Games like The Guise
If The Guise is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dead Cells, Nightmare: The Lunatic and Hollow Knight — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its affordable price point, atmospheric and bleak. 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 The Guise: The Guise is a dark metroidvania fairy tale about a boy trapped in the body of a monster. Can he hold onto his humanity? It's up to you.
Players who liked The Guise also play
Steam players who put hours into The Guise 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.
Dead Cells
WHY THIS
Top pick for The Guise fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Guise.
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
Nightmare: The Lunatic
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Guise.
Second-strongest match for The Guise fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Guise.
Nightmare: The Lunatic is a parrying action rogue-lite platformer game about escaping a nightmare. Constantly swap between 3 weapons, use special attacks, and avoid and parry enemy attacks. Strengthen yourself by collecting powerful and unique totems.
Hollow Knight
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Guise.
Third-strongest match for The Guise fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Guise.
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.
ScourgeBringer
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Guise.
Ranked #4 for The Guise fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Guise.
ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.
Rogue Legacy
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for The Guise fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Guise.
Rogue Legacy is a genealogical rogue-"LITE" where anyone can be a hero. Each time you die, your child will succeed you. Every child is unique. One child might be colorblind, another might be a dwarf with vertigo. But that's OK, because no one is perfect, and you don't have to be to succeed.
Foregone
WHY THIS
Shares boss fights and an atmospheric mood with The Guise.
Ranked #6 for The Guise fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Guise.
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.
MIO: Memories in Orbit
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Guise.
Ranked #7 for The Guise fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Guise.
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.
Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Guise.
Ranked #8 for The Guise fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Guise.
Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight is the fourth installment in the beloved Momodora series of 2D platformers. Unleash ravaging combos against a variety of formidable monsters and deftly dodge your way through a cursed land to seek audience with the Queen and dispel the evil that threatens all life.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Guise at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under The Guise on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Guise.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under The Guise on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Guise.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under The Guise on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Guise.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under The Guise on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with The Guise.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Guise on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Guise.
You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under The Guise on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Guise.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Guise on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Guise.
Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under The Guise on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Guise.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Guise.
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.
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 Guise.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Guise.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Guise.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 The Guise.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 Guise.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Guise.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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More from Rasul Mono
Other recommendable Steam games by Rasul Mono, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
UltraGoodness
WHY THIS
Another title from Rasul Mono, the studio behind The Guise. Shares Action and Indie with The Guise.
Tear your enemies to pieces in this top-down action-roguelike shooter. Leave oceans of blood and mountains of corpses in new dynamic and colorful action designed in pixel art style. All in the name of Goodness, of course!
UltraGoodness 2
WHY THIS
Another title from Rasul Mono, the studio behind The Guise. Shares Action and Indie with The Guise.
The struggle between Good and Evil continues in this bloody action, top-down action-roguelike shooter where time moves only when you move or shoot. Tear Satan's forces to pieces, leave oceans of their blood and mountains of demon's corpses in the name of Goodness!
Acceptance
WHY THIS
Another title from Rasul Mono, the studio behind The Guise. Shares Action and Indie with The Guise.
A story-driven psychological thriller about the horrific consequences of a loved one's suicide.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Dead Cells
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with The Guise.
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
Nightmare: The Lunatic
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Guise.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with The Guise.
Nightmare: The Lunatic is a parrying action rogue-lite platformer game about escaping a nightmare. Constantly swap between 3 weapons, use special attacks, and avoid and parry enemy attacks. Strengthen yourself by collecting powerful and unique totems.
Hollow Knight
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Guise.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with The Guise.
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.
ScourgeBringer
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Guise.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with The Guise.
ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.
Rogue Legacy
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with The Guise.
Rogue Legacy is a genealogical rogue-"LITE" where anyone can be a hero. Each time you die, your child will succeed you. Every child is unique. One child might be colorblind, another might be a dwarf with vertigo. But that's OK, because no one is perfect, and you don't have to be to succeed.
Foregone
WHY THIS
Shares boss fights and an atmospheric mood with The Guise.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with The Guise.
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.
MIO: Memories in Orbit
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Guise.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with The Guise.
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.
Frequently asked about The Guise
- How much does The Guise cost?
- The Guise is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Guise?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Guise are Dead Cells, Nightmare: The Lunatic, Hollow Knight.
- Who developed The Guise?
- The Guise was developed by Rasul Mono and published by GameNet.
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 Guise.
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