Games like GROOD
If GROOD is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Bug Butcher, Jamestown and Assault Android Cactus+ — 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.
Get personalized picks →About GROOD: GROOD is an indie 2.5D Shoot 'em up made with spare robot parts and Heavy Metal🤘🏻. The gameplay blends classic Shoot 'em up mechanics with modern low poly graphics, particles, shaders, and a hardcore soundtrack. Annihilate an army of machines, and afterward, annihilate their bosses—go all the way to confirm that your battle paid off.
Players who liked GROOD also play
Steam players who put hours into GROOD 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.
The Bug Butcher
WHY THIS
Top pick for GROOD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with GROOD.
A fast paced action shooter inspired by the arcade classic Super Pang! Use a wide selection of weapons and powerups to tear through increasingly challenging levels.
Jamestown
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for GROOD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with GROOD.
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.
Assault Android Cactus+
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for GROOD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with GROOD.
Assault Android Cactus is an intense arcade style twin stick shooter - pick from one of nine unique synthetic heroines and blast your way through overwhelming robots hordes to save the ship from its own workforce. Supports single player and local co-op game modes.
Cuphead
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for GROOD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with GROOD.
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.
Nex Machina
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for GROOD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with GROOD.
Nex Machina is an intense arcade style twin-stick shooter from Housemarque. Taking hints from both Robotron and Smash TV, Nex Machina focuses on pure action, voxel destruction and competition in the distant, cablepunk themed future.
I Hate Running Backwards
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for GROOD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with GROOD.
I Hate Running Backwards is a never-ending adrenaline packed shoot'em down roguelite that puts the emphasis on destruction and fighting never ending waves of enemies while time traveling through procedurally generated worlds!
Super Hydorah
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for GROOD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with GROOD.
Super Hydorah is a nonlinear horizontal shoot’ em up designed to offer a challenging experience, sublimating the richness of traditional shmup classics. Face the menace of the Meroptians aboard the Delta Lance, alone or with your friends in this game with direct action and nostalgic art.
Bleed 2
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for GROOD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with GROOD.
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!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below GROOD at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under GROOD on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with GROOD.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under GROOD on Steam right now. Shares Indie with GROOD.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under GROOD on Steam right now. Shares Indie with GROOD.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under GROOD on Steam right now. Shares Action with GROOD.
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.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under GROOD on Steam right now. Shares Action with GROOD.
You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under GROOD on Steam right now. Shares Indie with GROOD.
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!
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under GROOD on Steam right now. Shares Action with GROOD.
Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under GROOD on Steam right now. Shares Indie with GROOD.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with GROOD.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
Disfigure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with GROOD.
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with GROOD.
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
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with GROOD.
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!
Realm of the Mad God Exalt
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with GROOD.
Embark on an exhilarating journey into the pixelated Realm of the Mad God! Join, an action-packed, free-to-play MMO bullet hell game. Discover a world with danger, challenges, and hidden treasures as you battle through waves of enemies. Team up with players and conquer dungeons to become a legend!
TrackMania Nations Forever
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
A free game in the truest sense of the word, TrackMania Nations Forever lets you drive at mind-blowing speeds on fun and spectacular tracks in solo and multiplayer modes.TrackMania Nations Forever offers a new "Forever" version of the Stadium environment, a solid solo mode and 65 brand new, progressively challenging tracks.
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More from CC ARTS
Other recommendable Steam games by CC ARTS, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
EMPTY SHELL
WHY THIS
Another title from CC ARTS, the studio behind GROOD. Shares Action and Indie with GROOD.
EMPTY SHELL will throw you in a dark industrial environment, a secret facility on a Japanese island. Each volunteer has signed a contract for a "recovery operation" without being privy to too many details. A tense roguelite survival horror with a top down perspective.
STHELL
WHY THIS
Another title from CC ARTS, the studio behind GROOD. Shares Action with GROOD.
STHELL is a fast-paced, roguelite arena shooter that takes you to a forgotten swamp that was a test site of Kiratron Industries. Take on hordes of machines left to rust for years. It's a battle you probably won't win, but make a stand and your resilience will be etched in their memory chips forever.
EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE
WHY THIS
Another title from CC ARTS, the studio behind GROOD. Shares Action and Indie with GROOD.
EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE will throw you in a dark industrial environment, a secret facility on a japanese island. Each volunteer has signed a contract for a "recovery operation" without being privy to too many details. A tense roguelite survival horror with a top down perspective.
EMPTY SHELL 2
WHY THIS
Another title from CC ARTS, the studio behind GROOD. Shares Action and Indie with GROOD.
Take on the roles of expendable volunteers sent to a forsaken facility on a remote Japanese island. Recover lost data, scavenge for resources, manage your inventory, and endure unspeakable cosmic horrors. In this top-down extraction survival horror, every expedition is a journey back from madness.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Jamestown
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with GROOD.
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.
Assault Android Cactus+
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with GROOD.
Assault Android Cactus is an intense arcade style twin stick shooter - pick from one of nine unique synthetic heroines and blast your way through overwhelming robots hordes to save the ship from its own workforce. Supports single player and local co-op game modes.
Cuphead
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with GROOD.
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.
I Hate Running Backwards
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with GROOD.
I Hate Running Backwards is a never-ending adrenaline packed shoot'em down roguelite that puts the emphasis on destruction and fighting never ending waves of enemies while time traveling through procedurally generated worlds!
Super Hydorah
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with GROOD.
Super Hydorah is a nonlinear horizontal shoot’ em up designed to offer a challenging experience, sublimating the richness of traditional shmup classics. Face the menace of the Meroptians aboard the Delta Lance, alone or with your friends in this game with direct action and nostalgic art.
Bleed 2
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with GROOD.
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!
Frequently asked about GROOD
- How much does GROOD cost?
- GROOD is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does GROOD have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — GROOD 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 GROOD?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside GROOD are The Bug Butcher, Jamestown, Assault Android Cactus+.
- Who developed GROOD?
- GROOD was developed by CC ARTS.
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 GROOD.
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