Games like The Burning Descent
Below are 18 hand-picked alternatives to The Burning Descent for fans of action, indie, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in The Burning Descent also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, cheaper alternatives, free-to-play picks, more from RyseUp Studios. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About The Burning Descent: The Burning Descent is a furious VR shooter in which up to 6 players battle each other in a quickfire deathmatch taking place in a colossal arena.
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Spells 'n' Stuff
Top pick for The Burning Descent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Burning Descent.
Spells 'n' stuff is a magic arena FPS built exclusively for VR. Battle your opponents with spells fired from your trusty wand that never leaves your side. Propel yourself into battle with your wands flying ability, or POOF yourself around fast with magic potions!
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oVRshot
Second-strongest match for The Burning Descent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Burning Descent.
Engage in epic battles! Choose unique special abilities, and dominate the competition. Customize your character with awesome cosmetics. Experience the ultimate VR archery game oVRshot now!
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SpellPunk VR
Third-strongest match for The Burning Descent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Burning Descent.
In SpellPunk you will unleash extraordinary powers and turn into a mighty magician who will cast spells by drawing magical symbols in the air with his/hers own hands. And yes, you will be immersed in a stunning, abstract world, experiencing fast-paced magical duels.
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Arbiter
Ranked #4 for The Burning Descent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Burning Descent.
Arbiter is an intense, multiplayer arena shooter in VR. Blast yourself around the battle grid with an assortment of weapons in destructible environments. Each round is a new arbitration with players representing a side procedurally decided upon by the all-powerful Arbiter AI.
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Hailstorm VR
Ranked #5 for The Burning Descent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Burning Descent.
Hailstorm VR is a high time-to-kill, sci-fi arena shooter that lets players create the type of game they want to play. Customization options include game modes, variants, weapon spawns, scoring, health/shield, bots, and mobility style, among others.
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Blaston
Ranked #6 for The Burning Descent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Burning Descent.
In the slow-motion bullet-hell of Blaston, you duck, dodge, and weave to evade incoming attacks while preparing your dazzling next combos in a flash of skill. You feel like Neo and leave each session with your heart racing in this super fun tactical workout. Most importantly... Never. Stay. Still.
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Hyper Dash
Ranked #7 for The Burning Descent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with The Burning Descent.
Hyper Dash is a free VR multiplayer team based shooter. Make smart use of Dashing, Sprinting, Walking and Rail Grinding to get around the arenas and win in a variety of gamemodes like; Payload, Domination, Control Point, (Team) Deathmatch, Capture The Flag, Elimination & Ball.
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Pavlov
Ranked #8 for The Burning Descent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Burning Descent.
Pavlov is a multiplayer shooter in VR with heavy focus on community features. Realistic reloading features and fast paced combat as part of the core experience. Play the #1 most popular VR shooter on PC today.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Burning Descent at current Steam store prices.
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Spells 'n' Stuff
Priced ~60% under The Burning Descent on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Burning Descent.
Spells 'n' stuff is a magic arena FPS built exclusively for VR. Battle your opponents with spells fired from your trusty wand that never leaves your side. Propel yourself into battle with your wands flying ability, or POOF yourself around fast with magic potions!
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SpellPunk VR
Priced ~56% under The Burning Descent on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Burning Descent.
In SpellPunk you will unleash extraordinary powers and turn into a mighty magician who will cast spells by drawing magical symbols in the air with his/hers own hands. And yes, you will be immersed in a stunning, abstract world, experiencing fast-paced magical duels.
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Arbiter
Priced ~60% under The Burning Descent on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Burning Descent.
Arbiter is an intense, multiplayer arena shooter in VR. Blast yourself around the battle grid with an assortment of weapons in destructible environments. Each round is a new arbitration with players representing a side procedurally decided upon by the all-powerful Arbiter AI.
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Hailstorm VR
Priced ~88% under The Burning Descent on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Burning Descent.
Hailstorm VR is a high time-to-kill, sci-fi arena shooter that lets players create the type of game they want to play. Customization options include game modes, variants, weapon spawns, scoring, health/shield, bots, and mobility style, among others.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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oVRshot
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Burning Descent.
Engage in epic battles! Choose unique special abilities, and dominate the competition. Customize your character with awesome cosmetics. Experience the ultimate VR archery game oVRshot now!
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Blaston
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Burning Descent.
In the slow-motion bullet-hell of Blaston, you duck, dodge, and weave to evade incoming attacks while preparing your dazzling next combos in a flash of skill. You feel like Neo and leave each session with your heart racing in this super fun tactical workout. Most importantly... Never. Stay. Still.
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Hyper Dash
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with The Burning Descent.
Hyper Dash is a free VR multiplayer team based shooter. Make smart use of Dashing, Sprinting, Walking and Rail Grinding to get around the arenas and win in a variety of gamemodes like; Payload, Domination, Control Point, (Team) Deathmatch, Capture The Flag, Elimination & Ball.
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More from RyseUp Studios
Other recommendable Steam games by RyseUp Studios, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
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Roboquest
Another title from RyseUp Studios, the studio behind The Burning Descent. Shares Action and Indie with The Burning Descent.
Roboquest is a fast FPS Roguelite in a scorched futureworld. You're a rebooted Guardian, ready to kick some metal ass! Fight with your buddy or by yourself and annihilate hordes of deadly bots in ever-changing environments.
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Roboquest VR
Another title from RyseUp Studios, the studio behind The Burning Descent. Shares Action and Indie with The Burning Descent.
The future is in flames, overrun by ruthless machines—but you’re built to fight back. Roboquest VR is a lightning-fast roguelite FPS where speed, firepower, and reflexes are your best weapons. Adapt, survive, and reboot the future!
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Winter Break
Another title from RyseUp Studios, the studio behind The Burning Descent. Shares Action and Indie with The Burning Descent.
Grab your slingshot and start throwing snowballs at the opposing team in this amusing and family friendly VR game. Dodge the enemy snowballs and compete in side mini-games to become grand winner of the winter break!
Frequently asked about The Burning Descent
- How much does The Burning Descent cost?
- The Burning Descent is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does The Burning Descent have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — The Burning Descent supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, PvP).
- What games are most similar to The Burning Descent?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Burning Descent are Spells 'n' Stuff, oVRshot, SpellPunk VR.
- Who developed The Burning Descent?
- The Burning Descent was developed by RyseUp Studios and published by Mumocap.
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