Denshattack! is Undercoders and Fireshine’s flip-and-grind action game where you send a train hurtling through a colourful Japanese dystopia, and Eurogamer just handed it a 10/10 for the trick and feel. If you finished the campaign in a weekend or the loop hooked you before you closed the storefront, these Denshattack! alternatives cover the same lane: cel-shaded, fast, tricks-first, and unapologetically arcade.
We picked seven games that share Denshattack!’s DNA in different ways. Some match the trick loop, some match the setting, some match the pure sense of speed.
Why Denshattack! players want more once the credits roll
The game is compact by design. A few honest reasons you might already be hunting for the next thing:
- The main campaign clocks in around eight to ten hours if you avoid the challenge modes.
- The trick vocabulary is tight, and once you have it in your hands, you want somewhere else to spend it.
- Undercoders is a small team, so post-launch content will come at a small-team pace.
- The Japanese dystopia aesthetic is very specific and once your eye adjusts, most other arcade games look plainer by comparison.
- If you played on Steam Deck, you may want a game with slightly less on-screen text so your handheld does more of the work.
The seven alternatives below scratch different parts of that itch. None of them are trains, but all of them get the feel.
Quick comparison
| Game | Best for | Year | Standout feature |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bomb Rush Cyberfunk | Jet Set Radio successor with graffiti crews | 2023 | Original Hideki Naganuma tracks |
| Neon White | Speedrun-first FPS-platformer | 2022 | Card-based movement + shooting |
| Hi-Fi RUSH | Rhythm-action brawler | 2023 | Every attack lands on the beat |
| OlliOlli World | Skateboarding side-scroller | 2022 | Trick chains, gorgeous flatland |
| Rollerdrome | Roller-skate shooter | 2022 | Third-person tricks-and-guns loop |
| Trials Rising | Physics motorcycle stunts | 2019 | Track editor + endless community levels |
| Jet Set Radio | The original grind-the-city game | 2000 (re-release) | Naganuma soundtrack, Tokyo-to attitude |
The 7 best Denshattack! alternatives for desktop
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk — best for Jet Set Radio spirit
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk is the closest neighbour Denshattack! has. Team Reptile openly built it as a spiritual successor to Jet Set Radio, so you tag walls, string tricks between rooftops, and outrun the police across a city that is one long grind line. Hideki Naganuma composed several tracks, which does most of the work for anyone who came to Denshattack! for the vibe.
Where it falls short: The combat is thin. The story cutscenes lean cryptic in the way indie games do when they cannot afford a full writers’ room.
Pricing:
- Steam: $39.99, discounts land regularly
- vs Denshattack!: same speed and style, no train
Download: Bomb Rush Cyberfunk on Steam
Bottom line: The right pick if the tricks and the soundtrack are what you came for.
Neon White — best for speedrun-first play
Neon White turns FPS movement into a speedrun-first campaign. Each level is a two-minute puzzle, weapons double as movement cards, and the medal times are the reason people keep playing. Angel Matrix’s design pulls from Doom’s arena logic and from Trackmania’s leaderboard obsession, and the visual novel between missions is optional in the best way.
Where it falls short: The story is very anime and either lands for you or does not. There is no free-play mode outside the level structure.
Pricing:
- Steam: $24.99, deep discounts near $12
- vs Denshattack!: no tricks in the same sense, but the same “one more run for the medal” pull
Download: Neon White on Steam
Bottom line: The right pick if you played Denshattack! for the leaderboards.
Hi-Fi RUSH — best for rhythm-action arcade combat
Hi-Fi RUSH locks every attack to the beat. Tango Gameworks built a full character-action campaign around rhythm-timing, and the licensed soundtrack (Nine Inch Nails, The Prodigy, The Black Keys) gives every fight a swagger the genre usually saves for boss music. The cel-shaded look shares a paint palette with Denshattack!’s dystopia.
Where it falls short: The story mode is roughly ten hours; the arcade challenges add another five if you want them.
Pricing:
- Steam: $29.99, frequent 60% off during publisher weeks
- vs Denshattack!: no traversal focus, but the arcade combat rhythm is a match
Download: Hi-Fi RUSH on Steam
Bottom line: The right pick if the beat-driven pace was what carried Denshattack! for you.
