Games like Tempest 4000
If Tempest 4000 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Galactoids - Galactic Invaders, ShapeNeon Chaos and Centipede: Recharged — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its brutal difficulty rewards mastery, atmospheric 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.
Get personalized picks →About Tempest 4000: Tempest 4000™ is a visually stunning, action-packed tube shooter based on the classic hit arcade game, Tempest™.
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Galactoids - Galactic Invaders
WHY THIS
Top pick for Tempest 4000 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Tempest 4000.
Battle swarms of Galactic Invaders in this action-packed retro-inspired arcade shoot em up. May the Nerd be with you.
ShapeNeon Chaos
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Tempest 4000 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Tempest 4000.
ShapeNeon Chaos is an old school style space-shooter. You are a ship facing off waves of deadly enemies. This game was made to give you a shot of adrenaline in a couple of minutes. Lots of bullets and neon in an arcade psychedelic shooter!
Centipede: Recharged
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Tempest 4000.
Third-strongest match for Tempest 4000 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Blast bugs and chase high scores in this glorious revival of an old-school classic, all while jamming to a heart-pounding original score by Megan McDuffee. Play solo or tag in a friend for local co-op across 30 unique challenges or the endless arcade mode.
Waves
WHY THIS
Shares power up management and a hypnotic mood with Tempest 4000.
Ranked #4 for Tempest 4000 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
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!
Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tempest 4000.
Ranked #5 for Tempest 4000 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
42 of the weirdest, trippiest, sheepiest games ever created. Enter the mind of Jeff Minter, the legendary creator of Attack of the Mutant Camels, Gridrunner, and Tempest 2000, in this interactive documentary from Digital Eclipse.
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with Tempest 4000.
Ranked #6 for Tempest 4000 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Tempest 4000.
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved is a old school style shooter, but remixed for the 21st century with next generation graphics and deep, modern gameplay. Playing is simple: you are a geometric "ship" trapped in a grid world, facing off against waves of deadly wanderers, snakes, and repulsars.
Space Invaders Extreme
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with Tempest 4000.
Ranked #7 for Tempest 4000 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
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?
Retrowave
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with Tempest 4000.
Ranked #8 for Tempest 4000 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Tempest 4000.
Neon lights, palm trees, synthwave, '80s supercars speeding down an endless highway... Welcome to the world of Retrowave!
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POLYBIUS
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with Tempest 4000.
Reviewers of Tempest 4000 cross-mention this title as a similar play.
POLYBIUS is a fast, trippy tunnel shooter playable on a normal screen or in VR. 50 levels of blissful trance shooting action are set to a blistering soundtrack. The PS4 version was EDGE Magazine's VR GOTY in 2017, and the PC version of the game was even used as the basis for a NIN music video.
Space Giraffe
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tempest 4000.
Reviewers of Tempest 4000 cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Space Giraffe is an abstract action arcade style game that takes place in a succession of beautiful environments generated by an advanced graphics synthesizer. It presents itself as a shooter but the more you play the more you discover the hidden depths and strategies that make the gameplay satisfyingly rich and rewarding.
Eurofighter Typhoon
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Tempest 4000.
Reviewers of Tempest 4000 cross-mention this title as a similar play.
In Eurofighter Typhoon, you are flying the famous Eurofighter on top of Iceland to fight against Russian troops which invade the country and prevent the outbreak of World War III. Quickly outnumbered, the ICEFOR has been abandoned by NATO but has been able to deploy a small number of the new Typhoon aircraft.
Tempest: Pirate Action RPG
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tempest 4000.
Reviewers of Tempest 4000 cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Tempest is a Pirate Open World Action RPG where you rove the seas across three continents filled with dozens of colonies and forts, hundreds of quests and countless ships to plunder. Customize your ship, trade, challenge fellow pirates and face mythical monsters such as the Kraken and Leviathan!
Tempest Lost
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Tempest 4000 cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Tempest Lost is a top-down Co-op Adventure shooter. You play as one of 4 commandos tasked with discovering the truth behind many of the events in Tempest Lost. Join with up to 3 other friends for action packed story told in the Tempest Lost Universe.
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Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Tempest 4000 at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Tempest 4000 on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Tempest 4000.
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.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Tempest 4000 on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Tempest 4000.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Tempest 4000 on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Tempest 4000.
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!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Tempest 4000 on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Tempest 4000.
