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Games like Yar's Revenge

If Yar's Revenge is your kind of game, the closest matches are CYGNI: All Guns Blazing, BangBang PewPew and Wings Of WW2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its anime inspired art, health regen with shield and challenging. 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 Yar's Revenge: Take flight as you explore exotic alien worlds and seek to avenge your fallen race

2011Action9.99 USDWindowsby Killspace Entertainment
Yar's Revenge — Steam game cover
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Anime inspired artHealth regen with shieldPanzer dragoon style flying sequencesChallengingEpicIntense

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Steam players who put hours into Yar's Revenge 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. CYGNI: All Guns Blazing

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Yar's Revenge.

    Top pick for Yar's Revenge fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Yar's Revenge.

    An unrelenting onslaught of eye-popping visuals, ear bursting soundscapes and mind-melting action makes CYGNI the vanguard for the next generation of shoot-em ups. Outgunned, outmanned and out on your own, plunge into a sky full of hell in a last-ditch battle for survival.

    2024ActionIndie5.24 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. BangBang PewPew

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Yar's Revenge fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Yar's Revenge.

    Finally, modern lightguns have become available for the PC that bring back the classic feeling of aiming down the sights. It’s time for the games to catch up! 25 lightgun challenges. Turn-based multiplayer. Online challenges and leaderboards. Customizable targets.

    2022ActionSportsIndie24.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Wings Of WW2

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Yar's Revenge fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Yar's Revenge.

    Take to the skies in this action-packed WWII arcade flight combat game. Engage enemy fighters, complete critical missions, and fight for control of the battlefield.

    2021Action6.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Railbreak

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Yar's Revenge fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Yar's Revenge.

    Power through hordes of zombies, '90s arcade style, in this on-rails survival horror shooter.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure6.79 USDSteam ↗
  5. Blue Estate The Game

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Yar's Revenge.

    Ranked #5 for Yar's Revenge fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Yar's Revenge.

    Blue Estate is a black-humoured and corrosive rail shooter, adapted from the critically acclaimed and Eisner Award nominated graphic novel, Blue Estate by Viktor Kalvachev!

    2015Action12.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Wild Guns Reloaded

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Yar's Revenge.

    Ranked #6 for Yar's Revenge fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Yar's Revenge.

    Wild Guns Reloaded is a fast-paced arcade-style shooter, mixing the Wild West with steampunk. Play as Clint, Annie, Doris, or Bullet the dog with his sentry drone. Grab some friends and play together for some four player action!

    2017Action14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Rambo The Video Game + Baker Team DLC

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Yar's Revenge.

    Ranked #7 for Yar's Revenge fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Yar's Revenge.

    RAMBO ® THE VIDEO GAME is a rail-shooter that puts the player in John Rambo’s combat boots, and takes them on an action packed journey through the iconic combat sequences and story-arcs of FIRST BLOOD ™, RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD PART II ™ & RAMBO III ™.

    2014ActionSteam ↗
  8. Heavy Fire: Afghanistan

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Yar's Revenge.

    Ranked #8 for Yar's Revenge fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Yar's Revenge.

    Heavy Fire: Afghanistan is a super fast playing on-rails shooter set in modern-day Afghanistan featuring tanks, assault vehicles and helicopters. The game offers 60 awards, one machine co-op for up to four, Steam Cloud, Leaderboards and Trading Cards.

    2014Action2.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Yar's Revenge at current Steam store prices.

  1. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Yar's Revenge on Steam right now. Shares Action with Yar's Revenge.

    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 ↗
  2. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Yar's Revenge on Steam right now. Shares Action with Yar's Revenge.

    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 ↗
  3. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Yar's Revenge on Steam right now. Shares Action with Yar's Revenge.

    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 ↗
  4. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Yar's Revenge on Steam right now. Shares Action with Yar's Revenge.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Yar's Revenge on Steam right now. Shares Action with Yar's Revenge.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Yar's Revenge on Steam right now. Shares Action with Yar's Revenge.

    Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Yar's Revenge on Steam right now. Shares Action with Yar's Revenge.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Half-Life: Opposing Force

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Yar's Revenge on Steam right now. Shares Action with Yar's Revenge.

    Return to the Black Mesa Research Facility as one of the military specialists assigned to eliminate Gordon Freeman. Experience an entirely new episode of single player action. Meet fierce alien opponents, and experiment with new weaponry. Named 'Game of the Year' by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences.

    1999Action4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Panzer Girls

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    This is a fast-paced shooting game with simple operation. Together with the students of the girls' chariot academy, we forged the last line of defense to stop the monsters attacking like a flood.

    2022StrategyIndieCasualFreeSteam ↗
  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 Yar's Revenge.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Yar's Revenge.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Yar's Revenge

How much does Yar's Revenge cost?
Yar's Revenge is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Yar's Revenge have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Yar's Revenge supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
What games are most similar to Yar's Revenge?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Yar's Revenge are CYGNI: All Guns Blazing, BangBang PewPew, Wings Of WW2.
Who developed Yar's Revenge?
Yar's Revenge was developed by Killspace Entertainment and published by Atari.

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 Yar's Revenge.

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