Games like 1982
If 1982 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Killon, Chaos Moon : 1CC Edition and PigShip and the Giant Wolf — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its booster effects transform gameplay, free with surprising depth and challenging. 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 1982 also play
Steam players who put hours into 1982 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.
Killon
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Top pick for 1982 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with 1982.
Killon is a retro shooter that features exhilarating combat, manic enemies and a charged cannon waiting to be unleashed. Fly a starship across the universe and restore the future today.
Chaos Moon : 1CC Edition
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Second-strongest match for 1982 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with 1982.
A classic style SHMUP in the tradition of 80's and 90's vertical scrolling shooters. Maximize your run and get to the top of the High-score Leaderboard. Can you achieve the rank of Fleet Admiral? It's a challenge. Visit our website for a free playable browser demo of the game.
PigShip and the Giant Wolf
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Third-strongest match for 1982 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with 1982.
Pig Ship and the Giant Wolf is a classic Shoot'em Up with a 8btis monochrome aesthetic. Cross the 6 worlds full of enemies and defeat the Giant Wolf to save your brothers.
Distant Space
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Shares wave based enemy spawning, boss battles and a retro mood with 1982.
Ranked #4 for 1982 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with 1982.
Distant Space are present the arcade game of cosmic fights in arcade style of the 80's, this is a game where you can control the spaceship and forced to destroy extraterrestrials, which are moving in the certain order.
Terra Flame
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Ranked #5 for 1982 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with 1982.
Terra Flame is a horizontal shmup inspired by the 90's. The feature is that you can switch between three types of weapons in real time.
LUFTRAUSERS
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with 1982.
Ranked #6 for 1982 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with 1982.
The skies are aflame and the seas will overflow with wreckage in Vlambeer’s stylish arcade shooter LUFTRAUSERS! Take to the skies in customized fighter planes to battle battleships, submarines, and rival aces for glory, honor, and high scores.
Ikaruga
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Shares an intense mood with 1982.
Ranked #7 for 1982 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with 1982.
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!
ZeroRanger
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Ranked #8 for 1982 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with 1982.
This is the story of a fighter who wanted to become...
Reviewers mention these as similar to 1982
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AsteroidsHD
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Reviewers of 1982 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with 1982.
Engage in space-warfare with your friends and foes! Dodge and destroy asteroids while trying to stay alive in multiplayer! Replay value is endless with massive combinations of in-game ship upgrades, modifications, and customization. Destroy Asteroids and Aliens to gain the edge!
PAC-MAN 256
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with 1982.
Reviewers of 1982 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with 1982.
PAC-MAN 256 is the maze that never ends. But the Glitch is coming for you…
Space Invaders Extreme
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Shares boss battles and a retro mood with 1982.
Reviewers of 1982 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with 1982.
The critically acclaimed update to the Space Invaders franchise has arrived to invade Steam with greatly improved graphics and audio! Packed with pulsing, vibrant visuals enhanced further by interactive sound. The invaders have evolved, the question is: can you keep up?
Space Aliens Invaders
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Reviewers of 1982 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with 1982.
modernized old time classic alien shooter game
PAC-MAN WORLD Re-PAC
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Shares boss battles and a retro mood with 1982.
Reviewers of 1982 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Casual with 1982.
PAC-MAN arrives home on his birthday to find the Ghosts have kidnapped PAC-MAN’s family and ruined his party! Off to the rescue, PAC-MAN sets out to Ghost Island!
Snake
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Reviewers of 1982 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Casual with 1982.
Features: - Classic score-based gameplay - Increasing difficulty over time - Simple, readable visual design - Fast restart and replay loop - Singleplayer arcade experience
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Frequently asked about 1982
- Does 1982 run on Steam Deck?
- 1982 is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- Is 1982 free to play?
- Yes — 1982 is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
- What games are most similar to 1982?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside 1982 are Killon, Chaos Moon : 1CC Edition, PigShip and the Giant Wolf.
- Who developed 1982?
- 1982 was developed by Binary Zoo.
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 1982.
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