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Games like Flowing Lights

If Flowing Lights is your kind of game, the closest matches are Wings Of WW2, Battle AirForce and Syder Arcade — picked from the ranked list below. 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 Flowing Lights: Flowing Lights is an Arcade Puzzle Shooter. Each fight is a puzzle. Attack and... Fail! ...Think back... try again! Got it? Improve with each try, there is always a smarter way to win!

2021ActionIndie9.99 USDWindowsby gFaUmNe
Flowing Lights — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Flowing Lights 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. Wings Of WW2

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Flowing Lights fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Flowing Lights.

    Take to the skies in this action-packed WWII arcade flight combat game. Engage enemy fighters, complete critical missions, and fight for control of the battlefield.

    2021Action6.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Battle AirForce

    WHY THIS

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

    Three years after Battle Marine a new battle is about to begin! Battle AirForce is the first orthodox style vertical scrolling bullet hell STG since NOKOGI Rider by SUZUKI PLAN. It was created in Z80 full assembly language, aiming at a level close to the limit of VGS-Zero.

    2025ActionIndie6.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Syder Arcade

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. Radiant Silvergun

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Flowing Lights fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Flowing Lights.

    Set on the earth and in space on July 14, 2520 A.D., the film explores the mystery of mankind's extinction. Various terrains become battlefields. Enemies attack from all directions. There are 23 bosses in total. Aim for a high score by making full use of score bonuses and level-up weapons!

    2023Action19.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

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

    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!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Super Star Path

    WHY THIS

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

    Classic color match puzzle meets space shoot'em up action! Hop into your spaceship, open a path through huge waves of aliens and other hazards, and face intense boss battles!

    2015ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Sky Force Reloaded

    WHY THIS

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

    Sky Force Reloaded is a classic shoot ‘em up experience packed in gorgeous visuals and excellent gameplay. Enjoy flashy explosions, beautiful scenery and massive bosses in single player or local cooperative modes.

    2017ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Mega City Force

    WHY THIS

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

    Retrowave Action Roguelike featuring tough agents battling crime to the electrifying music of artists like Droid Bishop, Timecop1983, and more! Choose your agent and dive into hardcore action against enemies and bosses, utilizing a vast arsenal and special abilities that will define your playstyle

    2023ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Flowing Lights on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Flowing Lights.

    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 Flowing Lights on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Flowing Lights.

    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 Flowing Lights on Steam right now. Shares Action with Flowing Lights.

    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 Flowing Lights on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Flowing Lights.

    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 Flowing Lights on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Flowing Lights.

    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 Flowing Lights on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Flowing Lights.

    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 Flowing Lights on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Flowing Lights.

    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 Flowing Lights on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Flowing Lights.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Flowing Lights.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    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 and Indie with Flowing Lights.

    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 ↗
  4. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Flowing Lights.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Flowing Lights.

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

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

    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!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Sky Force Reloaded

    WHY THIS

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

    Sky Force Reloaded is a classic shoot ‘em up experience packed in gorgeous visuals and excellent gameplay. Enjoy flashy explosions, beautiful scenery and massive bosses in single player or local cooperative modes.

    2017ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Mega City Force

    WHY THIS

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

    Retrowave Action Roguelike featuring tough agents battling crime to the electrifying music of artists like Droid Bishop, Timecop1983, and more! Choose your agent and dive into hardcore action against enemies and bosses, utilizing a vast arsenal and special abilities that will define your playstyle

    2023ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Flowing Lights

How much does Flowing Lights cost?
Flowing Lights is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Flowing Lights?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Flowing Lights are Wings Of WW2, Battle AirForce, Syder Arcade.
Who developed Flowing Lights?
Flowing Lights was developed by gFaUmNe.

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 Flowing Lights.

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