Games like Malus
If Malus is your kind of game, the closest matches are Path of Exile 2, Death's Door and Last Epoch — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its crafting and enchantment matter, dark and sad atmosphere and atmospheric. 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 Malus: Malus is an Isometric Action RPG game aiming to bring back the nostalgic feeling of Diablo 1 but with a unique combat system.
Players who liked Malus also play
Steam players who put hours into Malus 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.
Path of Exile 2
WHY THIS
Shares crafting and an atmospheric mood with Malus.
Top pick for Malus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Malus.
Path of Exile 2 is a next generation Action RPG from Grinding Gear Games, featuring co-op for up to six players. Set years after the original Path of Exile, you will return to the dark world of Wraeclast and seek to end the corruption that is spreading.
Death's Door
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Malus.
Second-strongest match for Malus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Malus.
Reaping souls of the dead and punching a clock might get monotonous but it's honest work for a Crow. The job gets lively when your assigned soul is stolen and you must track down a desperate thief to a realm untouched by death - where creatures grow far past their expiry.
Last Epoch
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Malus.
Third-strongest match for Malus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Malus.
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.
Immortal Planet
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Malus.
Ranked #4 for Malus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Malus.
Immortal Planet is an action RPG with challenging combat that rewards patience and punishes recklessness. Explore the crumbling remains of a society of immortals trapped in endless cycles of rebirth. Fight your way to discover the planet's mystery and escape its curse.
Eldest Souls
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Malus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Malus.
Fast-paced and brutally challenging, Eldest Souls is a unique Soulslike experience. In a final act of vengeance, the Old Gods have unleashed a great Desolation upon the world. Mankind's only hope lies with a lone warrior… and his greatsword of pure Obsydian.
We Are The Dwarves
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Malus.
Ranked #6 for Malus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Malus.
We Are The Dwarves is a real-time tactical adventure where you take control of three Dwarven astronauts and lead them through the hordes of enemies in the depths of their Universe. Tactical Adventure Sci-Fi Space Dwarves
Hellpoint
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Malus.
Ranked #7 for Malus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Malus.
Hellpoint is an intense action RPG taking place on Irid Novo, a derelict space station soaked in an intoxicating dark sci fi atmosphere. Fight dreadful creatures, face the Cosmic Gods and unravel their twisted story. Should the challenge be too great, play with a friend in local or online coop.
WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Malus.
Ranked #8 for Malus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Malus.
WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers is a soulslike, action RPG set in the land of Shu during the dark and tumultuous late Ming Dynasty, plagued with warring factions and a mysterious illness spawning monstrous creatures.
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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 Malus.
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 Malus.
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 Malus.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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 Malus.
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.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Malus.
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!
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Malus.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Malus.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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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.
Death's Door
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Malus.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Malus.
Reaping souls of the dead and punching a clock might get monotonous but it's honest work for a Crow. The job gets lively when your assigned soul is stolen and you must track down a desperate thief to a realm untouched by death - where creatures grow far past their expiry.
Last Epoch
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Malus.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Malus.
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.
Immortal Planet
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Malus.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Malus.
Immortal Planet is an action RPG with challenging combat that rewards patience and punishes recklessness. Explore the crumbling remains of a society of immortals trapped in endless cycles of rebirth. Fight your way to discover the planet's mystery and escape its curse.
Eldest Souls
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Malus.
Fast-paced and brutally challenging, Eldest Souls is a unique Soulslike experience. In a final act of vengeance, the Old Gods have unleashed a great Desolation upon the world. Mankind's only hope lies with a lone warrior… and his greatsword of pure Obsydian.
Frequently asked about Malus
- Does Malus work on Steam Deck?
- Malus is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- What games are most similar to Malus?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Malus are Path of Exile 2, Death's Door, Last Epoch.
- Who developed Malus?
- Malus was developed by Rahman Abdul and published by team ramen.
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 Malus.
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