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Games like Battle Bruise

If Battle Bruise is your kind of game, the closest matches are Gauge Of Rage, L.S.S II and The Hong Kong Massacre — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its comedic, funny 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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About Battle Bruise: Stay atop a mountain of corpses! Fight numerous swarms of enemies, while dealing with the changing terrain.This game isn't messy. It's MESS ITSELF!

2017ActionIndie0.99 USDWindowsby Zanardi and Liza
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Car defense mode adds tower defense elementsEnemies pile up into terrain that blocks shotsFurry cat girl protagonist with katanasComedicFunnyWhimsical

Players who liked Battle Bruise also play

Steam players who put hours into Battle Bruise 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. Gauge Of Rage

    WHY THIS

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

    Gauge Of Rage is a frantic and gory arcade style top down shooter that challenges you to build up and unleash your rage against a never ending onslaught of undead!

    2018ActionIndieFreeSteam ↗
  2. L.S.S II

    WHY THIS

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

    L.S.S the fast paced wave shooter returns with all new game mechanics and enemy types to make the game even faster!

    2021ActionIndie2.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. The Hong Kong Massacre

    WHY THIS

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

    Blast your way through the streets of Hong Kong in a fast-paced, top-down shooter. Inspired by classic action movies, The Hong Kong Massacre places you at the center of a hard-boiled revenge story, filled with brutal, cinematic shootouts and vivid underworld locations.

    2019ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Final Days

    WHY THIS

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

    Survive overwhelming hordes of zombie-like mutants in this chaotic co-op twin-stick shooter. Play solo or team up with up to 16 players as hundreds of enemies flood the screen in a relentless fight to hold the line.

    2018ActionIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Crimsonland

    WHY THIS

    Shares weapon upgrades with Battle Bruise.

    Ranked #5 for Battle Bruise fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Battle Bruise.

    Thousands of aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and more are on the attack - can you survive the onslaught? Crimsonland is a top-down shooter with a touch of RPG. Unlock over 30 weapons and over 50 perks from quirky to brutal. Complete the quest and show your skills in five survival modes.

    2014ActionIndieRPG13.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Blackout Z: Slaughterhouse Edition

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Battle Bruise fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Battle Bruise.

    Blackout Z' is a super fast top-down view shooter where you face ZOMBIES, SAWS and the DARK. Do you have what it takes to have what it takes to survive the zombie apocalypse with only your gun and an old flashlight?

    2017ActionIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Zombie Shooter

    WHY THIS

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

    The human race is in danger again. This time scientists could not cope the imminent threat and became monsters themselves. Crowds of zombie people filled the secret research base. The dreadful contagion is about to spread earth wide. Use the last chance to save the humanity from total annihilation!

    2009ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Time Recoil

    WHY THIS

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

    Time Recoil is a top-down shooter with a slow motion twist! Punch through walls guns blazing while time slows down! See your enemies drop down like flies - and save the world from a mad scientist dictator!

    2017ActionSportsIndie13.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. UBERMOSH

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Battle Bruise on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Battle Bruise.

    UBERMOSH is an arcade game about cutting bullets with a sword, in a gun-filled cyberpunk mosh pit.

    2015ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Miss Neko

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Battle Bruise on Steam right now. Shares Action with Battle Bruise.

    Together the full picture of all the lovely beast ladies with your own hands, play Yakyuken with them, collect their portraits. Hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable game time:)

    2019ActionCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. QUICKERFLAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Battle Bruise on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Battle Bruise.

    QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Save Jesus

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Battle Bruise on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Battle Bruise.

    Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!

    2016IndieCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Barro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Battle Bruise on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Battle Bruise.

    Choose your little car and race!

    2018IndieCasualRacing0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Gachi Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Battle Bruise on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Battle Bruise.

    Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Trip to Vinelands

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Battle Bruise on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Battle Bruise.

    Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.

    2016ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. TTV2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Battle Bruise on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Battle Bruise.

    TTV2 is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame, sequel to Trip to Vinelands.

    2017ActionIndie0.49 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Battle Bruise.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

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

    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!

    2023ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. 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 Battle Bruise.

    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).

    2016ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1

    WHY THIS

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

    A top down twin stick zombie slaying shooter that you are sure to play again and again!

    2021ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Waves

    WHY THIS

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

    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!

    2011ActionIndieFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

More from Zanardi and Liza

Other recommendable Steam games by Zanardi and Liza, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Fida Puti Samurai

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Battle Bruise.

    Another title from Zanardi and Liza, the studio behind Battle Bruise. Shares Action with Battle Bruise.

    A Retro-FPS "virtual happy place", jeopardized with a naughty bug. Traverse this action-oriented roguelite blasting waifus to uncover dirty secrets on a personal computer!

    2024Action11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Dog Duty

    WHY THIS

    Shares a comedic mood with Battle Bruise.

    Another title from Zanardi and Liza, the studio behind Battle Bruise. Shares Action and Indie with Battle Bruise.

    As some evil bigwig Octopus Commander and his army are threatening world-peace, it’s up to you and your squad of misfits to eliminate that octo-scum. Liberate outposts, defeat bosses and wreck these wicked squids up, but beware, they’re well-armed.

    2020ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Battle Bruise 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares weapon upgrades and a funny mood with Battle Bruise.

    Another title from Zanardi and Liza, the studio behind Battle Bruise. Shares Action with Battle Bruise.

    Back again, not messy, but MESS ITSELF!

    2020Action4.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Battle Bruise

How much does Battle Bruise cost?
Battle Bruise is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Battle Bruise?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Battle Bruise are Gauge Of Rage, L.S.S II, The Hong Kong Massacre.
Who developed Battle Bruise?
Battle Bruise was developed by Zanardi and Liza.

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 Battle Bruise.

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