Games like Tartapolis
Below are 14 hand-picked alternatives to Tartapolis for fans of action, indie, adventure, 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 Tartapolis 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, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Tartapolis: Explore a huge metropolis full of dark corners, aware technology and shady characters. Fight your way through, as you evolve your fighting skills, acquire and upgrade weapons, tune up bots and complete side quests as you discover the true face of the city!
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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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Deepening Fire
Top pick for Tartapolis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tartapolis.
Deepening Fire is a side-scrolling action adventure game. Choose different classes, with appropriate equipment, explore hidden complex map, defeat powerful enemies, expose the conspiracy of the chaotic world, experience the souls-like battle
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Aeterna Noctis
Second-strongest match for Tartapolis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tartapolis.
Aeterna Noctis is a challenging metroidvania that majestically combines action, exploration and adventure. With 2 game modes and difficulty based on action or the exclusive Noctis mode where a level of difficulty is added in precision platforming never seen in the metroidvania genre.
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GRIME
Third-strongest match for Tartapolis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tartapolis.
Destroy... Absorb... Grow... GRIME is a fast and unforgiving Action-Adventure RPG in which you crush your foes with living weapons that mutate form and function, and then consume their remains with a black hole to strengthen your vessel as you break apart a world of anatomical horror and intrigue.
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Hollow Knight
Ranked #4 for Tartapolis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tartapolis.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
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MIO: Memories in Orbit
Ranked #5 for Tartapolis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tartapolis.
Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.
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Foregone
Ranked #6 for Tartapolis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tartapolis.
Foregone is a fast and fluid 2D action-platformer packed with legendary loot and stunning pixel art. Collect an arsenal of powerful weapons and unravel a compelling story of regret and conspiracy as you slice your way through hordes of enemies to save Calagan.
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Death's Gambit: Afterlife
Ranked #7 for Tartapolis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tartapolis.
Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.
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DOOMBLADE
Ranked #8 for Tartapolis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tartapolis.
Deep underground, Gloom Girl discovers DOOMBLADE, a sentient weapon hellbent on escape after eons in chains. Together, “Doom and Gloom” embark on a vengeful quest to unlock the powerful abilities and destroy the Dread Lords once and for all in this 2D Action Metroidvania.
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Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
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Aeterna Noctis
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Tartapolis.
Aeterna Noctis is a challenging metroidvania that majestically combines action, exploration and adventure. With 2 game modes and difficulty based on action or the exclusive Noctis mode where a level of difficulty is added in precision platforming never seen in the metroidvania genre.
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GRIME
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Tartapolis.
Destroy... Absorb... Grow... GRIME is a fast and unforgiving Action-Adventure RPG in which you crush your foes with living weapons that mutate form and function, and then consume their remains with a black hole to strengthen your vessel as you break apart a world of anatomical horror and intrigue.
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Hollow Knight
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Tartapolis.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
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MIO: Memories in Orbit
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Tartapolis.
Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.
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Foregone
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Tartapolis.
Foregone is a fast and fluid 2D action-platformer packed with legendary loot and stunning pixel art. Collect an arsenal of powerful weapons and unravel a compelling story of regret and conspiracy as you slice your way through hordes of enemies to save Calagan.
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Death's Gambit: Afterlife
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Tartapolis.
Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.
Frequently asked about Tartapolis
- How much does Tartapolis cost?
- Tartapolis is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Tartapolis?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Tartapolis are Deepening Fire, Aeterna Noctis, GRIME.
- Who developed Tartapolis?
- Tartapolis was developed by Fusion Studios.
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 Tartapolis.
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