Games like Minotaur Arcade Volume 1
If Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 is your kind of game, the closest matches are POLYBIUS, Moose Life and Zaccaria Pinball — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its audio cues guide survival, hyper intense arcade shooting 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 Minotaur Arcade Volume 1: Minotaur Arcade brings you arcade-style games with a modern twist, playable in 2D or in VR for that 80s Tron "inside an arcade game" feeling. Vol. 1 consists of two Llamasoft classics - "Gridrunner" as the arcade game that might have been, and "GoatUp" as a light-hearted platformer that will have you baaing...
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POLYBIUS
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
Top pick for Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
POLYBIUS is a fast, trippy tunnel shooter playable on a normal screen or in VR. 50 levels of blissful trance shooting action are set to a blistering soundtrack. The PS4 version was EDGE Magazine's VR GOTY in 2017, and the PC version of the game was even used as the basis for a NIN music video.
Moose Life
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
Second-strongest match for Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
Moose Life is a trippy, psychedelic trance shooter. Created in the style of a 1980s arcade game, Moose Life offers you an exhilarating ride into the trance zone. Spectacular shooty action and a top techno soundtrack will raise your mood. If you have VR, immerse yourself for greater satisfaction.
Zaccaria Pinball
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
Third-strongest match for Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
Play free and try tables in trial mode with Zaccaria Pinball, featuring 175+ tables, including 40+ officially licensed from Zaccaria was founded by three brothers: Marino, Franco, & Natale. Zaccaria was one of the three largest pinball manufacturers in the world, next to Bally & Williams.
Rez Infinite
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
Ranked #4 for Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
The legendary action-shooter finally comes to PC, and in style! Blast your way through mind-melting visuals and amazing beats, all in your quest through cyberspace to save a world on the verge of collapse. Playable on your desktop or in fully immersive VR.
WORLDS AT WAR (Monitors & VR)
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
Ranked #5 for Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
A fun, addicting & high-adrenaline dog-fighting 'sim-lite' horde-mode game. Worlds At War thrusts the player into the aftermath of an alien invasion. A multi-national ragtag group of surviving fighter pilots and crew man a small carrier-group, roaming the oceans, trying to survive against all odds.
Thumper
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
Ranked #6 for Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
Thumper is rhythm violence: classic rhythm-action, blistering speed, and brutal physicality. You are a space beetle. Brave the hellish void and confront a maniacal giant head from the future.
Downwell
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.
Overload
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
Ranked #8 for Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
A new six-degree-of-freedom shooter with intuitive controls, amazing lighting and graphics. From the creators of Descent, Overload is the best zero-gravity robot-blasting combat ever.
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Gridrunner Revolution
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
Reviewers of Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Gridrunner Revolution is a game which has evolved over 27 years. The original Gridrunner games were created for the Commodore 64 and Vic-20 back in 1982. The company that made the games, Llamasoft, are now one of the longest established game developers in existence and over the intervening years have done pioneering work in the field of...
Tempest: Pirate Action RPG
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
Tempest is a Pirate Open World Action RPG where you rove the seas across three continents filled with dozens of colonies and forts, hundreds of quests and countless ships to plunder. Customize your ship, trade, challenge fellow pirates and face mythical monsters such as the Kraken and Leviathan!
AsteroidsHD
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
Engage in space-warfare with your friends and foes! Dodge and destroy asteroids while trying to stay alive in multiplayer! Replay value is endless with massive combinations of in-game ship upgrades, modifications, and customization. Destroy Asteroids and Aliens to gain the edge!
Vanguard V
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
Vanguard V is a fast-paced flight adventure game, designed for Virtual Reality, with diverse settings including flights through space, Earth’s surface, and the worlds below. You are the sole defender and greatest weapon against the Parasites. The freedom of flight meets action adventure!
Space Invaders Extreme
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
Reviewers of Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
The critically acclaimed update to the Space Invaders franchise has arrived to invade Steam with greatly improved graphics and audio! Packed with pulsing, vibrant visuals enhanced further by interactive sound. The invaders have evolved, the question is: can you keep up?
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
Reviewers of Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 cross-mention this title as a similar play.
42 Civilizations, 229 Campaign Missions, Singleplayer, Co-Op, Multiplayer, In-Game Editor, Mods, Cross-play...It is good to be the king.
DEFENDER 3D
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
The 80s classic side-scroller meets the modern PC Gamer.. DEFENDER 3D lets you choose a spaceship to suit your play style and blast your way through ever increasing waves of alien invaders and bosses. A quick and easy learning curve with seriously addictive gameplay.
