Games like Swarm
by OKYO GAMES
The Network has been infested. Face a giant creature ruled by music to cleanse it. Fight while switching between 2 complementary Game Modes!
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-65%$6.99Rift of the NecroDancer
Feb 5 · Brace Yourself Games, Tic Toc Studios Inc.
Both: Rhythm · Music · Difficult
The NecroDancer's back in an all-new rhythm game! Dragged into a strange new world, Cadence must engage in musical combat with monsters surging through the Rift! Face pulse-pounding Rhythm Rifts where every beat is a battle, all set to an original soundtrack by Danny Baranowsky & friends.
RhythmMusicIndieDifficultArcadeFemale ProtagonistActionGreat SoundtrackColorful2D👍 5,867
$2.99Intralism
Nov 4 · KHB-Soft
Both: Music · Rhythm · Difficult
Intralism - fast and hard rhythm game. Listen to music and match arcs to the beat. Master all beatmaps or create your own and challenge friends in the online multiplayer. But remember: wrong button - failed try.
MusicRhythmIndieLevel EditorDifficultFast-PacedMultiplayerArcadeCasualMinimalist👍 4,277
$12.99Old School Musical
Sep 13 · La Moutarde
Both: Rhythm · Music · Difficult
What has 50 amazing chiptune tracks, a loony story mode, 32 different chicken types to fight, and takes you on a tour of all your favorite retro games? It's Old School Musical! Tib and Rob are the heroes of a wacky adventure that will teach them where all of the bugs in our favorite games come from.
IndieActionAdventureRhythmRetroPixel GraphicsMusicDifficultGreat Soundtrack2D👍 724
$10.99Beat Blast
Aug 25 · Woolly Walrus Games
Both: Music · Difficult · Rhythm
Create musical beats that kill. Beat Blast is a music maker, bullet hell, dungeon crawler, roguelite. Battle through dungeons and defeat big bosses. Collect weapons, passives and musical instruments!
Bullet HellMusicDifficultAction RoguelikeDungeon CrawlerRoguelikeSingleplayerAction2DRhythm👍 387
音灵 INVAXION
Dec 19 · Nanjing AQUATRAX
Both: Music · Rhythm
Classic music gameplay with a whole new game experience! Players will play as a member of the mercenary army, ”INVAXION”, head into an interstellar journey to collect the fragment of music and art while fighting back with the Artificial Intelligence to save the day.
MusicRhythmCasualIndieAnimeRacing👍 5,505
$4.99Symphony
Aug 6 · Empty Clip Studios
Both: Music · Rhythm
A mysterious entity is absorbing and corrupting your music before your very eyes. You must battle through your own song collection and fight to reclaim your music!
MusicIndieShoot 'Em UpActionRhythmCasualBullet HellMusic-Based Procedural GenerationArcadeSingleplayer👍 833
$19.99Beat Saber
May 21 · Beat Games
Both: Rhythm · Music
Slash the beats, get moving, and experience the world's most popular VR rhythm game!* Duck, dodge, and flow through 300+ handcrafted songs from artists like Coldplay, Imagine Dragons, and Metallica. Play solo, compete online, or pass the headset at your next party. Jump in with 60+ songs included!
VRRhythmMusicModdableFast-PacedMultiplayerSingleplayerMusic-Based Procedural GenerationFirst-PersonSwordplay👍 69,760
$19.99Beat Hazard 3
Jun 22 · Cold Beam Games
Both: Rhythm · Music
Are you ready to explore your music collection mapped as a stunning galaxy of wonders? Experience your music collection as never before with this intense music driven twin stick shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.
RhythmMusic-Based Procedural GenerationMusicBullet HellRoguelikeTwin Stick ShooterIndieActionExplorationShoot 'Em Up👍 585
$1.99Savant - Ascent
Dec 4 · D-Pad Studio
Both: Music · Short
A malicious orb has cast Savant out of his tower and transformed his surroundings into dangerous enemies!Dodge and shoot your way back up the tower, and blast down waves of enemies as you make your way towards the top! As you progress, you unlock CDs that not only give you new tracks to play to, but also grant you powerful new abilities!
