami.
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.
DoDonPachi Resurrection
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami.
The legendary bullet-hell shoot-’em-up series has come to Steam! DoDonPachi is ressurected after a Blissful Death with enough modes to satisfy the beginner and the expert player alike. Tonight we dine in bullet hell!
Super Bit Blaster XL
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Castle of Shikigami.
A SUPER throwback to the classic quarter eating arcade games of the 80's. Super Bit Blaster XL is an (even more) enhanced version of the retro styled, addictive, and fast paced arcade shoot 'em up!
Frequently asked about Castle of Shikigami
- How much does Castle of Shikigami cost?
- Castle of Shikigami is listed on Steam at 11.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Castle of Shikigami have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Castle of Shikigami supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Castle of Shikigami?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Castle of Shikigami are Castle of Shikigami 2, Game Tengoku CruisinMix Special, BULLET SOUL.
- Who developed Castle of Shikigami?
- Castle of Shikigami was developed by Cosmo Machia, Alfa System and published by Cosmo Machia inc..
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