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Games like Steel Vampire

2018PCSteam Deck playable95 % positive9.75 €

A fast-paced indie shooter for PC that throws explosive shooting action and clashing metal at you. I know little about it, so this rating is conservative.

  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Boss fights as highlights
  • Fast pace
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

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

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2008PC93 % positive7.79 €

Fits your focus: Combat like Steel Vampire and Look like Steel Vampire.

A Japanese indie shmup where you weave through dense bullet patterns and use sharp reflexes to tear down huge enemies. As the second chapter of the ALLTYNEX trilogy, it delivers short, intense arcade action in a sci-fi setting.

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Raiden

  • Combat like Steel Vampire
  • Look like Steel Vampire

A classic vertical arcade shooter where you dodge enemy fire across eight missions, blast targets and collect power-ups. Built around score chasing and replays, with a steep challenge.

Mighty No. 9

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A 2D run-and-gun platformer in the vein of classic Mega Man: as the robot Beck you jump through twelve stages, blast enemies and absorb their powers with a dash attack. It is widely regarded as an uneven execution of its promising concept.

Xenoraid

  • Combat like Steel Vampire
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A vertically scrolling shoot-'em-up where you swap between four fighters mid-battle, upgrade your squadron between missions and take down huge alien capital ships in hectic boss fights.

Strikers 1945 II

  • Combat like Steel Vampire
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You pilot a fighter through waves of bullets and massive mech enemies in this vertically scrolling arcade shmup. It is a tight, demanding shoot 'em up that rewards repeated attempts with sharper reflexes.

Strikers 1945

  • Combat like Steel Vampire
  • Look like Steel Vampire

You fly a plane through waves of enemies and bullets in an alternate postwar world full of mechs and rockets. It rewards quick reflexes, dodging and collecting power-ups.

Major Stryker

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A classic early-90s PC vertical-scrolling space shooter where you play Major Stryker fending off the alien Kreton invaders. Fast arcade action with power-ups and waves of enemies is the focus.

Mushihimesama

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A frantic Cave arcade bullet-hell shooter where you fly through insect-filled forests, weaving through dense bullet patterns. Precise dodging and quick reflexes are the core of the experience.

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