Games like spec
Looking for games like spec? Here are top action recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Bit Blaster XL, Escape Goat 2 or Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien.
- 97%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding97% User Score 3,453 reviews
A throwback to the classic quarter eating arcade games of the 80's. Bit Blaster XL is a retro styled, addictive, and fast paced arcade shoot 'em up! (shmup). If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bit Blaster XL.
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- 94%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding94% User Score 345 reviews
Escape Goat 2 is a puzzle platformer game where you use machinery, the environment, and a friendly mouse to progress through a dungeon. None have overcome the Stronghold of Toragos... will you be the first goat to do so? Escape Goat 2 is the follow-up to the critically-acclaimed 2011 indie game, featuring more than double the content: larger rooms, HD graphics, dynamic lighting, and a host of devi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape Goat 2.
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- 87%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:music, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization91% User Score 1,975 reviewsCritic Score 81%6 reviews
Runner2 is the sequel to the critically acclaimed and IGF award winning BIT.TRIP RUNNER.,In the style of the BIT.TRIP series, Runner2 is a rhythm-music platforming game.,Players will run through fantastic environments, using brand new moves, to brand new soundtracks as they run, jump, slide, kick, and soar toward the goal of tracking down the Timbletot and thwarting his evil plans to destroy not o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien.
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- 98%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding98% User Score 636 reviews
Bzzzt is a fast-paced 2D platformer highly inspired by games from 80's. You become an artificial intelligence ZX8000 and in your newly obtained robotic body, you must prove your abilities in a series of testing chambers filled with deadly traps. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BZZZT.
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- 87%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding92% User Score 227 reviewsCritic Score 81%9 reviews
Hell is Other Demons is a frantic, highscore driven, four-color, Bullet Hell Platformer with pixel art. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hell is Other Demons.
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- 91%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding91% User Score 524 reviews
64.0 is a minimal rhythmic arcade game, where you shoot the bad guys at the rhythm of the music. The bad guys are the ones that have the same color as the background, but since the background is constantly changing, everyone can be a bad guy! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 64.0.
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- 71%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:graphics, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding86% User Score 630 reviewsCritic Score 54%8 reviews
Enter the world of Ultratron and experience the addictive gameplay of old-school arcade favourites such as Robotron: 2084, updated and improved for the 21st century! Unique retro-futuristic sound and graphics, player responsive difficulty, and a subtle system of tactics combined with classic gameplay make Ultratron a fun and hypnotic arcade blast. The last human has been slain by evil killer rob… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ultratron.
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- 95%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding95% User Score 2,060 reviews
Beat your best scores in Neon Beats, a 2D platformer game with rhythm based levels! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neon Beats.
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- 94%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding94% User Score 2,845 reviews
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! You play as the powerful Alchemist, a mechanical wizard who… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Savant: Ascent.
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- 93%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability94% User Score 9,995 reviewsCritic Score 90%2 reviews
Enter a mesmerising trance of co-dependence in Duet. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Duet.
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- 93%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding97% User Score 458 reviewsCritic Score 80%2 reviews
Swim, launch and bounce through this meditative floating platformer. A reactive soundscape creates the soundtrack to your exploration through the playful puzzles of Ynglet's hand drawn levels. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ynglet.
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- 92%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, storyMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding92% User Score 1,360 reviews
Super Fancy Pants Adventure is a wild free-running adventure with buttery smooth platforming and a slick fountain pen! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Fancy Pants Adventure.
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- 86%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding94% User Score 1,082 reviewsCritic Score 50%1 reviews
Show off your skills & reflexes in this frantic gallery shooter action arcade, filled with bullets, bots and explosions. You play as Erin Saver, carrying out her personal vendetta against the criminal Wildbots. Features Super intense arcade shooting action. One unique challenging boss per stage! Unlockable "Extra Missions" mode. Three difficulty modes: Hard, Normal and Easy. Polished and colorful … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bot Vice.
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- 86%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization86% User Score 438 reviews
Pinball Spire is a game unlike any other, a pinballvania blending together classic genres - and pinball. Conquer the titular spire as a brave, plucky little pinball called Pip, destined to step into the plunger and explore the inner chambers of a mysterious spire that appeared in their world overnight. Enter the spire. Inside is a strange pinball maze, full of secrets to unlock, enemies to bump of… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pinball Spire.
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- 84%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:music, humorMost mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability88% User Score 288 reviewsCritic Score 77%5 reviews
A retro-style video game set in a manga-ish absurd world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Garlic.
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- 85%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding88% User Score 358 reviewsCritic Score 81%7 reviews
Flat Heroes is a minimalistic, super intense action game starring squares for 1 to 4 players. It features a delightful control that allows players to move around the scenario in a super fluid... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Flat Heroes.
