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Games like Devolver Bootleg

If Devolver Bootleg is your kind of game, the closest matches are Kick the VIRUS, Axizon Labs: Zombies and Urban Lockdown — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its nostalgia feels genuine, parodies hit their mark and funny. 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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2019ActionSportsIndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableMetacritic 69Windowsby doinksoft
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Steam players who put hours into Devolver Bootleg 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. Kick the VIRUS

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Devolver Bootleg fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with Devolver Bootleg.

    Kick the VIRUS It's a game that helps when your anger reaches its maximum.

    2020ActionSportsIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Axizon Labs: Zombies

    WHY THIS

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

    Axizon Labs: Zombies is a 2D Sci-Fi themed Platform Zombie Shooter Game based on the story of the sudden outbreak of ZMB Virus which affected 30% of the population around the world.

    2020ActionIndieCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Urban Lockdown

    WHY THIS

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

    With stunning digitized graphics, beatdown the escaped prison inmates, thwarting their boss in an epic showdown!

    2018ActionIndieAdventure9.00 USDSteam ↗
  4. Broken Spell 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Devolver Bootleg fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with Devolver Bootleg.

    Broken Spell 2 is an ARPG game. You will fight in blood with cruel and ferocious warlock and sorcerers for saving pretty girls.

    2020ActionSportsStrategy9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. HerrAnwalt: Lawyers Legacy

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Devolver Bootleg fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with Devolver Bootleg.

    You’re a Lawyer who tries to save students from a crazy headmaster. You need to survive a variety of school lessons and fight the different teachers

    2022ActionSportsIndie5.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Hardcore ZBoy

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Devolver Bootleg fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with Devolver Bootleg.

    You play as a zombie that runs from people, you have to run as far as possible

    2017ActionSportsIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Infernax

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Devolver Bootleg.

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

    Infernax is the adventures of a great knight who returns to his homeland only to find it plagued with unholy magic. Uncover the mysteries of the curse and face the consequences of your actions.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Iron Madness

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Devolver Bootleg fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with Devolver Bootleg.

    Iron Madness is a fast-paced multiplayer/splitscreen car combat game with up to four players, blow your friends away with a wide variety of weapons including rockets, saw-blades, mines, and more.

    2016ActionSportsIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Devolver Bootleg

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.

  1. Serious Sam 3: BFE

    WHY THIS

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

    Serious Sam 3: BFE is a prequel to the original indie fast action FPS and Game of the Year sensation - Serious Sam: The First Encounter!

    2011ActionIndie29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Hotline Miami

    WHY THIS

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

    Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.

    2012ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Shadow Warrior

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Devolver Bootleg.

    Reviewers of Devolver Bootleg cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Devolver Bootleg.

    Shadow Warrior is a bold reimagining of the classic 3D Realms’ shooter from independent developer Flying Wild Hog (Hard Reset) starring the legendary and quick-witted warrior Lo Wang.

    2013ActionAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Enter the Gungeon

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Devolver Bootleg.

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

    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 ↗
  5. Downwell

    WHY THIS

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

    Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Absolver

    WHY THIS

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

    Absolver is an online multiplayer combat game where players are placed behind the mask of a Prospect under control of the Guides, the new rulers of the fallen Adal Empire, who will determine your worth in joining their elite corps of Absolvers.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. My Friend Pedro

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Devolver Bootleg.

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

    My Friend Pedro is a violent ballet about friendship, imagination, and one man’s struggle to obliterate anyone in his path at the behest of a sentient banana.

    2019ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Pikuniku

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Devolver Bootleg.

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

    Pikuniku is an absurdly wonderful puzzle-exploration game that takes place in a strange but playful world where not everything is as happy as it seems. Help peculiar characters overcome struggles, uncover a deep state conspiracy, and start a little revolution in this delightful dystopian adventure!

    2019ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Devolver Bootleg at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Devolver Bootleg on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Devolver Bootleg.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Devolver Bootleg on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Devolver Bootleg.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Devolver Bootleg on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Devolver Bootleg.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Devolver Bootleg on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Devolver Bootleg.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Devolver Bootleg on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Devolver Bootleg.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Devolver Bootleg on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Devolver Bootleg.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Devolver Bootleg on Steam right now. Shares Action with Devolver Bootleg.

    You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.

    2009Action2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Devolver Bootleg on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Devolver Bootleg.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 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 and Casual with Devolver Bootleg.

    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. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Devolver Bootleg.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Devolver Bootleg.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Devolver Bootleg.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Devolver Bootleg.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. 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 Devolver Bootleg.

    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 ↗
  7. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Devolver Bootleg.

    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 ↗
  8. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Devolver Bootleg.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Devolver Bootleg

Does Devolver Bootleg run on Steam Deck?
Devolver Bootleg 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 Devolver Bootleg cost?
Devolver Bootleg is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Devolver Bootleg?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Devolver Bootleg are Kick the VIRUS, Axizon Labs: Zombies, Urban Lockdown.
Who developed Devolver Bootleg?
Devolver Bootleg was developed by doinksoft and published by Devolver Digital.

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 Devolver Bootleg.

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