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Games like Space Wars

If Space Wars is your kind of game, the closest matches are ShapeNeon Chaos, Opollo and Space War: Infinity — 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 Space Wars: Space Wars is an exciting 2D space shooter. It has tons of powerups, tons of action, and tons of hardcore gameplay!

2018ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby Star Studios
Space Wars — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Space Wars 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. ShapeNeon Chaos

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Space Wars fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Space Wars.

    ShapeNeon Chaos is an old school style space-shooter. You are a ship facing off waves of deadly enemies. This game was made to give you a shot of adrenaline in a couple of minutes. Lots of bullets and neon in an arcade psychedelic shooter!

    2021ActionIndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Opollo

    WHY THIS

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

    Little Minimalist Arcade High Score Chaser with 200+ Vehicle combinations.

    2025ActionIndieSimulation0.49 USDSteam ↗
  3. Space War: Infinity

    WHY THIS

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

    Vertical semi-procedural shmup with upgrades, real-time enemy waves, and infinite replayability. Level up your ship, unlock 20+ weapons, defeat 5 bosses, and survive endless bullet-hell combat.

    2019ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Syder Arcade

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Space Wars fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Space Wars.

    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 ↗
  5. REMOTE LIFE

    WHY THIS

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

    Remote Life is a 2D Side scrolling space shooter (shmup) for PC. Experience a fast paced action game with insane scary graphics, and hyper jump into a brutal-frenetic-techno-alien world. Free the world from this dreadful nightmare before its nauseating breath of horror destroys mankind.

    2019ActionIndieSteam ↗
  6. Starr Mazer: DSP

    WHY THIS

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

    The UNFP's been kicked in the teeth by a G'ell invasion force and their last and only hope is a planetary outpost and its fleet of experimental DSP MkI Forward Assault Fighters and anyone marshal enough to strap into one and forcefully accept some apologies.

    2016ActionIndieEarly Access9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Really Big Sky

    WHY THIS

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

    A super fast, twin analogue shooter for the modern age!

    2012ActionIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Polygon Attack

    WHY THIS

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

    Break through unlimited waves of enemies and fight unpredictable bosses!

    2016ActionIndieAdventure0.59 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. UBERMOSH

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Space Wars on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Space Wars.

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

    2015ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Miss Neko

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Space Wars on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with Space Wars.

    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 ↗
  3. QUICKERFLAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Space Wars on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Space Wars.

    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 ↗
  4. Save Jesus

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Space Wars on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Space Wars.

    Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!

    2016IndieCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Barro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Space Wars on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Space Wars.

    Choose your little car and race!

    2018IndieCasualRacing0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Gachi Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Space Wars on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Space Wars.

    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 ↗
  7. Trip to Vinelands

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Space Wars on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Space Wars.

    Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.

    2016ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. TTV2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Space Wars on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Space Wars.

    TTV2 is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame, sequel to Trip to Vinelands.

    2017ActionIndie0.49 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  2. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

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

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

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

    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!

    2023ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Floating Point

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Space Wars.

    Floating Point is a peaceful, free game about using a grappling hook to swing yourself gracefully through randomly generated spaces. The only objective is to collect points, and the only thing that increases your points is swinging swiftly, smoothly and elegantly without hitting anything.

    2014IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Space Wars

How much does Space Wars cost?
Space Wars is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Space Wars?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Space Wars are ShapeNeon Chaos, Opollo, Space War: Infinity.
Who developed Space Wars?
Space Wars was developed by Star Studios.

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 Space Wars.

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