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Games like Blast the Past

If Blast the Past is your kind of game, the closest matches are Bridge Engineer, DESTROY Simulator VR and Combat Troops VR — 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 Blast the Past: Operate a wrecking crane in VR to destroy the last remaining old building in a city of new skyscrapers, push buttons, turn wheels and make sure the ball hits its target!

2018ActionIndieSimulationCasualWindowsby The Work Club
Blast the Past — Steam game cover

Players who liked Blast the Past also play

Steam players who put hours into Blast the Past 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. Bridge Engineer

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Blast the Past fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Blast the Past.

    Tackle Bridge Engineering problems like never before! You are an Engineer tasked with building Bridges for different types of vehicles from an SUV to a large Truck!

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation12.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. DESTROY Simulator VR

    WHY THIS

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

    Destroy houses and relieve stress, now in VR!! It is also possible to compete with everyone in the score challenge

    2023ActionIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  3. Combat Troops VR

    WHY THIS

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

    Combat Troops VR is a dynamic military shooter game that will put your coordination, teamwork, and survival skills to the test. Whether you're taking on the enemy alone or working with your team, every mission is a thrilling challenge that requires quick thinking, precision, and skill.

    2022ActionStrategyIndie10.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Slotracers VR

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Blast the Past fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Blast the Past.

    Slotracers VR is a full slotracing experience built for VR. Race miniature cars against your friends on race tracks created by yourself, your friends or the community. Build your own tracks together with your friends and share them on the Steam Workshop for other people to enjoy.

    2021IndieSimulationCasual14.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. COLLISION CRASHER

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Blast the Past fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Blast the Past.

    Collision Crasher is a VR game for gamers who love vehicle destruction - a world where you smash up vehicles at 300 km/h (186 mph), or get smashed up yourself. Experience the adrenaline rush of thrills and destruction in VR!

    2026ActionIndieSimulation11.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. StressOut

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Blast the Past fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Blast the Past.

    Chaos. Havoc. Destruction. A race against time and evil, twisted, yet entertaining AI living in your wristwatch forces you to use weapons and incredible superpowers to destroy everything around you. Compete against leaderboards or simply use destruction to relax...

    2020ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Rezzil Index / Lite

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Blast the Past fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Blast the Past.

    Rezzil Index Lite is built on the same soccer simulation technology being used today in soccer clubs around the world to coach elite Premier League level players. Step onto the pitch and give it your best shot in Rezzil Index Lite's drills and challenges - VR soccer just got real.

    2021SportsSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. Break Time!

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Blast the Past fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Blast the Past.

    Break Time! is a physics based destruction game for Virtual Reality.

    2017ActionIndieSimulationFreeSteam ↗

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 Blast the Past.

    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 with Blast the Past.

    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 with Blast the Past.

    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 Blast the Past.

    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 and Simulation with Blast the Past.

    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 with Blast the Past.

    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 Simulation with Blast the Past.

    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 Blast the Past.

    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 Blast the Past

What games are most similar to Blast the Past?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Blast the Past are Bridge Engineer, DESTROY Simulator VR, Combat Troops VR.
Who developed Blast the Past?
Blast the Past was developed by The Work Club.

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 Blast the Past.

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