# Games like Swordship

> The closest matches to Swordship: Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot, Sektori, GALAK-Z, Twilight Survivors, and Starward Rogue. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot](https://imho.run/games/2348610/slime-3k-rise-against-despot) — Also Rogue-like and Shoot 'Em Up, like Swordship. 715 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2348610/)
2. [Sektori](https://imho.run/games/2105620/sektori) — Also Shoot 'Em Up and Score Attack, like Swordship. 658 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2105620/)
3. [GALAK-Z](https://imho.run/games/300580/galak-z) — A frequent pick in Swordship players' libraries, and another Action. 200 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/300580/)
4. [Twilight Survivors](https://imho.run/games/2788310/twilight-survivors) — A frequent pick in Swordship players' libraries, and another RPG. 317 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2788310/)
5. [Starward Rogue](https://imho.run/games/410820/starward-rogue) — Also Rogue-like and Shoot 'Em Up, like Swordship. 248 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/410820/)
6. [Operation STEEL](https://imho.run/games/1489300/operation-steel) — Also Rogue-like and Shoot 'Em Up, like Swordship. 57 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1489300/)
7. [Gunlocked](https://imho.run/games/1512480/gunlocked) — Also Shoot 'Em Up and Bullet Hell, like Swordship. 383 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1512480/)
8. [ScourgeBringer](https://imho.run/games/1037020/scourgebringer) — Also Rogue-like and Bullet Hell, like Swordship. 1,214 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1037020/)
9. [ONE BTN BOSSES](https://imho.run/games/1910600/one-btn-bosses) — Also Shoot 'Em Up and Bullet Hell, like Swordship. 108 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1910600/)
10. [Beat Invaders](https://imho.run/games/1863080/beat-invaders) — Also Shoot 'Em Up and Bullet Hell, like Swordship. 167 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1863080/)
11. [Shape Shifter: Formations](https://imho.run/games/2202590/shape-shifter-formations) — Also Rogue-like and Shoot 'Em Up, like Swordship. 220 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2202590/)
12. [Assault Android Cactus+](https://imho.run/games/250110/assault-android-cactus) — Also Shoot 'Em Up and Bullet Hell, like Swordship. 982 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/250110/)
13. [Vampire Survivors](https://imho.run/games/1794680/vampire-survivors) — Also Rogue-like and Bullet Hell, like Swordship. 126,214 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1794680/)
14. [Spell Disk](https://imho.run/games/2292060/spell-disk) — Also Rogue-like and Shoot 'Em Up, like Swordship. 473 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2292060/)
15. [Hyperspace Dogfights](https://imho.run/games/842170/hyperspace-dogfights) — Also Rogue-like and Shoot 'Em Up, like Swordship. 107 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/842170/)
16. [Steredenn: Binary Stars](https://imho.run/games/347160/steredenn-binary-stars) — Also Rogue-like and Shoot 'Em Up, like Swordship. 389 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/347160/)
17. [Stellar Interface](https://imho.run/games/517330/stellar-interface) — Also Rogue-like and Shoot 'Em Up, like Swordship. 108 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/517330/)
18. [Go Mecha Ball](https://imho.run/games/2008510/go-mecha-ball) — Also Rogue-like and Shoot 'Em Up, like Swordship. 280 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2008510/)
19. [Void Scrappers](https://imho.run/games/2005210/void-scrappers) — Also Rogue-like and Shoot 'Em Up, like Swordship. 422 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2005210/)
20. [Seed of Heroes](https://imho.run/games/2942700/seed-of-heroes) — Also Rogue-like and Shoot 'Em Up, like Swordship. 69 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2942700/)
21. [Whisker Squadron: Survivor](https://imho.run/games/2140100/whisker-squadron-survivor) — Also Rogue-like and Shoot 'Em Up, like Swordship. 431 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2140100/)
22. [Nova Drift](https://imho.run/games/858210/nova-drift) — Also Rogue-like and Shoot 'Em Up, like Swordship. 9,004 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/858210/)
23. [Core Devourer](https://imho.run/games/2199060/core-devourer) — Also Rogue-like and Shoot 'Em Up, like Swordship. 54 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2199060/)
24. [CRYPTARK](https://imho.run/games/344740/cryptark) — Also Rogue-like and Bullet Hell, like Swordship. 729 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/344740/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1804270&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1804270&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1804270&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1804270
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1804270
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Swordship

Swordship is a roguelike where dodging is your best weapon. Trick your enemies into killing each other, steal containers to upgrade your ship and unlock new ways to play. Dodge, dive, die, learn, repeat.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1804270
- **Developer:** Digital Kingdom
- **Publisher:** Thunderful Publishing
- **Genres:** Action, Indie
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Dec 5, 2022
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1804270/swordship)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1804270&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1804270/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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