Games like Astro Prospector
If you like Astro Prospector (incremental, bullet hell and short), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
Bills Must Be Paid
- In common: progression and short sessions
When you want an active incremental for a couple of afternoons: runs are short and you always upgrade something.
Boneraiser Minions
- In common: progression and short sessions
When you want short runs where your army grows by itself and you always unlock something new.
Megabonk
- In common: progression and short sessions
- Difference: more exploring
When you want short, chaotic runs you can play with a podcast on and that keep showering you with rewards.
Chef Knight
- In common: progression and short sessions
When you want an upgrade loop you can feel on every run and would like to finish a game in a couple of evenings.
Vampire Survivors
- In common: progression and short sessions
- Difference: more co-op
Perfect when you have little time and little energy but want to end the session feeling you've made progress: every run unlocks characters, weapons or maps.
Halls of Torment
- In common: progression and short sessions
For 30 minutes of simple action and constant progression, with a more serious tone than others in the genre.
Shelldiver
- In common: progression and short sessions
- Difference: more relaxed
When you want to watch numbers go up without thinking much: each dive is short and you always unlock something.
You Know The Drill
- In common: progression and short sessions
- Difference: less action
When you fancy something relaxing for an afternoon: the campaign lasts around three or four hours.
Loot Loop
- In common: progression and short sessions
- Difference: more relaxed
When you want something calm and pressure-free for an afternoon: it's done in about three or four hours.
BALL x PIT
- In common: progression and short sessions
When you want short, explosive runs where every ball combination brings something new.
How we pick them
We compare the tags the Steam community gives each game with our own classification: what you do (action, story, building…), the difficulty, how long sessions last and whether you play alone or with others. Nobody pays to appear.
About Astro Prospector
An incremental bullet hell: you pilot a ship that mines coffee asteroids with a short-range laser while dodging SpaceCorp's bullets, and spend what you collect on more than 200 upgrades to push through around 25 levels.
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