Games like Pesticide Not Required on Steam

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Shotgun Witch

Only armed with a double barrel shotgun, go through waves of hell spawns to get your book back! A bullet hell arena shooter!

Similarity 50%
Price Free to play
Rating 9.1
Release 24 Oct 2020

Moonlighter

Moonlighter is an Action RPG with rogue-lite elements that demonstrates two sides of the coin – revealing everyday routines of Will, an adventurous shopkeeper that secretly dreams of becoming a hero.

Similarity 50%
Price -93% 1.48€
Rating 8.1
Release 29 May 2018

Kill The Crows

"Kill The Crows" is a fast-paced top-down arena shooter set in the twisted western world. A gunslinger burning with vengeance steps into the ruins of a forsaken town, ready to face death. Prepare for one-shot, one-kill gunfights using classic revolvers and fanning techniques.

Similarity 50%
Price 4.99€
Rating 9.0
Release 20 Aug 2023

Hero of Fate

Hero of Fate is a smooth and fun "rougue" game with "survivor" as the core gameplay. You will receive various tasks or meet unexpected events under monsters surrounded, and you can also recruit partners or battle alone. In this fantasy world, go to experience a exciting and unpredictable adventure!

Similarity 50%
Price -55% 1.34€
Rating 7.6
Release 01 Sep 2023

Marfusha:Sentinel Girls

A high-tempo shooting game with simple controls! Upgrade your character with cards and defend the gates from your enemies.

Similarity 50%
Price 6.59€
Rating 9.0
Release 26 Aug 2021

Nex Machina

Nex Machina is an intense arcade style twin-stick shooter from Housemarque. Taking hints from both Robotron and Smash TV, Nex Machina focuses on pure action, voxel destruction and competition in the distant, cablepunk themed future.

Similarity 50%
Price 19.99€
Rating 8.3
Release 20 Jun 2017

Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved

Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved is a old school style shooter, but remixed for the 21st century with next generation graphics and deep, modern gameplay. Playing is simple: you are a geometric "ship" trapped in a grid world, facing off against waves of deadly wanderers, snakes, and repulsars.

Similarity 50%
Price 3.99€
Rating 8.6
Release 18 Jun 2007

Most played games like Pesticide Not Required on Steam

Take a look at the top games like Pesticide Not Required that are currently attracting the largest player bases on the Steam platform, as of April 30th 2025.

1. Vampire Survivors

Similarity 64% Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Vampire Survivors is a action roguelike, bullet hell and pixel graphics game developed and published by poncle. Released on October 20th 2022 has received 249,259 reviews of which 245,438 were positive and 3,821 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.7 out of 10. The game has hit the top spot as the #1 most played game like Pesticide Not Required, thanks to its 3,579 peak concurrent players over the last day.
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2. Brotato

Similarity 63% Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives. Brotato is a rogue-like, singleplayer and action roguelike game developed and published by Blobfish. Released on June 23rd 2023 has received 96,077 reviews of which 92,896 were positive and 3,181 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.5 out of 10. While seeing 3,265 players online at once in the last 24 hours, this game is currently ranked #2 among games like Pesticide Not Required based on player count.
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3. The Spell Brigade

Similarity 55% Survivors-like with ONLINE CO-OP for 1-4 players. Team up with your wizard friends to slay hordes of dark creatures. Complete team-based objectives, unlock new upgrades and create overpowered spell synergies. Friend nor foe is safe in this friendly fire bullet hell! The Spell Brigade is a action roguelike, online co-op and bullet hell game developed and published by Bolt Blaster Games. Released on September 16th 2024 has received 6,280 reviews of which 5,539 were positive and 741 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.6 out of 10. While seeing 2,441 players online at once in the last 24 hours, this game is currently ranked #3 among games like Pesticide Not Required based on player count.
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4. Death Must Die

Similarity 55% Descend the nether in search of Death himself! Choose from God-given powers to slay his hordes of minions. Unlock new heroes, collect powerful items and create game-breaking synergies in this roguelite hack and slash survivors game. Death Must Die is a action roguelike, bullet hell and rogue-lite game developed and published by Realm Archive. Released on November 14th 2023 has received 19,616 reviews of which 18,078 were positive and 1,538 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9 out of 10. With 2,111 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #4 spot among the most played games like Pesticide Not Required.
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5. Soulstone Survivors

Similarity 64% Face the Lords of the Void and their endless minions, collect their Soulstones and become a god! In this Action Roguelite, unveil secret spells, craft mighty weapons, unlock multiple characters, discover game-breaking synergies and conquer the power of the void. Soulstone Survivors is a action roguelike, bullet hell and early access game developed and published by Game Smithing Limited. Released on November 07th 2022 has received 21,279 reviews of which 19,406 were positive and 1,873 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. With 1,777 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #5 spot among the most played games like Pesticide Not Required.
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6. Enter the Gungeon

