Games like Spears 'n' Spades
If Spears 'n' Spades is your kind of game, the closest matches are Blasphemous, NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound and Volgarr the Viking — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging 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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Blasphemous
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Spears 'n' Spades.
Top pick for Spears 'n' Spades fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Spears 'n' Spades.
Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.
NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Spears 'n' Spades.
Second-strongest match for Spears 'n' Spades fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Spears 'n' Spades.
A brand-new side-scrolling entry to the NINJA GAIDEN series from the team behind Blasphemous, NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound redefines the classic platformer saga in a spectacular, thrilling and challenging ninja adventure.
Volgarr the Viking
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Spears 'n' Spades.
Third-strongest match for Spears 'n' Spades fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Spears 'n' Spades.
Return to the Golden Age of arcades with a hardcore action platformer that pulls no punches! Possesses all the hallmarks of true classics like Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts (SNES), Rastan Saga (Arcade), Castlevania (NES) and more with precise controls, high challenge, and meticulous design.
Shank 2
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Spears 'n' Spades.
Ranked #4 for Spears 'n' Spades fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Spears 'n' Spades.
The fan-favorite 2D brawler is back as ex-mob hit man Shank returns to action in Shank 2. With those closest to him under attack, Shank is once again forced on the offensive. Now he must put his trusty arsenal of handguns, shotguns, automatic weapons, chainsaws, machetes, grenades, plus all-new weaponry and moves to use in order to...
BUTCHER
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Spears 'n' Spades.
Ranked #5 for Spears 'n' Spades fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Spears 'n' Spades.
BUTCHER is a fast-paced, blood-soaked 2D shooter where carnage is the only way forward. Become a ruthless cyborg tasked with eradicating humanity, leaving nothing but blood, guts, and destruction in your wake. There's no such thing as too much violence in this grim, retro-styled gorefest.
Haimrik
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Spears 'n' Spades.
Ranked #6 for Spears 'n' Spades fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Spears 'n' Spades.
Make words come to life in this action adventure unlike any other! Haimrik blends gameplay with the narrative of its story set in medieval times. Combined with crisp humor and rare visual style, Haimrik’s journey is sure to entertain. Word’s the word!
Nine Sols
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Spears 'n' Spades.
Ranked #7 for Spears 'n' Spades fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Spears 'n' Spades.
Nine Sols is a lore rich, hand-drawn 2D action-platformer featuring Sekiro-inspired deflection focused combat. Embark on a journey of eastern fantasy, explore the land once home to an ancient alien race, and follow a vengeful hero’s quest to slay the 9 Sols, formidable rulers of this forsaken realm.
MO:Astray
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Spears 'n' Spades.
Ranked #8 for Spears 'n' Spades fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Spears 'n' Spades.
MO: Astray is a pixel art, side-scrolling, action-platformer. Lead MO through mind-bending puzzles using special abilities. Bizarre enemies, threatening traps and ingenious level designs await.
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Revelations
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Spears 'n' Spades cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Spears 'n' Spades.
Revelations is a zombies passion project created solely by me, Brock de Beaubien. It's heavily inspired by bo2 and bo3 zombies.
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Spears 'n' Spades.
Reviewers of Spears 'n' Spades cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Spears 'n' Spades.
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a randomly generated action RPG shooter with heavy Rogue-like elements. Following Isaac on his journey players will find bizarre treasures that change Isaac’s form giving him super human abilities and enabling him to fight off droves of mysterious creatures, discover secrets and fight his way to safety.
Mega Man Legacy Collection
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Spears 'n' Spades.
Reviewers of Spears 'n' Spades cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Spears 'n' Spades.
Mega Man Legacy Collection is a celebration of the 8-bit history of Capcom’s iconic Blue Bomber featuring faithful reproductions of the series’ origins with the original six Mega Man games.
Mega Man X Legacy Collection
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Spears 'n' Spades.
Reviewers of Spears 'n' Spades cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Spears 'n' Spades.
Mega Man X Legacy Collection includes the legendary 16-bit titles and the series’ exciting foray into the 32-bit era: Mega Man X, Mega Man X2, Mega Man X3, and Mega Man X4. Test your skills in the new X Challenge mode, which pits players against two deadly bosses at once.
Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Spears 'n' Spades.
Reviewers of Spears 'n' Spades cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Spears 'n' Spades.
Watch as this nostalgic yet completely reimagined storybook world unravels before your very eyes. Taking cues from both Ghosts 'n Goblins and Ghouls 'n Ghosts and giving birth to something entirely new, Resurrection is a title worthy of its name.
Castle of Vania
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Spears 'n' Spades cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Spears 'n' Spades.
Invade the castle of the powerful Vampire Vania, face several difficult, exciting and sensual challenges to end this reign of horror and orgies.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Spears 'n' Spades at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Spears 'n' Spades on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Spears 'n' Spades.
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?
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Spears 'n' Spades on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Spears 'n' Spades.
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.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Spears 'n' Spades on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Spears 'n' Spades.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Spears 'n' Spades on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Spears 'n' Spades.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Bit Blaster XL
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Spears 'n' Spades on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Spears 'n' Spades.
Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!
Dictators:No Peace Countryballs
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Spears 'n' Spades on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Spears 'n' Spades.
Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.
TYRONE vs COPS
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Spears 'n' Spades on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Spears 'n' Spades.
Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Spears 'n' Spades.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Spears 'n' Spades.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Spears 'n' Spades.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Khimera: Destroy All Monster Girls
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Spears 'n' Spades.
Play as Chelshia the chimera in this platforming beat-em-up adventure into the wonderful world of monster girls!
Transformice
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Spears 'n' Spades.
Transformice is an MMO platformer about dozens of mice running to bring back the cheese! Will the almighty Shaman help you or just ruin everything? Millions of levels, hectic physics, skill trees, and more importantly... hats!
死寂（Deathly Stillness）
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Spears 'n' Spades.
This is a boring zombie game with no plot, not an officially released game, please don't have high expectations.
Zombie Panic! Source
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Spears 'n' Spades.
Dive into the zombie apocalypse with Zombie Panic! Source: a cooperative, survival-horror first-person-shooter. A fast-paced standalone modification.
Devolverland Expo
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Spears 'n' Spades.
Devolverland Expo is a first-person 'marketing simulator' set within an abandoned convention center after the annual Devolver Digital game expo was mysteriously canceled.
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Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Blasphemous
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Spears 'n' Spades.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Spears 'n' Spades.
Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.
NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Spears 'n' Spades.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Spears 'n' Spades.
A brand-new side-scrolling entry to the NINJA GAIDEN series from the team behind Blasphemous, NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound redefines the classic platformer saga in a spectacular, thrilling and challenging ninja adventure.
Shank 2
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Spears 'n' Spades.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Spears 'n' Spades.
The fan-favorite 2D brawler is back as ex-mob hit man Shank returns to action in Shank 2. With those closest to him under attack, Shank is once again forced on the offensive. Now he must put his trusty arsenal of handguns, shotguns, automatic weapons, chainsaws, machetes, grenades, plus all-new weaponry and moves to use in order to...
Nine Sols
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Spears 'n' Spades.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Spears 'n' Spades.
Nine Sols is a lore rich, hand-drawn 2D action-platformer featuring Sekiro-inspired deflection focused combat. Embark on a journey of eastern fantasy, explore the land once home to an ancient alien race, and follow a vengeful hero’s quest to slay the 9 Sols, formidable rulers of this forsaken realm.
MO:Astray
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Spears 'n' Spades.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Spears 'n' Spades.
MO: Astray is a pixel art, side-scrolling, action-platformer. Lead MO through mind-bending puzzles using special abilities. Bizarre enemies, threatening traps and ingenious level designs await.
Frequently asked about Spears 'n' Spades
- How much does Spears 'n' Spades cost?
- Spears 'n' Spades is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Spears 'n' Spades?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Spears 'n' Spades are Blasphemous, NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound, Volgarr the Viking.
- Who developed Spears 'n' Spades?
- Spears 'n' Spades was developed by LeatherIceCream, LazyTomato, Madvertiz0r and published by Proc Spine.
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