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Games like Skeleton Crew

If Skeleton Crew is your kind of game, the closest matches are Forty Foes, Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef and Abyss Odyssey — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging 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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About Skeleton Crew: Kick, throw and thrash your way to victory in this gothic multiplayer platform brawler. Explore dungeons, unlock new characters, kick butts!

2022ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDWindows · macOSby Cinder Cone
Skeleton Crew — Steam game cover
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Boss battles require minor strategy instead of button mashingFluid combat controls on controllerMaps are varied in setting and scenic eventsAtmosphericChallengingFunny

Players who liked Skeleton Crew also play

Steam players who put hours into Skeleton Crew 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. Forty Foes

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Skeleton Crew fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Skeleton Crew.

    Pugilists prepare, The battle is about to begin...Forty Foes is a side-scrolling action adventure Beat 'em up in the style of classics like Double Dragon Battle Toads and Turtles in Time.

    ActionAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Skeleton Crew.

    Second-strongest match for Skeleton Crew fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Skeleton Crew.

    From the developers of the Guns, Gore and Cannoli franchise comes a new 2D run & gun platformer: Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & TEEF! Spearhead an Ork invasion, destroy the hive city and kill your warboss! ‘Ere we go!

    2022ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Abyss Odyssey

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Skeleton Crew.

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

    From indie Chilean developer ACE Team comes a new side-scrolling action adventure game featuring a complex fighting engine in procedurally generated levels that destines its three warriors to battle a different abyss each time! Choose your hero and also learn to possess your enemies in the abyss…

    2014ActionIndieAdventure4.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Skeleton Crew.

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

    TMNT Splintered Fate - Unleash the Turtles in a roguelike quest to rescue Splinter from the Foot Clan! Master ninja skills, unite in bodacious co-op gameplay, and conquer iconic NYC locales.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Rotwood

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Skeleton Crew.

    Ranked #5 for Skeleton Crew fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Skeleton Crew.

    The world has been thrown into chaos, and it's up to you and your friends to battle the corrupted beasts of the Rotwood. Upgrade your gear, choose your preferred weapon, and hone your skills to defend your safe haven.

    2026ActionAdventureRPG29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Unruly Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Shares local co op, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Skeleton Crew.

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

    LET'S KUNG FU THEM ALL! Play solo or co-op and take control of four unlikely heroes that battle a diverse lineup of enemies, show off your Kung-Fu skills and journey west across stunning different environments in order to hunt for the scattered remnants of the Sacred Scroll.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Bravery and Greed

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Skeleton Crew.

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

    Bravery and Greed is a beat 'em up, roguelite, dungeon brawler for up to four players. Choose from four classic fantasy classes, engage in a deep robust combat system, and play a variety of co-operative and competitive game modes with friends via local, online or both. Get rich, or die trying!

    2022ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. River City: Rival Showdown

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Skeleton Crew.

    Ranked #8 for Skeleton Crew fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Skeleton Crew.

    River City Ransom is back, rebuilt from the ground up! Rekindle old rivalries and relive past rumbles through a completely revamped story!

    2023ActionAdventureRPG12.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Skeleton Crew on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Skeleton Crew.

    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 Skeleton Crew on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Skeleton Crew.

    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 Skeleton Crew on Steam right now. Shares Action with Skeleton Crew.

    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 Skeleton Crew on Steam right now. Shares Action with Skeleton Crew.

    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 Skeleton Crew on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Skeleton Crew.

    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 Skeleton Crew on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Skeleton Crew.

    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 Skeleton Crew on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Skeleton Crew.

    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 Skeleton Crew on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Skeleton Crew.

    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. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  2. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  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 Skeleton Crew.

    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. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck 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. Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Skeleton Crew.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Skeleton Crew.

    From the developers of the Guns, Gore and Cannoli franchise comes a new 2D run & gun platformer: Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & TEEF! Spearhead an Ork invasion, destroy the hive city and kill your warboss! ‘Ere we go!

    2022ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Abyss Odyssey

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Skeleton Crew.

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

    From indie Chilean developer ACE Team comes a new side-scrolling action adventure game featuring a complex fighting engine in procedurally generated levels that destines its three warriors to battle a different abyss each time! Choose your hero and also learn to possess your enemies in the abyss…

    2014ActionIndieAdventure4.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Skeleton Crew.

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

    TMNT Splintered Fate - Unleash the Turtles in a roguelike quest to rescue Splinter from the Foot Clan! Master ninja skills, unite in bodacious co-op gameplay, and conquer iconic NYC locales.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Unruly Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Shares local co op, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Skeleton Crew.

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

    LET'S KUNG FU THEM ALL! Play solo or co-op and take control of four unlikely heroes that battle a diverse lineup of enemies, show off your Kung-Fu skills and journey west across stunning different environments in order to hunt for the scattered remnants of the Sacred Scroll.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. River City: Rival Showdown

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Skeleton Crew.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Skeleton Crew.

    River City Ransom is back, rebuilt from the ground up! Rekindle old rivalries and relive past rumbles through a completely revamped story!

    2023ActionAdventureRPG12.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Skeleton Crew

How much does Skeleton Crew cost?
Skeleton Crew is listed on Steam at 12.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Skeleton Crew have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Skeleton Crew supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op).
What games are most similar to Skeleton Crew?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Skeleton Crew are Forty Foes, Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef, Abyss Odyssey.
Who developed Skeleton Crew?
Skeleton Crew was developed by Cinder Cone and published by Modern Wolf.

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 Skeleton Crew.

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