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Games like Super XYX

If Super XYX is your kind of game, the closest matches are Ikaruga, LUFTRAUSERS and Super Hydorah — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its scoring rewards aggressive play, atmospheric and intense. 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 Super XYX: Super XYX is a new shmup from the creator of Fire Arrow X, Megatank, ZPF and a couple of others. Co-developed and published by Team Grybanser Fox.

2020ActionIndie9.99 USDWindowsby Team Grybanser Fox
Super XYX — Steam game cover
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Pixel art style feels aliveScoring rewards aggressive playShips feel distinct and weightyAtmosphericIntenseNostalgic

Players who liked Super XYX also play

Steam players who put hours into Super XYX 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. Ikaruga

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Super XYX.

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

    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!

    2014ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. LUFTRAUSERS

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Super XYX.

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

    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.

    2014ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Super Hydorah

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Super XYX.

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

    Super Hydorah is a nonlinear horizontal shoot’ em up designed to offer a challenging experience, sublimating the richness of traditional shmup classics. Face the menace of the Meroptians aboard the Delta Lance, alone or with your friends in this game with direct action and nostalgic art.

    2017ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Jamestown

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Super XYX.

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

    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.

    2011ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Syder Arcade

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Super XYX.

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

    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.

    2013ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Waves

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. Mirage Feathers

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Super XYX.

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

    「Maybe one day, I won't have to fight when I fly.」

    2024ActionIndie2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. ZeroRanger

    WHY THIS

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

    This is the story of a fighter who wanted to become...

    2018ActionIndie11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Super XYX on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Super XYX.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Super XYX on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Super XYX.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Super XYX on Steam right now. Shares Action with Super XYX.

    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.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Super XYX on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Super XYX.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Super XYX on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Super XYX.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Super XYX on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Super XYX.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Super XYX on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Super XYX.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Super XYX on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Super XYX.

    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.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. 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 Super XYX.

    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 ↗
  4. Waves

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. Evil Egg

    WHY THIS

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

    Blast it all to hell.

    2025ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Baldi's Basics Classic Remastered

    WHY THIS

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

    Escape Baldi's schoolhouse again in this new remastered version of Baldi's Basics Classic! Use stealth and strategy to collect all 7 notebooks and win! Featuring three games in one, gameplay improvements, a more authentic art style, accessibility improvements, and brand new ways to play!

    2022ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Super Crate Box

    WHY THIS

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

    Vlambeer's SUPER CRATE BOX is coming to bring back the glory of the golden arcade age, when all that really mattered was getting on that high score list. Grab your baseball cap and loosen your pants, it's time to fight endless hordes of enemies and collect every weapon crate you can.

    2012ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. You Have to Win the Game

    WHY THIS

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

    You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.

    2014ActionIndieFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

More from Team Grybanser Fox

Other recommendable Steam games by Team Grybanser Fox, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Zenohell

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Team Grybanser Fox, the studio behind Super XYX. Shares Action with Super XYX.

    Zenohell is a 90s inspired shoot-em'up (shmup) that is all about simple gameplay, just dodge, shoot, score, with vibrant pixel visuals and a kicking 28 track soundtrack, with lots of content to boot.

    2015Action9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Zenodyne R

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Super XYX.

    Another title from Team Grybanser Fox, the studio behind Super XYX. Shares Action and Indie with Super XYX.

    Zenodyne R is a new 90s-style shoot-'em-up game filled with YM2612 music and real Blast Processing action, where your reflexes and patience will be tested in their entirety! Packed with 6 crazy stages filled wtih bosses, 5 unique ships, unlockables, branching paths and more!

    2016ActionIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Fire Arrow Plus

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Team Grybanser Fox, the studio behind Super XYX. Shares Action and Indie with Super XYX.

    Fire Arrow and Fire Arrow X are time attack style shooters with a heavy emphasis on scoring. Otherwisely, you can call them coffee break shmups.

    2017ActionIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Jet Buster

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Super XYX.

    Another title from Team Grybanser Fox, the studio behind Super XYX. Shares Action and Indie with Super XYX.

    Jet Buster is the new 90s anthro shmup, going back to the cuter roots of the genre.

    2017ActionIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Zenodeath

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Team Grybanser Fox, the studio behind Super XYX. Shares Action and Indie with Super XYX.

    Zenodeath is the final entry in the Zeno series, the final evolution, featuring a modern OST by HeavyViper and two gameplay types.

    2020ActionIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Ikaruga

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Super XYX.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Super XYX.

    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!

    2014ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Super Hydorah

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Super XYX.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Super XYX.

    Super Hydorah is a nonlinear horizontal shoot’ em up designed to offer a challenging experience, sublimating the richness of traditional shmup classics. Face the menace of the Meroptians aboard the Delta Lance, alone or with your friends in this game with direct action and nostalgic art.

    2017ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Jamestown

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Super XYX.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Super XYX.

    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.

    2011ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Waves

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Super XYX.

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Super XYX

How much does Super XYX cost?
Super XYX is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Super XYX?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Super XYX are Ikaruga, LUFTRAUSERS, Super Hydorah.
Who developed Super XYX?
Super XYX was developed by Team Grybanser Fox.

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 Super XYX.

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