ActionIndieGreat SoundtrackMusicShoot 'Em UpFast-PacedScore AttackBullet HellShortArcade👍 2,130
$1.99Music Killer
Oct 31 · AbstractArt
Both: Music · Rhythm
🎶 THE VERY FIRST MUSIC ADAPTING FIRST-PERSON SHOOTER IS HERE! 🎵 Always wanted to shoot mobs while listening to your own favorite music tracks? Now you can.
MusicActionRhythmFPSIndieShooterRetroFirst-PersonMusic-Based Procedural GenerationProcedural Generation👍 428
$2.99The Impossible Game
May 8 · Grip Games
Both: Difficult · Music
The super-addictive and very, very hard platform game finally arrives on Steam - it's quite possibly the world's hardest game! As well as five classic Impossible Game levels, this desktop version includes an EXCLUSIVE new Level Editor.
IndieDifficultGreat SoundtrackPlatformerLevel EditorMusicCasual2DAddictiveSingleplayer👍 1,253
$18.99Beat Hazard 2
Oct 16 · Cold Beam Games
Both: Rhythm · Music
Experience your music collection as never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.
RhythmMusic-Based Procedural GenerationProcedural GenerationTwin Stick ShooterMusicIndieTop-Down ShooterBullet HellArcadeSpace👍 1,395
-70%$7.49Ragnarock
Jul 15 · WanadevStudio
Both: Rhythm · Music
Lead your viking ship to victory in this rhythm game! Pound your drums to the sound of epic music, from celtic rock to viking power metal, and set sail against your rivals. Solo, Split-Screen & Online PVP included.
RhythmActionMusicRock MusicMultiplayerVikingsCasualOld SchoolFunnyVR👍 2,775
$1.99Linea, the Game
Jan 4 · KHB-Soft
Both: Difficult · Music
The goal of the game is to survive for more than 60 seconds on each level, dodging platforms and objects, listening to bitpop soundtracks. Four levels, online-records, achievements and trading cards are waiting for you.
IndieCasualMinimalistDifficultActionFast-PacedArcadeMusicMusic-Based Procedural GenerationPsychedelic👍 883
$29.99Soundfall
May 11 · Drastic Games
Both: Rhythm · Music
Soundfall is a dungeon crawler that combines looter-shooter action with rhythm-based gameplay. Venture out solo or with up to 4 friends locally or online. Collect loot and time your actions to the beat to become all powerful. Play the Campaign Mode, Free Play 100's of songs or import your own music!
RhythmOnline Co-OpMultiplayerLooter ShooterMusic-Based Procedural GenerationFemale ProtagonistDungeon CrawlerProcedural GenerationMusicTop-Down Shooter👍 996
$4.99Slash or Die
Jun 3 · ClickGames
Both: Rhythm · Difficult
In this game you will face violence and extraordinary complexity. You will have to become one of three heroes to slash enemies or to die from their hands. What will your hero do? It depends only on your skills…
Souls-likeHack and SlashRogueliteRhythmPerma DeathMartial ArtsPvEDifficultAction RPGArcade👍 150
$4.99Rhythm Destruction
Jun 16 · Curious Panda Games
Both: Rhythm · Music
Rhythm Destruction is a rhythm & shoot'em up that aims to combine the best of both genres. Blast and maneuver your way through perilous stages filled with numerous enemies, obstacles and unique boss encounters.
IndieCasualActionRhythmShoot 'Em UpBullet HellMusic
$9.99Everhood
Mar 4 · Chris Nordgren, Jordi Roca
Both: Music
An UNCONVENTIONAL ADVENTURE RPG that takes place in an inexpressible world filled with amusing musical battles and strange delightful encounters. To put it simply: You are in for a ride.🍄
Great SoundtrackMusicStory RichPsychedelicSingleplayerBullet Hell2DPixel GraphicsSurrealRPG👍 11,438
$19.99Wandersong
Sep 27 · Wishes Ultd., Greg Lobanov, A Shell in the Pit
Both: Music
A musical platforming adventure with an emotional story. Play as a silly bard and use music to interact with everything on a journey around the world. Along the way you'll explore, solve puzzles, and meet a huge cast of characters!
