# Games like A City Sleeps™

> The closest matches to A City Sleeps™: DubWars, Symphony, Beat Hazard, Sora, and Sektori. 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. [DubWars](https://imho.run/games/290000/dubwars) — Shares rhythm synced shooting with A City Sleeps. 115 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/290000/)
2. [Symphony](https://imho.run/games/207750/symphony) — Also Rhythm and Shoot 'Em Up, like A City Sleeps. 605 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/207750/)
3. [Beat Hazard](https://imho.run/games/49600/beat-hazard) — A frequent pick in A City Sleeps players' libraries, and another Action. 3,477 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/49600/)
4. [Sora](https://imho.run/games/390730/sora) — Also Shoot 'Em Up and Bullet Hell, like A City Sleeps. 174 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/390730/)
5. [Sektori](https://imho.run/games/2105620/sektori) — Also Shoot 'Em Up and Bullet Hell, like A City Sleeps. 658 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2105620/)
6. [Soundodger+](https://imho.run/games/247140/soundodger) — Also Rhythm and Bullet Hell, like A City Sleeps. 404 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/247140/)
7. [Deathsmiles](https://imho.run/games/314180/deathsmiles) — Also Shoot 'Em Up and Bullet Hell, like A City Sleeps. 299 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/314180/)
8. [Kill The Music](https://imho.run/games/3093050/kill-the-music) — Also Rhythm and Bullet Hell, like A City Sleeps. 80 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3093050/)
9. [REVOLVER360 RE:ACTOR](https://imho.run/games/313400/revolver360-re-actor) — Also Shoot 'Em Up and Bullet Hell, like A City Sleeps. 166 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/313400/)
10. [Hell is Other Demons](https://imho.run/games/595790/hell-is-other-demons) — Also Bullet Hell, like A City Sleeps. 212 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/595790/)
11. [Crypt of the NecroDancer](https://imho.run/games/247080/crypt-of-the-necrodancer) — Also Rhythm, like A City Sleeps. 12,463 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/247080/)
12. [Afterbeat (Project Arrhythmia)](https://imho.run/games/440310/afterbeat-project-arrhythmia) — Also Rhythm and Bullet Hell, like A City Sleeps. 2,783 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/440310/)
13. [Waves](https://imho.run/games/107600/waves) — Also Shoot 'Em Up and Bullet Hell, like A City Sleeps. 884 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/107600/)
14. [ONE BTN BOSSES](https://imho.run/games/1910600/one-btn-bosses) — Also Rhythm and Shoot 'Em Up, like A City Sleeps. 108 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1910600/)
15. [Shmadow](https://imho.run/games/397570/shmadow) — Also Shoot 'Em Up and Bullet Hell, like A City Sleeps. 59 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/397570/)
16. [Valdis Story: Abyssal City](https://imho.run/games/252030/valdis-story-abyssal-city) — Same atmospheric mood as A City Sleeps. 1,648 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/252030/)
17. [Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians](https://imho.run/games/231040/beatbuddy-tale-of-the-guardians) — Also Rhythm, like A City Sleeps. 216 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/231040/)
18. [Hyperspace Invaders II: Pixel Edition](https://imho.run/games/397690/hyperspace-invaders-ii-pixel-edition) — Also Rhythm and Shoot 'Em Up, like A City Sleeps. 173 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/397690/)
19. [Bleed 2](https://imho.run/games/396350/bleed-2) — Also Shoot 'Em Up and Bullet Hell, like A City Sleeps. 369 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/396350/)
20. [Rez Infinite](https://imho.run/games/636450/rez-infinite) — Also Rhythm, like A City Sleeps. 854 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/636450/)
21. [The Metronomicon: Slay The Dance Floor](https://imho.run/games/416790/the-metronomicon-slay-the-dance-floor) — A frequent pick in A City Sleeps players' libraries, and another RPG. 218 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/416790/)
22. [Danmaku Unlimited 3](https://imho.run/games/450950/danmaku-unlimited-3) — Also Shoot 'Em Up and Bullet Hell, like A City Sleeps. 150 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/450950/)
23. [Ikaruga](https://imho.run/games/253750/ikaruga) — Also Shoot 'Em Up and Bullet Hell, like A City Sleeps. 1,193 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/253750/)
24. [Shatter](https://imho.run/games/20820/shatter) — Also Rhythm, like A City Sleeps. 469 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/20820/)

## 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=316180&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=316180&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=316180&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=316180
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/316180
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About A City Sleeps™

From the creator of Rock Band™ and Amplitude™ comes a fresh new approach to the traditional shoot 'em up! All the action is driven by an entrancing soundtrack- no beatmatching required. The Idol System introduces a tactical layer on top of proven shmup gameplay allowing for a range of play styles.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 316180
- **Developer:** Harmonix Music Systems, Inc
- **Publisher:** Harmonix Music Systems, Inc
- **Genres:** Action, Indie
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Oct 16, 2014
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/316180/a-city-sleeps)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=316180&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/316180/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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