Games like Hammerwatch II
If Hammerwatch II is your kind of game, the closest matches are Heroes of Hammerwatch II, Salt and Sacrifice and Hammerwatch Anniversary Edition — 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 →Hammerwatch II is a top-down pixel-art action RPG dungeon crawler released in 2023. Players gather heroes to explore a medieval pixelated world beyond Castle Hammerwatch, joining King Roland's resistance while helping villagers along the way. The game features hack-and-slash combat, character customization with different classes, and supports both single-player and online cooperative multiplayer. Described by reviewers as challenging with a medium-length campaign designed for sit-down sessions, the game is playable on Steam Deck. Currently priced at $24.99 USD, it holds a 64% positive rating based on over 1000 Steam reviews.
About Hammerwatch II: Gather your heroes and journey beyond the dungeons of Castle Hammerwatch to explore a pixelated world like never before. Aid King Roland’s resistance while helping villagers along the way. Battle beasts, finish off hordes of the undead, and face the forces of evil.
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Steam players who put hours into Hammerwatch II 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.
Heroes of Hammerwatch II
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Top pick for Hammerwatch II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hammerwatch II.
A rogue-lite action-rpg that offers extensive persistent progression. Build your town, upgrade and equip your heroes, before taking on the ever-changing Dark Citadel - either solo or with a team of friends.
Salt and Sacrifice
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Hammerwatch II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Hammerwatch II.
Join your fellow Marked Inquisitors in this online coop successor to award-winning 2016 Soulslike Salt and Sanctuary.
Hammerwatch Anniversary Edition
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Hammerwatch II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hammerwatch II.
Choose between seven hero classes, each with unique capabilities. Brave hordes of deadly creatures alone, or band together with your noblest of champions in co-op mode available both online and locally. Take on the challenges in three different campaigns, or build your own custom scenario.
Warhammer: Chaosbane
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Ranked #4 for Hammerwatch II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Hammerwatch II.
In a world ravaged by war and dominated by magic, you must rise up to face the Chaos hordes. Playing solo or with up to four players in local or online co-op, choose a hero from four character classes and prepare for epic battles wielding some of the most powerful artefacts of the Old World.
Young Souls
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Ranked #5 for Hammerwatch II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hammerwatch II.
Young Souls is a gorgeous 2D brawler meets story-rich action RPG. Fight hordes of belligerent goblins, level up with hundreds of weapons and accessories, explore, and journey between worlds, as rebellious twins battle their way to save their foster father.
Grim Dawn
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Ranked #6 for Hammerwatch II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hammerwatch II.
Enter an apocalyptic fantasy world where humanity is on the brink of extinction, iron is valued above gold and trust is hard earned. This ARPG features complex character development, hundreds of unique items, crafting and quests with choice & consequence.
Karnage Chronicles
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Ranked #7 for Hammerwatch II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Hammerwatch II.
A true VR Action RPG built from ground up to fully immerse you in what VR has to offer.
Secrets of Grindea
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Hammerwatch II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hammerwatch II.
Secrets of Grindea is an old-school Action RPG with co-op support for up to 4 players. Journey through fantastical lands and battle tons of different enemies and bosses in your quest for truth, friendship and, above all, finding the world’s rarest treasures!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Hammerwatch II at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
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Priced ~80% under Hammerwatch II on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hammerwatch II.
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 ~60% under Hammerwatch II on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Hammerwatch II.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
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Priced ~60% under Hammerwatch II on Steam right now. Shares Action with Hammerwatch II.
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
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Priced ~60% under Hammerwatch II on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Hammerwatch II.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Hammerwatch II on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with Hammerwatch II.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Bongo Cat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Hammerwatch II.
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?
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Hammerwatch II.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Hammerwatch II.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hammerwatch II.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Hammerwatch II.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Hammerwatch II.
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.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Hammerwatch II.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
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More from Crackshell
Other recommendable Steam games by Crackshell, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Heroes of Hammerwatch
WHY THIS
Another title from Crackshell, the studio behind Hammerwatch II. Shares Action and Indie with Hammerwatch II.
Heroes of Hammerwatch is a rogue-lite action-adventure. Explore and battle your way through procedurally generated levels on your own or with up to 3 friends.
Heroes of Hammerwatch II
WHY THIS
Another title from Crackshell, the studio behind Hammerwatch II. Shares Action and Indie with Hammerwatch II.
A rogue-lite action-rpg that offers extensive persistent progression. Build your town, upgrade and equip your heroes, before taking on the ever-changing Dark Citadel - either solo or with a team of friends.
Hammerwatch
WHY THIS
Another title from Crackshell, the studio behind Hammerwatch II. Shares Action and Indie with Hammerwatch II.
A hack and slash action adventure, set in a fantasy pixel art environment. Play solo or co-op in this adventure from bottom to top of Castle Hammerwatch. Kill hordes of enemies with varied looks and features through four unique environments with traps, hidden secrets and puzzles.
Serious Sam's Bogus Detour
WHY THIS
Another title from Crackshell, the studio behind Hammerwatch II. Shares Action and Indie with Hammerwatch II.
Serious Sam’s Bogus Detour is an all-new action-adventure in the legendary Serious Sam saga from Hammerwatch developer Crackshell.
Hammerwatch Anniversary Edition
WHY THIS
Another title from Crackshell, the studio behind Hammerwatch II. Shares Action and Indie with Hammerwatch II.
Choose between seven hero classes, each with unique capabilities. Brave hordes of deadly creatures alone, or band together with your noblest of champions in co-op mode available both online and locally. Take on the challenges in three different campaigns, or build your own custom scenario.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Salt and Sacrifice
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with Hammerwatch II.
Join your fellow Marked Inquisitors in this online coop successor to award-winning 2016 Soulslike Salt and Sanctuary.
Young Souls
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Hammerwatch II.
Young Souls is a gorgeous 2D brawler meets story-rich action RPG. Fight hordes of belligerent goblins, level up with hundreds of weapons and accessories, explore, and journey between worlds, as rebellious twins battle their way to save their foster father.
Secrets of Grindea
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Hammerwatch II.
Secrets of Grindea is an old-school Action RPG with co-op support for up to 4 players. Journey through fantastical lands and battle tons of different enemies and bosses in your quest for truth, friendship and, above all, finding the world’s rarest treasures!
Frequently asked about Hammerwatch II
- Does Hammerwatch II run on Steam Deck?
- Hammerwatch II is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Hammerwatch II cost?
- Hammerwatch II is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Hammerwatch II have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Hammerwatch II supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Hammerwatch II?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hammerwatch II are Heroes of Hammerwatch II, Salt and Sacrifice, Hammerwatch Anniversary Edition.
- Who developed Hammerwatch II?
- Hammerwatch II was developed by Crackshell and published by Maximum Entertainment.
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