Graze Counter similar games & best alternatives

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Graze Counter

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2017

Should you play it?

Graze the enemy’s bullets, Charge them head-on, and Wreak Havoc!!An exhilarating and dangerous shoot-em-up! This is a game for those with courage and survival instinct!

What works

  • Unique and satisfying grazing mechanic
  • Multiple ships with distinct playstyles
  • Accessible difficulty with dynamic scaling
  • Polished pixel art and energetic soundtrack
  • Good replay value with unlockables and modes

Things to keep in mind

  • Lack of pause menu and instant retry
  • Poor english translation and story
  • Imbalanced scoring between ships
  • Short game length with only 5 main stages
  • Limited controller mapping options

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Graze Counter. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

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  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
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Similarity map

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 Graze Counter. These titles are not in What to play next.

Graze Counter: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Status. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Exploration, Story.

Last update: 26/08/2026