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Games like Dandy Ace

Below are 21 hand-picked alternatives to Dandy Ace for fans of action, indie, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Dandy Ace also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, more from Mad Mimic, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.

About Dandy Ace: Dandy Ace is an over the top action game that follows this fabulous magician seeking to combine and use his magical cards, fighting and looting his way to defeat the Green-Eyed Illusionist and free himself from a cursed mirror.

2021ActionIndie4.99 USDDeck VerifiedMetacritic 80Windows · macOSby Mad Mimic
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.

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    Cycled — Steam game cover

    Cycled

    Top pick for Dandy Ace fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dandy Ace.

    Cycled is an interdimensional roguelike where you combine skills and strengths of two heroes to overcome ever-changing challenges

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Loot River — Steam game cover

    Loot River

    Second-strongest match for Dandy Ace fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dandy Ace.

    Explore procedurally generated labyrinths in this challenging, narrative-rich roguelike. Master deep combat. Slide blocks of ancient ruins. Defeat bestial abominations. Loot, level up, strategize, fight, die and wake up anew. Unlock the secrets of the Loot River. Immortality is a bittersweet gift.

    2022ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    HyperParasite — Steam game cover

    HyperParasite

    Third-strongest match for Dandy Ace fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dandy Ace.

    A rogue-lite twin-stick shooter/brawler that never plays the same twice. Collect and control 60 different characters as the body-snatching alien Parasite with a grudge against humanity. Fight to the top of the food chain: possess the President, push the Big Red Button and one-up the human race.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    The Unliving — Steam game cover

    The Unliving

    Ranked #4 for Dandy Ace fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dandy Ace.

    Raise the dead as a fearsome Necromancer in the dark world of The Unliving! Lead your undead armies into the endless fight in this rogue-lite action RPG game. Burn cities to ash with devastating magic spells, slay epic bosses and turn your enemies into morbid servants.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure16.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Dunjungle — Steam game cover

    Dunjungle

    Ranked #5 for Dandy Ace fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dandy Ace.

    A 2d action-packed roguelite about a monkey hero protecting the jungle from the rise of a corruptive power. Explore ever-changing dungeons, fight weird enemies and gear up with lots of weapons and relics you can combine for a new experience every run. Explore, fight, die, and repeat!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Invisible, Inc. — Steam game cover

    Invisible, Inc.

    Ranked #6 for Dandy Ace fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dandy Ace.

    Take control of Invisible's agents in the field and infiltrate the world's most dangerous corporations. Stealth, precision, and teamwork are essential in high-stakes, high-profit missions, where every move may cost an agent their life.

    2015ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Ziggurat — Steam game cover

    Ziggurat

    Ranked #7 for Dandy Ace fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dandy Ace.

    Dungeon-Crawling First Person Shooting at its finest! Fast-paced combat! Dozens of perks, spells and enemies! Level ups! Random Dungeons! Traps! Badass bosses! Carrots!

    2014ActionIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Legend of Dungeon — Steam game cover

    Legend of Dungeon

    Ranked #8 for Dandy Ace fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dandy Ace.

    Legend of Dungeon is a randomly generated action RPG Beat'em'up with heavy Rogue-like elements, striking visuals, and dynamic music.

    2013ActionIndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Dandy Ace

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

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    Enter the Gungeon — Steam game cover

    Enter the Gungeon

    Reviewers of Dandy Ace cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Dandy Ace.

    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.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Dead Cells — Steam game cover

    Dead Cells

    Reviewers of Dandy Ace cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Dandy Ace.

    Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Hades — Steam game cover

    Hades

    Reviewers of Dandy Ace cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Dandy Ace.

    Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.

    2020ActionIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Have a Nice Death — Steam game cover

    Have a Nice Death

    Reviewers of Dandy Ace cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Dandy Ace.

    Have a Nice Death is a 2D action roguelike where you play as an overworked Death, whose employees have run rampant, completely throwing off the balance of souls - and his vacation plans. In order to restore order, you'll have to grab your trusty scythe and show your employees who's boss.

