Games like Rum & Gun
If Rum & Gun is your kind of game, the closest matches are Grim Dawn, Ghostlore and Victor Vran ARPG — 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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Steam players who put hours into Rum & Gun 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.
Grim Dawn
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Rum & Gun.
Top pick for Rum & Gun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rum & Gun.
Enter an apocalyptic fantasy world where humanity is on the brink of extinction, iron is valued above gold and trust is hard earned. This ARPG features complex character development, hundreds of unique items, crafting and quests with choice & consequence.
Ghostlore
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Rum & Gun.
Second-strongest match for Rum & Gun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rum & Gun.
Ghostlore is an 'Eastpunk' Action-RPG where you fight supernatural monsters from Southeast-Asian folklore. Inspired by classic ARPGs such as Diablo 2 and Titan Quest, Ghostlore features detailed item and character customization systems, procedurally generated maps, and awesome 90's retro graphics.
Victor Vran ARPG
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Rum & Gun.
Third-strongest match for Rum & Gun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rum & Gun.
Victor Vran is the isometric action-RPG where your skill is just as essential as your character build and gear. Experience intense combat action: dodge, jump and unleash powerful skills to finish off your enemies!
Last Epoch
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Rum & Gun.
Ranked #4 for Rum & Gun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rum & Gun.
Uncover the Past, Reforge the Future. Ascend into one of 15 mastery classes and explore dangerous dungeons, hunt epic loot, craft legendary weapons, and wield the power of over a hundred transformative skill trees. Last Epoch is being developed by a team of passionate Action RPG enthusiasts.
Din's Curse
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Rum & Gun.
Ranked #5 for Rum & Gun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rum & Gun.
Din, champion of the gods, has cursed you into a second life of service because you selfishly squandered your first one while causing misfortune to those around you.
Killsquad
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Rum & Gun.
Ranked #6 for Rum & Gun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rum & Gun.
Hack and slash? Check. Twin-stick-shooter? Check. 4 player coop to slay hordes of aliens & bosses with your friends? Check. Skills, upgrades, weapons, gears, talismans and more to make you stronger? Check. Wake up, bounty hunter. We have a mission for you. Time to clean up the scum of the galaxy.
Darksiders Genesis
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Rum & Gun.
Ranked #7 for Rum & Gun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Rum & Gun.
DARKSIDERS: GENESIS gives players their first look at the world of DARKSIDERS before the events of the original game. Furthermore, it introduces the fourth and last horseman STRIFE, as well as Co-op gameplay for the first time in the history of the franchise.
Chronicon
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Rum & Gun.
Ranked #8 for Rum & Gun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rum & Gun.
Use the magical device known as the Chronicon to travel into the souls and memories of fallen heroes to re-live their grand tales! Epic adventures full of loot and monsters await!
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Path of Exile
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Rum & Gun.
Reviewers of Rum & Gun cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Rum & Gun.
You are an Exile, struggling to survive on the dark continent of Wraeclast, as you fight to earn power that will allow you to exact your revenge against those who wronged you. Path of Exile is an online Action RPG set in a dark fantasy world. The game is completely free and will never be pay-to-win.
Victor Vran ARPG
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Rum & Gun.
Reviewers of Rum & Gun cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Rum & Gun.
Victor Vran is the isometric action-RPG where your skill is just as essential as your character build and gear. Experience intense combat action: dodge, jump and unleash powerful skills to finish off your enemies!
Torchlight
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Rum & Gun cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Rum & Gun.
Adventure awaits in the award-winning Action RPG debut from Runic Games! Explore the randomized depths of this boom town, collect loot, and level up to save Torchlight - and possibly the world.
Diablo® IV
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Rum & Gun.
Reviewers of Rum & Gun cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Rum & Gun.
Join the fight for Sanctuary in Diablo® IV, the ultimate action RPG adventure. Experience the critically acclaimed campaign and new seasonal content.
Sporeborn Dark
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Rum & Gun cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Rum & Gun.
Break out of a maze surrounded by darkness, infested with growths and filled with hideous monsters. Explore the randomly generated locations of the experimental zone to find something that will help you delay your doom. A dark, atmospheric, scary top-down horror roguelike
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Rum & Gun at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Rum & Gun on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Rum & Gun.
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 Rum & Gun on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rum & Gun.
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 Rum & Gun on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rum & Gun.
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 Rum & Gun on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Rum & Gun.
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 Rum & Gun on Steam right now. Shares Action with Rum & Gun.
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 Rum & Gun on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Rum & Gun.
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 Rum & Gun on Steam right now. Shares Action with Rum & Gun.
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 Rum & Gun on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rum & Gun.
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.
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 Rum & Gun.
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 Rum & Gun.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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 Rum & Gun.
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 Rum & Gun.
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 Rum & Gun.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rum & Gun.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
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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.
Victor Vran ARPG
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Rum & Gun.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Rum & Gun.
Victor Vran is the isometric action-RPG where your skill is just as essential as your character build and gear. Experience intense combat action: dodge, jump and unleash powerful skills to finish off your enemies!
Last Epoch
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Rum & Gun.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Rum & Gun.
Uncover the Past, Reforge the Future. Ascend into one of 15 mastery classes and explore dangerous dungeons, hunt epic loot, craft legendary weapons, and wield the power of over a hundred transformative skill trees. Last Epoch is being developed by a team of passionate Action RPG enthusiasts.
Darksiders Genesis
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Rum & Gun.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Rum & Gun.
DARKSIDERS: GENESIS gives players their first look at the world of DARKSIDERS before the events of the original game. Furthermore, it introduces the fourth and last horseman STRIFE, as well as Co-op gameplay for the first time in the history of the franchise.
Frequently asked about Rum & Gun
- Does Rum & Gun run on Steam Deck?
- Rum & Gun is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Rum & Gun cost?
- Rum & Gun is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Rum & Gun have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Rum & Gun supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, LAN Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Rum & Gun?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Rum & Gun are Grim Dawn, Ghostlore, Victor Vran ARPG.
- Who developed Rum & Gun?
- Rum & Gun was developed by Borington.
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 Rum & Gun.
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