MusicAdventureComedyIndieEmotionalStory RichGreat SoundtrackColorfulCuteFunny👍 2,185
$14.99The Surge
May 15 · Deck13
Both: Difficult
Welcome to CREO, the megacorporation saving the world! A catastrophic event has knocked you out during the first day on the job… you wake up equipped with a heavy-grade exoskeleton, in a destroyed section of the complex.
Souls-likeActionRPGSci-fiThird PersonDifficultSingleplayerMechsHack and SlashViolent👍 9,168
FreeBEAT 'EM DOWN
May 26 · Ambitious Games
Both: Rhythm
Beat 'Em Down is a First Person Shooter rhythm game where you shoot and play to the rhythm of the music. Select your song and upgrade your weapon through challenges by killing enemies. Are you ready? Beat them down!
FPSActionRhythmShooterArcade3DFirst-PersonMusic-Based Procedural GenerationAbstractIndie
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Share some of the same DNA, but further from the original.
$19.99GUILTY GEAR 2 -OVERTURE-
Mar 31 · Arc System Works
Both: Controller
The ultimate melee action [GUILTY GEAR 2 -OVERTURE-] is now on Steam!! Pushing [Gameplay] and [Entertainment] to the extremes, with a splash of [Competitiveness] -- That's GUILTY GEAR 2 for you.
ActionFightingAnimeGreat SoundtrackRTSStory RichAction RTSHack and SlashMOBAController👍 426
$9.99Savant - Ascent REMIX
Sep 29 · D-Pad Studio
Both: Music
Savant - Ascent REMIX is an explosive shoot-em-up / scrolling shooter, starring an acrobatic wizard on an elevator-ride. Unlock destructive spells & acrobatic moves as you survive through a tower brimming with robotic fiends!
Bullet HellShoot 'Em UpTwin Stick ShooterScore AttackTime AttackArcadeMusicDark FantasyGothicShooter👍 330
$14.99Mechabellum
Sep 26 · Game River
Command massive armies in this epic mech auto-battler. Draft your troops, customize your units, master your formations, and crush enemies in spectacular 3D battles. All strategy, no clickfest. Outsmart opponents in 1v1, 2v2, free-for-all, or Survival Mode.
StrategyAuto BattlerMechsRobotsWargameTacticalPvPMultiplayerRTSTurn-Based Strategy👍 17,866
$0.99Wooden House
Sep 5 · GDNomaD
Both: Short
What could be better than relaxing in nature? Taking a break from the hustle and bustle of the city in a small cottage. Spending time reading books by the fireplace. But one night, strange voices began to echo from deep within the basement.
Walking SimulatorShortIndieDarkSurvival HorrorAdventureFirst-PersonSingleplayerPvENature👍 158
$14.99RUNGORE
May 16 · YOUR_MOM'S_HP, RavenJm
Both: Difficult
Card game mechanics - check. Real time battles - check. Silly humor - check. If this isn't the game of your dreams i don't know what is (Also we have hidden memes everywhere lol)
Trading Card GameIndieCard GameCard BattlerReal Time TacticsDifficultReplay ValueStrategy RPGRoguelitePixel Graphics👍 993
$14.99Animal Revolt Battle Simulator
Apr 15 · VDimension
The ultimate physics-based, sandbox battle simulator where you can create funny battles between all sorts of ragdoll creatures! You can also make your own monsters with the unit creator or even join the battles yourself in the first-person mode!
SandboxIndieSimulationDinosaursPhysicsStrategyWargameFunnyModdableWar👍 6,573
$1.99SOLITUNE
Apr 25 · Rat King Entertainment
Both: Short
SOLITUNE is a very short game about escapism. You become a shepherd and collect your flock on the way out of your old life. Solve a puzzle in every room to earn a sheep to find your way out.