OlliOlli World — best for pure trick loops
OlliOlli World is a 2D skateboarding side-scroller that turns trick chains into a language. Roll7 layered a hundred hours of levels on top of a single core loop: land, jump, grind, land, repeat, extend the chain. The art is warm and hand-drawn and the tutorial is one of the best in the genre.
Where it falls short: No 3D perspective. If the third-person Denshattack! camera was what drew you in, this will feel flat.
Pricing:
- Steam: $29.99
- vs Denshattack!: same trick DNA, side-view instead of chase-cam
Download: OlliOlli World on Steam
Bottom line: The right pick if the trick chain is the part of Denshattack! you would replay first.
Rollerdrome — best for tricks-and-guns
Rollerdrome puts a roller-skater in an arena and asks you to trick your way to more ammo. Roll7’s stripped-down third-person combat is a Denshattack!-adjacent loop, without the traversal focus but with a shooter attached, and the campaign runs about five hours which is short enough to finish on a weekend.
Where it falls short: The story is thin. Enemy variety runs out before the credits roll.
Pricing:
- Steam: $29.99, regular 50% off
- vs Denshattack!: half the runtime, more mechanical density per level
Download: Rollerdrome on Steam
Bottom line: The right pick if a bite-sized arcade game between longer play sessions is the fit.
Trials Rising — best for endless community tracks
Trials Rising is Ubisoft RedLynx’s motorcycle stunt game, and the reason it belongs on this list is the track editor. The base campaign has decent tracks; the community output is measured in tens of thousands. If Denshattack!’s controlled-crash physics is what pulled you in, this is the game whose whole point is landing a wheel-on-fire jump against a physics engine that is barely holding it together.
Where it falls short: The single-player unlock economy is stale by modern standards. Some of the licensed track packs have been pulled.
Pricing:
- Steam: $19.99, sales near $5
- vs Denshattack!: rougher edges, infinite content
Download: Trials Rising on Steam
Bottom line: The right pick if you want to keep playing forever without buying anything else.
Jet Set Radio — best for the original grind
Jet Set Radio is where all of this started. Smilebit’s 2000 release from Sega is on Steam via the 2012 HD re-release, and if you have never played it, the soundtrack alone is worth the download. The controls have aged (you will feel every one of the last 25 years the first hour), but the moment they click, you understand what Bomb Rush Cyberfunk and Denshattack! are quoting.
Where it falls short: No modern controller mapping, no camera fixes, no aim-assist for tricks. It is a museum piece in the best sense.
Pricing:
- Steam: $7.99
- vs Denshattack!: a quarter of a century of jank, and worth all of it for the pedigree
Download: Jet Set Radio on Steam
Bottom line: The right pick if you want to see where the trick-and-grind arcade came from.
How to choose the right Denshattack! alternative
Pick Bomb Rush Cyberfunk if the “colourful Japanese dystopia” hook is what caught you. It is the direct successor to what Denshattack! is riffing on.
Pick Neon White if the leaderboard chasing was your loop. It is the tightest speedrun-forward game on this list.
Pick Hi-Fi RUSH if you played with the soundtrack turned all the way up. Beat-locked combat is a natural next step.
Pick OlliOlli World if the tricks were the point. Side-view, less speed, more chain depth.
Skip these and stay on Denshattack! if you specifically want a game about trains. Denshattack! is one of a very small club there; the closest neighbours are the Densha de GO! series (Japan-only in most territories) and Rolling Line (build-a-layout rather than ride-it).
FAQ
Is Denshattack! on Steam Deck? Yes. Denshattack! runs natively on Linux and is Steam Deck Verified.
Which of these is best on Steam Deck? Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, Neon White, OlliOlli World, and Rollerdrome all run well on Deck. Hi-Fi RUSH is playable but heavier on the battery.
Is Bomb Rush Cyberfunk really a Jet Set Radio sequel? Not officially, but Hideki Naganuma composed tracks for it and the design nods are explicit. Team Reptile positioned it as a spiritual successor.
Which of these has the best soundtrack? Bomb Rush Cyberfunk and Jet Set Radio share Naganuma. Hi-Fi RUSH has the most varied licensed tracklist. Trials Rising has the least essential music.
Are any of these free on Xbox Game Pass or PlayStation Plus? Hi-Fi RUSH launched on Game Pass. OlliOlli World and Rollerdrome have rotated through both services. Check the current catalog before buying.
