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Games like Ritual: Crown of Horns

If Ritual: Crown of Horns is your kind of game, the closest matches are Earth: 9000, Mad Devils: Damned-finitive Edition and NIDUS — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, bleak and dark. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Ritual: Crown of Horns: Ritual: Crown of Horns is a violent, horde mode, top-down fast-paced action game set in an alternate Wild West, an absurd, acid-fueled vision of hellish frontier.

2019ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Draw Distance
Ritual: Crown of Horns — Steam game cover
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Combine guns and spells for adaptive loadoutsDefend the ritual while surviving waves of enemiesEnjoy a focused no frills twin stick shooterAtmosphericBleakDark

Players who liked Ritual: Crown of Horns also play

Steam players who put hours into Ritual: Crown of Horns also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Earth: 9000

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Ritual: Crown of Horns fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ritual: Crown of Horns.

    Defend the Earth in this hyper intense, visually overwhelming, bullet hell, arcade shooter.

    2020ActionIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Mad Devils: Damned-finitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Ritual: Crown of Horns fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ritual: Crown of Horns.

    Mad Devils is a 1990's throwback, retro co-op, arcade shooter set in a twisted WWII setting. What does an Allied special forces squad who hunt Nazi occultists do when betrayed, killed, and resurrected as demons, lost and disoriented in ruined hellscape? Their job.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. NIDUS

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ritual: Crown of Horns.

    Third-strongest match for Ritual: Crown of Horns fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ritual: Crown of Horns.

    A symbiotic Flower and Wasp struggle to complete their lifecycle, in a challengingly twisted arcade experience. Control both characters at once in mind-bending Single Player, or team up with a friend in hectic Local Co-Op. Master the symbiotic duet, devour the swarm, and ascend the leaderboard.

    2024ActionIndie8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. A Fistful of Gun

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Ritual: Crown of Horns fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ritual: Crown of Horns.

    Select one of eleven unique playable gunslingers and seek revenge solo or with your friends in Online or Local Co-Op! Master the specialized controls of each character, collect gold from fallen foes to purchase upgrades, get totally drunk and unleash a tornado of lead across the dusty plains.

    2015ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Waves

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Ritual: Crown of Horns fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ritual: Crown of Horns.

    Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!

    2011ActionIndieFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Weird West: Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Ritual: Crown of Horns fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ritual: Crown of Horns.

    Survive and unveil the mysteries of the Weird West through the intertwined destinies of its unusual heroes in an Action RPG from the co-creators of Dishonored and Prey.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Call of Juarez: Gunslinger

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ritual: Crown of Horns.

    Ranked #7 for Ritual: Crown of Horns fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Ritual: Crown of Horns.

    From the dust of a gold mine to the dirt of a saloon, Call of Juarez® Gunslinger is a real homage to the Wild West tales. Live the epic and violent journey of a ruthless bounty hunter on the trail of the West’s most notorious outlaws.

    2013Action14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Ritual: Crown of Horns at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Ritual: Crown of Horns on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Ritual: Crown of Horns.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Ritual: Crown of Horns on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ritual: Crown of Horns.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Ritual: Crown of Horns on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Ritual: Crown of Horns.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Ritual: Crown of Horns on Steam right now. Shares Action with Ritual: Crown of Horns.

    Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Ritual: Crown of Horns on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Ritual: Crown of Horns.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Ritual: Crown of Horns on Steam right now. Shares Action with Ritual: Crown of Horns.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Ritual: Crown of Horns on Steam right now. Shares Action with Ritual: Crown of Horns.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Ritual: Crown of Horns on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ritual: Crown of Horns.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ritual: Crown of Horns.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ritual: Crown of Horns.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Ritual: Crown of Horns.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Ritual: Crown of Horns.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Ritual: Crown of Horns.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Ritual: Crown of Horns.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Ritual: Crown of Horns.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Ritual: Crown of Horns.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

More from Draw Distance

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

  1. Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ritual: Crown of Horns.

    Another title from Draw Distance, the studio behind Ritual: Crown of Horns. Shares Indie with Ritual: Crown of Horns.

    Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York is a narrative experience set in the rich universe of Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition. It presents the struggle for power between two vampiric factions - the Camarilla and the Anarchs - bathed in the night lights of the Big Apple.

    2019Indie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Serial Cleaner

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ritual: Crown of Horns.

    Another title from Draw Distance, the studio behind Ritual: Crown of Horns. Shares Action and Indie with Ritual: Crown of Horns.

    Slip on your flares, grab your shades and hop in your station wagon, it's time to work… as a professional mob cleaner. In this stylish award winning 2D action-stealth game you have to make sure you get in, clean up and get out without leaving a trace - Queue the funky 70s inspired soundtrack!

    2017ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ritual: Crown of Horns.

    Another title from Draw Distance, the studio behind Ritual: Crown of Horns. Shares Indie with Ritual: Crown of Horns.

    Your old life is dead and buried. You have no afterlife to look forward to, and your vampiric unlife is about to fall apart unless you solve an unsolvable crime. Welcome to New York City... and welcome to the Lasombra clan, where failure is not an option.

    2020Indie12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Serial Cleaners

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ritual: Crown of Horns.

    Another title from Draw Distance, the studio behind Ritual: Crown of Horns. Shares Action and Indie with Ritual: Crown of Horns.

    Serial Cleaners is a top-down stealth-action game, where you get to experience being a murder scene cleaner for the mob in 1990s New York. Alternate between four cleaners, each with their own unique style, and live their stories.

    2022ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Vampire: The Masquerade - Reckoning of New York

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ritual: Crown of Horns.

    Another title from Draw Distance, the studio behind Ritual: Crown of Horns. Shares Indie with Ritual: Crown of Horns.

    Vampire: The Masquerade - Reckoning of New York is a narrative game set in the World of Darkness Universe. Play as one of the members of the Vampire Clans in a shifting political landscape between the Camarilla and the Anarchs while trying your best to survive.

    2024IndieRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. A Fistful of Gun

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Ritual: Crown of Horns.

    Select one of eleven unique playable gunslingers and seek revenge solo or with your friends in Online or Local Co-Op! Master the specialized controls of each character, collect gold from fallen foes to purchase upgrades, get totally drunk and unleash a tornado of lead across the dusty plains.

    2015ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Waves

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Ritual: Crown of Horns.

    Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!

    2011ActionIndieFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Call of Juarez: Gunslinger

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ritual: Crown of Horns.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Ritual: Crown of Horns.

    From the dust of a gold mine to the dirt of a saloon, Call of Juarez® Gunslinger is a real homage to the Wild West tales. Live the epic and violent journey of a ruthless bounty hunter on the trail of the West’s most notorious outlaws.

    2013Action14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Ritual: Crown of Horns

Does Ritual: Crown of Horns run on Steam Deck?
Ritual: Crown of Horns is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Ritual: Crown of Horns cost?
Ritual: Crown of Horns is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Ritual: Crown of Horns?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Ritual: Crown of Horns are Earth: 9000, Mad Devils: Damned-finitive Edition, NIDUS.
Who developed Ritual: Crown of Horns?
Ritual: Crown of Horns was developed by Draw Distance and published by Feardemic.

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 Ritual: Crown of Horns.

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