IMHO.

Games like Retro Rockets

If Retro Rockets is your kind of game, the closest matches are Backrooms: Imposter, White Noise 2 and Fear of Dark — 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 Retro Rockets: Retro Rockets is a 3 vs 1 action survival game in space! Work together as one of the Retronauts and try to survive while re-activating the security system or play as murderous Destructo and hunt down the Retronauts one by one. Action survival gameplay with a touch of retro!

2019ActionIndieAdventureCasual12.99 USDWindowsby Emissive Games
Retro Rockets — Steam game cover

Players who liked Retro Rockets also play

Steam players who put hours into Retro Rockets 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. Backrooms: Imposter

    WHY THIS

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

    Work together to escape the Backrooms, but choose carefully who you trust. An imposter hides among your team, turning survival into a deadly mind game.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. White Noise 2

    WHY THIS

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

    Enjoy a 4vs1 asymmetric horror experience like no other. Be a part of the investigator team, or take control of the creature and devour them!

    2017ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Fear of Dark

    WHY THIS

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

    Can you survive and kill the monster in the night forest? Or fall in a fight with this dangerous creature

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  4. ToyBox Security

    WHY THIS

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

    Ever wanted to booby-trap a house like a kid left home alone? An asymmetric multiplayer comedy game for 1–4 players. Rig the place with everything from toy cars to blowtorches, and make it hurt. Or play as the robbers: grab the loot, catch the kid, hang them on a coat rack before the cops show.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. Dead by Daylight

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Retro Rockets fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Retro Rockets.

    Trapped forever in a realm of eldritch evil where even death is not an escape, four determined Survivors face a bloodthirsty Killer in a vicious game of nerve and wits. Pick a side and step into a world of tension and terror with horror gaming's best asymmetrical multiplayer.

    2016Action7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Retro Rockets fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Retro Rockets.

    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.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Kojou

    WHY THIS

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

    You and your friends are staying in Kojou castle for a night - but one of you is a killer. Find them before the night breaks - or fail and be forced to choose between running or hiding to stay alive..

    2021ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Killer Klowns From Outer Space: The Game

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Retro Rockets fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Retro Rockets.

    Plan your own alien invasion and harvest humans as the iconic Killer Klowns, or gather a team of survivors to fight the extraterrestrial threat, in a game based on the ‘80s cult classic movie. Welcome to a new, craazzy take on the asymmetrical multiplayer horror experience!

    2024Action39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Retro Rockets on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Retro Rockets.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Retro Rockets on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Retro Rockets.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~46% under Retro Rockets on Steam right now. Shares Action with Retro Rockets.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~65% under Retro Rockets on Steam right now. Shares Action with Retro Rockets.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~52% under Retro Rockets on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Retro Rockets.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Retro Rockets on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Retro Rockets.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Retro Rockets on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Retro Rockets.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under Retro Rockets on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Retro Rockets.

    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 ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

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

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. 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 Retro Rockets.

    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 ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. 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 Retro Rockets.

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Retro Rockets

How much does Retro Rockets cost?
Retro Rockets is listed on Steam at 12.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Retro Rockets have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Retro Rockets supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
What games are most similar to Retro Rockets?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Retro Rockets are Backrooms: Imposter, White Noise 2, Fear of Dark.
Who developed Retro Rockets?
Retro Rockets was developed by Emissive Games.

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 Retro Rockets.

For library-aware picks tuned to your specific taste, sign in with Steam on the home page.