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Games like No More Heroes

If No More Heroes is your kind of game, the closest matches are No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle, No More Heroes 3 and Zombies and Keys — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its combat loop is addictive, challenging and comedic. 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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No More Heroes is a 2021 action game developed by GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC. featuring an open-world setting where players follow assassin Travis Touchdown through a bounty-hunting career structured around an assassin-ranking system. The game mixes combat-focused progression with weapon upgrades, training exercises, and various side jobs that break up the main missions. Reviewers highlight that each mission tends to have its own particular gimmick, boss fights require unique approaches, and the combat loop becomes increasingly addictive as players advance. Players describe the overall experience as challenging, dark, and funny in equal measure, with a grind that feels oddly satisfying. The campaign offers a medium-length solo experience priced at $19.99 USD, currently holding an 83% positive rating from 1432 Steam reviews, and is not supported on Steam Deck.

About No More Heroes: Fight your way to the top in this HD remaster of everyone's favorite assassin action game! As all-American otaku Travis Touchdown, use your trusty beam katana to hack-and-slash though the competition and claim the title of world's #1 assassin!

2021Action19.99 USDWindowsby GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC.
No More Heroes — Steam game cover
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Steam players who put hours into No More Heroes 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. No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle

    WHY THIS

    Shares a comedic mood with No More Heroes.

    Top pick for No More Heroes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with No More Heroes.

    Continue the fight in the HD remaster of the second entry in everyone's favorite assassin action series! After falling down the ranks of the United Assassins Association, Travis Touchdown whips out his beam katana to reclaim his rightful spot at the top.

    2021Action19.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. No More Heroes 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares a comedic mood with No More Heroes.

    Second-strongest match for No More Heroes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with No More Heroes.

    Travis Touchdown is back, baby! The otaku assassin takes up his trusty beam katana once more to slash his way to the top of the Galactic Superhero Rankings and save the world in the latest entry in the No More Heroes series.

    2022Action39.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Zombies and Keys

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for No More Heroes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with No More Heroes.

    "Zombies and Keys" is a short but intense, easy to learn zombie brawler. Be a strongman stuck in a zombie apocalypse. There's no gun. Beat 'em up, find keys, and escape.

    2022ActionIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Gori: Cuddly Carnage

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for No More Heroes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with No More Heroes.

    Humanity has been destroyed - and it's up to Gori, along with his deadly but wise-cracking sentient hoverboard, F.R.A.N.K, and morose AI companion, CH1-P, to shred and slay the evil Adorable Army!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure21.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Bloodroots

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for No More Heroes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with No More Heroes.

    One-hit kill die-retry murderballet. Left for dead by a colorful band of bandits: you will chain killing sprees to exact revenge on the treacherous Mr. Black Wolf. Improvise your kills with utterly everything you can get your hands on: from carrots to plasma guns.

    2021ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. MADNESS: Project Nexus

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with No More Heroes.

    Ranked #6 for No More Heroes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with No More Heroes.

    MADNESS: Project Nexus is a third-person Run n' Gun / Beat'Em Up filled with arcade-style action and button-mashing brutality. Gun your way through droves of bad guys in the Story Campaign, or build your perfect killing machine in the neverending onslaught of Arena Mode.

    2021ActionIndie24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Runic Rampage - Action RPG

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for No More Heroes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with No More Heroes.

    Play as a raging dwarf and crush your enemies with mighty hammer strikes! Runic Rampage features brutal melee combat, badass bosses and a challenging hunt for the fragments of a legendary rune stone.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. They Bleed Pixels

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with No More Heroes.

    Ranked #8 for No More Heroes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with No More Heroes.

    They Bleed Pixels is a fiendishly difficult action platformer inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and classic horror.

    2012ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below No More Heroes at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under No More Heroes on Steam right now. Shares Action with No More Heroes.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under No More Heroes on Steam right now. Shares Action with No More Heroes.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under No More Heroes on Steam right now. Shares Action with No More Heroes.

    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.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under No More Heroes on Steam right now. Shares Action with No More Heroes.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under No More Heroes on Steam right now. Shares Action with No More Heroes.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under No More Heroes on Steam right now. Shares Action with No More Heroes.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under No More Heroes on Steam right now. Shares Action with No More Heroes.

