Games like Die by the Blade
If Die by the Blade is your kind of game, the closest matches are Mortal Kombat 1, TEKKEN 8 and SOULCALIBUR VI — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, competitive and intense. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Die by the Blade: Vanquish your foes with a single strike in 1v1 weapon-based fighter Die by the Blade. Dive into a samuraipunk world and wield a range of traditional Japanese weapons to determine your moveset. Outwit your opponent in intense, tactical battles and master the art of the one-hit kill!
Players who liked Die by the Blade also play
Steam players who put hours into Die by the Blade 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.
Mortal Kombat 1
WHY THIS
Top pick for Die by the Blade fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Die by the Blade.
Discover a reborn Mortal Kombat™ Universe created by the Fire God Liu Kang. Mortal Kombat™ 1 ushers in a new era of the iconic franchise with a new fighting system, game modes, and fatalities!
TEKKEN 8
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with Die by the Blade.
Second-strongest match for Die by the Blade fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Die by the Blade.
TEKKEN 8 is the latest addition to the TEKKEN series, the pinnacle of 3D fighting games. Join the fight with over 32 characters and bear witness to the next installment in this epic saga. Get ready for the biggest and best TEKKEN game ever made!
SOULCALIBUR VI
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Die by the Blade.
Third-strongest match for Die by the Blade fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Die by the Blade.
Bring more than your fists to the fight! Featuring all-new battle mechanics and characters, SOULCALIBUR VI marks a new era of the historic franchise. Welcome back to the stage of history!
Mortal Kombat 11
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Die by the Blade fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Die by the Blade.
Mortal Kombat is back and better than ever in the next evolution of the iconic franchise.
DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Die by the Blade fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Die by the Blade.
DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO takes the legendary gameplay of the Budokai Tenkaichi series and raises it to whole new levels. Make yours the destructive power of the strongest fighters ever to appear in Dragon Ball!
BLEACH Rebirth of Souls
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Die by the Blade fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Die by the Blade.
Awaken the blade within you and reverse your fate in BLEACH Rebirth of Souls! Engage in thrilling battles with powerful sword abilities and characters from this legendary anime franchise.
Cake Bash
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Die by the Blade fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Die by the Blade.
Fight to be the tastiest cake in Cake Bash! A frantic four player party game where adorable drawn-to-life cakes beat the crumbs out of each other.
Boreal Blade
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with Die by the Blade.
Ranked #8 for Die by the Blade fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Die by the Blade.
Boreal Blade is a team-based melee fighting game with a focus on player vs player combat, combining reactive and tactical gameplay with extraordinary freedom to variate your attacks and develop your unique fighting style.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Die by the Blade at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Die by the Blade on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Die by the Blade.
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.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Die by the Blade on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Die by the Blade.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Die by the Blade on Steam right now. Shares Action with Die by the Blade.
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.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Die by the Blade on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Die by the Blade.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Die by the Blade on Steam right now. Shares Action with Die by the Blade.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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 Die by the Blade.
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.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Die by the Blade.
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.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Die by the Blade.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Die by the Blade.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Die by the Blade.
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.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Die by the Blade.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Wheelchair Wizards
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Die by the Blade.
Wheelchair Wizards is a 4 player party game where you battle your friends while upgrading your wizard.
Waves
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Die by the Blade.
Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Mortal Kombat 1
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Die by the Blade.
Discover a reborn Mortal Kombat™ Universe created by the Fire God Liu Kang. Mortal Kombat™ 1 ushers in a new era of the iconic franchise with a new fighting system, game modes, and fatalities!
Mortal Kombat 11
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Die by the Blade.
Mortal Kombat is back and better than ever in the next evolution of the iconic franchise.
Cake Bash
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Die by the Blade.
Fight to be the tastiest cake in Cake Bash! A frantic four player party game where adorable drawn-to-life cakes beat the crumbs out of each other.
Frequently asked about Die by the Blade
- How much does Die by the Blade cost?
- Die by the Blade is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Die by the Blade have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Die by the Blade supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
- What games are most similar to Die by the Blade?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Die by the Blade are Mortal Kombat 1, TEKKEN 8, SOULCALIBUR VI.
- Who developed Die by the Blade?
- Die by the Blade was developed by Grindstone, Triple Hill Interactive, Toko Midori Games and published by Grindstone.
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 Die by the Blade.
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