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Games like Slimekeep

If Slimekeep is your kind of game, the closest matches are Doomsday Hunters, ATOMINE and Nuclear Throne — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and retro. 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 Slimekeep: In a world becoming corrupted by the evil Slime King, KILL or CAPTURE various slimes to grow stronger and save Slimetopia! Venture through procedurally generated levels in this fast-paced roguelike, if you're tough enough to not get slimed...

2025ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOSby BenBonk
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Attempt the final boss at any timeCapture slimes instead of killing them for upgradesDynamic pacing with boss rush modeChallengingContemplativeRetro

Players who liked Slimekeep also play

Steam players who put hours into Slimekeep 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. Doomsday Hunters

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Slimekeep.

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

    Shoot stuff in a perfect pixel world, combine items, build guns, die every time! Roguelite twin-stick shooter where magic and post-apocalyptic future technologies collide. Defeat evil lord Dracula and save everyone!

    2023ActionIndie15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. ATOMINE

    WHY THIS

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

    Atomine is a twin stick procedural shooter rogue-lite set in a virtual world with minimalist design, where the player recounts on the screen the real events of STUXNET, the first weapon ever created in the form of computer virus.

    2017ActionIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Nuclear Throne

    WHY THIS

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

    Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?

    2015ActionIndieRPG11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Teleglitch: Die More Edition

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Slimekeep fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Slimekeep.

    In a cold, dark future dominated by mega-corporations, a small lonely planet on the edge of habitable space is the site of a shadowy research facility specializing in necrotic tissue reactivation. You are a scientist who has suddenly awoken to the realization that you are the lone survivor.

    2013ActionIndie3.24 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. HyperParasite

    WHY THIS

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

    A rogue-lite twin-stick shooter/brawler that never plays the same twice. Collect and control 60 different characters as the body-snatching alien Parasite with a grudge against humanity. Fight to the top of the food chain: possess the President, push the Big Red Button and one-up the human race.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Enter the Gungeon

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Slimekeep.

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

    Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Dunjungle

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Slimekeep.

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

    A 2d action-packed roguelite about a monkey hero protecting the jungle from the rise of a corruptive power. Explore ever-changing dungeons, fight weird enemies and gear up with lots of weapons and relics you can combine for a new experience every run. Explore, fight, die, and repeat!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Beyond the Long Night

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Slimekeep.

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

    Explore a whimsical underground world whilst being chased by a mysterious corrupting force in this charming twin-stick action roguelike! Befriend loveable characters, fend off enemies with chaotic abilities, and uncover the secrets of this subterranean kingdom caught in a time loop.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Slimekeep on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Slimekeep.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Slimekeep on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Slimekeep.

    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 ↗
  3. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under Slimekeep on Steam right now. Shares Action with Slimekeep.

    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 ↗
  4. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Slimekeep on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Slimekeep.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Slimekeep on Steam right now. Shares Action with Slimekeep.

    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 ↗
  6. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Slimekeep on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Slimekeep.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Slimekeep on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Slimekeep.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Slimekeep on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Slimekeep.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. 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 Slimekeep.

    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 ↗
  2. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. 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 Slimekeep.

    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 ↗
  7. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

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

    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!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck 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. Doomsday Hunters

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Slimekeep.

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

    Shoot stuff in a perfect pixel world, combine items, build guns, die every time! Roguelite twin-stick shooter where magic and post-apocalyptic future technologies collide. Defeat evil lord Dracula and save everyone!

    2023ActionIndie15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Nuclear Throne

    WHY THIS

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

    Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?

    2015ActionIndieRPG11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. HyperParasite

    WHY THIS

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

    A rogue-lite twin-stick shooter/brawler that never plays the same twice. Collect and control 60 different characters as the body-snatching alien Parasite with a grudge against humanity. Fight to the top of the food chain: possess the President, push the Big Red Button and one-up the human race.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Enter the Gungeon

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Slimekeep.

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

    Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Dunjungle

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Slimekeep.

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

    A 2d action-packed roguelite about a monkey hero protecting the jungle from the rise of a corruptive power. Explore ever-changing dungeons, fight weird enemies and gear up with lots of weapons and relics you can combine for a new experience every run. Explore, fight, die, and repeat!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Beyond the Long Night

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Slimekeep.

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

    Explore a whimsical underground world whilst being chased by a mysterious corrupting force in this charming twin-stick action roguelike! Befriend loveable characters, fend off enemies with chaotic abilities, and uncover the secrets of this subterranean kingdom caught in a time loop.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Slimekeep

Does Slimekeep run on Steam Deck?
Slimekeep 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 Slimekeep cost?
Slimekeep is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Slimekeep?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Slimekeep are Doomsday Hunters, ATOMINE, Nuclear Throne.
Who developed Slimekeep?
Slimekeep was developed by BenBonk.

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 Slimekeep.

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