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Games like Q-YO Blaster

If Q-YO Blaster is your kind of game, the closest matches are Space Elite Force, Super Bit Blaster XL and Blazing Chrome — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its surreal 1930s cartoon vibe, 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.

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About Q-YO Blaster: Q-YO Blaster is a shooting game, with peculiar characters, strange enemies, weapons and many explosions. Enter the miniature world and stop the threat

2018ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDWindowsby TEAM Black Hat Robot
Q-YO Blaster — Steam game cover
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Bullet canceling turns chaos into powerHand drawn stages feel aliveSurreal 1930s cartoon vibeAtmosphericChallengingRetro

Players who liked Q-YO Blaster also play

Steam players who put hours into Q-YO Blaster 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. Space Elite Force

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Q-YO Blaster.

    Top pick for Q-YO Blaster fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Q-YO Blaster.

    Gear up for an intergalactic thrill ride! Space Elite Force is a frenzied space-shooter packed with weapon customization and epic boss battles. Take command of your ship and fight for the survival of humanity!

    2018ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Super Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Q-YO Blaster.

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

    A SUPER throwback to the classic quarter eating arcade games of the 80's. Super Bit Blaster XL is an (even more) enhanced version of the retro styled, addictive, and fast paced arcade shoot 'em up!

    2020ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Blazing Chrome

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Q-YO Blaster.

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

    In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!

    2019ActionIndie16.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Bleed 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Q-YO Blaster fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Q-YO Blaster.

    Bleed 2 is a relentless arcade action game featuring air-dodging, bullet-reflecting, and tons of bosses. Now with randomly-generated levels and daily challenges, too!

    2017ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Jamestown

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Q-YO Blaster.

    Ranked #5 for Q-YO Blaster fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Q-YO Blaster.

    Jamestown: Legend Of The Lost Colony is a neo-classical top-down shooter for up to 4 players, set on 17th-century British Colonial Mars. It features all the intensity, depth, and lovingly handcrafted pixels of a classic arcade shooter, with a modern twist: deeply-integrated cooperative gameplay.

    2011ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Galaxy Champions TV

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Q-YO Blaster.

    Ranked #6 for Q-YO Blaster fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Q-YO Blaster.

    Galaxy Champions TV is a super intense top-down closed arena shooter game inspired by the classic arcade game Smash TV. Get powerful weapons and power-ups, kill huge amounts of enemies, level up, unlock upgrades and beat all the bosses to become the champion of the most violent TV show of all time!

    2018ActionIndie6.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Cuphead

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Q-YO Blaster.

    Ranked #7 for Q-YO Blaster fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Q-YO Blaster.

    Cuphead is a classic run and gun action game heavily focused on boss battles. Inspired by cartoons of the 1930s, the visuals and audio are painstakingly created with the same techniques of the era, i.e. traditional hand drawn cel animation, watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings.

    2017ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Devil Engine

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Q-YO Blaster fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Q-YO Blaster.

    A last ditch effort to destroy what was once to be our savior. A final mission to eliminate a disastrous future. A single ship against Earth’s entire military. The Andraste is the only hope to defeat...the Devil Engine.

    2019Action19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Q-YO Blaster

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. Cuphead

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Q-YO Blaster.

    Reviewers of Q-YO Blaster cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Q-YO Blaster.

    Cuphead is a classic run and gun action game heavily focused on boss battles. Inspired by cartoons of the 1930s, the visuals and audio are painstakingly created with the same techniques of the era, i.e. traditional hand drawn cel animation, watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings.

    2017ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. METAL SLUG

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Q-YO Blaster.

    Reviewers of Q-YO Blaster cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Q-YO Blaster.

    “METAL SLUG ”, the very first title in SNK’s legendary 2D run & gun action shooting game series where all began, returns to the missions on the Steam gaming platform!

    2015Action1.59 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. InSector

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Q-YO Blaster cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Q-YO Blaster.

    InSector is a third-person, story-driven RPG with instant strategy and full combat control. Develop your base, recruit troops, upgrade your hero, storm fortresses or infiltrate them secretly, and use weapons, technology, and your mind to uncover the mystery and decide the fate of the colony.

