Star Saviors similar games & best alternatives

Star Saviors

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2016

Should you play it?

Saviors brings the best bullet hell experience you can find on Steam. Play through 18 challenging stages in this ultimate test of tactics and reflexes.

What works
  • Excellent value for price
  • Challenging and engaging bullet hell gameplay
  • Variety of weapons, perks, and customization
  • Great soundtrack and sensory experience
  • Local co-op support
Things to keep in mind
  • Basic and minimal story
  • Ugly character models
  • Limited online social features
  • Some repetitive level design
  • No focus button and occasional difficulty spikes

What to play next

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Hidden Gems

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Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Why this game works” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

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Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers (hidden on purpose).

Star Saviors: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Story, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Cooperation, Violence, Fellowship.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

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