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Games like KHIO

If KHIO is your kind of game, the closest matches are MEATGUN, Death Nomad and Worldsmith by Charles A. Debczak — picked from the ranked list below. 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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About KHIO: Explore and fight through the desolate frozen wilderness of KHIO and discover the true reason you were sent here.

2020ActionIndieAdventureCasualEarly Access9.99 USDWindowsby Necavare
KHIO — Steam game cover

Players who liked KHIO also play

Steam players who put hours into KHIO 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.

  1. MEATGUN

    WHY THIS

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

    The top-down roguelike shooter where your ammunition is edible. Delve into The Facility and fight off hordes of mutant vegetables with your MEATGUN: Shoot meat to damage enemies, and eat meat to heal. Collect various items and combine their effects to become a powerful, veggie-killing machine.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Death Nomad

    WHY THIS

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

    Death nomad is a survival game with procedurally generated environments. The environment will force you to improve your equipment, defense and constantly move around the world, prolonging your chances of survive.

    2025ActionIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Worldsmith by Charles A. Debczak

    WHY THIS

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

    Write books that open rifts into procedurally generated dimensions in this 2D open-world survival adventure. Build, craft, mine, fight, create custom spells, choose your bloodline, and explore strange worlds alone or with friends.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  4. BELOW

    WHY THIS

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

    BELOW is a solitary journey through the haunted depths of a forbidden isle. Explore. Survive. Discover.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Identifile: Desktop Dungeon

    WHY THIS

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

    Become the ultimate desktop cursor in a deeply infected operating system! Navigate folders like dungeon rooms, delete viruses, and level up with EXEs in this action-packed roguelike.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Dunjungle

    WHY THIS

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

    A 2d action-packed roguelite about a monkey hero protecting the jungle from the rise of a corruptive power. Explore ever-changing dungeons, fight weird enemies and gear up with lots of weapons and relics you can combine for a new experience every run. Explore, fight, die, and repeat!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Dungeon Souls

    WHY THIS

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

    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!

    2016ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Beyond the Long Night

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for KHIO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with KHIO.

    Explore a whimsical underground world whilst being chased by a mysterious corrupting force in this charming twin-stick action roguelike! Befriend loveable characters, fend off enemies with chaotic abilities, and uncover the secrets of this subterranean kingdom caught in a time loop.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below KHIO at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under KHIO on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with KHIO.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under KHIO on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with KHIO.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under KHIO on Steam right now. Shares Action with KHIO.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under KHIO on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with KHIO.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under KHIO on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with KHIO.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under KHIO on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with KHIO.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under KHIO on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with KHIO.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under KHIO on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with KHIO.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. 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 KHIO.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with KHIO.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with KHIO.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. 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 KHIO.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with KHIO.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with KHIO.

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with KHIO.

    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.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with KHIO.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. BELOW

    WHY THIS

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

    BELOW is a solitary journey through the haunted depths of a forbidden isle. Explore. Survive. Discover.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Dunjungle

    WHY THIS

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

    A 2d action-packed roguelite about a monkey hero protecting the jungle from the rise of a corruptive power. Explore ever-changing dungeons, fight weird enemies and gear up with lots of weapons and relics you can combine for a new experience every run. Explore, fight, die, and repeat!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Beyond the Long Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Explore a whimsical underground world whilst being chased by a mysterious corrupting force in this charming twin-stick action roguelike! Befriend loveable characters, fend off enemies with chaotic abilities, and uncover the secrets of this subterranean kingdom caught in a time loop.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about KHIO

How much does KHIO cost?
KHIO is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to KHIO?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside KHIO are MEATGUN, Death Nomad, Worldsmith by Charles A. Debczak.
Who developed KHIO?
KHIO was developed by Necavare.

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 KHIO.

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