Games like Inferno
If Inferno is your kind of game, the closest matches are PSYCRON, Moonlight Pulse and Primal Planet — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Inferno: Inferno is a 2D action-platformer centered on Kai, a Sergeant in the Krorion Space Forces, as he searches for his traitorous commanding officer. Run, jump, dash, and FIRE through this 16-bit world fueled by betrayal.
Players who liked Inferno also play
Steam players who put hours into Inferno 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.
PSYCRON
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Top pick for Inferno fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Inferno.
A fast-paced 2D handcrafted metroidvania with strange sci-fi environments. Something is roaming the halls, watching your every move.
Moonlight Pulse
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Inferno fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Inferno.
Teamwork matters most in this seamless, fantastical metroidvania within a living, breathing world. Realize each character's true potential to take down an invading force of overwhelmingly powerful parasites.
Primal Planet
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Inferno fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Inferno.
Unveil a heartfelt story of family, dinosaurs, and UFOs! Craft, upgrade, and survive in a realm of primeval predators, savage tribes and... ancient aliens. Rise from a humble cave dweller to the planet’s last hope — alone or in local co-op. Welcome to the dinovania!
Timespinner
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Inferno fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Inferno.
Travel back in time to change fate itself, in this beautifully crafted story-driven adventure, inspired by classic 90s action-platformers. Join timekeeper Lunais on her quest for revenge against the empire that killed her family, using time-bending powers to explore a vast, connected world.
Ghost Song
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Inferno fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Inferno.
On the desolate moon of Lorian, a long-dormant Deadsuit awakens from slumber. Journey beneath the surface on an atmospheric 2D adventure of self-discovery, ancient mysteries, and cosmic terror. Explore winding caverns and acquire new abilities to unearth this alien world’s long-buried secrets.
Axiom Verge 2
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Ranked #6 for Inferno fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Inferno.
Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.
ITORAH
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Ranked #7 for Inferno fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Inferno.
Discover the world of Nahucan in this 2D action platformer. You are Itorah, the only human in this strange place. Explore, fight and survive to uncover your past and save Nahucan from its biggest threat, a mysterious plague!
Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Inferno fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Inferno.
Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight is the fourth installment in the beloved Momodora series of 2D platformers. Unleash ravaging combos against a variety of formidable monsters and deftly dodge your way through a cursed land to seek audience with the Queen and dispel the evil that threatens all life.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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 Inferno.
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.
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Inferno.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Inferno.
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.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Inferno.
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.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Inferno.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Moonlight Pulse
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Inferno.
Teamwork matters most in this seamless, fantastical metroidvania within a living, breathing world. Realize each character's true potential to take down an invading force of overwhelmingly powerful parasites.
Primal Planet
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Inferno.
Unveil a heartfelt story of family, dinosaurs, and UFOs! Craft, upgrade, and survive in a realm of primeval predators, savage tribes and... ancient aliens. Rise from a humble cave dweller to the planet’s last hope — alone or in local co-op. Welcome to the dinovania!
Timespinner
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Inferno.
Travel back in time to change fate itself, in this beautifully crafted story-driven adventure, inspired by classic 90s action-platformers. Join timekeeper Lunais on her quest for revenge against the empire that killed her family, using time-bending powers to explore a vast, connected world.
Ghost Song
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Inferno.
On the desolate moon of Lorian, a long-dormant Deadsuit awakens from slumber. Journey beneath the surface on an atmospheric 2D adventure of self-discovery, ancient mysteries, and cosmic terror. Explore winding caverns and acquire new abilities to unearth this alien world’s long-buried secrets.
Axiom Verge 2
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Inferno.
Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.
Frequently asked about Inferno
- What games are most similar to Inferno?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Inferno are PSYCRON, Moonlight Pulse, Primal Planet.
- Who developed Inferno?
- Inferno was developed by Bombfire.
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 Inferno.
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