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Games like Swordian Hero

If Swordian Hero is your kind of game, the closest matches are Pixel Ninja, Shing! and Okinawa Rush — 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 Swordian Hero: Use swords and magic to defeat monsters! A refreshing action game!

2020ActionIndieAdventureCasual7.99 USDWindowsby Nacks Soft
Swordian Hero — Steam game cover

Players who liked Swordian Hero also play

Steam players who put hours into Swordian Hero 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. Pixel Ninja

    WHY THIS

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

    This is an exciting ninjya action game with a 16-bit taste!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Shing!

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience the most exciting and immersive beat-em-up combat system ever – become a kickass ninja and slice some demons in style!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Okinawa Rush

    WHY THIS

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

    Take on the role of the martial arts master Hiro, Meilin, or Shin as they face off in a desperate fight for their lives against the Black Mantis clan. DOUBLE THE MAYHEM: Bring a friend and battle against ninjas, demons, and more in the 2-player local co-op mode of this action-adventure platformer.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure5.39 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Swordian Hero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Swordian Hero.

    
Choose a side, master your moves, and embrace your destiny in an epic beat 'em up adventure inspired by the hit show. Take control of 8 playable characters with deep movesets, combos, progression, real-time character swaps, ultimate attacks, and much more!

    2021ActionAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Stick It to the Stickman

    WHY THIS

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

    Stick it to the Stickman is a physics-based brawler where you fight heaps of red stickmen to become the boss. Choose from hundreds of unique moves to construct the perfect combat machine and fight your way to the top of the corporate ladder.

    2025ActionIndieEarly Access4.89 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Unruly Heroes

    WHY THIS

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

    LET'S KUNG FU THEM ALL! Play solo or co-op and take control of four unlikely heroes that battle a diverse lineup of enemies, show off your Kung-Fu skills and journey west across stunning different environments in order to hunt for the scattered remnants of the Sacred Scroll.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge

    WHY THIS

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

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge reunites Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael as they kick shell in a beautifully realized beat ’em up.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. 9 Monkeys of Shaolin

    WHY THIS

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

    The true rebirth of iconic beat 'em up genre in vein of old-school video games! As a simple Chinese fisherman Wei Cheng you have to avenge the death of your friends and family slaughtered in a pirate raid at your peaceful village.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Swordian Hero on Steam right now. Shares Action with Swordian Hero.

    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 ↗
  2. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under Swordian Hero on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Swordian Hero.

    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 ↗
  3. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Swordian Hero on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Swordian Hero.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under Swordian Hero on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Swordian Hero.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Swordian Hero on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Swordian Hero.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~81% under Swordian Hero on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Swordian Hero.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under Swordian Hero on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Swordian Hero.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Swordian Hero on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Swordian Hero.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck 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 Swordian Hero.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. 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 Swordian Hero.

    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 ↗
  4. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

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

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Nacks Soft

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

  1. Pixel Ninja

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Nacks Soft, the studio behind Swordian Hero. Shares Action and Indie with Swordian Hero.

    This is an exciting ninjya action game with a 16-bit taste!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Space Crisis

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Nacks Soft, the studio behind Swordian Hero. Shares Action and Indie with Swordian Hero.

    A spaceship crash landed on Mars! You have to wear a jet and fight!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Ninja Kunoichi

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Nacks Soft, the studio behind Swordian Hero. Shares Action and Indie with Swordian Hero.

    This is an exciting "NINJA" action game with a 16-bit taste!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. MagicalGirl Mimi

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Nacks Soft, the studio behind Swordian Hero. Shares Action and Indie with Swordian Hero.

    Girls fight with magic! This is an exciting action game with a 16-bit taste!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Abiko The Miko

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Nacks Soft, the studio behind Swordian Hero. Shares Action and Indie with Swordian Hero.

    Japanese female shaman fight against "yokai"! This is a shooting action game!

    2020ActionStrategyIndie7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Accel Magician Mimi

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Nacks Soft, the studio behind Swordian Hero. Shares Action and Indie with Swordian Hero.

    Girls fight with magic! A mysterious world action game!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Arc Wizards

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Nacks Soft, the studio behind Swordian Hero. Shares Action and Indie with Swordian Hero.

    The war of the wizards begins! This is a shooting action game!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Arc Wizards 2

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Nacks Soft, the studio behind Swordian Hero. Shares Action and Indie with Swordian Hero.

    The war of the wizards begins! This is a shooting action game!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Shing!

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience the most exciting and immersive beat-em-up combat system ever – become a kickass ninja and slice some demons in style!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Swordian Hero.

    
Choose a side, master your moves, and embrace your destiny in an epic beat 'em up adventure inspired by the hit show. Take control of 8 playable characters with deep movesets, combos, progression, real-time character swaps, ultimate attacks, and much more!

    2021ActionAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Stick It to the Stickman

    WHY THIS

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

    Stick it to the Stickman is a physics-based brawler where you fight heaps of red stickmen to become the boss. Choose from hundreds of unique moves to construct the perfect combat machine and fight your way to the top of the corporate ladder.

    2025ActionIndieEarly Access4.89 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Unruly Heroes

    WHY THIS

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

    LET'S KUNG FU THEM ALL! Play solo or co-op and take control of four unlikely heroes that battle a diverse lineup of enemies, show off your Kung-Fu skills and journey west across stunning different environments in order to hunt for the scattered remnants of the Sacred Scroll.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge

    WHY THIS

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

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge reunites Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael as they kick shell in a beautifully realized beat ’em up.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. 9 Monkeys of Shaolin

    WHY THIS

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

    The true rebirth of iconic beat 'em up genre in vein of old-school video games! As a simple Chinese fisherman Wei Cheng you have to avenge the death of your friends and family slaughtered in a pirate raid at your peaceful village.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Swordian Hero

How much does Swordian Hero cost?
Swordian Hero is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Swordian Hero have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Swordian Hero supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op).
What games are most similar to Swordian Hero?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Swordian Hero are Pixel Ninja, Shing!, Okinawa Rush.
Who developed Swordian Hero?
Swordian Hero was developed by Nacks Soft.

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 Swordian Hero.

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