Games like GUNHEAD
If GUNHEAD is your kind of game, the closest matches are CRYPTARK, Battle Shapers and Mars vs. Robots — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its fast paced roguelike loop, 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 GUNHEAD: Gunhead is a fast paced strategic roguelike FPS where you take the role of a pirate mech with a gun for a head, looting derelict spaceships filled with monstrous drones made out of bone and steel. Sequel to the 2d roguelite Cryptark.
Players who liked GUNHEAD also play
Steam players who put hours into GUNHEAD 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.
CRYPTARK
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation, resource management and an atmospheric mood with GUNHEAD.
Top pick for GUNHEAD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with GUNHEAD.
Cryptark is a 2D sci-fi shooter where you take on the role of a heavily armed privateer seeking to earn government contracts by boarding deadly alien space-hulks. It's up to you to strategize a plan of attack, pick an equipment loadout, and destroy the central core to be victorious.
Battle Shapers
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with GUNHEAD.
Second-strongest match for GUNHEAD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with GUNHEAD.
Battle Shapers is an action-packed, sci-fi FPS roguelite in which you shoot and smash your way through swarms of corrupt robots. Wield powerful weapons, abilities, and game-changing new powers stolen from ruthless Overlords.
Mars vs. Robots
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for GUNHEAD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with GUNHEAD.
Defend Mars from humans
Mercenary Battle Company: The Reapers
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for GUNHEAD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with GUNHEAD.
Join the race for Ether! Mercenary Battle Company: The Reapers is a fast-paced, roguelite, bullet heaven game in a sci-fi setting. Choose your pilots, customize and upgrade your Mecha Robots, and survive against endless swarms of Xeni. Will you survive long enough?
UNDERZONE
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for GUNHEAD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with GUNHEAD.
SEARCH - RESCUE - SURVIVE - Smash walls, shoot enemies, rescue survivors, upgrade your Mole Mech, and uncover a dark conspiracy within a 22nd century disaster zone. Underzone is a new twist on the 'roguelite' genre, featuring procedural enemies built out of unique combinations of components.
Wild Bastards
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with GUNHEAD.
Ranked #6 for GUNHEAD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with GUNHEAD.
The spiritual successor to the award-winning game Void Bastards, Wild Bastards is a roguelike strategy shooter with heart-pounding FPS action, mod management, and a tactical campaign. Saddle up and lead the most notorious outlaws in the galaxy.
Force Reboot
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with GUNHEAD.
Ranked #7 for GUNHEAD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with GUNHEAD.
Force Reboot is a fast-paced FPS with rogue-lite elements. Force Reboot is entirely focused on nonstop gameplay. You need to get past all of the rooms as fast as you can.
PositronX
WHY THIS
Shares vertical movement and an atmospheric mood with GUNHEAD.
Ranked #8 for GUNHEAD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with GUNHEAD.
PositronX is a futuristic rogue-lite fps featuring fast-paced combat, creative movement, time control mechanics and breathtaking visuals, each playthrough giving you a unique experience.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below GUNHEAD at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under GUNHEAD on Steam right now. Shares Indie with GUNHEAD.
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.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under GUNHEAD on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with GUNHEAD.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under GUNHEAD on Steam right now. Shares Action with GUNHEAD.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under GUNHEAD on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with GUNHEAD.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under GUNHEAD on Steam right now. Shares Action with GUNHEAD.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with GUNHEAD.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with GUNHEAD.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with GUNHEAD.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 GUNHEAD.
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.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with GUNHEAD.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with GUNHEAD.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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More from Alientrap
Other recommendable Steam games by Alientrap, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Wytchwood
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with GUNHEAD.
Another title from Alientrap, the studio behind GUNHEAD. Shares Indie with GUNHEAD.
Wytchwood is a crafting adventure game set in a land of gothic fables and fairytales. As the old witch of the woods, explore a strange countryside, collect magic ingredients, brew sorcerous spells, and pass judgement upon a capricious cast of characters.
Apotheon
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with GUNHEAD.
Another title from Alientrap, the studio behind GUNHEAD. Shares Action and Indie with GUNHEAD.
Apotheon is a heroic action game set within the vibrant world of Ancient Greek Mythology. Ascend Mount Olympus, wrestle the divine powers from the Pantheon of Gods, and save mankind.
CRYPTARK
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation, resource management and an atmospheric mood with GUNHEAD.
Another title from Alientrap, the studio behind GUNHEAD. Shares Action and Indie with GUNHEAD.
Cryptark is a 2D sci-fi shooter where you take on the role of a heavily armed privateer seeking to earn government contracts by boarding deadly alien space-hulks. It's up to you to strategize a plan of attack, pick an equipment loadout, and destroy the central core to be victorious.
Capsized
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with GUNHEAD.
Another title from Alientrap, the studio behind GUNHEAD. Shares Action and Indie with GUNHEAD.
Capsized is a fast paced 2D platformer focused on intense action and exploration. As a intrepid space traveler, your ship has crash landed on a mysterious alien planet. You must navigate through the perilous environment and fight off blood-thirsty creatures to save your crewmates and escape with your lives!
DuneCrawl
WHY THIS
Another title from Alientrap, the studio behind GUNHEAD. Shares Action and Indie with GUNHEAD.
DuneCrawl is an open world action-adventure game, where you take to the sandy seas atop a gigantic crustacean festooned with black powder cannons. Play as a solo Crab Keeper, or with a crew of up to three other friends in local and online coop.
Maximum Override
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with GUNHEAD.
Another title from Alientrap, the studio behind GUNHEAD. Shares Action and Indie with GUNHEAD.
Maximum Override is a chaotic city destruction game where the machines come alive. Wreak havoc in a fully destructible randomly generated city with anything you can find.
Autocraft
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with GUNHEAD.
Another title from Alientrap, the studio behind GUNHEAD. Shares Indie with GUNHEAD.
Create, Collect, and Crash in Autocraft, a physics destruction sandbox. Create your own cars, rockets, tanks, planes, boats, and more.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
CRYPTARK
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation, resource management and an atmospheric mood with GUNHEAD.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with GUNHEAD.
Cryptark is a 2D sci-fi shooter where you take on the role of a heavily armed privateer seeking to earn government contracts by boarding deadly alien space-hulks. It's up to you to strategize a plan of attack, pick an equipment loadout, and destroy the central core to be victorious.
Battle Shapers
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with GUNHEAD.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with GUNHEAD.
Battle Shapers is an action-packed, sci-fi FPS roguelite in which you shoot and smash your way through swarms of corrupt robots. Wield powerful weapons, abilities, and game-changing new powers stolen from ruthless Overlords.
Wild Bastards
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with GUNHEAD.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with GUNHEAD.
The spiritual successor to the award-winning game Void Bastards, Wild Bastards is a roguelike strategy shooter with heart-pounding FPS action, mod management, and a tactical campaign. Saddle up and lead the most notorious outlaws in the galaxy.
Frequently asked about GUNHEAD
- Is GUNHEAD verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — GUNHEAD is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does GUNHEAD cost?
- GUNHEAD is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to GUNHEAD?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside GUNHEAD are CRYPTARK, Battle Shapers, Mars vs. Robots.
- Who developed GUNHEAD?
- GUNHEAD was developed by Alientrap.
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 GUNHEAD.
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