Games like Astral Ascent
If Astral Ascent is your kind of game, the closest matches are Wizard of Legend, Bravery and Greed and Children of Morta — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its build diversity, continuous updates and engaging endgame challenges. 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 →Astral Ascent is a challenging action roguelite released in 2023, featuring four playable heroes battling through an atmospheric prison guarded by twelve bosses. Players control characters with custom builds combining dozens of spells and passive abilities across procedurally generated runs. Reviewers highlight the tactile combat mechanics and build diversity that reward experimentation. Players describe the experience as immersive and the game offers a massive content scope. The title holds an 86 Metacritic score with 95% positive feedback from over 1,600 Steam reviews, supports verified Steam Deck play, and has received continuous updates since its $24.99 launch.
About Astral Ascent: Choose one of four heroes and explore the Garden, an astral prison guarded by 12 powerful mystical bosses: the Zodiacs. Challenge them with dozens of unique spells and faithful friends by your side to unfold the story of this platform roguelite with lightning fast combat.
Players who liked Astral Ascent also play
Steam players who put hours into Astral Ascent 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.
Wizard of Legend
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Astral Ascent.
Top pick for Astral Ascent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Astral Ascent.
Wizard of Legend is a no-nonsense, action-packed take on wizardry that emphasizes precise movements and smart comboing of spells in a rogue-like dungeon crawler that features over a hundred unique spells and relics!
Bravery and Greed
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Astral Ascent.
Second-strongest match for Astral Ascent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Astral Ascent.
Bravery and Greed is a beat 'em up, roguelite, dungeon brawler for up to four players. Choose from four classic fantasy classes, engage in a deep robust combat system, and play a variety of co-operative and competitive game modes with friends via local, online or both. Get rich, or die trying!
Children of Morta
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Astral Ascent.
Third-strongest match for Astral Ascent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Astral Ascent.
Children of Morta is a story-driven action RPG game about an extraordinary family of heroes. Lead the Bergsons, with all their flaws and virtues, against the forthcoming Corruption. Will you be able to sacrifice everything to save the ones you care for?
Dungeon Souls
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Astral Ascent.
Ranked #4 for Astral Ascent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Astral Ascent.
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!
One Step From Eden
WHY THIS
Shares tactical combat, procedural generation and an immersive mood with Astral Ascent.
Ranked #5 for Astral Ascent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Astral Ascent.
Build a powerful deck, cast spells on the fly, battle evolving enemies, find game-changing artifacts, make friends or make enemies, just make it to Eden.
Legend of Dungeon
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Astral Ascent.
Ranked #6 for Astral Ascent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Astral Ascent.
Legend of Dungeon is a randomly generated action RPG Beat'em'up with heavy Rogue-like elements, striking visuals, and dynamic music.
Striving for Light: Survival
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Astral Ascent.
Ranked #7 for Astral Ascent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Astral Ascent.
Striving for Light: Survival brings the exploration of infinite expanding skill trees to the arena survival roguelite genre. Unlock new characters, weapons, skills and maps, slay hordes of monsters and take on massive boss fights.
30XX
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Astral Ascent.
Ranked #8 for Astral Ascent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Astral Ascent.
Jump, shoot, and slash your way through 30XX, the roguelike action platformer you can play with a friend! Explore lush, ever-changing worlds that mix precise platforming with fevered combat. Destroy fearsome Guardians. Master unique Powers. Rediscover the thousand years we've lost.
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Wizard of Legend
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Astral Ascent.
Reviewers of Astral Ascent cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Astral Ascent.
Wizard of Legend is a no-nonsense, action-packed take on wizardry that emphasizes precise movements and smart comboing of spells in a rogue-like dungeon crawler that features over a hundred unique spells and relics!
Spiritfall
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Astral Ascent.
Reviewers of Astral Ascent cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Astral Ascent.
Spiritfall is a fast-paced Action Roguelite with combat inspired by Platform Fighters. Slash, smash, launch, and wall-splat a multitude of enemies using an ever-changing arsenal of divine powers.
ScourgeBringer
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Astral Ascent.
Reviewers of Astral Ascent cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Astral Ascent.
ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.
The Binding of Isaac
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and an immersive mood with Astral Ascent.
Reviewers of Astral Ascent cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Astral Ascent.
Now 20% More Evil with the Free Halloween update!
Children of Morta
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Astral Ascent.
Reviewers of Astral Ascent cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Astral Ascent.
Children of Morta is a story-driven action RPG game about an extraordinary family of heroes. Lead the Bergsons, with all their flaws and virtues, against the forthcoming Corruption. Will you be able to sacrifice everything to save the ones you care for?
BlazBlue Entropy Effect
WHY THIS
Shares character customization, procedural generation and an immersive mood with Astral Ascent.
Reviewers of Astral Ascent cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Astral Ascent.
Enjoy action-packed flashy combat with incredibly satisfying combos and responsive controls! Numerous characters, each with completely unique playstyles and loads of unlockable moves & upgrades! This action roguelike sets the bar for fluid fast-paced action.
Rogue Legacy 2
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and an immersive mood with Astral Ascent.
Reviewers of Astral Ascent cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Astral Ascent.
Rogue Legacy 2 is what you'd get if you mashed Rogue Legacy and a sequel together. Every time you die, your children will succeed you, and each child is unique. Your daughter might be a Colourblind Archer, and your son could be a Pacifistic Chef. Either way, one of them is getting conscripted.
Rogue Legacy
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Astral Ascent.
Reviewers of Astral Ascent cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Astral Ascent.
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.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Astral Ascent at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Astral Ascent on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Astral Ascent.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Astral Ascent on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Astral Ascent.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Astral Ascent on Steam right now. Shares Action with Astral Ascent.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Astral Ascent on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Astral Ascent.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Astral Ascent on Steam right now. Shares Action with Astral Ascent.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
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 Astral Ascent.
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 Astral Ascent.
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 Astral Ascent.
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 Astral Ascent.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Astral Ascent.
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 Astral Ascent.
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.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Astral Ascent.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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Head-to-head comparisons
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Wizard of Legend
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Astral Ascent.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Astral Ascent.
Wizard of Legend is a no-nonsense, action-packed take on wizardry that emphasizes precise movements and smart comboing of spells in a rogue-like dungeon crawler that features over a hundred unique spells and relics!
Children of Morta
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Astral Ascent.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Astral Ascent.
Children of Morta is a story-driven action RPG game about an extraordinary family of heroes. Lead the Bergsons, with all their flaws and virtues, against the forthcoming Corruption. Will you be able to sacrifice everything to save the ones you care for?
One Step From Eden
WHY THIS
Shares tactical combat, procedural generation and an immersive mood with Astral Ascent.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Astral Ascent.
Build a powerful deck, cast spells on the fly, battle evolving enemies, find game-changing artifacts, make friends or make enemies, just make it to Eden.
Striving for Light: Survival
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Astral Ascent.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Astral Ascent.
Striving for Light: Survival brings the exploration of infinite expanding skill trees to the arena survival roguelite genre. Unlock new characters, weapons, skills and maps, slay hordes of monsters and take on massive boss fights.
Frequently asked about Astral Ascent
- Is Astral Ascent verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Astral Ascent 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 Astral Ascent cost?
- Astral Ascent is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Astral Ascent have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Astral Ascent supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Astral Ascent?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Astral Ascent are Wizard of Legend, Bravery and Greed, Children of Morta.
- Who developed Astral Ascent?
- Astral Ascent was developed by Hibernian Workshop and published by Hibernian Workshop, MP2 Games.
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