AdventureIndieCasualSurrealGreat SoundtrackSingleplayerMinimalistAtmospheric3DShort👍 110
$9.99Titan Attacks!
Feb 3 · Puppygames
Both: Difficult
As the last surviving tank commander on Earth, single-handedly turn back the evil invading alien army, drive back the Titans across the Solar System, and defeat them on their homeworld... Titan Attacks has the same easy-to-learn and addictive gameplay of the classic arcade shoot 'em up, but is packed full of extras - new features, new...
Arena ShooterSide ScrollerBullet HellShoot 'Em UpTop-Down ShooterTwin Stick ShooterDrivingDifficultShooterArcade👍 654
$1.99Alien Attack
Jun 21 · Alien Jellyfish
Both: Difficult
You are a space trooper. Your crew finished the cleaning mission and left you alone by accident. Now you are surrounded by aliens. Persist them as long as you can.
ActionIndieCasualAdventureSimulationPixel GraphicsDifficultArcadeShoot 'Em Up2D👍 181
-51%$0.49SWARMRIDER OMEGA
Sep 19 · Walter Machado
Both: Rhythm
SWARMRIDER OMEGA is an "endless runner"+"twin stick shooter" ARCADE mashup. Based on SWARMRIDERS(2016), OMEGA is a darker and faster version, featuring the Saint from UBERMOSH Vol.5.
IndieActionArcadeRetroPixel GraphicsFast-PacedCyberpunkTwin Stick ShooterRhythmBullet Hell👍 103
$14.993000th Duel
Dec 12 · NEOPOPCORN Corp
Both: Difficult
3000th Duel is action-adventure game that has speedy, exciting battles as its charm. Fight against monsters with your own style of battle to travel an unidentified world and discover a secret hidden.
ActionAdventureMetroidvaniaSouls-likeIndiePlatformerDifficultDark FantasySide Scroller2D👍 365
FreeFormicide
Jun 12 · Rock Wall Games, LLC
Both: Controller
Formicide is a fast-paced 2D online platformer with a lineup of versatile classes. Think Worms meets Team Fortress 2. Face off with teammates against enemies in destructible environments with the weapons and abilities at your disposal.
Free to PlayActionIndieMultiplayer2DGreat SoundtrackShooterController
$12.99Temtem: Swarm
Apr 2 · Crema, GGTech Studios
Can you Survive the Swarm? Unlock mighty abilities and upgrades, find and collect Tems to evolve and become stronger, discover overpowered strategies, and battle massive bosses in this survivor-like bullet heaven! Play solo or online co-op with up to 3 players, building the wildest synergies.
Bullet HeavenCreature CollectorAction RoguelikeOnline Co-OpRogueliteTwin Stick ShooterBullet HellRoguelikeArcadeIsometric👍 2,490
$11.99Mana Spark
Sep 27 · BEHEMUTT, Kishimoto Studios
Both: Difficult
A challenging action RPG with deep souls-like combat and rogue-like elements. Explore a dreadful dungeon and fight smart enemies that will plan and collaborate between themselves to defeat you.
Action RoguelikeSouls-likeRogueliteDungeon CrawlerRoguelikeDifficultAction RPG2DProcedural GenerationRPG👍 478
$6.99Insect Swarm
Sep 11 · Parallel Portal
The insect swarm is a swarm consists of millions of alien insects, and you, as the only survival on this barren planet, will have to fight against them dauntlessly. Good luck!
ShooterTop-DownShoot 'Em UpTop-Down ShooterTwin Stick ShooterMechsHack and SlashRPGBeat 'em upExploration👍 2,491
$4.99Creeper World: Anniversary Edition
Nov 16 · Knuckle Cracker
Imagine an enemy that is everywhere and moves like a giant, organic mass across the map. Imagine your base and your people surrounded by a blanket of crushing destruction from all directions. Your only hope, well what hope? Then you take the high ground and pound this enemy into oblivion.
StrategyIndieSimulationTower DefenseRTSSingleplayerTop-DownReal-Time with Pause👍 913
















