
A bite-sized, 8-bit style run-and-gun inspired by Saturday morning cartoons of the 80s!
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A bite-sized, 8-bit style run-and-gun inspired by Saturday morning cartoons of the 80s!

Blazing Chrome
In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!

Contra Anniversary Collection
The Contra Anniversary Collection brings this classic Run and Gun franchise back to modern platforms and a new generation of gamers.
In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Side Scroller 16.1%, Retro 15.5%, Difficult 8.6%, Shooter 8%
The Contra Anniversary Collection brings this classic Run and Gun franchise back to modern platforms and a new generation of gamers.
Why similar: Side Scroller 17%, Classic 15.8% ★, Retro 13.8%, Action 11.5%, Platformer 10.1%
Super Cyborg is an old school non-stop hardcore run'n'gun action game! You are an elite battle cyborg who is sent in to investigate a series of anomalies on a mysterious island. The merciless alien known as the 'Xirxul life form' has been awakened by unwitting scientists and now: all humanity is in danger!
Why similar: Retro 19.2%, Action 12.8%, Difficult 11.8%, Platformer 11.4%, Shooter 10.8%
Mega Man Legacy Collection is a celebration of the 8-bit history of Capcom’s iconic Blue Bomber featuring faithful reproductions of the series’ origins with the original six Mega Man games.
Why similar: Classic 18.7% ★, Retro 16%, Platformer 15.3%, Difficult 11.3%, Side Scroller 9.7%
C&F Inc. teleporters are going offline all over the place, and it's up to an intrepid frog employee to fix the situation.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Side Scroller 15.4%, Difficult 14.3%, Platformer 10.9%, Shooter 9.8%
Set in a far corner of space, Valfaris is a heavy metal infused 2D action-platformer and the next game from the team behind Unity Awards finalist, Slain: Back From Hell. Brutal combat. Deadly enemies. Stunning pixel art. Savage soundtrack. Get ready to rip the galaxy a new wormhole.
Why similar: Platformer 14.8%, Action 13.5%, Side Scroller 13.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 11%, Retro 10.1%
"The most rewarding game of 2013!" Influenced by retro classics Mega Man and Castlevania, Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures features the AVGN and friends as they blast their way through 10 levels of fun, fast paced 2D action based on the AVGN's adventures in his online series.
Why similar: Difficult 20.8%, Platformer 19.8%, Retro 16.2%, Action 9.7%, Side Scroller 8.5%
“METAL SLUG ”, the very first title in SNK’s legendary 2D run & gun action shooting game series where all began, returns to the missions on the Steam gaming platform!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, Side Scroller 16.1%, Classic 15.1% ★, Retro 13.3%, Action 10.5%
When a global war nearly decimated humankind, an evil military organization called Oniken takes advantage of the situation to dominate and oppress the few remaining survivors. Even though any resistance to this organization seemed hopeless, a small rebel movement organizes strikes against Oniken.
Why similar: Retro 28.7%, Platformer 23%, Difficult 13%, Action 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
Z-Exemplar is a side-scrolling shooter in the tradition of R-Type, Gradius, Nemesis and other classic arcade games from the past. Borrowing its aesthetic from the computers of yesteryear (specifically the Sinclair ZX Spectrum) Z-Exemplar combines bright, bold, 8-bit pixel art with frantic action and an epic mission to conquer a galaxy of...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.6%, Action 22.1%, Retro 20.8%, Indie 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
Return to the Golden Age of arcades with a hardcore action platformer that pulls no punches! Possesses all the hallmarks of true classics like Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts (SNES), Rastan Saga (Arcade), Castlevania (NES) and more with precise controls, high challenge, and meticulous design.
Why similar: Difficult 28.3%, Platformer 23.1%, Retro 16%, Action 9.8%, Side Scroller 7.3%
DuckTales: Remastered is a beautiful hand-crafted reimagining of one of the most cherished 8-bit titles of all time. Go back to one of the golden ages of gaming, now refined with a level of detail that will please the most hardened devoted Disney or retro Capcom fan alike.
Why similar: Platformer 27.2%, Retro 19.7%, Classic 18.8% ★, Great Soundtrack 11.1%, Action 10.2%
Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!
Why similar: Indie 55.4%, Singleplayer 44.6%
Sonic Mania is an all-new adventure with Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles full of unique bosses, rolling 2D landscapes, and fun classic gameplay.
