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Games like PixelJunk™ Monsters 2

If PixelJunk™ Monsters 2 is your kind of game, the closest matches are ZAMB! Endless Extermination, HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed and Yet Another Zombie Defense HD — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, cozy and retro. 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 PixelJunk™ Monsters 2: PixelJunk™ Monsters is back with the simple, yet highly strategic real-time tower defense gameplay gameplay of the original title, now with updated graphics and brand new multiplayer modes!

2018Action1.49 USDWindowsby Q-Games Ltd.
PixelJunk™ Monsters 2 — Steam game cover
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Blends strategy with physical movementClay mation art style is satisfyingCozy couch co op is seamlessChallengingCozyRetro

Players who liked PixelJunk™ Monsters 2 also play

Steam players who put hours into PixelJunk™ Monsters 2 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. ZAMB! Endless Extermination

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for PixelJunk™ Monsters 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with PixelJunk™ Monsters 2.

    ZAMB! Endless Extermination is a mash-up of a twin stick shooter and a tower defence game. Play in local co-op or online with a friend, sibling or partner as two space agents, Cye (the brawler) and Chrome (the tactician).

    2019ActionIndie2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with PixelJunk™ Monsters 2.

    Second-strongest match for PixelJunk™ Monsters 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with PixelJunk™ Monsters 2.

    Hypercharge is a first and third-person shooter action figure game you've always dreamed of! Grab your friends, complete objectives, defend the Hypercore against waves of weaponized toys, and defeat Major Evil together in the story campaign!

    2020ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Yet Another Zombie Defense HD

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with PixelJunk™ Monsters 2.

    Third-strongest match for PixelJunk™ Monsters 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with PixelJunk™ Monsters 2.

    Top-down zombie shooter with tower defense elements featuring up to 4 players local and online co-op. Build your base by day, defend it by night, put your skills to the test to stay alive as long as possible! Darkness is coming. How long can YOU survive?

    2017ActionIndie3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Over 9000 Zombies!

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for PixelJunk™ Monsters 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with PixelJunk™ Monsters 2.

    Over 9000 Zombies! is top-down arcade action blown out of all reasonable proportions. An endless horde of zombies is coming your way, how long can you survive?

    2015ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Mage Fort

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for PixelJunk™ Monsters 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with PixelJunk™ Monsters 2.

    Tower Defense meets magical action. Fire cat cannons. Build, repair, and upgrade your defenses. Master multiple mage classes. Mage Fort puts the focus on co-op action with a heavy defensive theme!

    2018ActionStrategyIndie2.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Rock of Ages 2: Bigger & Boulder™

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with PixelJunk™ Monsters 2.

    Ranked #6 for PixelJunk™ Monsters 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with PixelJunk™ Monsters 2.

    The greatest rock-racing, tower defense, art history game is back! Like the title says, Bigger & Boulder cranks up the surrealism and gameplay with chaotic 4P multiplayer, new time periods, and improved graphics, physics, and destructibility powered by UE4 to be, well… BIGGER AND BOULDER.

    2017ActionStrategyIndie4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. No Heroes Here

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with PixelJunk™ Monsters 2.

    Ranked #7 for PixelJunk™ Monsters 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with PixelJunk™ Monsters 2.

    No Heroes Here is a frantic co-op game for 1 to 4 players, available in local and online modes. Craft and use several items effectively whilst coordinating your ragtag band of non-heroes to defend castles and survive! ...Oh, as well as saving the Kingdom in the meantime!

    2017ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. DG2: Defense Grid 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with PixelJunk™ Monsters 2.

    Ranked #8 for PixelJunk™ Monsters 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Great strategy is timeless. Build, adapt, and defend across dynamic maps, solo or online - every session brings new strategies, new solutions, and new surprises. Now is the perfect time to enter the grid.

    2014StrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to PixelJunk™ Monsters 2

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Monsters!

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of PixelJunk™ Monsters 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with PixelJunk™ Monsters 2.

    Monsters! is a dual stick shooter with a retro feel complete with pixel art and leaderboards to achieve that good ol’ arcade feel.

    2016ActionIndieFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. PixelJunk™ Monsters Ultimate

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with PixelJunk™ Monsters 2.

    Reviewers of PixelJunk™ Monsters 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Tikiman the Forest Defender is in trouble. Hordes of monsters are sweeping through his realm, hoping to chow down on his offspring – and it’s up to you to defend them. By placing weapon towers at strategic points around the landscape, you can destroy the invaders and save the little ones.

    2013Strategy9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with PixelJunk™ Monsters 2.

    Reviewers of PixelJunk™ Monsters 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    For the first time in over 20 years, we are heralding the return of a much loved piece of gaming history with the classic RPG, Wasteland! Mutants. Again. Even more than there were last time: they seem to materialize out of the very grains of the radioactive desert sand. Venomous yellow eyes.

    2013StrategyIndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. THE GAME

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of PixelJunk™ Monsters 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    The right path or the left path? Which will you choose? To get the Free Pass and finish the game you have to make an important choice.

    2022IndieRPGCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Save Giant Girl from monsters 3

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of PixelJunk™ Monsters 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    A flight simulator game. Save the giant girl from the monsters attacking her using a helicopter.

    2024SportsStrategyIndie199.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below PixelJunk™ Monsters 2 at current Steam store prices.

  1. UBERMOSH

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under PixelJunk™ Monsters 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with PixelJunk™ Monsters 2.

    UBERMOSH is an arcade game about cutting bullets with a sword, in a gun-filled cyberpunk mosh pit.

    2015ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Vagrant

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under PixelJunk™ Monsters 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with PixelJunk™ Monsters 2.