    2026AdventureRPGSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Q-YO Blaster at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Q-YO Blaster on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Q-YO Blaster.

    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 ↗
  2. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Q-YO Blaster on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Q-YO Blaster.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Q-YO Blaster on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Q-YO Blaster.

    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!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Q-YO Blaster on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Q-YO Blaster.

    "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!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Q-YO Blaster on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Q-YO Blaster.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Q-YO Blaster on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Q-YO Blaster.

    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 ↗
  7. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Q-YO Blaster on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Q-YO Blaster.

    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.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. TYRONE vs COPS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Q-YO Blaster on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Q-YO Blaster.

    Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.

    2022ActionIndie0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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 and Adventure with Q-YO Blaster.

    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. 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 Q-YO Blaster.

    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 ↗
  3. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Q-YO Blaster.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

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

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Q-YO Blaster.

    A little game that’s not a game, winner of an old game jam that nobody’s ever heard of. So DON'T INSTALL IT!

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

More from TEAM Black Hat Robot

Other recommendable Steam games by TEAM Black Hat Robot, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Little Fighters on Stream

    WHY THIS

    Another title from TEAM Black Hat Robot, the studio behind Q-YO Blaster. Shares Action with Q-YO Blaster.

    Little Fighters on Stream is a compilation of action, skill and memorization mini games in which you can play directly with the Twitch chat on your stream using simple commands.

    2025ActionMassively MultiplayerCasual0.79 USDSteam ↗
  2. Space Dragons

    WHY THIS

    Another title from TEAM Black Hat Robot, the studio behind Q-YO Blaster. Shares Action and Indie with Q-YO Blaster.

    Choose your spaceship and defeat the alien threat that comes from the Moon. Blast your way crushing, ripping apart and exploding hostile aliens that are taking control of powerful weapons and military technology from Earth. Find the entity that controls the threat and make it explode into blood.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Red Titans

    WHY THIS

    Another title from TEAM Black Hat Robot, the studio behind Q-YO Blaster. Shares Action and Indie with Q-YO Blaster.

    RED TITANS is a single player vertical shoot em up, use the resources available to stop the threat, you will have to be very skillful since there are no continues.

    2023ActionIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Super Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Q-YO Blaster.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Q-YO Blaster.

    A SUPER throwback to the classic quarter eating arcade games of the 80's. Super Bit Blaster XL is an (even more) enhanced version of the retro styled, addictive, and fast paced arcade shoot 'em up!

    2020ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Blazing Chrome

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Q-YO Blaster.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Q-YO Blaster.

    In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!

    2019ActionIndie16.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Bleed 2

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Q-YO Blaster.

    Bleed 2 is a relentless arcade action game featuring air-dodging, bullet-reflecting, and tons of bosses. Now with randomly-generated levels and daily challenges, too!

    2017ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Jamestown

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Q-YO Blaster.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Q-YO Blaster.

    Jamestown: Legend Of The Lost Colony is a neo-classical top-down shooter for up to 4 players, set on 17th-century British Colonial Mars. It features all the intensity, depth, and lovingly handcrafted pixels of a classic arcade shooter, with a modern twist: deeply-integrated cooperative gameplay.

    2011ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Cuphead

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Q-YO Blaster.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Q-YO Blaster.

    Cuphead is a classic run and gun action game heavily focused on boss battles. Inspired by cartoons of the 1930s, the visuals and audio are painstakingly created with the same techniques of the era, i.e. traditional hand drawn cel animation, watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings.

    2017ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Q-YO Blaster

How much does Q-YO Blaster cost?
Q-YO Blaster is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Q-YO Blaster have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Q-YO Blaster supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Q-YO Blaster?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Q-YO Blaster are Space Elite Force, Super Bit Blaster XL, Blazing Chrome.
Who developed Q-YO Blaster?
Q-YO Blaster was developed by TEAM Black Hat Robot.

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 Q-YO Blaster.

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