Similarity 54% Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past. Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell, action roguelike and rogue-like game developed by Dodge Roll and published by Devolver Digital. Released on April 05th 2016 has received 84,747 reviews of which 80,951 were positive and 3,796 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.4 out of 10. With 1,439 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #6 spot among the most played games like Pesticide Not Required.
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7. Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor

Similarity 58% DEEP ROCK GALACTIC: SURVIVOR is a single player survivor-like auto-shooter. Take on hordes of lethal aliens, mine riches, and unlock powerful upgrades to survive, as you wield the full arsenal of Deep Rock Galactic. It's one dwarf against all of Planet Hoxxes! Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is a dwarf, action roguelike and bullet hell game developed by Funday Games and published by Ghost Ship Publishing. Released on February 14th 2024 has received 35,963 reviews of which 31,157 were positive and 4,806 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. With 1,335 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #7 spot among the most played games like Pesticide Not Required.
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4,806

1,335
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8. HoloCure - Save the Fans!

Similarity 51% Play as your favorite Vtubers from Hololive! Fight, explore, and clear your way through armies of fans and save them from their mind-control in this unofficial free fan-game. HoloCure - Save the Fans! is a pixel graphics, bullet hell and anime game developed and published by KayAnimate. Released on August 16th 2023 has received 37,567 reviews of which 37,205 were positive and 362 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.7 out of 10. With 575 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #8 spot among the most played games like Pesticide Not Required.
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575
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9. Hero Siege

Similarity 60% Hero Siege brings you the loot with a legion of playable character classes, procedually generated world, over 1000 unique items, endless replayability and a wide variety of dungeons and dangerous zones to explore! Hero Siege is a action rpg, pixel graphics and hack and slash game developed and published by Panic Art Studios Ltd. Released on January 29th 2014 has received 43,275 reviews of which 29,714 were positive and 13,561 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.8 out of 10. With 532 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #9 spot among the most played games like Pesticide Not Required.
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10. Rogue: Genesia

Similarity 60% Walk upon a new world and slay foes endangering it. Rogue : Genesia is an action rogue-lite game, where you fight relentless hordes consisting of hundreds and thousands of monsters, make your build, break the balance, defeat bosses and save one of the many worlds. Rogue: Genesia is a action roguelike, rogue-lite and bullet hell game developed by Ouadi Huard and published by Ouadi Huard and Gamersky Games. Released on March 07th 2025 has received 7,340 reviews of which 6,705 were positive and 635 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. With 465 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #10 spot among the most played games like Pesticide Not Required.
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Best deals on games like Pesticide Not Required on Steam

Discover fantastic savings with the best discounts on a variety of games like Pesticide Not Required available on Steam right now, updated on April 30th 2025. Looking for even more deals? Use the search filters to explore a wider range of discounted games like Pesticide Not Required.

1. Moonlighter

Similarity 50% Moonlighter is an Action RPG with rogue-lite elements that demonstrates two sides of the coin – revealing everyday routines of Will, an adventurous shopkeeper that secretly dreams of becoming a hero. Moonlighter is a hack and slash, pixel graphics and dungeon crawler game developed by Digital Sun and published by 11 bit studios. Released on May 29th 2018 has received 19,759 reviews of which 16,277 were positive and 3,482 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.1 out of 10. Featuring a massive 93% discount, this game currently holds the #1 spot in the best deals for games like Pesticide Not Required.
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16,277
3,482

-93% 21.14€ 1.48€

2. FORCED SHOWDOWN

Similarity 56% Deckbuilding empowers this challenging bullet hell adventure! Each character is a unique experience: Choose a deck of unlockable cards to boost you in new ways every battle - "My whirlwind shoots fireballs!?". Battle hordes of brutal foes to become a superstar in C-SAR’s ever-changing game show. FORCED SHOWDOWN is a action, action roguelike and rpg game developed and published by BetaDwarf. Released on March 29th 2016 has received 668 reviews of which 555 were positive and 113 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.8 out of 10. Thanks to its incredible 92% discount, this game is now the #2 best deal in games like Pesticide Not Required.
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-92% 19.63€ 1.57€

3. OTXO

Similarity 50% Enter an inexplicable, abstract mansion to rescue a loved one in this fast-paced, brutal, and dark roguelite filled with precise but savage gunplay and time-bending slow motion. Face your inner demons and unveil the secrets of the Mansion. OTXO is a action roguelike, top-down shooter and violent game developed by Lateralis Heavy Industries and published by Super Rare Originals. Released on April 20th 2023 has received 3,344 reviews of which 3,110 were positive and 234 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. Thanks to its incredible 91% discount, this game is now the #3 best deal in games like Pesticide Not Required.
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3,110
234