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.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Tempest 4000 on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Tempest 4000.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
OneShot
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Tempest 4000 on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Tempest 4000.
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
Human Fall Flat
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Tempest 4000 on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Tempest 4000.
Human Fall Flat is a hilarious, light-hearted platformer set in floating dreamscapes that can be played solo or with up to 8 players online. Free new levels keep its vibrant community rewarded.
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Tempest 4000 on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Tempest 4000.
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.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Peggle Extreme
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Tempest 4000.
Peggle Extreme delivers fast-paced puzzle action that combines elements of pinball and pachinko to create a truly unique game experience. Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun, now exclusively themed with art and sounds from Half-Life: Episode 2, Portal, and Team Fortress 2.
Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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).
Waves
WHY THIS
Shares power up management and a hypnotic mood with Tempest 4000.
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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!
RuneScape ®
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
RuneScape is a high fantasy open world MMORPG. Explore an ever changing and evolving living world where new challenges, skills, and quests await. Featuring unprecedented player freedom, you choose how to play, adventure, and grow.
Sven Co-op
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Tempest 4000.
Sven Co-op is a co-operative game originally based around Valve Software's Half-Life. In this game players must work together against computer controlled enemies and solve puzzles as a team.
Bombergrounds: Reborn
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
BOMBERGROUNDS: Immerse in a free-to-play massive multiplayer action-packed arena inspired by classic bomber games. Dash, bomb, bat, and explode your way to victory. Your realm of relentless arcade action is just a click away—dive in and rule the grounds!
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More from Llamasoft Ltd.
Other recommendable Steam games by Llamasoft Ltd., ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
POLYBIUS
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with Tempest 4000.
Another title from Llamasoft Ltd., the studio behind Tempest 4000.
POLYBIUS is a fast, trippy tunnel shooter playable on a normal screen or in VR. 50 levels of blissful trance shooting action are set to a blistering soundtrack. The PS4 version was EDGE Magazine's VR GOTY in 2017, and the PC version of the game was even used as the basis for a NIN music video.
Minotaur Arcade Volume 1
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with Tempest 4000.
Another title from Llamasoft Ltd., the studio behind Tempest 4000.
Minotaur Arcade brings you arcade-style games with a modern twist, playable in 2D or in VR for that 80s Tron "inside an arcade game" feeling. Vol. 1 consists of two Llamasoft classics - "Gridrunner" as the arcade game that might have been, and "GoatUp" as a light-hearted platformer that will have you baaing...
Moose Life
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with Tempest 4000.
Another title from Llamasoft Ltd., the studio behind Tempest 4000.
Moose Life is a trippy, psychedelic trance shooter. Created in the style of a 1980s arcade game, Moose Life offers you an exhilarating ride into the trance zone. Spectacular shooty action and a top techno soundtrack will raise your mood. If you have VR, immerse yourself for greater satisfaction.
Akka Arrh
WHY THIS
Another title from Llamasoft Ltd., the studio behind Tempest 4000.
Akka Arrh is a modern take on a scrapped project from the 1980s, providing players with a fast-paced, addictive, arcade shooter experience and psychedelic visuals. Protect your life rings as you chain together combos and go for a high score!
I, Robot
WHY THIS
Another title from Llamasoft Ltd., the studio behind Tempest 4000.
Jeff Minter is back with another unique take on a 1980s Atari arcade game: I, Robot. Reimagined in Minter’s signature assault of colors, shapes and sounds, this new take on the eclectic arcade title is built from the ground up with new challenges, new twists, and a whole lot of llamas.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Waves
WHY THIS
Shares power up management and a hypnotic mood with Tempest 4000.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box.
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!
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with Tempest 4000.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Casual with Tempest 4000.
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved is a old school style shooter, but remixed for the 21st century with next generation graphics and deep, modern gameplay. Playing is simple: you are a geometric "ship" trapped in a grid world, facing off against waves of deadly wanderers, snakes, and repulsars.
Space Invaders Extreme
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with Tempest 4000.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box.
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?
Frequently asked about Tempest 4000
- Does Tempest 4000 run on Steam Deck?
- Tempest 4000 is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Tempest 4000 cost?
- Tempest 4000 is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Tempest 4000?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Tempest 4000 are Galactoids - Galactic Invaders, ShapeNeon Chaos, Centipede: Recharged.
- Who developed Tempest 4000?
- Tempest 4000 was developed by Llamasoft Ltd. and published by Atari.
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