STARWHAL similar games & best alternatives

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STARWHAL

PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, Xbox One • 2014

Should you play it?

The local multi-player space narwhal fighting game that has rocked the internet is finally ready for its big debut in a fully loaded release! Flop it out with 1-4 players in a retro, epic narwhal battle in space! The heart-piercing action is furious and unrelenting. STARWHAL will change your life.

What works

  • Highly entertaining local multiplayer
  • Unique and challenging controls
  • Strong customization options
  • Fun party game with friends
  • Engaging single-player challenges

Things to keep in mind

  • No online multiplayer
  • Limited single-player content
  • Some control precision issues for new players
  • Repetitive gameplay for solo play
  • Price considered high by some

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • J-Jump Arena

  • Rocket Bot Royale

  • Soldat 2

  • Worms Reloaded

  • ONRAID

  • Altitude

Less dominating

Games that feels like STARWHAL but with less domination over others

  • CounterAttack: Uprising

  • Ms. Splosion Man

  • MARVEL Cosmic Invasion

  • Jets'n'Guns 2

  • Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved

  • Bleed 2

More exploratory

Games that feels like STARWHAL but with more exploration of areas and secrets

  • Worms Armageddon

  • King of the Couch: Zoovival

  • Stick Fight: The Game

  • Forts

  • Pummel Party

  • Starblast

More story-driven

Games that feels like STARWHAL but with deeper narrative immersion

  • Chicken Invaders 5

  • Guilty Gear X2 #Reload

  • Slap City

  • THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIII STEAM EDITION

  • UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II Sys:Celes

  • ULTIMATE MARVEL VS. CAPCOM 3

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Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with STARWHAL. These titles are not in What to play next.

STARWHAL: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Story, Exploration.

Last update: 21/08/2026