Why similar: Classic 20% ★, Retro 16.5%, Platformer 15.1%, Great Soundtrack 14.7%, Side Scroller 10.8%
Super Hydorah is a nonlinear horizontal shoot’ em up designed to offer a challenging experience, sublimating the richness of traditional shmup classics. Face the menace of the Meroptians aboard the Delta Lance, alone or with your friends in this game with direct action and nostalgic art.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.4%, Retro 17.9%, Difficult 13.7%, Action 11.3%, Great Soundtrack 9%
A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.
Why similar: 2D 41.1%, Indie 32%, Singleplayer 26.9%
Cybarian The Time Travelling Warrior is a classically inspired arcade action game, with a mixture of modern and retro gaming tropes.
Why similar: Retro 17.7%, Difficult 16.2%, Platformer 14.8%, Side Scroller 13.8%, Action 9.7%
The giant hornets have destroyed your hive and taken the pollen. Fight the swarms alone or with a friend and destroy the dangerous hornet queen! The insect world is very dangerous but... what are you waiting for to get your revenge?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.7%, Difficult 16.8%, Side Scroller 13.5%, Platformer 12.2%, Shooter 11.3%
Killing zombies never gets old, but sometimes you just need a break. Get back to some serious old-school gaming with Syder Arcade! Syder Arcade is a love letter to Amiga games of the ‘90s, no coins, no upgrade grinding, just your tenacity and a motherload of alien invaders.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.8%, Shooter 11.3%, Side Scroller 11%, Retro 10.3%, Action 9.8%
ARC Raiders is a multiplayer extraction adventure, set in a lethal future earth, ravaged by a mysterious mechanized threat known as ARC.
Wryn is a girl with a big arsenal and big dreams -- she wants to be the ultimate videogame hero! Help her take down the Greatest Heroes of All Time in an action-packed bid to claim the title for herself and show the world what a true hero looks like!
Why similar: Platformer 21.6%, Action 14.7%, Difficult 14.4%, Shooter 11.8%, Indie 7.1%
Bloo Kid 2 is a classic 2D retro-style platformer experience with lovely designed pixel-graphics and a full chiptune soundtrack. Run, jump and swim your way through five huge worlds with twelve levels each. Master brutal bossfights and discover lots of secrets in the world of Bloo Kid 2.
Why similar: Platformer 28.2%, Action 21%, Retro 20.7%, Indie 15.5%, 2D 8.1%
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN is a standalone adventure within the ELDEN RING universe, crafted to offer players a new gaming experience by reimagining the game’s core design.
Why similar: Action 71.4%, Singleplayer 28.6%
SNK 40th Anniversary Collection is the ultimate collection of classic arcade games from SNK's golden age with 24 different nostalgic titles back from the 1980s, and many bells and whistles for the best game experience on Steam!!
Why similar: Classic 25.2% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, Retro 17.4%, Action 16.1%, Platformer 10%
Barotrauma is a 2D co-op submarine simulator – in space, with survival horror and RPG elements. Steer your submarine, complete missions, fight monsters, fix leaks, operate machinery, man the guns and craft items, and stay alert: danger in Barotrauma doesn’t announce itself!
Why similar: Difficult 48.9%, 2D 24.9%, Action 20.8%, Singleplayer 5.5%
Amongst the best beat’em up series ever created, jammin’ ‘90s beats and over the top street fighting, the iconic series Streets of Rage comes back with a masterful tribute to and revitalization of the classic action fans adore.
Why similar: Action 23.2%, Side Scroller 19.6%, Retro 13.4%, Classic 12.1% ★, Great Soundtrack 10.6%
Journey through gaming history's time and space, while searching for adorable feline companions in 'An Arcade Full of Cats,' the ultimate pet'em up hidden object game.
Why similar: Colorful 65.8%, Singleplayer 34.2%
Battle with swords and whips in this retro-style action game brought to you by game creator Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates! Play as Zangetsu, a demon slayer bearing a deep grudge, who must travel through perilous lands to defeat a powerful demon lurking in a dark castle.
Why similar: Retro 16.9%, Side Scroller 15.8%, Platformer 14.3%, Difficult 13.3%, Action 8.8%
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge reunites Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael as they kick shell in a beautifully realized beat ’em up.
Why similar: Side Scroller 45.1%, Pixel Graphics 17.2%, 2D 11%, Action 10.7%, Colorful 7.4%
Welcome to 'A Park Full of Cats,' a hidden object game that invites you to revel in the enchanting world of amusement parks! Experience the thrill and excitement of the rides and give those cats the fun they truly deserve!
