Games like BLACK BIRD
If BLACK BIRD is your kind of game, the closest matches are LavaLoop, Jetboard Joust and Devil Engine — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, bleak and hypnotic. 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 BLACK BIRD: Become the Black Bird in this dark-fantasy shooting game with an operatic twist! This is the tale of a young girl who dies a pitiful death, but is reborn as the calamitous Black Bird whose destiny is to destroy the kingdom.
Players who liked BLACK BIRD also play
Steam players who put hours into BLACK BIRD 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.
LavaLoop
WHY THIS
Top pick for BLACK BIRD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with BLACK BIRD.
An explosive musical show set in a hand-drawn retro-futuristic universe. From shoot’em up to rhythm game, take on the role of three punk musicians, confronting a mad queen and her planet-killing machine. Discover a surprising gameplay blending arcade, music and comics!
Jetboard Joust
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for BLACK BIRD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with BLACK BIRD.
Fast & fluid arcade-style shooter with roguelike elements! Take flight on a lethal rocket-powered jetboard, blasting alien invaders with an explosive arsenal of ridiculous weaponry. Face off against massive, multi-stage bosses. Jetboard Joust resurrects the spirit of the arcade for the 21st century!
Devil Engine
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for BLACK BIRD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with BLACK BIRD.
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.
Barrage Fantasia
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for BLACK BIRD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with BLACK BIRD.
A girl named Herb who claims to be a great witch lives in a poisonous swamp on the outskirts of a faraway country. One day, a red jewel is stolen from a shrine under her control. Herb escapes the swamp for the first time in order to recover her jewels.
Earthion
WHY THIS
Shares score chasing and an atmospheric mood with BLACK BIRD.
Ranked #5 for BLACK BIRD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with BLACK BIRD.
Earthion is a side-scrolling space shooter developed natively for 16-bit systems. Guide space fighter pilot Azusa Takanashi in her fight to repel the alien invaders and save planet Earth.
R-Type Dimensions EX
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for BLACK BIRD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with BLACK BIRD.
R-Type and R-Type II, the legendary coin-op space shooters, are now together on Steam!
Shoot 1UP DX
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for BLACK BIRD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with BLACK BIRD.
Why play shoot 'em ups one ship at a time? Launch them all at once! Unleash an entire armada of ships in Shoot 1UP!
DEVIL BLADE REBOOT
WHY THIS
Shares score chasing and an atmospheric mood with BLACK BIRD.
Ranked #8 for BLACK BIRD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with BLACK BIRD.
An immersive pseudo-3D shoot 'em up experience that pushes the limits of pixel art. Push your score higher with the innovative Berserk System: the closer they are, the more points you get!
Reviewers mention these as similar to BLACK BIRD
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moon: Remix RPG Adventure
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with BLACK BIRD.
Reviewers of BLACK BIRD cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Don't be a hero. Experience the love. Experience moon. moon is an anti-RPG steeped in story and character, mood and music.
No More Heroes
WHY THIS
Reviewers of BLACK BIRD cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with BLACK BIRD.
Fight your way to the top in this HD remaster of everyone's favorite assassin action game! As all-American otaku Travis Touchdown, use your trusty beam katana to hack-and-slash though the competition and claim the title of world's #1 assassin!
R-Type Final 2
WHY THIS
Reviewers of BLACK BIRD cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with BLACK BIRD.
R-Type has returned! The legendary side-scroller is back and better than ever with beautifully rendered 3D graphics, exhilarating shoot-'em-up gameplay, and a multitude of stages, ships, and weapons that will allow you to conduct a symphony of destruction upon your foes.
Little King's Story
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with BLACK BIRD.
Reviewers of BLACK BIRD cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Once upon a time, a little boy from our world found himself in another, more mystical world where a magical crown made him ruler over a floundering kingdom called Alpoko. You are this little boy, and it's your duty to make Alpoko great...so you can then expand its dominion and take over the world!
Fantasy Zoo
WHY THIS
Reviewers of BLACK BIRD cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with BLACK BIRD.