-91% 12.56€ 1.13€

4. UBERMOSH Vol.5

Similarity 62% The fifth volume of the arcade series UBERMOSH. UBERMOSH Vol.5 is a indie, action and arcade game developed and published by Walter Machado. Released on May 25th 2017 has received 341 reviews of which 321 were positive and 20 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 90% discount, this title has earned the #4 position in the best deals for games like Pesticide Not Required.
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-90% 4.99€ 0.49€

5. Heretic's Fork

Similarity 50% Dear candidate, we are pleased to invite you to take up the position of manager of Hell. You will punish sinners by using our deck-building computer system to construct hellish towers capable of keeping the endless hordes of the underworld in check. Best of luck! Heretic's Fork is a deckbuilding, tower defense and arcade game developed by 9FingerGames and published by Ravenage Games. Released on September 13th 2023 has received 3,526 reviews of which 3,020 were positive and 506 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 90% discount, this title has earned the #5 position in the best deals for games like Pesticide Not Required.
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-90% 10.00€ 1.00€

6. UBERMOSH Vol.3

Similarity 56% The third volume of the arcade series UBERMOSH. UBERMOSH Vol.3 is a action, indie and arcade game developed and published by Walter Machado. Released on August 15th 2016 has received 308 reviews of which 274 were positive and 34 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.2 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 90% discount, this title has earned the #6 position in the best deals for games like Pesticide Not Required.
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-90% 4.99€ 0.49€

7. Cyberhunt

Similarity 59% Cyberhunt is a retro procedurally generated twin stick shooter, that takes you back to the sweet to the sweet arcade machines era! Cyberhunt is a indie, action and casual game developed and published by NukGames. Released on May 19th 2017 has received 1,916 reviews of which 1,597 were positive and 319 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.0 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 90% discount, this title has earned the #7 position in the best deals for games like Pesticide Not Required.
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-90% 4.99€ 0.49€

8. UBERMOSH:BLACK

Similarity 57% UBERMOSH:BLACK is the second volume of the arcade series UBERMOSH. Cut bullets with your sword, shoot with heavy guns and splatter enemies with a rage fueled psionic wave. UBERMOSH:BLACK is a action, indie and arcade game developed and published by Walter Machado. Released on February 17th 2016 has received 365 reviews of which 306 were positive and 59 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.8 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 90% discount, this title has earned the #8 position in the best deals for games like Pesticide Not Required.
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-90% 4.99€ 0.49€

9. Polygoneer

Similarity 51% Test your reflexes in POLYGONEER, defend yourself from prolygonal shapes taht comes from everywhere, just hitting is not enough you need to match the right color shot to the polygon too! Are you ready for the challenge? Polygoneer is a indie, casual and action game developed and published by NukGames. Released on August 24th 2017 has received 1,654 reviews of which 1,312 were positive and 342 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.6 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 90% discount, this title has earned the #9 position in the best deals for games like Pesticide Not Required.
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1,312
342

-90% 4.99€ 0.49€

10. Atomicrops

Similarity 55% A twin-stick, bullet-hell, roguelite where you must cultivate and defend the last farm in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Farm mutated crops, upgrade your weapons, marry townsfolk, and kill every mutant creature that tries to invade your homestead! Yee-haw! Atomicrops is a action, indie and rogue-like game developed by Bird Bath Games and published by Raw Fury. Released on September 17th 2020 has received 5,587 reviews of which 5,153 were positive and 434 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 88% discount, this title has earned the #10 position in the best deals for games like Pesticide Not Required.
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5,153
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-88% 14.83€ 1.78€

Free games like Pesticide Not Required on Steam

Check out this fantastic list of free-to-play games like Pesticide Not Required you can enjoy on Steam right now, updated on April 30th 2025. Looking for even more free titles? Use the search filters to explore a wider range of free to play games like Pesticide Not Required.