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- 92%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization94% User Score 17,744 reviewsCritic Score 85%2 reviews
A Retro inspired Action RPG with butter-smooth physics and a fast paced combat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CrossCode.
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- 94%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability94% User Score 606 reviewsCritic Score 90%1 reviews
Nuclear Blaze is a 2D firefighting game from the creator of Dead Cells, with all the devastating backdrafts, exploding walls and sprinklers you could expect. Fight your way through a mysterious facility and try to keep the blaze under control. As a trained firefighter, you're being air-dropped right in the middle of this hell blaze to investigate and look for survivors. But the unexpected presenc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nuclear Blaze.
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- 96%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, storyMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding96% User Score 914 reviews
Platform and fight your way through mountains and forests to accomplish your purpose as a Jade being. Slow down time using your 360-degree directional dash, and lock on to targets to strike! Fight soldiers and creatures on your quest in this gem of a game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jaded.
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- 92%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding94% User Score 383 reviewsCritic Score 85%2 reviews
Our feather-shelled heroes were swept away by a storm, and they need your help! In this '90s-inspired platforming adventure, take on over forty handcrafted stages to discover the secrets of their world, the moon and beyond! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Windswept.
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- 79%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability80% User Score 348 reviewsCritic Score 71%1 reviews
Throw on your invisibility cloak and put your reflexes to the test in this brutal precision platformer brimming with espionage, intrigue, and betrayal! Featuring an Original Soundtrack by Grammy Award Winner RAC. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Master Spy.
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- 86%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability86% User Score 249 reviews
WISHLIST OUR NEW GAME About the GameSynopsisSlime-san: Superslime Edition includes all three major campaigns as well as some brand new levels and features! Mama’s Madness: You’ve been swallowed by a giant worm! Your goal is to platform yourself through its intestines back out its mouth before you get digested! Blackbird’s Kraken: You were about to take a vacation with your family and got eaten… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Slime-san: Superslime Edition.
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- 89%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:music, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding96% User Score 2,304 reviewsCritic Score 81%10 reviews
Lunistice is a 3D Platformer created with simple but fun gameplay and a cute PS1/SEGA Saturn inspired artstyle in mind. Take the role of Hana the Tanuki and jump and fight through her dreams! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lunistice.
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- 86%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding86% User Score 142 reviews
"Taking up arms solo or with a friend, you must dance with death in a brutal and addictive arcade platformer shooter inspired by Super Crate Box and stuffed to the brim with unlockables. Fight through rapid fire single screen levels each with a random combination of platform layout, objective, vending machines and enemies. Dodge and weave amongst the aliens to stay alive but don’t leave them stan… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Mutant Alien Assault.
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- 91%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability97% User Score 8,302 reviewsCritic Score 80%4 reviews
Flip gravity and save the universe! From the creator of Super Hexagon. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VVVVVV.
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- 91%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization92% User Score 5,600 reviewsCritic Score 90%1 reviews
You play an explorer stranded on a dangerous alien planet. Low on fuel, your only hope for escape is to find the planet’s core in this incredibly clever action-puzzle-platformer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Out There Somewhere.
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- 80%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding84% User Score 136 reviewsCritic Score 76%8 reviews
Tiny Thor is a classic Jump'n'Run that cleverly combines elements of action, puzzles and skill. The unique hammer-throwing action spellbinds players right from the start and acquires special superhuman abilities and upgrades as the game progresses. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tiny Thor.
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- 86%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding86% User Score 392 reviews
Velocibox is a twitch-heavy, endless runner made for a hardcore audience. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Velocibox.
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- 92%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding92% User Score 1,666 reviews
In Edge players take direct control of the cube and roll their way around the game's dozens of levels. Search for all the prisms and find the shortcuts to improve your times. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EDGE.
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- 87%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding87% User Score 1,100 reviews
Grab the sword on the pillar of sacrifice and survive, fight, grow stronger If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Only One.
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- 95%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, storyMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding95% User Score 1,455 reviews
Astro Prospector is an incremental bullet heaven about mining cofferoids and fighting SpaceCorp. Collect resources, upgrade your ship and become unstoppable. Return AstroCoffee to humanity! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astro Prospector.
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- 97%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization97% User Score 132 reviews
GUNFIELD - A game that combines genres: shoot 'em up, roguelite and bullet heaven. Destroy hordes of alien ships and giant bosses, unlock and upgrade new weapons and abilities. If you liked the game, you can add it to your wishlist on the Steam page The prototype of the game was developed on jam. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GUNFIELD.
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- 92%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability99% User Score 3,364 reviewsCritic Score 85%11 reviews
classic shooter Metroidvania If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Minishoot' Adventures.