Fantasy Zoo is a thematic zoo builder where you build zoo for fantasy animals in a fantasy world. Fill the zoo with animals and monsters from mythology and fantasy pop culture. Manage and build the zoo with help of magic.
Dungeon Dungeon!
WHY THIS
Reviewers of BLACK BIRD cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with BLACK BIRD.
Dungeon Dungeon! is a turn-based RPG featuring roguelike elements and unique combat system. Recruit companions, upgrade skills, collect loot. Become a dungeon adventurer and lead your party to conquer the dungeons!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below BLACK BIRD at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~74% under BLACK BIRD on Steam right now. Shares Indie with BLACK BIRD.
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 ~47% under BLACK BIRD on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with BLACK BIRD.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under BLACK BIRD on Steam right now. Shares Action with BLACK BIRD.
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 ~47% under BLACK BIRD on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with BLACK BIRD.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under BLACK BIRD on Steam right now. Shares Action with BLACK BIRD.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with BLACK BIRD.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with BLACK BIRD.
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 BLACK BIRD.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with BLACK BIRD.
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.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with BLACK BIRD.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with BLACK BIRD.
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.
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Head-to-head comparisons
More from Onion Games
Other recommendable Steam games by Onion Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
moon: Remix RPG Adventure
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with BLACK BIRD.
Another title from Onion Games, the studio behind BLACK BIRD.
Don't be a hero. Experience the love. Experience moon. moon is an anti-RPG steeped in story and character, mood and music.
Stray Children
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings and a whimsical mood with BLACK BIRD.
Another title from Onion Games, the studio behind BLACK BIRD. Shares Action and Indie with BLACK BIRD.
“The Olders, they come to eat the Children…” All of the adults have become monsters, the rumors say. Nowhere is safe outside these walls. Welcome to Stray Children — a bittersweet, fairy tale RPG.
Mon Amour
WHY THIS
Another title from Onion Games, the studio behind BLACK BIRD. Shares Action and Indie with BLACK BIRD.
ONE button is all you need in this flappy kissing game! Welcome to a wonderful world where love is... diversity. A pastel-coloured, pixelated world, where a mustachioed-monsieur will kiss a princess, and 64 of her loyal subjects!
Dandy Dungeon - Legend of Brave Yamada -
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with BLACK BIRD.
Another title from Onion Games, the studio behind BLACK BIRD. Shares Action and Indie with BLACK BIRD.
Are you ready for a story-driven, rom-com, roguelite puzzle game?! Yamada-kun (Age 36) is a game programmer who hates his job. Alone in his apartment, he toils to create his own game: an RPG, where he is the hero, Brave Yamada!
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Jetboard Joust
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with BLACK BIRD.
Fast & fluid arcade-style shooter with roguelike elements! Take flight on a lethal rocket-powered jetboard, blasting alien invaders with an explosive arsenal of ridiculous weaponry. Face off against massive, multi-stage bosses. Jetboard Joust resurrects the spirit of the arcade for the 21st century!
Earthion
WHY THIS
Shares score chasing and an atmospheric mood with BLACK BIRD.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with BLACK BIRD.
Earthion is a side-scrolling space shooter developed natively for 16-bit systems. Guide space fighter pilot Azusa Takanashi in her fight to repel the alien invaders and save planet Earth.
R-Type Dimensions EX
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with BLACK BIRD.
R-Type and R-Type II, the legendary coin-op space shooters, are now together on Steam!
DEVIL BLADE REBOOT
WHY THIS
Shares score chasing and an atmospheric mood with BLACK BIRD.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with BLACK BIRD.
An immersive pseudo-3D shoot 'em up experience that pushes the limits of pixel art. Push your score higher with the innovative Berserk System: the closer they are, the more points you get!
Frequently asked about BLACK BIRD
- How much does BLACK BIRD cost?
- BLACK BIRD is listed on Steam at 18.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to BLACK BIRD?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside BLACK BIRD are LavaLoop, Jetboard Joust, Devil Engine.
- Who developed BLACK BIRD?
- BLACK BIRD was developed by Onion Games.
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