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KONAMI, M2 Co.,LTD · 2025 · Windows
Steam: 91 % positive of 246 reviews, as of Oct 28
Salamander III is the newest addition to the Gradius series, a legendary pioneer in the side-scrolling shooter genre, and comes with the original arcade versions of the previous games.
24 games that play like GRADIUS ORIGINS and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: METAL SLUG 3, Arcade Classics Anniversary Collection and Contra Anniversary Collection.
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Plays and looks like GRADIUS ORIGINS
These games are close to it by gameplay and by look, so they appear in both lists below.
Arcade Classics Anniversary Collection
64 % positive of 339
Shared: Arcade · Shooter · Shoot 'Em Up
R-Type Dimensions EX
86 % positive of 322
Shared: Arcade · Shooter · Shoot 'Em Up
Bit Blaster XL
95 % positive of 5,496
Shared: Arcade · Shooter · Shoot 'Em Up
G-Darius HD
93 % positive of 162
Shared: Arcade · Shooter · Shoot 'Em Up
By gameplay
Plays like GRADIUS ORIGINS
Matched from Steam descriptions and player tags. The tags under each game are the ones both games share.
METAL SLUG 3
90 % positive of 7,002
Shared: Arcade · Shooter · Shoot 'Em Up
Arcade Classics Anniversary Collection
64 % positive of 339
Shared: Arcade · Shooter · Shoot 'Em Up
Contra Anniversary Collection
76 % positive of 1,209
Shared: Arcade · Shooter · Shoot 'Em Up
ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA
91 % positive of 845
Shared: Arcade · Shooter · Shoot 'Em Up
R-Type Dimensions EX
86 % positive of 322
Shared: Arcade · Shooter · Shoot 'Em Up
SNK 40th ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION
83 % positive of 231
Shared: Arcade · Shoot 'Em Up · Pixel Graphics
METAL SLUG 2
89 % positive of 1,202
Shared: Arcade · Shooter · Shoot 'Em Up
METAL SLUG
89 % positive of 4,538
Shared: Arcade · Shooter · Shoot 'Em Up
Bit Blaster XL
95 % positive of 5,496
Shared: Arcade · Shooter · Shoot 'Em Up
METAL SLUG X
86 % positive of 3,207
Shared: Arcade · Shooter · Shoot 'Em Up
G-Darius HD
93 % positive of 162
Shared: Arcade · Shooter · Shoot 'Em Up
R-Type Final 2
75 % positive of 660
Shared: Arcade · Shooter · Shoot 'Em Up
More matches
- Ikaruga94 % positive of 2,215Shared: Arcade · Shooter · Shoot 'Em Up
- Raiden IV: OverKill83 % positive of 585Shared: Arcade · Shooter · Shoot 'Em Up
- 1993 Space Machine73 % positive of 118Shared: Arcade · Shooter · Shoot 'Em Up
- DEVIL BLADE REBOOT97 % positive of 836Shared: Arcade · Shooter · Shoot 'Em Up
- Contra: Operation Galuga86 % positive of 815Shared: Arcade · Shooter · Shoot 'Em Up
- Raiden III Digital Edition74 % positive of 366Shared: Arcade · Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell
- ZeroRanger95 % positive of 2,061Shared: Arcade · Shooter · Shoot 'Em Up
- SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis Classics78 % positive of 12,265Shared: Arcade · Pixel Graphics · 1990's
- Commando Collection94 % positive of 1,438Shared: Arcade · Shooter · Shoot 'Em Up
- Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved89 % positive of 1,296Shared: Arcade · Shooter · Shoot 'Em Up
- Gunvein96 % positive of 223Shared: Arcade · Shooter · Shoot 'Em Up
- DoDonPachi Resurrection95 % positive of 988Shared: Arcade · Shooter · Shoot 'Em Up
By look
Looks like GRADIUS ORIGINS
Matched from screenshots. Each card shows the screenshot closest to the look of this game.
Gunlocked
87 % positive of 464
Crimzon Clover World EXplosion
97 % positive of 369
Crimzon Clover WORLD IGNITION
93 % positive of 1,133
Darius Cozmic Collection Arcade
94 % positive of 153
R-Type Dimensions EX
86 % positive of 322
DRAINUS
95 % positive of 1,121
DEVIL BLADE REBOOT
97 % positive of 836
Super Hydorah
85 % positive of 290
Arcade Classics Anniversary Collection
64 % positive of 339
Star of Providence
95 % positive of 3,198
DemonStar
94 % positive of 251
KAMUI
91 % positive of 157
More matches
- Starship Annihilator73 % positive of 172
- Radiant Silvergun93 % positive of 217
- Blaster Master Zero93 % positive of 1,044
- Earthion95 % positive of 483
- GUNFIELD96 % positive of 253
- G-Darius HD93 % positive of 162
- Bit Blaster XL95 % positive of 5,496
- Stellar Interface77 % positive of 189
- Super Killer Hornet: Resurrection64 % positive of 193
- Blaster Master Zero 288 % positive of 553
- Mobile Astro71 % positive of 185
- Raptor: Call of The Shadows - 2015 Edition75 % positive of 501
At a glance
What games like GRADIUS ORIGINS have in common
- The tags they share most often with GRADIUS ORIGINS: Arcade (24 of 24), Shoot 'Em Up (23) and Shooter (21).
- They came out between 2010 and 2024, none of them after GRADIUS ORIGINS (2025).
- Best rated by Steam players: Bit Blaster XL (95 % positive of 5,496).
How these matches work
Matches come from embeddings of Steam descriptions, player tags and screenshots, computed offline. “Plays like” compares what the games are about and how players tag them; “Looks like” compares their screenshots. The share of positive reviews is based on Steam user reviews.