Games like SHMUP Creator
Looking for games like SHMUP Creator? indielist surfaces 12 similar indie games by shared genre and Steam tags, ranked by review count. SHMUP Creator is a action game from 2022; the closest matches share its tags and audience. The top match by reviews is Terraria with 1,247,686 Steam reviews. Each game links to a white-box sales estimate you can audit. Matches are computed from tracked Steam data, not editorial opinion.
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Terraria
2011 · Action
1,247,686 reviews · 97% positive
Same: same action focus. Different: leans more into open world survival craft.
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Rust
2018 · Action
1,176,471 reviews · 87% positive
Same: same action focus. Different: leans more into survival.
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Phasmophobia
2020 · Action
685,954 reviews · 94% positive
Same: same action focus. Different: leans more into horror.
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Geometry Dash
2014 · Action
608,638 reviews · 93% positive
Same: same action focus. Different: leans more into difficult.
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ARK: Survival Evolved
2017 · Action
588,535 reviews · 83% positive
Same: same action focus. Different: leans more into open world survival craft.
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The Forest
2018 · Action
583,870 reviews · 96% positive
Same: same action focus. Different: leans more into open world survival craft.
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Hollow Knight
2017 · Action
507,072 reviews · 97% positive
Same: same action focus. Different: leans more into metroidvania.
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Valheim
2026 · Action
475,018 reviews · 93% positive
Same: same action focus. Different: leans more into open world survival craft.
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Palworld
2026 · Action
416,579 reviews · 95% positive
Same: same action focus. Different: leans more into open world.
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Lethal Company
2023 · Action
411,982 reviews · 97% positive
Same: same action focus. Different: leans more into online co-op.
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The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
2014 · Action
393,010 reviews · 97% positive
Same: same action focus. Different: leans more into action roguelike.
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Hollow Knight: Silksong
2025 · Action
390,185 reviews · 90% positive
Same: same action focus. Different: a 2025 take.
Frequently asked questions
- What games are like SHMUP Creator?
- indielist matches 12 indie games to SHMUP Creator by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Terraria (1,247,686 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.
- How are "games like SHMUP Creator" chosen?
- By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with SHMUP Creator, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.