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- 99%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability99% User Score 446 reviews
Pinkman is a fast-paced, action platformer about a lost man with pink skin and an incredible skill to fart. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pinkman.
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- 94%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humorMost mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music94% User Score 97 reviews
Rolling Bird is a retro arcade shooter, heavily inspired by Namco's 1986 classic 'Rolling Thunder'. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rolling Bird.
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- 96%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability96% User Score 917 reviews
Play as Chelshia the chimera in this platforming beat-em-up adventure into the wonderful world of monster girls! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Khimera: Destroy all Monster Girls.
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- 99%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, storyMost mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding99% User Score 476 reviews
Garbanzo Quest! Run, Jump, and Spit your way through trouble in the silly world called Freedomland. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Garbanzo Quest.
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- 97%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding97% User Score 5,330 reviewsCritic Score 99%1 reviews
The world's fastest brawler is back. Experience cinematic kung-fu in the most epic stickman fighter ever made. Staying true to the original, you play with only two buttons. Every press matters, do not button mash! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to One Finger Death Punch 2.
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- 94%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, story94% User Score 200 reviews
Nimbus is a unique combination of racing & puzzling. The player controls a craft with no means of directly propelling itself and needs to use whatever is scattered around the levels to acquire thrust and reach the goal. Traverse a world map with several distinct islands in order to recover your lost love. Light on story, but heavy on gameplay Nimbus offers several hours of increasingly harder chal… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nimbus.
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- 91%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability94% User Score 3,848 reviewsCritic Score 80%1 reviews
Race The Sun is a high-speed game that uses simple controls and is set in a procedurally generated world. The goal is to get the highest possible score by racing into the sunset, avoiding obstacles and enemies, and collecting speed boosts and other powerups to help you along the way. You fly a solar-powered craft, and the game ends at sundown, if you can make it that far! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Race The Sun.
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- 76%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding76% User Score 1,100 reviews
retro spaceship free shmup If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Corecraft - Pixel Invaders.
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- 88%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding88% User Score 513 reviews
INTRODUCTION Welcome to Pizza Hero, the exciting new shoot 'em up roguelite that puts a delicious twist on the genre! In this game, you'll play as a brave pizza who must defend the world from an invasion of enemies. As you battle your way through the game, you'll have the opportunity to choose from a variety of different toppings that will grant you special abilities. For example, selecting p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pizza Hero.
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- 97%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, storyMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability97% User Score 355 reviews
New, Slider on Steam (or on Itch)!==========A strange artifact allows YOU (yes you!) to control the world itself. You will have to manipulate an ever-growing set of tiles as you explore and solve puzzles on a terrestrial scale. Credits: Daniel Carr, Rithvik Malladi, Max Zhang, Ethan Aristanto, Koushik Thiyagarajan, Kenneth Wang Walkthrough and Devlog: If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Slider.
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- 79%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding79% User Score 788 reviewsCritic Score 80%1 reviews
You play David, an awfully small abstracted chosen hero tossed into a blissfully simple world overrun by giant culminations of evil physics-beasts. As David, you are given a slingshot-esque gift that you will have to use to conquer your colossus foes. Be there AND be square. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to David.
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- 92%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding92% User Score 1,158 reviews
Chippy is a twin-stick bullet-hell shooter. Chip apart destructible bosses pixel-by-pixel. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chippy.
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- 81%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:music, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:story, stability88% User Score 1,227 reviewsCritic Score 75%12 reviews
Slipstream is a racing game influenced and inspired by the OutRun series, SEGA games in general, Initial D, Vaporwave & Synthwave aesthetics and the spirit of 90s arcades. It uses a real pseudo3D engine to provide an authentic retro experience in a modern shell. After being funded via kickstarter in 2016 and delayed more times than the developer would like to admit, it was released independently f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Slipstream.
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- 66%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story64% User Score 163 reviewsCritic Score 73%2 reviews
You are Zack. Juggle balls with unique properties through platforming puzzles to a goal at the end of each stage. Help Zack fill his treasured book of stickers to unlock optional challenge levels, where you race against the timer to destroy targets as fast as possible. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HackyZack.
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- 96%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:music, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:story, stability96% User Score 174 reviews
Kuso, the sequel to Love, is a reductive platforming game with a retro aesthetic and a focus on a challenging difficulty. You find yourself in a minimalist world and with only the ability to run and jump, as well as the option to leave a checkpoint on any solid ground. Make your way through acid, long jumps, disappearing platforms, bouncers, and swinging axes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LOVE 2: kuso.
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- 86%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability88% User Score 304 reviewsCritic Score 80%2 reviews
A tough-as-nails game that puts a gravity-defying weapon in your hands If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Atomik: RunGunJumpGun.
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- 92%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding92% User Score 3,558 reviews
You Have to Win the Game is an free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to You Have to Win the Game.
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