    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 ↗
  8. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~65% under No More Heroes on Steam right now. Shares Action with No More Heroes.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with No More Heroes.

    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 ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with No More Heroes.

    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 ↗
  6. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with No More Heroes.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with No More Heroes.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC.

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

  1. killer7

    WHY THIS

    Another title from GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC., the studio behind No More Heroes. Shares Action with No More Heroes.

    Sneak into a world of underground assassins as Harman Smith, a man who manifests 7 deadly personalities, the killer7. Take control of this distinct murderers' row as they hunt down the sinister Kun Lan to thwart his plan of world dominance.

    2018ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. ROMEO IS A DEAD MAN

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with No More Heroes.

    Another title from GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC., the studio behind No More Heroes. Shares Action with No More Heroes.

    Paint the screen red and travel the cosmos in this bloodstained action adventure game! Witness the latest from Grasshopper Manufacture: the advent of ULTRA-VIOLENT SCIENCE FICTION!

    2026ActionAdventure49.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle

    WHY THIS

    Shares a comedic mood with No More Heroes.

    Another title from GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC., the studio behind No More Heroes. Shares Action with No More Heroes.

    Continue the fight in the HD remaster of the second entry in everyone's favorite assassin action series! After falling down the ranks of the United Assassins Association, Travis Touchdown whips out his beam katana to reclaim his rightful spot at the top.

    2021Action19.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. The Silver Case

    WHY THIS

    Another title from GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC., the studio behind No More Heroes.

    The Silver Case – the debut title from world-renowned developer SUDA51 has been fully remastered and localized to English for the first time ever!

    2016Adventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. No More Heroes 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares a comedic mood with No More Heroes.

    Another title from GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC., the studio behind No More Heroes. Shares Action with No More Heroes.

    Travis Touchdown is back, baby! The otaku assassin takes up his trusty beam katana once more to slash his way to the top of the Galactic Superhero Rankings and save the world in the latest entry in the No More Heroes series.

    2022Action39.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes Complete Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with No More Heroes.

    Another title from GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC., the studio behind No More Heroes. Shares Action with No More Heroes.

    Travis Strikes Again, Beam Katana charged and ready! He's been sucked into the legendary Death Drive Mk II games console, where anyone who collects all the Death Balls has their wishes granted (...or do they?).

    2019Action39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with No More Heroes.

    Another title from GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC., the studio behind No More Heroes. Shares Action with No More Heroes.

    Shadows of the Damned, an action-adventure road trip through hell, has been remastered at last! Get ready for a story about rock, love, and just a little bit of demon slaying.

    2024ActionAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The 25th Ward: The Silver Case

    WHY THIS

    Another title from GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC., the studio behind No More Heroes.

    In the bayside area of Kanto, a murder with unknown motivations sets off a series of seemingly random events bringing together peculiar individuals, one of whom is detective Tokio Morishima. When their ambitions begin to collide, a truly shocking pattern emerges…

    2018Adventure9.99 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.

  1. Gori: Cuddly Carnage

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with No More Heroes.

    Humanity has been destroyed - and it's up to Gori, along with his deadly but wise-cracking sentient hoverboard, F.R.A.N.K, and morose AI companion, CH1-P, to shred and slay the evil Adorable Army!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure21.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Runic Rampage - Action RPG

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with No More Heroes.

    Play as a raging dwarf and crush your enemies with mighty hammer strikes! Runic Rampage features brutal melee combat, badass bosses and a challenging hunt for the fragments of a legendary rune stone.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. They Bleed Pixels

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with No More Heroes.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with No More Heroes.

    They Bleed Pixels is a fiendishly difficult action platformer inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and classic horror.

    2012ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about No More Heroes

Does No More Heroes work on Steam Deck?
No More Heroes is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does No More Heroes cost?
No More Heroes is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to No More Heroes?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside No More Heroes are No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle, No More Heroes 3, Zombies and Keys.
Who developed No More Heroes?
No More Heroes was developed by GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC. and published by XSEED Games, Marvelous USA, Inc., Marvelous Europe.

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