Space Aliens Invaders
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
modernized old time classic alien shooter game
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
WHY THIS
Priced ~64% under Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
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.
Streets of Rogue
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
Fight, sneak, and hack your way through randomly generated cities. It's like Nuclear Throne meets Deus Ex, mixed with the anarchy of GTA. Rogue-lite meets immersive sim, and goes completely insane.
Superflight
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
Superflight is an intense, easy to learn wingsuit game with an infinite number of beautiful procedurally generated maps. A great game to relax for half an hour and chase your latest highscore!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Waves
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
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!
Chicken Invaders Universe
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
A deliciously addictive core of finger-blistering shooting action, surrounded by delectable morsels of galactic exploration, spacecraft customization, and community competitions.
Shooty Skies
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
The creators of Crossy Road present Shooty Skies! Shoot, dodge, duck, goose and weave. Take to the skies!
SWARMRIDERS
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
SWARMRIDERS is a FREE "endless runner"+"twin stick shooter" ARCADE mashup. A "machine gun swarm surfing minigame" made as a bonus content for the UBERMOSH community.
MSI Electric City: Core Assault
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
Rediscover MSI Electric City as you pilot a fighter ship with the mission to defend the city. Maneuver and blast away the enemy swarm in this VR bullet hell arcade shoot ’em up.
Monsterland
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
After years in cryoprison, Dr. Green awakens on a mutant-infested Earth colony. Seeking redemption and his estranged daughter Anna, he battles through a ravaged planet in a 4-hour campaign of intense combat, encounters, and adventure. Monsterland has hybrid tile/ASCII visuals & Steam Deck support.
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More from Llamasoft Ltd.
Other recommendable Steam games by Llamasoft Ltd., ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
POLYBIUS
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
Another title from Llamasoft Ltd., the studio behind Minotaur Arcade Volume 1. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
POLYBIUS is a fast, trippy tunnel shooter playable on a normal screen or in VR. 50 levels of blissful trance shooting action are set to a blistering soundtrack. The PS4 version was EDGE Magazine's VR GOTY in 2017, and the PC version of the game was even used as the basis for a NIN music video.
Tempest 4000
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
Another title from Llamasoft Ltd., the studio behind Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
Tempest 4000™ is a visually stunning, action-packed tube shooter based on the classic hit arcade game, Tempest™.
Moose Life
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
Another title from Llamasoft Ltd., the studio behind Minotaur Arcade Volume 1. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
Moose Life is a trippy, psychedelic trance shooter. Created in the style of a 1980s arcade game, Moose Life offers you an exhilarating ride into the trance zone. Spectacular shooty action and a top techno soundtrack will raise your mood. If you have VR, immerse yourself for greater satisfaction.
Akka Arrh
WHY THIS
Another title from Llamasoft Ltd., the studio behind Minotaur Arcade Volume 1. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
Akka Arrh is a modern take on a scrapped project from the 1980s, providing players with a fast-paced, addictive, arcade shooter experience and psychedelic visuals. Protect your life rings as you chain together combos and go for a high score!
I, Robot
WHY THIS
Another title from Llamasoft Ltd., the studio behind Minotaur Arcade Volume 1. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
Jeff Minter is back with another unique take on a 1980s Atari arcade game: I, Robot. Reimagined in Minter’s signature assault of colors, shapes and sounds, this new take on the eclectic arcade title is built from the ground up with new challenges, new twists, and a whole lot of llamas.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Zaccaria Pinball
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
Play free and try tables in trial mode with Zaccaria Pinball, featuring 175+ tables, including 40+ officially licensed from Zaccaria was founded by three brothers: Marino, Franco, & Natale. Zaccaria was one of the three largest pinball manufacturers in the world, next to Bally & Williams.
Rez Infinite
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
The legendary action-shooter finally comes to PC, and in style! Blast your way through mind-melting visuals and amazing beats, all in your quest through cyberspace to save a world on the verge of collapse. Playable on your desktop or in fully immersive VR.
Thumper
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
Thumper is rhythm violence: classic rhythm-action, blistering speed, and brutal physicality. You are a space beetle. Brave the hellish void and confront a maniacal giant head from the future.
Downwell
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.
Frequently asked about Minotaur Arcade Volume 1
- Does Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 work on Steam Deck?
- Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 cost?
- Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Minotaur Arcade Volume 1?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 are POLYBIUS, Moose Life, Zaccaria Pinball.
- Who developed Minotaur Arcade Volume 1?
- Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 was developed by Llamasoft Ltd..
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