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Games like The Slormancer

If The Slormancer is your kind of game, the closest matches are Last Epoch, Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem and Chronicon — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, chill and retro. 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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The Slormancer is an action RPG with hack-and-slash combat released in 2025 at $12.99. Players battle hordes of enemies led by an evil warlock from the past in an absurd yet epic setting. The game features a passive skill tree and rune insertion system enabling deep build customization and mid-fight skill tweaking. Reviewers highlight charming pixel art and witty writing, describing the overall atmosphere as retro and whimsical. Short levels fit quick play sessions while a loot-tiering system and difficulty-scaling provide longevity. Players report that builds snowball into screen-clearing power as passive skills stack into powerful synergies. The game runs Playable on Steam Deck and holds an 87% positive rating from over 3,100 Steam reviews.

About The Slormancer: Fight hordes of enemies led by The Slormancer, an evil warlock from the past, in an absurd yet epic Action RPG! Experience fast-paced gameplay, loads of shiny loot, tons of collectibles, countless hours of content, and carefully crafted pixel art.

2025ActionIndieAdventureRPG12.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Slormite Studios
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Builds snowball into screen clearing powerCharming art style and witty writingPassive skills stack for insane synergyAtmosphericChillRetro

Players who liked The Slormancer also play

Steam players who put hours into The Slormancer 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. Last Epoch

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Slormancer.

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

    Uncover the Past, Reforge the Future. Ascend into one of 15 mastery classes and explore dangerous dungeons, hunt epic loot, craft legendary weapons, and wield the power of over a hundred transformative skill trees. Last Epoch is being developed by a team of passionate Action RPG enthusiasts.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem

    WHY THIS

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

    Carve your path in this Hack’n’Slash free from class boundaries. Purify a world shattered by corruption, and uncover the grim secrets and forgotten horrors lurking in the shadows of this forsaken land as you rise in Power. Your Inner aspect beckons—will you answer?

    2020ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Chronicon

    WHY THIS

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

    Use the magical device known as the Chronicon to travel into the souls and memories of fallen heroes to re-live their grand tales! Epic adventures full of loot and monsters await!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure13.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Minecraft Dungeons

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with The Slormancer.

    Ranked #4 for The Slormancer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Slormancer.

    Fight your way through an exciting action-adventure game, inspired by classic dungeon crawlers and set in the Minecraft universe!

    2021ActionAdventureRPG19.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Victor Vran ARPG

    WHY THIS

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

    Victor Vran is the isometric action-RPG where your skill is just as essential as your character build and gear. Experience intense combat action: dodge, jump and unleash powerful skills to finish off your enemies!

    2015ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Wyvia

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with The Slormancer.

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

    Wyvia is an open world 3D action RPG inspired by classic JRPGs. Save your world from a monstrous invasion. Choose from 10 classes customizing them with a robust cross-class skill system, craft and upgrade tons of weapons, explore dungeons battling a variety of enemies, and defeat terrifying bosses!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Torchlight: Infinite

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Slormancer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Slormancer.

    The fate of Ember Technology is in your hands. With abounding hero build possibilities, dive into an epic journey with endless loot, adrenaline-pumping fights & new seasonal contents.

    2023ActionAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Grim Dawn

    WHY THIS

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

    Enter an apocalyptic fantasy world where humanity is on the brink of extinction, iron is valued above gold and trust is hard earned. This ARPG features complex character development, hundreds of unique items, crafting and quests with choice & consequence.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to The Slormancer

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. Chronicon

    WHY THIS

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

    Use the magical device known as the Chronicon to travel into the souls and memories of fallen heroes to re-live their grand tales! Epic adventures full of loot and monsters await!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure13.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Nobody Saves the World

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with The Slormancer.

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

    Transform from a featureless nobody into a SLUG, a GHOST and a DRAGON in this new take on Action RPGs from the creators of Guacamelee! Discover 15+ distinct Forms, mix-and-match their abilities, clear evolving dungeons and... SAVE THE WORLD!?

    2022ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Diablo® IV

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Slormancer.

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

    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 ↗
  4. Grim Dawn

    WHY THIS

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

    Enter an apocalyptic fantasy world where humanity is on the brink of extinction, iron is valued above gold and trust is hard earned. This ARPG features complex character development, hundreds of unique items, crafting and quests with choice & consequence.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Path of Exile

    WHY THIS

    Shares passive skill tree with The Slormancer.

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

    You are an Exile, struggling to survive on the dark continent of Wraeclast, as you fight to earn power that will allow you to exact your revenge against those who wronged you. Path of Exile is an online Action RPG set in a dark fantasy world. The game is completely free and will never be pay-to-win.

    2013ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Path of Exile 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares build crafting and an atmospheric mood with The Slormancer.

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

    Path of Exile 2 is a next generation Action RPG from Grinding Gear Games, featuring co-op for up to six players. Set years after the original Path of Exile, you will return to the dark world of Wraeclast and seek to end the corruption that is spreading.

    2024ActionAdventureMassively Multiplayer29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Pillars of Eternity

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Slormancer.

    Reviewers of The Slormancer cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with The Slormancer.

    Prepare to be enchanted by a world where the choices you make and the paths you choose shape your destiny. Obsidian Entertainment, the developer of Fallout: New Vegas™ and South Park: The Stick of Truth™, together with Paradox Interactive is proud to present Pillars of Eternity.

    2015RPG39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Into the Necrovale

    WHY THIS

    Shares build crafting and an atmospheric mood with The Slormancer.

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

    Into the Necrovale is an Action RPG in which you collect powerful items that interact with one another. You must be clever with your build if you hope to pierce the mysteries and dangers of the Necrovale, where a thousand generations of miscreants and criminals have been banished.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under The Slormancer on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Slormancer.

    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 ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under The Slormancer on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Slormancer.

    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 ↗
  3. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~46% under The Slormancer on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Slormancer.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~65% under The Slormancer on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Slormancer.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~52% under The Slormancer on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Slormancer.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under The Slormancer on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Slormancer.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under The Slormancer on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Slormancer.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under The Slormancer on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Slormancer.

    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 ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. 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 The Slormancer.

    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 ↗
  2. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. 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 The Slormancer.

    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 ↗
  4. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

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

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Last Epoch

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Slormancer.

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

    Uncover the Past, Reforge the Future. Ascend into one of 15 mastery classes and explore dangerous dungeons, hunt epic loot, craft legendary weapons, and wield the power of over a hundred transformative skill trees. Last Epoch is being developed by a team of passionate Action RPG enthusiasts.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Victor Vran ARPG

    WHY THIS

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

    Victor Vran is the isometric action-RPG where your skill is just as essential as your character build and gear. Experience intense combat action: dodge, jump and unleash powerful skills to finish off your enemies!

    2015ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Wyvia

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with The Slormancer.

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

    Wyvia is an open world 3D action RPG inspired by classic JRPGs. Save your world from a monstrous invasion. Choose from 10 classes customizing them with a robust cross-class skill system, craft and upgrade tons of weapons, explore dungeons battling a variety of enemies, and defeat terrifying bosses!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Slormancer

Does The Slormancer run on Steam Deck?
The Slormancer 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 The Slormancer cost?
The Slormancer is listed on Steam at 12.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Slormancer?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Slormancer are Last Epoch, Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem, Chronicon.
Who developed The Slormancer?
The Slormancer was developed by Slormite Studios and published by Slormite Studios, Abiding Bridge.

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 The Slormancer.

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