Games like Promethium
If Promethium is your kind of game, the closest matches are Syder Reloaded, Syder Arcade and Blazing Chrome — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Promethium: Inspired by classic Commodore 64 and arcade games, Promethium is a hard-as-nails retro inspired side-scrolling shoot-em-up that takes place over numerous levels that get harder and harder. If you’re after a nice calm casual game this isn’t it!
Players who liked Promethium also play
Steam players who put hours into Promethium 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.
Syder Reloaded
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Top pick for Promethium fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Promethium.
Syder Reloaded revives the Syder series in this love-letter to 90s Amiga shmups with upgraded graphics and refined gameplay. Challenging levels, a fleet of ships and a motherload of alien invaders. Get back to your roots and curse at your monitor in this skills-first shooter.
Syder Arcade
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Promethium fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Promethium.
Killing zombies never gets old, but sometimes you just need a break. Get back to some serious old-school gaming with Syder Arcade! Syder Arcade is a love letter to Amiga games of the ‘90s, no coins, no upgrade grinding, just your tenacity and a motherload of alien invaders.
Blazing Chrome
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Promethium fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Promethium.
In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!
Valfaris: Mecha Therion
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Promethium fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Promethium.
Therion returns as the hunt for Lord Vroll continues. Pilot an advanced machine of death and destruction in this explosive 2.5D side-scrolling shoot ‘em up, and sequel to the critically acclaimed Valfaris. Strap in and unleash mecha hell!
R-Type Dimensions EX
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Ranked #5 for Promethium fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Promethium.
R-Type and R-Type II, the legendary coin-op space shooters, are now together on Steam!
Ikaruga
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Promethium fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Promethium.
Shoot! Dodge! and... Get Hit!? "Ikaruga" is a vertical shoot 'em up that features an unique polarity-switching gameplay. Switch the ship's polarity and "get hit and absorb" enemy bullets! Achieve High Score with the chain bonus!
Jets'n'Guns Gold
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Promethium fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Promethium.
Jets'n'Guns is a heavy piece of ground shaking rock blasting action with graphics and special effects that will blow you eyes out! Enjoy yourself in almost-insane action adventure of saving the universe from the deadly threat of more than 270 unique monsters in the campaign of 43 levels.
Deathsmiles
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Promethium fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Promethium.
Deathsmiles is CAVE's bullet-hell shoot-'em-up where you take the role of one of five Angels to defend the magical land of Gilverado from an invasion by Hell itself! Eradicate this devilish assault!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Promethium at current Steam store prices.
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Promethium on Steam right now. Shares Action with Promethium.
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
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Priced ~88% under Promethium on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Promethium.
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 ~63% under Promethium on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Promethium.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~53% under Promethium on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Promethium.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
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Priced ~75% under Promethium on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Promethium.
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
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Priced ~81% under Promethium on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Promethium.
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
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Priced ~88% under Promethium on Steam right now. Shares Action with Promethium.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
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Priced ~63% under Promethium on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Promethium.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Promethium.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
STRAFTAT
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Promethium.
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.
The Expendabros
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Promethium.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Promethium.
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.
Disfigure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Promethium.
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!
The Lab
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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!
Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Promethium.
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).
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More from Xiotex Studios Ltd
Other recommendable Steam games by Xiotex Studios Ltd, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Blast Em!
WHY THIS
Another title from Xiotex Studios Ltd, the studio behind Promethium. Shares Action and Indie with Promethium.
Protect the universe from the evil Alien robots terror-bent on eliminating the Earth and all of Humanity! Take control of the ship and blast the hell out of anything that moves and if it doesn’t move – blast it anyway to be sure.
Containment Protocol
WHY THIS
Another title from Xiotex Studios Ltd, the studio behind Promethium. Shares Action and Indie with Promethium.
A top-secret military research facility has gone dark. Their last communication only had two words in it: “Containment Protocol” Your task is to infiltrate the facility using a prototype remote control drone and work out what has happened to the facility and more importantly - what has happened to the weapon.
Caretaker Retribution
WHY THIS
Another title from Xiotex Studios Ltd, the studio behind Promethium. Shares Action and Indie with Promethium.
The stars are going out. A team is sent to find out why. They discover the cause and try to stop it. They don’t make it out alive. Caretaker Retribution is a 6DOF shooter for PC and Mac that also works on HTC Vive and Oculus Rift.
Caretaker Sacrifice
WHY THIS
Another title from Xiotex Studios Ltd, the studio behind Promethium. Shares Action and Indie with Promethium.
An epic sci-fi 6DOF adventure, puzzle and shooter featuring the voice of David Hewlett (Stargate). At the end of time, struggle through a hostile alien machine to solve the ultimate mystery and fulfil your final mission.
The Alpha Device
WHY THIS
Another title from Xiotex Studios Ltd, the studio behind Promethium. Shares Action and Indie with Promethium.
Beyond space, beyond reason... beyond humanity. Discover a gripping tale of a dystopian future narrated by David Hewlett, star of the Academy Award-winning The Shape Of Water.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Blazing Chrome
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Promethium.
In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!
Valfaris: Mecha Therion
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Promethium.
Therion returns as the hunt for Lord Vroll continues. Pilot an advanced machine of death and destruction in this explosive 2.5D side-scrolling shoot ‘em up, and sequel to the critically acclaimed Valfaris. Strap in and unleash mecha hell!
R-Type Dimensions EX
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Promethium.
R-Type and R-Type II, the legendary coin-op space shooters, are now together on Steam!
Ikaruga
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Promethium.
Shoot! Dodge! and... Get Hit!? "Ikaruga" is a vertical shoot 'em up that features an unique polarity-switching gameplay. Switch the ship's polarity and "get hit and absorb" enemy bullets! Achieve High Score with the chain bonus!
Deathsmiles
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Promethium.
Deathsmiles is CAVE's bullet-hell shoot-'em-up where you take the role of one of five Angels to defend the magical land of Gilverado from an invasion by Hell itself! Eradicate this devilish assault!
Frequently asked about Promethium
- How much does Promethium cost?
- Promethium is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Promethium?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Promethium are Syder Reloaded, Syder Arcade, Blazing Chrome.
- Who developed Promethium?
- Promethium was developed by Xiotex Studios Ltd and published by Thalamus Digital.
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