Games like Ash & Rust
If Ash & Rust is your kind of game, the closest matches are Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem, Grim Dawn and The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its builds feel uniquely yours, atmospheric and challenging. 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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Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Ash & Rust.
Top pick for Ash & Rust fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ash & Rust.
Carve your path in this Hack’n’Slash free from class boundaries. Purify a world shattered by corruption, and uncover the grim secrets and forgotten horrors lurking in the shadows of this forsaken land as you rise in Power. Your Inner aspect beckons—will you answer?
Grim Dawn
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Ash & Rust.
Second-strongest match for Ash & Rust fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ash & Rust.
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.
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ash & Rust.
Third-strongest match for Ash & Rust fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ash & Rust.
Put on your wide-brimmed hat, grab your weapons and embark on an incredible adventure in the gothic-noir world of Borgovia, where mad science threatens the fragile peace between monster and mortal.
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing: Final Cut
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ash & Rust.
Ranked #4 for Ash & Rust fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ash & Rust.
Embark on an adventure in a gothic-noir world, where mad science threatens the peace between monsters and mortals. The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing: Final Cut is definitive edition of the trilogy with six playable classes and a new endgame mode with a huge variety of open missions!
Path of Exile
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Ash & Rust.
Ranked #5 for Ash & Rust fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ash & Rust.
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.
Diablo® IV
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ash & Rust.
Ranked #6 for Ash & Rust fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Ash & Rust.
Join the fight for Sanctuary in Diablo® IV, the ultimate action RPG adventure. Experience the critically acclaimed campaign and new seasonal content.
FATE
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Ash & Rust.
Ranked #7 for Ash & Rust fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Ash & Rust.
Play (or Re-play) This Classic Dungeon Crawler!During the golden days of action RPGs, FATE was a powerhouse, winning runner-up for PC Magazine’s Role-Playing Game of the year. Popular enough to spawn 3 sequels, this was one of the premier dungeon crawlers of its time.
Pagan: Absent Gods
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ash & Rust.
Ranked #8 for Ash & Rust fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Ash & Rust.
Pagan: Absent Gods is a singleplayer fast-paced hack-and-slash action RPG that will challenge your skill in brutal and satisfying combat against countless enemies and larger than life bosses. Master all heroes, each with their own unique playstyle and earn unique rewards.
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Torchlight II
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Ash & Rust cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Ash & Rust.
The adventure continues in Torchlight II! An Action RPG filled with epic battles, bountiful treasure, and a fully randomized world. Bring your friends along for the journey with online and LAN multiplayer.
Path of Exile
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Ash & Rust.
Reviewers of Ash & Rust cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Ash & Rust.
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.
Dungeon Siege
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Ash & Rust cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Ash & Rust.
Dungeon Siege® combines the immersive elements of a role-playing game with over-the-top intensity and non-stop action. Dungeon Siege plunges you into a continuous 3D fantasy world where you face off against an army of evil that has been unleashed.
Grim Dawn
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Ash & Rust.
Reviewers of Ash & Rust cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Ash & Rust.
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.
Diablo® IV
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ash & Rust.
Reviewers of Ash & Rust cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Ash & Rust.
Join the fight for Sanctuary in Diablo® IV, the ultimate action RPG adventure. Experience the critically acclaimed campaign and new seasonal content.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Ash & Rust at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Ash & Rust on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ash & Rust.
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 ~50% under Ash & Rust on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Ash & Rust.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Ash & Rust on Steam right now. Shares Action with Ash & Rust.
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 ~50% under Ash & Rust on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Ash & Rust.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Ash & Rust on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with Ash & Rust.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Ash & Rust.
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Landfall Archives
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Ash & Rust.
Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!
Electoral Carnage
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Ash & Rust.
Electoral Carnage is an absurd 2D fighting game featuring America's most famous (and infamous) politicians. If you don't download it you hate America. Also JFK can assassinate himself. What more do you need to know?
The Riftbreaker: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Ash & Rust.
The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.
Wheelchair Wizards
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Ash & Rust.
Wheelchair Wizards is a 4 player party game where you battle your friends while upgrading your wizard.
Shape of Dreams: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Ash & Rust.
《Shape of Dreams: Prologue》is a unique game that blends action roguelite with MOBA-style gameplay. Edit your character's Memories to create your own champion. Face all challenges alone or play with friends in up to 4-player co-op.
The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ash & Rust.
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world where the gods are real. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice you make has a price to pay and consequence to it. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
Wires And Whiskers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Ash & Rust.
Wires and Whiskers is a local co-op action-puzzle game where two players control a lab-engineered gerbil and its magnetic exosuit. Work together to fight mutated enemies, solve magnetic puzzles, and survive in a ruined, post-apocalyptic trench world.
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Frequently asked about Ash & Rust
- How much does Ash & Rust cost?
- Ash & Rust is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Ash & Rust?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Ash & Rust are Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem, Grim Dawn, The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing.
- Who developed Ash & Rust?
- Ash & Rust was developed by Ash and Rust Studios.
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