Why similar: Colorful 88.6%, Singleplayer 11.4%
In the mayhem-filled streets of the future where criminal gangs rule and cops fear to tread, only the bounty hunters can free the city from the corrupt fist of felony. Lay waste to the criminal underworld and make a killing in this hard boiled action comedy arcade shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.6%, Side Scroller 20.2%, Retro 13.8%, Shooter 13.4%, Platformer 10.6%
Starring a cast of beloved Disney characters, The Disney Afternoon Collection takes you back to a golden era of gaming and afternoons filled with adventure. All six classic games feature new and improved visuals and include filtering options that replicate a retro look and feel.
Why similar: Classic 28% ★, Retro 23.4%, Platformer 17.9%, Great Soundtrack 9.5%, Action 9.3%
A strategic collectible card game with deep deckbuilding, explosive combos, and flirty social twists-featuring bold visuals, powerful heroines, and hundreds of unique cards to collect.
Why similar: 2D 45.3%, Colorful 31.2%, Singleplayer 23.5%
Don the mask and join the Phantom Thieves of Hearts as they stage grand heists, infiltrate the minds of the corrupt, and make them change their ways!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 73.5%, Colorful 15.1%, Singleplayer 11.4%
Build a fortress and try to help your dwarves survive against a deeply generated world. Keep your dwarves happy, grow their community and beware of digging too deeply. The deepest, most intricate simulation of a world that's ever been created.
Why similar: Difficult 100%
Become a martial arts master in this survivor-like roguelite inspired by action movies of the ‘80s. Use your fists, feet, and the environment to fight off relentless thugs. Master powerful combos, enhance your skills, and remember: everything around you is a weapon!
Why similar: Retro 35%, Action 22.2%, Pixel Graphics 18%, 2D 16.6%, Singleplayer 8.2%
A legendary series returns with a grand new adventure! Enjoy a colorful action-adventure game made alongside Ryuichi Nishizawa, creator of the original Wonder Boy in Monster World series.
Why similar: Platformer 23.6%, Side Scroller 19.4%, Action 16.7%, Great Soundtrack 10.8%, Indie 8.8%
Hunt: Showdown 1896 is a new era of the addictively unforgiving extraction shooter. In corrupted backwaters lost to history, fight back alone – or with friends – against timeless evil. Twisted monsters and other ruthless Hunters stand between you and your Bounty. Risk everything as Hunt consumes you
Find 2000 cats hidden in 20 iconic locations such as Rio de Janeiro, Istanbul or Tokyo in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator! Can you find them all?
Why similar: Indie 77.6%, Singleplayer 22.4%
Factorio is a game about building and creating automated factories to produce items of increasing complexity, within an infinite 2D world. Use your imagination to design your factory, combine simple elements into ingenious structures, and finally protect it from the creatures who don't really like you.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 35.4%, 2D 31.5%, Indie 18.9%, Singleplayer 14.2%
Kinky Cats is a hot merge game in which you can collect cards and cast sexy babes. Help horny girls unlock their potential, and they will make all your dirty dreams come true!
Mago is a retro 2D platformer that puts us in the boots of a sorcerer, who was unfortunate enough to eat evil overlords' food. Now he has to rescue his beloved princess from the dinner menu of the evil Gourmet! Nostalgia awaits!
Why similar: Platformer 18.3%, Retro 14.3%, Difficult 13.6%, Great Soundtrack 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
Syder Reloaded revives the Syder series in this love-letter to 90s Amiga shmups with upgraded graphics and refined gameplay. Challenging levels, a fleet of ships and a motherload of alien invaders. Get back to your roots and curse at your monitor in this skills-first shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.4%, Side Scroller 14.6%, Retro 13.4%, Difficult 13.1%, Shooter 11.5%
The Blue Bomber is back in this second collection of classic Capcom titles! Featuring faithful reproductions of Mega Man 7, 8, 9, & 10, this collection is bursting with additional content, from time trials and remix challenges to a music player and an extensive gallery of rare illustrations.
Why similar: Classic 17.6% ★, Platformer 14.9%, Retro 13.6%, Difficult 10.9%, Great Soundtrack 10.4%
Mamma mia! Our cats are now in the great city of Rome! Let's find them! Start with a monochromatic illustration and reveal the final colored art. Play through different modes, find special cats, and unlock bonus levels! More than 970 hidden objects to find! Enjoy the extra bonus level, NERD ARENA!
