Rank 01Games like Heidelberg 1693
- 28 games
- Updated May 5, 2026
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The closest matches to Heidelberg 1693: Infernax, Slain: Back from Hell, Odallus: The Dark Call, They Bleed Pixels, and Bleak Sword DX. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Also Hack and Slash and Side Scroller, like Heidelberg 1693.
- $12.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Playable
- 2016
Rank 03- $9.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
- 2015
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They Bleed Pixels
Why this: Also Hack and Slash and Gore, like Heidelberg 1693.
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Bleak Sword DX
Why this: Also Swordplay and Hack and Slash, like Heidelberg 1693.
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Saint Slayer: Spear of Sacrilege
Why this: Also Alternate History and Side Scroller, like Heidelberg 1693.
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Dark Devotion
Why this: Also Gore and Dark Fantasy, like Heidelberg 1693.
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The full ranked list: top 24 games like Heidelberg 1693
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- 6Saint Slayer: Spear of Sacrilege
Also Alternate History and Side Scroller, like Heidelberg 1693.
- 97% of 86 reviews
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Also Side Scroller and Dark Fantasy, like Heidelberg 1693.
- 80% of 2,088 reviews
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Also Side Scroller and Medieval, like Heidelberg 1693.
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- Released: 2021
- Developer: Andrade Games
- Price: $14.99checked Nov 2
- 84% of 43 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Checkpoints divide levels into manageable challenge sections
- Enemies fight each other for you to exploit
- Friendly fire between enemies adds tactical depth
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Contemplative
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About Heidelberg 1693
The closest matches to Heidelberg 1693: Infernax, Slain: Back from Hell, Odallus: The Dark Call, They Bleed Pixels, and Bleak Sword DX. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Heidelberg 1693 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Infernax, Slain: Back from Hell and Odallus: The Dark Call — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and contemplative, and single out its checkpoint based difficulty sections and double jump. 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.
About Heidelberg 1693: Black magic in the age of pike and shot! Reload your musket after every blast in “Heidelberg 1693”, a challenging 2D action adventure set in a dark and twisted vision of Germany in the late 17th century.
Is Heidelberg 1693 worth buying?
Too few reviews to call
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- Only 43 Steam reviews so far, not enough to judge.
- Price: $14.99 (checked Nov 2).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 3 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics usually quit early: a median of 1.7 h played before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Checkpoints divide levels into manageable challenge sections
- Enemies fight each other for you to exploit
- Friendly fire between enemies adds tactical depth
- Musket reloads leave you vulnerable
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Very fun game, quick respawns, works on the Steam deck. One minor dislike, the checkpoints are sometimes surrounded by enemies where if you respawn you'll have 1 heart and 9 enemies around you trapping you in five respawns before breaking…”
“I am sincerely disgusted by the gameplay and what the game offers in combat, weird patters for bosses, bad game design, weird movement, STARTING WITH ONE HP! Why is that a thing!? I hope some updates will be added, and by updates i mean…”
People who play it also play: Infernax, Slain: Back from Hell, Odallus: The Dark Call
Frequently asked about Heidelberg 1693
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How much does Heidelberg 1693 cost?
Heidelberg 1693 is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Heidelberg 1693?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Heidelberg 1693 are Infernax, Slain: Back from Hell, Odallus: The Dark Call.
Who developed Heidelberg 1693?
Heidelberg 1693 was developed by Andrade Games.