1. HoloCure - Save the Fans!

Similarity 51% Play as your favorite Vtubers from Hololive! Fight, explore, and clear your way through armies of fans and save them from their mind-control in this unofficial free fan-game. HoloCure - Save the Fans! is a pixel graphics, bullet hell and anime game developed and published by KayAnimate. Released on August 16th 2023 has received 37,567 reviews of which 37,205 were positive and 362 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.7 out of 10. With 575 active players enjoying it for free, this strategy game has reached the #1 spot among the top free games like Pesticide Not Required.
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2. Disfigure

Similarity 55% Disfigure is a top-down shooter rogue-like in which you fight countless grotesque creatures shrouded in darkness. Choose from a variety of weapons and over a hundred upgrades to create unique builds each run and survive. Disfigure is a action roguelike, bullet hell and 2d game developed and published by Cold Brew Entertainment. Released on July 26th 2023 has received 4,436 reviews of which 4,327 were positive and 109 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.4 out of 10. The game currently holds the #2 spot among the most played free games like Pesticide Not Required.
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66
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3. The Braves

Similarity 50% Demolish hordes of enemies and survive against all odds! Unlock different characters, find powerful skill combinations and embark on an exciting journey through the variety of very different worlds in this cute but unforgiving roguelike game! The Braves is a action roguelike, arena shooter and roguelite game developed by 101XP GAME STUDIOS and published by 101XP. Released on May 03rd 2024 has received 1,540 reviews of which 1,081 were positive and 459 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.8 out of 10. The game currently holds the #3 spot among the most played free games like Pesticide Not Required.
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4. Relic Hunters Zero: Remix

Similarity 51% Relic Hunters Zero: Remix is a remaster of the FREE 1 million player hit game about blasting evil space ducks and turtles with tiny cute guns. It’s fast, it’s tactical, and feels deliciously smooth to play. Unlock new weapons, characters and relics to defeat the Ducan Commander! Relic Hunters Zero: Remix is a looter shooter, twin stick shooter and action game developed by Rogue Snail and published by Akupara Games. Released on August 18th 2015 has received 6,768 reviews of which 6,312 were positive and 456 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.0 out of 10. The game currently holds the #4 spot among the most played free games like Pesticide Not Required.
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5. Himno

Similarity 59% Himno is a peaceful, 2D platformer game with an infinite number of beautiful procedurally generated maps. Take a breath, and relax. Himno is a free to play, pixel graphics and 2d game developed by David Moralejo Sánchez and published by UpgradePoint and GrabTheGames. Released on April 26th 2019 has received 5,757 reviews of which 5,255 were positive and 502 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. The game currently holds the #5 spot among the most played free games like Pesticide Not Required.
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6. WOWOWOW KORONE BOX

Similarity 55% A hololive fangame featuring Inugami Korone of hololive GAMERS! Collect as many Korone Boxes as possible while contending with an endless onslaught of enemies and bosses using whatever weapons you happen to pick up! WOWOWOW KORONE BOX is a action, shoot 'em up and bullet hell game developed by tian nya and published by holo Indie. Released on April 12th 2024 has received 658 reviews of which 603 were positive and 55 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.6 out of 10. The game currently holds the #6 spot among the most played free games like Pesticide Not Required.
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7. Shotgun Witch

Similarity 50% Only armed with a double barrel shotgun, go through waves of hell spawns to get your book back! A bullet hell arena shooter! Shotgun Witch is a arena shooter, bullet hell and top-down shooter game developed by Asephy, Dementori and Jchoco and published by Asephy. Released on October 24th 2020 has received 1,037 reviews of which 1,004 were positive and 33 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. The game currently holds the #7 spot among the most played free games like Pesticide Not Required.
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8. Super Raft Boat Classic

Similarity 55% The world's been flooded, and all you have is your Super Raft Boat. Can you reach The Final Island? Super Raft Boat Classic is a action, action roguelike and rogue-lite game developed by Jason Gertner, Carson Kompon, Yukon Wainczak and Jennifer Kindl and published by Shattered Journal Games. Released on February 21st 2021 has received 931 reviews of which 866 were positive and 65 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. The game currently holds the #8 spot among the most played free games like Pesticide Not Required.
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9. Waves 2: Notorious

Similarity 58% Waves 2: Notorious is an arcade twin-stick shooter set in Cyberspace. Build Combos, earn Adrenaline and unleash powerful Burst attacks as you Dive into the Net and do battle against an AI that adapts to your weaknesses! Waves 2: Notorious is a early access, action roguelike and arena shooter game developed and published by Squid In A Box Ltd. Released on December 16th 2015 has received 308 reviews of which 284 were positive and 24 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. The game currently holds the #9 spot among the most played free games like Pesticide Not Required.
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10. SWARMRIDERS

Similarity 51% SWARMRIDERS is a FREE "endless runner"+"twin stick shooter" ARCADE mashup. A "machine gun swarm surfing minigame" made as a bonus content for the UBERMOSH community. SWARMRIDERS is a action, free to play and indie game developed and published by Walter Machado. Released on June 15th 2016 has received 486 reviews of which 431 were positive and 55 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. The game currently holds the #10 spot among the most played free games like Pesticide Not Required.
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