Games like AshenForest
If AshenForest is your kind of game, the closest matches are Zombie Party, 99 Levels To Hell and Halls of Torment — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its bosses adapt mid fight, atmospheric and challenging. 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 AshenForest: AshenForest is a roguelite action RPG focused on boss-rush. To purify the ashen forest that is causing the plague, you must fight against all the monsters lurking in the forest.
Players who liked AshenForest also play
Steam players who put hours into AshenForest 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.
Zombie Party
WHY THIS
Top pick for AshenForest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with AshenForest.
Zombie Party is a retro rampage of fun and over-the-top action, while still giving the players a deep and engaging Action-RPG Rogue-like experience! Go on a time traveling adventure, or delve deep into procedural dungeons full of gold, loot, and secrets!
99 Levels To Hell
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with AshenForest.
Second-strongest match for AshenForest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with AshenForest.
99 Levels to Hell is a platform shooter with lots of guns, upgrades, magic, traps and monsters to kill. 99 Levels to Hell is a rogue-like, which means surviving is key and every time you play you get a new set of levels to play. When you complete 10 levels, the 10th being a boss-fight you unlock a door to the next dungeon.
Halls of Torment
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with AshenForest.
Third-strongest match for AshenForest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with AshenForest.
Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?
Rogue Legacy
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with AshenForest.
Ranked #4 for AshenForest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with AshenForest.
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.
Dungeon Souls
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with AshenForest.
Ranked #5 for AshenForest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with AshenForest.
Dungeon Souls is an action-adventure roguelike dungeon crawler which draws heavy inspiration from Nuclear Throne, Risk of Rain, and Overture. Explore vast procedurally generated dungeons, collect loot, and slay hordes of challenging enemies!
Our Darker Purpose
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with AshenForest.
Ranked #6 for AshenForest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with AshenForest.
Journey to the dark heart of the Edgewood Home for Lost Children in this fiendishly difficult action RPG!When her teacher stepped out of the classroom a month ago, Cordy never imagined he would be gone for good. Now her fellow students have turned on each other as the school descends into chaos.
Eldritch
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with AshenForest.
Ranked #7 for AshenForest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with AshenForest.
Eldritch is the original imsim roguelike: a first-person action game inspired by roguelikes, immersive sims, and H. P. Lovecraft.
Good Robot
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for AshenForest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with AshenForest.
Good Robot is a fast-paced roguelike shoot-em-up that pits you against thousands of robots out to violate your warranty. Explore a procedurally generated sci-fi metropolis and the depths of corporate depravity, but never stop shooting...unless, of course, you're a Bad Robot. You're not, are you?
Reviewers mention these as similar to AshenForest
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Risk of Rain 2
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with AshenForest.
Reviewers of AshenForest cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with AshenForest.
Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.
Hollow Knight
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with AshenForest.
Reviewers of AshenForest cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with AshenForest.
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.
Gloom
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with AshenForest.
Reviewers of AshenForest cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with AshenForest.
Afflicted by severe amnesia, you drift deep into the Common Dream. You scour for the lost pages of the Necronomicon, while clinging on to any little purpose you have left. Faced with mad dreamers, horrible abominations and eldritch deities, you feel drawn to the dark Abyss deep within.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below AshenForest at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under AshenForest on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with AshenForest.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under AshenForest on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with AshenForest.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~46% under AshenForest on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with AshenForest.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under AshenForest on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with AshenForest.
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 ~79% under AshenForest on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with AshenForest.
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 ~86% under AshenForest on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with AshenForest.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under AshenForest on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with AshenForest.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
A Short Hike
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under AshenForest on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with AshenForest.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
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 AshenForest.
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 AshenForest.
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 AshenForest.
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 AshenForest.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 AshenForest.
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 AshenForest.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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 AshenForest.
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.
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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.
Zombie Party
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with AshenForest.
Zombie Party is a retro rampage of fun and over-the-top action, while still giving the players a deep and engaging Action-RPG Rogue-like experience! Go on a time traveling adventure, or delve deep into procedural dungeons full of gold, loot, and secrets!
Halls of Torment
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with AshenForest.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with AshenForest.
Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?
Rogue Legacy
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with AshenForest.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with AshenForest.
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.
Eldritch
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with AshenForest.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with AshenForest.
Eldritch is the original imsim roguelike: a first-person action game inspired by roguelikes, immersive sims, and H. P. Lovecraft.
Frequently asked about AshenForest
- Is AshenForest verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — AshenForest 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 AshenForest cost?
- AshenForest is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to AshenForest?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside AshenForest are Zombie Party, 99 Levels To Hell, Halls of Torment.
- Who developed AshenForest?
- AshenForest was developed by GentleRaven Games and published by PsychoFlux 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 AshenForest.
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