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Games like Xion

  • 13 games
  • Updated May 5, 2026

Players who liked Xion also play

The closest matches to Xion: Pistol Whip, Raw Data, Nex Machina, In Death, and Syder Arcade. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Also VR and Bullet Hell, like Xion.

    • $29.99 (Price checked Oct 29)
    • 2019
  2. Rank 02

    Why this

    Also Shoot 'Em Up and VR, like Xion.

    • $39.99 (Price checked Oct 29)
    • 2017
  3. Rank 03

    Why this

    Also Shoot 'Em Up and Bullet Hell, like Xion.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Oct 24)
    • 2017
  1. Rank 04

    In Death

    Why this: Also Rogue-like and VR, like Xion.

    • $29.99 (Price checked Oct 24)
    • 2018
  2. Rank 05

    Syder Arcade

    • $9.99 (Price checked Oct 24)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2013
  3. Rank 06

    Ikaruga

    • $9.99 (Price checked Oct 29)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2014
  4. Rank 07

    DRAINUS

    • $14.99 (Price checked Oct 24)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2022
  5. Rank 08

    EVERSPACE™

    • $19.99 (Price checked Oct 30)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2017

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Xion

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Pistol Whip

    Also VR and Bullet Hell, like Xion.

    • 94% of 2,848 reviews
  2. 2
    Raw Data

    Also Shoot 'Em Up and VR, like Xion.

    • 81% of 1,676 reviews
  3. 3
    Nex Machina

    Also Shoot 'Em Up and Bullet Hell, like Xion.

    • 91% of 885 reviews
  4. 4
    In Death

    Also Rogue-like and VR, like Xion.

    • 82% of 704 reviews
  5. 5
    Syder Arcade

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 85% of 268 reviews
  6. 6
    Ikaruga

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 95% of 1,193 reviews
  7. 7
    DRAINUS

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 96% of 563 reviews
  8. 8
    EVERSPACE™

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 78% of 5,072 reviews
  9. 9
    Crimzon Clover WORLD IGNITION

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 93% of 712 reviews
  10. 10
    Sublevel Zero Redux

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 85% of 383 reviews
  11. 11
    Hover Junkers

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 61% of 588 reviews
  12. 12
    Half-Life: Alyx

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 98% of 60,789 reviews
  13. 13
    MOTHERGUNSHIP: FORGE

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 92% of 168 reviews
  14. 14
    Drifting Lands

    Genres: Action, Indie, RPG

    • 68% of 112 reviews
  15. 15
    Astebreed: Definitive Edition

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 88% of 549 reviews
  16. 16
    Beat Hazard

    Genres: Action, Indie, Casual

    • 95% of 3,477 reviews
  17. 17
    Sora

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 91% of 174 reviews
  18. 18
    Assault Android Cactus+

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 95% of 982 reviews
  19. 19
    Metro Awakening

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 75% of 1,739 reviews
  20. 20
    Symphony

    Genres: Action, Indie, Casual

    • 87% of 605 reviews
  21. 21
    Until You Fall

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 94% of 2,242 reviews
  22. 22
    Waves

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 96% of 884 reviews
  23. 23
    Rez Infinite

    Genres: Action, Indie, Casual

    • 92% of 854 reviews
  24. 24
    Mega City Force

    Also Rogue-like and Shoot 'Em Up, like Xion.

    • 80% of 204 reviews
Xion — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2018
  • Developer: Zenz VR
  • 68% of 41 reviews
  • Genres: Action, Indie
  • Platforms: Windows

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About Xion

The closest matches to Xion: Pistol Whip, Raw Data, Nex Machina, In Death, and Syder Arcade. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Xion is your kind of game, the closest matches are Pistol Whip, Raw Data and Nex Machina — 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.

About Xion: Xion revives the arcade and shoot ’em ups of the 1990’s in a refreshing and unique way with a fully destructible voxel landscape setting and your very own spaceship that you design and upgrade in an infinite number of ways.

Is Xion worth buying?

Too few reviews to call

A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.

  • Only 41 Steam reviews so far, not enough to judge.
  • On sale: 80% off, now $1.99 (checked Oct 3).
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 1 h when they wrote their review.
  • Critics usually quit early: a median of 0.5 h played before their negative review.

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“I'm guessing devs only played this game with very bad headphones because the gattling gun is almost unusable with its sound volume. Building a ship is missing a remove/delete object tool. Early level enemy fire is a bright white/yellow…”
0 h played
“I like the theme of this game. I like the levels. I like shooting stuff. I like building my craft. I like the Aesthetic. I don't like how to build items. I don't like that all the guns have the same listed DPS. I think the weapons should…”
1 h played
More negative reviews on Steam ↗

People who play it also play: Pistol Whip, Raw Data, Nex Machina

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Frequently asked about Xion

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What games are most similar to Xion?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Xion are Pistol Whip, Raw Data, Nex Machina.

Who developed Xion?

Xion was developed by Zenz VR.