Why similar: Colorful 100%
Click your way through hordes of monsters, earn gold, and recruit quirky heroes with powerful skills. Progress even while you're idle, and watch the numbers climb into the absurd. It’s a never-ending journey of clicks, crits, and colossal damage.
Why similar: 2D 37.1%, Indie 28.9%, Action 25%, Singleplayer 9%
Join over 30 million adventurers worldwide and take part in an epic and ever-changing FINAL FANTASY. Experience an unforgettable story, exhilarating battles, and a myriad of captivating environments to explore.
Why similar: Action 100%
THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED FANTASY ACTION RPG. Rise, Tarnished, and be guided by grace to brandish the power of the Elden Ring and become an Elden Lord in the Lands Between.
Why similar: Difficult 58.9%, Great Soundtrack 20.5%, Action 14.8%, Singleplayer 5.9%
Explore a galaxy full of wonders in this sci-fi grand strategy game from Paradox Development Studios. Interact with diverse alien races, discover strange new worlds with unexpected events and expand the reach of your empire. Each new adventure holds almost limitless possibilities.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 79.1%, Singleplayer 20.9%
It's Halloween time! Do you choose Trick or Cat? Find all the Hidden Cats one by one in the Spooky Town to reveal the final colored art. Play through different modes, find special cats, and unlock bonus levels! More than 970 hidden objects to find! Now with the extra bonus level, AFTER PARTY!
Why similar: Colorful 100%
It's Christmas time! The Santa's Icy Realm is in full steam!! Join the fun and search for all the Hidden Cats one by one among the elves to reveal the final colored art. More than 970 hidden objects! This time with an extra bonus level, SNOWBALL FIGHT!
Blow your enemies up with their own bombs in this explosive 2D action platformer! Catch the deadly plushies' bombs in time to throw them right back to the sender! Will you uncover the cute fluffy toys' origins?
Why similar: Side Scroller 21.5%, Platformer 19.2%, Retro 17%, Difficult 13%, Action 9.9%
Join Pixel as he quests through gaming history, teleporting across the most iconic video game systems of generations past. He’ll have to jump, dodge and play smart if he wants to survive all the traps, puzzles and enemies waiting to take him down at every turn.
Why similar: Retro 28.3%, Platformer 28%, Great Soundtrack 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Indie 8.7%
A Building Full of Cats is a hidden object game where you need to pet all the cats in the building. Don't leave any cats behind!
Why similar: Colorful 77.2%, Singleplayer 22.8%
Awakened Evil is an action platformer inspired by the classics. Jump and slash your way through intense linear stages that will put your skills to the test. Do you have what it takes to slay all the bosses, and take on evil itself?
Why similar: Retro 17.8%, Platformer 16.5%, Difficult 16%, Action 15%, Side Scroller 13.3%
Gun Crazy is a fast paced and hectic arcade style action shoot em’ up sporting old school pixel art and a retro sound track.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 14.6%, Retro 13.7%, Difficult 12.8%, Platformer 12.8%, Side Scroller 10.1%
The legendary Contra series returns! This reimagining of the classic run-'n'-gun action game from the ‘80s features new stages, new enemies, new play mechanics, and co-op combat for up to 4 players!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23%, Side Scroller 19.2%, Platformer 15.2%, Shooter 14.6%, Retro 13.3%
Konami's Castlevania Anniversary Collection traces the origins of the historic vampire franchise. Included is a unique eBook with details provided by developers, artists and others inspired by the Castlevania legacy which sheds a fresh light into the world of Castlevania.
Why similar: Classic 21.4% ★, Retro 15%, Platformer 14.4%, Action 12.2%, Side Scroller 12%
Go on a journey as Kaze in this 90’s classics inspired platformer. When the Crystal Islands get cursed, Kaze needs to save her friend Hogo while facing enraged living vegetables. Find the Wild Masks to unleash the powers of the legendary guardians and master land, sky and sea.
Why similar: Difficult 24.5%, Retro 20.5%, Platformer 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, 2D 8.7%
Twinkle Hunter is a 2D action game focused on boss battles. Become a hunter whose teddy bear was stolen by the great villain 'Twinkle Thieves', and experience journey to retrieve the teddy bear. Can you hunt the thieves who attack you in various ways and rescue the teddy bear 'Mari'?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24%, Side Scroller 22.9%, Platformer 14.7%, Shooter 13.4%, Action 8.6%