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Games like Kingdom of Night

If Kingdom of Night is your kind of game, the closest matches are Zomdied, Saint Slayer: Spear of Sacrilege and Welcome to ParadiZe — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its combat depth surprises players, atmospheric and immersive. 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 Kingdom of Night: Hunt down nightmarish demons and save the town of Miami, AZ in this 80s-themed, isometric action-RPG. With an expansive, interconnected map and open-ended quests, explore freely while unraveling the main story. Kingdom of Night is a unique blend of coming-of-age drama, cosmic horror, and true love.

2025ActionIndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindowsby Friends of Safety
Kingdom of Night — Steam game cover
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80s neon aesthetic feels authenticCombat depth surprises playersFree class resets encourage experimentationAtmosphericImmersiveNostalgic

Players who liked Kingdom of Night also play

Steam players who put hours into Kingdom of Night 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. Zomdied

    WHY THIS

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

    A hardcore top-down zombie survival sandbox RPG. Scavenge for supplies, craft essential gear, and fight to survive against an ever-evolving horde that grows stronger and more dangerous the longer you last. Finding it too easy to survive the turning? Make it a challenge worthy of your skill.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Saint Slayer: Spear of Sacrilege

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Kingdom of Night.

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

    Saint Slayer is an NES-style 2D action game, featuring loads of stages, enemies, and gore set against the backdrop of late-17th century Europe. Play as the ex-soldier Rudiger and wield the Spear of Sacrilege as you save the Holy Roman Empire from the corrupt Catholic priest Father Pacer.

    2026ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Welcome to ParadiZe

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Kingdom of Night fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Kingdom of Night.

    Paradise isn't exactly what you hoped for: it's infested with zombies! Thankfully, you can control them. Capture them and teach them to farm or fight. They will help you defend our camp while you explore the world looking for… a new paradise.

    2024ActionAdventureRPG7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Barbarians & Beasts

    WHY THIS

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

    Choose your barbarian character to hack and slash many beasts. Swords and magic will fight alongside you against the beasts to free the kingdom.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure3.49 USDSteam ↗
  5. Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms

    WHY THIS

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

    A hardcore high fantasy isometric action RPG set in a huge sandbox world ruled by magic and monsters. Master deep skill-based combat, forge powerful builds, explore unforgiving lands and dungeons, face brutal boss fights, uncover ancient secrets, and save Plamen from its inevitable doom!

    2024ActionStrategyIndie34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Book of Demons

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Kingdom of Night.

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

    Book of Demons is a Hack & Slash in which YOU decide the length of quests. Wield magic cards instead of weapons and slay the armies of darkness in the dungeons below the Old Cathedral. Save the terror-stricken Paperverse from the clutches of the Archdemon himself!

    2018ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Outer Terror

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Kingdom of Night.

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

    DON’T DIE as you assemble a ridiculous arsenal of weapons and desperately hold out against massive hordes of creatures pulled from a variety of classic horror genres reminiscent of 80s and 90s Golden Age comics and B-movies in this stylish action-packed arcade roguelite.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Zombasite

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Kingdom of Night.

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

    Zombasite is a zombie apocalypse action RPG set in a dynamic, evolving, fantasy world for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

    2016ActionIndieRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Kingdom of Night

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. SOULS

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Kingdom of Night cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kingdom of Night.

    One day, the boy meets a monster, with whom he builds a strange relationship that is neither friend, nor family, nor owner and pet. How will the boy's future change?

    2017IndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Stranger Things 3: The Game

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Kingdom of Night.

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

    Stranger Things 3: The Game is the official companion game to Season 3 of the hit original series! Play through familiar events from the series while also uncovering never-before-seen quests, character interactions, and secrets!

    2019ActionAdventureDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Kingdom of Night.

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

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Chip's Challenge (Amiga/C64/Lynx/Mega Drive/SNES/Spectrum)

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Kingdom of Night cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    The classic brain-twisting grid-based puzzle game returns in this collection, including the original 1989 Atari Lynx version, three classic ports, and two brand new Sega Mega Drive and SNES ports. Help Chip impress Melinda the Mental Marvel by beating her 140+ tough challenges.

    2023Strategy24.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Diablo® IV

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Kingdom of Night.

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

    Join the fight for Sanctuary in Diablo® IV, the ultimate action RPG adventure. Experience the critically acclaimed campaign and new seasonal content.

    2023ActionAdventureMassively Multiplayer49.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Stranger Things VR

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience the world of Stranger Things from the never-before-seen perspective of Vecna as he explores unknown realities, forms the hive mind, and enacts his plan for revenge against Eleven and Hawkins.

    2024ActionAdventure24.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Kingdom of Night at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Kingdom of Night on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Kingdom of Night.

    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 Kingdom of Night on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Kingdom of Night.

    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 Kingdom of Night on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Kingdom of Night.

    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 Kingdom of Night on Steam right now. Shares Action with Kingdom of Night.

    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 Kingdom of Night on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Kingdom of Night.

    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 Kingdom of Night on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Kingdom of Night.

    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 Kingdom of Night on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with Kingdom of Night.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Kingdom of Night on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Kingdom of Night.

    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 Kingdom of Night.

    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 Kingdom of Night.

    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 Kingdom of Night.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Kingdom of Night.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Kingdom of Night.

    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 ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Kingdom of Night.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. 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 Kingdom of Night.

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Kingdom of Night

Is Kingdom of Night verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Kingdom of Night 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 Kingdom of Night cost?
Kingdom of Night is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Kingdom of Night have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Kingdom of Night supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Kingdom of Night?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Kingdom of Night are Zomdied, Saint Slayer: Spear of Sacrilege, Welcome to ParadiZe.
Who developed Kingdom of Night?
Kingdom of Night was developed by Friends of Safety and published by DANGEN Entertainment, Game Source Entertainment.

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 Kingdom of Night.

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