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Games like Dungeons of Clay

Below are 18 hand-picked alternatives to Dungeons of Clay 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 Dungeons of Clay 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, more from Shotx, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.

About Dungeons of Clay: Explore the ever-changing dungeons in the surreal world made of clay. Unlock the hidden secrets, overcome the dangers, defeat dreadful creatures and reap the treasures to acquire almighty power.

2020ActionIndie9.99 USDWindows · Linuxby Shotx
Dungeons of Clay — Steam game cover

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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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    Conquistador — Steam game cover

    Conquistador

    Top pick for Dungeons of Clay fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dungeons of Clay.

    Conquistador is an adventurous roguelike platformer. Navigate hand-crafted and procedurally generated levels as you jump, slash, and maneuver through thick jungles and ancient temples. Collect valuable items, abilities, and precious loot to help you conquer the game's challenging traps and enemies.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Neon Abyss — Steam game cover

    Neon Abyss

    Second-strongest match for Dungeons of Clay fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dungeons of Clay.

    Neon Abyss is a frantic, roguelite action-platformer where you run ‘n’ gun your way into the Abyss. Featuring unlimited item synergies and a unique dungeon evolution system, each run diversifies the experience and every choice alters the ruleset.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Striving for Light — Steam game cover

    Striving for Light

    Third-strongest match for Dungeons of Clay fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dungeons of Clay.

    Blending deep Action RPG buildcrafting with roguelite action, Striving for Light lets you shape and customize an infinite skilltree. Hunt for powerful loot, craft and upgrade weapons to legendary power, slay hordes of enemies and challenging bosses in ever-changing dark worlds.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure12.59 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Ziggurat — Steam game cover

    Ziggurat

    Ranked #4 for Dungeons of Clay fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dungeons of Clay.

    Dungeon-Crawling First Person Shooting at its finest! Fast-paced combat! Dozens of perks, spells and enemies! Level ups! Random Dungeons! Traps! Badass bosses! Carrots!

    2014ActionIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Heavy Bullets — Steam game cover

    Heavy Bullets

    Ranked #5 for Dungeons of Clay fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dungeons of Clay.

    Heavy Bullets is a randomized FPS dungeon crawler where players make their way through a colorful maze, while protecting themselves from aggressive creatures and malfunctioning security devices. The goal lies at the end of the 8th level, where they must reset the security mainframe to restore order and reap the rewards.

    2014ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Catacomb Kids — Steam game cover

    Catacomb Kids

    Ranked #6 for Dungeons of Clay fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dungeons of Clay.

    Catacomb Kids is a brutal platformer roguelike that pits you against the deadly Catacombs aided only by magic, steel, and your quick reflexes. Traverse procedurally generated dungeons and hack, slash, burn, and blast your way through hordes of things that want to kill you.

    2015ActionIndieRPG15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    HyperParasite — Steam game cover

    HyperParasite

    Ranked #7 for Dungeons of Clay fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dungeons of Clay.

    A rogue-lite twin-stick shooter/brawler that never plays the same twice. Collect and control 60 different characters as the body-snatching alien Parasite with a grudge against humanity. Fight to the top of the food chain: possess the President, push the Big Red Button and one-up the human race.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    GoNNER — Steam game cover

    GoNNER

    Ranked #8 for Dungeons of Clay fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Dungeons of Clay.

    GoNNER is a tough as hell procedurally-generated 2D platformer with roguelike elements, following the largely misunderstood and altruistic Ikk on a journey to cheer up his only friend in this world - a giant landbound whale named Sally - by searching for just the right trinket in the deep and dark places nearby.

    2016Indie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Shotx

Other recommendable Steam games by Shotx, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

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    Dead Ground — Steam game cover

    Dead Ground

    Another title from Shotx, the studio behind Dungeons of Clay. Shares Action and Indie with Dungeons of Clay.

    Tower defense reimagined! Dead Ground is a procedurally generated tower defense game with rogue-like elements. Each playthrough will offer randomly generated guns, skills and augments. You'll have to travel, collect scrap, water, manage your inventory and upgrade your base to survive!

    2018ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Kontrakt — Steam game cover

    Kontrakt

    Another title from Shotx, the studio behind Dungeons of Clay. Shares Action and Indie with Dungeons of Clay.

    Kontrakt is a hyper-violent action-adventure game about schizophrenia with a dark and twisted story. You will assume the role of a hitman involved in mysterious contract killing, while uncovering the dirty truth and secrets behind the City of Light.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Danger Gazers — Steam game cover

    Danger Gazers

    Another title from Shotx, the studio behind Dungeons of Clay. Shares Action and Indie with Dungeons of Clay.

    Danger Gazers is a post-apocalyptic roguelite top-down shooter where you pave your own path. The choices you make will decide your fate, it will either turn you into the new ruler or... the ashes to be windswept away.

    2020ActionIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
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    The Dead Await: Prologue — Steam game cover

    The Dead Await: Prologue

    Another title from Shotx, the studio behind Dungeons of Clay. Shares Indie with Dungeons of Clay.

    Get ready to experience the thrills and chills of The Dead Await: Prologue, a free and fully functional demo! Build your deck and try to survive in this deck-building survival RPG set during a zombie apocalypse.

    2023IndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    The Dead Await — Steam game cover

    The Dead Await

    Another title from Shotx, the studio behind Dungeons of Clay. Shares Indie with Dungeons of Clay.

    Build your deck and try to survive in The Dead Await, a deck-building RPG set during a zombie apocalypse. As one of many survivors, set out across the desolate world, discover the truth about the outbreak, and rebuild human civilization - or die trying.

    2024StrategyIndieRPG12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

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    Neon Abyss — Steam game cover

    Neon Abyss

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Dungeons of Clay.

    Neon Abyss is a frantic, roguelite action-platformer where you run ‘n’ gun your way into the Abyss. Featuring unlimited item synergies and a unique dungeon evolution system, each run diversifies the experience and every choice alters the ruleset.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Striving for Light — Steam game cover

    Striving for Light

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Dungeons of Clay.

    Blending deep Action RPG buildcrafting with roguelite action, Striving for Light lets you shape and customize an infinite skilltree. Hunt for powerful loot, craft and upgrade weapons to legendary power, slay hordes of enemies and challenging bosses in ever-changing dark worlds.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure12.59 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Ziggurat — Steam game cover

    Ziggurat

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Dungeons of Clay.

    Dungeon-Crawling First Person Shooting at its finest! Fast-paced combat! Dozens of perks, spells and enemies! Level ups! Random Dungeons! Traps! Badass bosses! Carrots!

    2014ActionIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Catacomb Kids — Steam game cover

    Catacomb Kids

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Dungeons of Clay.

    Catacomb Kids is a brutal platformer roguelike that pits you against the deadly Catacombs aided only by magic, steel, and your quick reflexes. Traverse procedurally generated dungeons and hack, slash, burn, and blast your way through hordes of things that want to kill you.

    2015ActionIndieRPG15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    HyperParasite — Steam game cover

    HyperParasite

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Dungeons of Clay.

    A rogue-lite twin-stick shooter/brawler that never plays the same twice. Collect and control 60 different characters as the body-snatching alien Parasite with a grudge against humanity. Fight to the top of the food chain: possess the President, push the Big Red Button and one-up the human race.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Dungeons of Clay

How much does Dungeons of Clay cost?
Dungeons of Clay is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Dungeons of Clay?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Dungeons of Clay are Conquistador, Neon Abyss, Striving for Light.
Who developed Dungeons of Clay?
Dungeons of Clay was developed by Shotx.

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