    2023ActionIndie8.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

More from Mad Mimic

Other recommendable Steam games by Mad Mimic, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

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    No Heroes Here — Steam game cover

    No Heroes Here

    Another title from Mad Mimic, the studio behind Dandy Ace. Shares Action and Indie with Dandy Ace.

    No Heroes Here is a frantic co-op game for 1 to 4 players, available in local and online modes. Craft and use several items effectively whilst coordinating your ragtag band of non-heroes to defend castles and survive! ...Oh, as well as saving the Kingdom in the meantime!

    2017ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Mark of the Deep — Steam game cover

    Mark of the Deep

    Another title from Mad Mimic, the studio behind Dandy Ace. Shares Action and Indie with Dandy Ace.

    Shipwrecked on a myth-shrouded island, play as rookie pirate Marcus “Rookie” Ramsey and explore haunting biomes, face unforgiving combat, and unravel a deep-sea curse in search of your lost crew, the Angry Mermaids.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Monica e a Guarda dos Coelhos — Steam game cover

    Monica e a Guarda dos Coelhos

    Another title from Mad Mimic, the studio behind Dandy Ace. Shares Action and Indie with Dandy Ace.

    MONICA E A GUARDA DOS COELHOS is a couch co-op game for 1 to 4 players. Playing as a group with heroes from the Brazilian IP Monica and Friends, everyone must play a role and defend the castles!

    2018ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Latarnix Puzzle — Steam game cover

    Latarnix Puzzle

    Another title from Mad Mimic, the studio behind Dandy Ace.

    Help the boar Latarnix as he passes through a variety of puzzles with obstacles to reach delicious golden apples at the end of each of the 50 levels in the game.

    2021Casual2.99 USDSteam ↗
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    No Heroes Here 2 — Steam game cover

    No Heroes Here 2

    Another title from Mad Mimic, the studio behind Dandy Ace. Shares Action and Indie with Dandy Ace.

    A group of non-adventurers is the last hope in defending the castle in this chaotic co-op tower defense game with roguelike features. With up to 4 players, your party must organize the castle, work as a team to craft ammo, and shoot at enemies to protect your kingdom!

    2025ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

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    Loot River — Steam game cover

    Loot River

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Dandy Ace.

    Explore procedurally generated labyrinths in this challenging, narrative-rich roguelike. Master deep combat. Slide blocks of ancient ruins. Defeat bestial abominations. Loot, level up, strategize, fight, die and wake up anew. Unlock the secrets of the Loot River. Immortality is a bittersweet gift.

    2022ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    HyperParasite — Steam game cover

    HyperParasite

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Dandy Ace.

    A rogue-lite twin-stick shooter/brawler that never plays the same twice. Collect and control 60 different characters as the body-snatching alien Parasite with a grudge against humanity. Fight to the top of the food chain: possess the President, push the Big Red Button and one-up the human race.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Dunjungle — Steam game cover

    Dunjungle

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Dandy Ace.

    A 2d action-packed roguelite about a monkey hero protecting the jungle from the rise of a corruptive power. Explore ever-changing dungeons, fight weird enemies and gear up with lots of weapons and relics you can combine for a new experience every run. Explore, fight, die, and repeat!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Ziggurat — Steam game cover

    Ziggurat

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Dandy Ace.

    Dungeon-Crawling First Person Shooting at its finest! Fast-paced combat! Dozens of perks, spells and enemies! Level ups! Random Dungeons! Traps! Badass bosses! Carrots!

    2014ActionIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Dandy Ace

Is Dandy Ace verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Dandy Ace is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Dandy Ace cost?
Dandy Ace is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Dandy Ace?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Dandy Ace are Cycled, Loot River, HyperParasite.
Who developed Dandy Ace?
Dandy Ace was developed by Mad Mimic and published by NEOWIZ.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Dandy Ace.

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