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2024PC, Steam Deck verified77 % positive5.69 €

A fast-paced pixel art action roguelite where you fight through spreading masses of cells hiding dormant enemies. Game-changing skills and upgrades let you craft different builds every run.

  • Runs that play out differently every time
  • Build variety
  • Pixel art
  • Loot and gear
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In short: Games like Swarm Grinder

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Swarm Grinder special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Drifting Lands

95 %Match

2017PC80 % positive

Brings what grabs you about Swarm Grinder: runs that differ every time, lots of builds to try as well as hunting for loot and gear.

A side-scrolling shoot-'em-up blended with the loot, builds and skill trees of hack & slash games. Between missions you tune and rebuild your ship for the next run.

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Juicy Realm

Loot and gear

A fast top-down roguelike shooter where you play a soldier blasting through randomized levels full of mutated, hostile fruit. Plenty of weapons, upgrades and a bright, cartoonish look make for quick, varied runs.

Starward Rogue

Runs that play out differently every time

A roguelite bullet-hell shooter where you fight through randomly generated labyrinths inside a star, weaving through waves of projectiles while collecting weapons and upgrades. Each run feels different thanks to varied item combinations.

Orbital Bullet

Runs that play out differently every time

A fast-paced roguelite shooter where you run and gun around small circular planets in full 360 degrees. Weapons and upgrades you find let you build a stronger character with each run.

Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor

Loot and gear

A survivor-like set in the Deep Rock universe where a lone dwarf auto-shoots through alien swarms while carving through destructible rock for minerals. Synergizing weapon upgrades and persistent unlocks deliver that one-more-run pull.

Gunlocked

Runs that play out differently every time

A sci-fi roguelike that plays like a twin-stick shooter without the aiming stick: you win through smart positioning and upgrade choices that exploit each weapon's unique auto-targeting. Every run pits you against swarms of alien ships.

NeuroVoider

Loot and gear

A fast twin-stick shooter where you play as a brain piloting robot bodies, constantly scavenging weapons and parts from fallen enemies to craft new builds. Features permadeath and co-op for up to four players.

Bytepath

Runs that play out differently every time

A fast arcade shooter where you craft wild builds using a huge skill tree, many classes and ships. Every run invites you to experiment and optimize.

Risk of Rain

Loot and gear

A 2D pixel-art roguelike platformer where you grow stronger on an alien planet by stacking random items while the difficulty keeps climbing over time. Playable solo or with up to three friends, each run feels different thanks to chaotic item combinations.

Utopia Must Fall

Sci-fi setting

An arcade base-defense shooter where you protect humanity's last city from randomly generated alien attack waves. Quick progression and a crisp retro look define the experience.

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