Games like Forge Squad
If Forge Squad is your kind of game, the closest matches are No Heroes Here 2, Hack 'n' Stack and Mage Fort — 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 Forge Squad: Forge Squad is a cooperative crafting game for up to 4 players. Forge runes to defeat the approaching waves of enemies. Help your friends to complete multi-step recipes faster. Charge towers with the right type of runes to obliterate your enemies.
Players who liked Forge Squad also play
Steam players who put hours into Forge Squad 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.
No Heroes Here 2
WHY THIS
Top pick for Forge Squad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Forge Squad.
A group of non-adventurers is the last hope in defending the castle in this chaotic co-op tower defense game with roguelike features. With up to 4 players, your party must organize the castle, work as a team to craft ammo, and shoot at enemies to protect your kingdom!
Hack 'n' Stack
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Forge Squad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Forge Squad.
Physics meets tower defense in this chaotic party game for 2 to 4 players. Craft barricades and turrets with whatever you can find. But beware: relentless waves of enemies are coming to tear down everything you build.
Mage Fort
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Forge Squad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Forge Squad.
Tower Defense meets magical action. Fire cat cannons. Build, repair, and upgrade your defenses. Master multiple mage classes. Mage Fort puts the focus on co-op action with a heavy defensive theme!
Choppy Cuts
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Forge Squad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Forge Squad.
Welcome to Choppy Cuts! Grab your friends and go wild at this co-op snipping party. Efficiency is the key in this salon, so toss those tools, throw those customers, and do what you must to hit that goal!
No Heroes Here
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Forge Squad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Forge Squad.
No Heroes Here is a frantic co-op game for 1 to 4 players, available in local and online modes. Craft and use several items effectively whilst coordinating your ragtag band of non-heroes to defend castles and survive! ...Oh, as well as saving the Kingdom in the meantime!
Boomerang Fu
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Forge Squad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Forge Squad.
Slice and dice your friends with boomerangs in this frantic physics party game. Join a crew of your favorite foods as you grill, chill and spill your enemies. Discover ridiculous power-ups and stack them together in deadly combinations.
Can't Drive This
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Forge Squad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Forge Squad.
Race your monster truck WHILE your friend builds the road. Go too slow, and you'll EXPLODE! And yes, it's as chaotic as it sounds – especially in four player split-screen.
Castle Crashers®
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Forge Squad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Forge Squad.
Hack, slash, and smash your way to victory in this award winning 2D arcade adventure from The Behemoth!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Forge Squad at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under Forge Squad on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Forge Squad.
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 ~44% under Forge Squad on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Forge Squad.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Forge Squad on Steam right now. Shares Action with Forge Squad.
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 ~44% under Forge Squad on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Forge Squad.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Forge Squad on Steam right now. Shares Action with Forge Squad.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Forge Squad.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Forge Squad.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Forge Squad.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 Forge Squad.
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.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Forge Squad.
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.).
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Forge Squad.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
Virtual Cottage
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Forge Squad.
Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Forge Squad.
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.
Choppy Cuts
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Strategy with Forge Squad.
Welcome to Choppy Cuts! Grab your friends and go wild at this co-op snipping party. Efficiency is the key in this salon, so toss those tools, throw those customers, and do what you must to hit that goal!
Boomerang Fu
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Forge Squad.
Slice and dice your friends with boomerangs in this frantic physics party game. Join a crew of your favorite foods as you grill, chill and spill your enemies. Discover ridiculous power-ups and stack them together in deadly combinations.
Can't Drive This
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Forge Squad.
Race your monster truck WHILE your friend builds the road. Go too slow, and you'll EXPLODE! And yes, it's as chaotic as it sounds – especially in four player split-screen.
Castle Crashers®
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Forge Squad.
Hack, slash, and smash your way to victory in this award winning 2D arcade adventure from The Behemoth!
Frequently asked about Forge Squad
- How much does Forge Squad cost?
- Forge Squad is listed on Steam at 17.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Forge Squad have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Forge Squad supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Forge Squad?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Forge Squad are No Heroes Here 2, Hack 'n' Stack, Mage Fort.
- Who developed Forge Squad?
- Forge Squad was developed by Wizard Dudes.
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 Forge Squad.
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