    Guide Vivian the Vagrant, through vibrant and dynamic landscapes while hacking and slashing a path from a quiet coastal village through mysterious forests, haunted castles, and wrecked battlegrounds. When the endless barrage of enemies have been vanquished, what solace will be left for our hero?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure0.79 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Seraph's Last Stand

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~54% under PixelJunk™ Monsters 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with PixelJunk™ Monsters 2.

    Create insane builds and break the game in all possible ways to get your name into the leaderboards! Every round you get stronger, but so does the enemies...

    2022ActionCasual0.69 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. ULTIMATE HARDBASS DEFENCE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under PixelJunk™ Monsters 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with PixelJunk™ Monsters 2.

    SHOOT. SURVIVE. DANCE HARDBASS.

    2019ActionIndieMassively Multiplayer0.59 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. LIZARDS MUST DIE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under PixelJunk™ Monsters 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with PixelJunk™ Monsters 2.

    The great exploits of the Ancient Rus in the war with the lizards. Immerse yourself in the world of Hyperborea and defeat hordes of Lizards and other unholy who encroached on holy places Ancestors. Choose a blessed hero and go save the world from the green plague.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure0.79 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Miss Neko

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under PixelJunk™ Monsters 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with PixelJunk™ Monsters 2.

    Together the full picture of all the lovely beast ladies with your own hands, play Yakyuken with them, collect their portraits. Hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable game time:)

    2019ActionCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. QUICKERFLAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under PixelJunk™ Monsters 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with PixelJunk™ Monsters 2.

    QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Gachi Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under PixelJunk™ Monsters 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with PixelJunk™ Monsters 2.

    Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with PixelJunk™ Monsters 2.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with PixelJunk™ Monsters 2.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with PixelJunk™ Monsters 2.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Q-Games Ltd.

Other recommendable Steam games by Q-Games Ltd., ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with PixelJunk™ Monsters 2.

    Another title from Q-Games Ltd., the studio behind PixelJunk™ Monsters 2. Shares Action with PixelJunk™ Monsters 2.

    Welcome to SoupCo, Astroworker! In Nom Nom Galaxy, construct and automate gigantic soup factories on unexplored planets throughout the universe, harvest flora and fauna to turn them into artisanal soups, and rocket your product into the gullets of the galaxy!

    2015ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. PixelJunk™ Monsters Ultimate

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with PixelJunk™ Monsters 2.

    Another title from Q-Games Ltd., the studio behind PixelJunk™ Monsters 2.

    Tikiman the Forest Defender is in trouble. Hordes of monsters are sweeping through his realm, hoping to chow down on his offspring – and it’s up to you to defend them. By placing weapon towers at strategic points around the landscape, you can destroy the invaders and save the little ones.

    2013Strategy9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. PixelJunk™ Eden

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Q-Games Ltd., the studio behind PixelJunk™ Monsters 2. Shares Action with PixelJunk™ Monsters 2.

    Swing, climb, and jump your way through massive “gardens” of vibrant other-worldly plant-life in this truly organic platformer.

    2012ActionIndieCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. PixelJunk™ Shooter

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with PixelJunk™ Monsters 2.

    Another title from Q-Games Ltd., the studio behind PixelJunk™ Monsters 2. Shares Action with PixelJunk™ Monsters 2.

    In PixelJunk™ Shooter, you must pilot your spacecraft through a range of cavernous environments in a bid to save the scientists trapped underground. Making your way through the game will rely on your keen sense of observation and the ability to manipulate your surroundings.

    2013Action8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. PixelJunk™ Shooter Ultimate

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with PixelJunk™ Monsters 2.

    Another title from Q-Games Ltd., the studio behind PixelJunk™ Monsters 2. Shares Action with PixelJunk™ Monsters 2.

    CAN YOU SAVE THE SCIENTISTS ON APOXUS PRIME?PixelJunk™ Shooter Ultimate is a twin-stick shooter with equal elements of action and puzzle solving.

    2015Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Dead Hungry

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with PixelJunk™ Monsters 2.

    Another title from Q-Games Ltd., the studio behind PixelJunk™ Monsters 2. Shares Action with PixelJunk™ Monsters 2.

    Dead Hungry is a fast-paced VR game developed by Q-Games, creators of the PixelJunk series. Restore zombies to human form by loading up huge hamburgers and hurling them to the grateful undead. Your weapons of choice are burgers, pizza, fries--and anything else you can pick up!

    2016ActionIndieCasual7.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. PixelJunk™ Scrappers Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Q-Games Ltd., the studio behind PixelJunk™ Monsters 2. Shares Action with PixelJunk™ Monsters 2.

    Clean up the streets of Junktown as a team of robot garbage collectors. Trash your opponents with up to 4 players or go it alone in this beat ‘em up that’s also a clean ‘em up!

    2023ActionIndieCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. All You Need is Help

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Q-Games Ltd., the studio behind PixelJunk™ Monsters 2.

    Play with friends or the online community in a quirky co-op puzzle game, where fluffy cube creatures team up to solve puzzles together.

    2024IndieCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about PixelJunk™ Monsters 2

How much does PixelJunk™ Monsters 2 cost?
PixelJunk™ Monsters 2 is listed on Steam at 1.49 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does PixelJunk™ Monsters 2 have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — PixelJunk™ Monsters 2 supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP).
What games are most similar to PixelJunk™ Monsters 2?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside PixelJunk™ Monsters 2 are ZAMB! Endless Extermination, HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed, Yet Another Zombie Defense HD.
Who developed PixelJunk™ Monsters 2?
PixelJunk™ Monsters 2 was developed by Q-Games Ltd. and published by Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd..

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