Games like Impaler Gold
If Impaler Gold is your kind of game, the closest matches are Hordelord, Bloodshed and Vampire Hunters — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, hypnotic and intense. 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 Impaler Gold: Impaler Gold is a fast-paced minimalistic arena shooter - now expanded and improved. Summon spikes to slay monsters, build barriers, and propel yourself into the air. Challenge yourself in this highly replayable rogue-lite shooter inspired by the classics.
Players who liked Impaler Gold also play
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Hordelord
WHY THIS
Top pick for Impaler Gold fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Impaler Gold.
Hi-octane arena shooter where you face waves of nasty enemies. Use destructive weapons and high mobility to secure your spot on global leaderboards. Expect tight gunplay, satisfying kills, and meaningful upgrades.
Bloodshed
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Impaler Gold.
Second-strongest match for Impaler Gold fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Impaler Gold.
Bloodshed is a Roguelite Survivors FPS; an exhilarating fusion of Roguelite elements merged with retro-styled visuals and first-person “Survivors-like” frenetic combat action!
Vampire Hunters
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Impaler Gold fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Impaler Gold.
To hunt vampires, you'll need guns. Lots of guns. Mow down hordes of undead creatures by stacking your guns into absurd, over-the-top builds. Unleash your firepower and survive the mayhem in this Roguelite Survivors FPS.
Tomb of the Dead
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Impaler Gold fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Impaler Gold.
Fight against endless waves of demons inside a flesh creature. Classic horde gameplay. Deep guttural sounds. One giant worm.
Chop Goblins
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Impaler Gold fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Impaler Gold.
A fast-paced micro FPS in which The Chop Goblins are loose, chopping their way through time itself in their ravenous quest for cheese. And THE CHOP WILL NOT STOP.
WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Impaler Gold.
Ranked #6 for Impaler Gold fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Impaler Gold.
Blast, slice and shred through your enemies in this hardcore FPS inspired by the icons of the '90s, powered by the legendary Quake-1 Tech. Taking place in a realm left to rot, take up arms, unearth long-forgotten secrets and hunt down the Guardians of the Old World.
GRUEL
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Impaler Gold.
Ranked #7 for Impaler Gold fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Impaler Gold.
Go on a rampage in this endless arcade Boomer-Shooter! Gain the weirdest weapons and destroy all the monsters in the never-ending temple of GRUEL!
HELLBREAK
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with Impaler Gold.
Ranked #8 for Impaler Gold fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Impaler Gold.
HELLBREAK is a fast-paced roguelite, survivor-like FPS where you fight through escalating waves in brutal arenas in Hell. Build powerful loadouts, earn favor from demon lords to unlock new gear, and climb the leaderboards for your salvation.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Impaler Gold
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Quake
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Impaler Gold.
Reviewers of Impaler Gold cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Impaler Gold.
Developed by the award-winning id Software, Quake® is the ground-breaking, original dark fantasy first-person shooter that inspires today’s retro-style FPS games. With Quake (Enhanced), experience the authentic, updated, and visually enhanced version of the original.
Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Impaler Gold cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Impaler Gold.
Unreal Tournament is the original King of the Hill in the frag-or-be-fragged multiplayer gaming world. As the undisputed 1999 Game of the Year, Unreal Tournament grabbed the first person shooter genre by the soiled seat of its pants and knocked it around the room with its never-before-seen graphics, brutal edge-of-your-seat gameplay and...
DOOM
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Impaler Gold.
Reviewers of Impaler Gold cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Impaler Gold.
Now includes all three premium DLC packs (Unto the Evil, Hell Followed, and Bloodfall), maps, modes, and weapons, as well as all feature updates including Arcade Mode, Photo Mode, and the latest Update 6.66, which brings further multiplayer improvements as well as revamps multiplayer progression.
Ion Fury
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with Impaler Gold.
Reviewers of Impaler Gold cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Impaler Gold.
3D Realms, creators of Duke Nukem 3D, Prey, and Max Payne, team up with Voidpoint to bring back the legendary Build Engine, famous for classic shooters like Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, and Blood. Fast-paced FPS combat across huge, secret-packed levels. Ion Fury is the real deal!
Prodeus
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Impaler Gold cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Impaler Gold.
Prodeus is a first-person shooter of old, re-imagined using modern rendering techniques and technology. Experience the quality you’d expect from a modern AAA game, designed with retro aesthetics and gameplay that invoke the tech-imposed limits of older hardware.
ULTRAKILL
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with Impaler Gold.
Reviewers of Impaler Gold cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Impaler Gold.
ULTRAKILL is a fast-paced ultra-violent retro FPS that combines the skill-based style scoring of character action games with the unadulterated carnage inspired by the best shooters of the '90s. Rip apart your foes with varied destructive weaponry and shower in their blood to regain your health.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Impaler Gold.
Reviewers of Impaler Gold cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Impaler Gold.
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!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Impaler Gold at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Impaler Gold on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Impaler Gold.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Impaler Gold on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Impaler Gold.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Impaler Gold on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Impaler Gold.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Impaler Gold on Steam right now. Shares Action with Impaler Gold.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Impaler Gold on Steam right now. Shares Action with Impaler Gold.
You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Impaler Gold on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Impaler Gold.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Impaler Gold on Steam right now. Shares Action with Impaler Gold.
Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Impaler Gold on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Impaler Gold.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Impaler Gold.
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.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Impaler Gold.
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.).
Disfigure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Impaler Gold.
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
The Lab
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Impaler Gold.
Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).
Meteor 60 Seconds!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Impaler Gold.
Meteor 60 seconds! is a simple, fun, comic-like action game that simulates your life if there were a meteor heading towards Earth and you had 60 seconds to live. Do anything you want to do with your last 60 seconds, even if it's illegal! What about planting an apple tree?
I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Impaler Gold.
A top down twin stick zombie slaying shooter that you are sure to play again and again!
Wheelchair Wizards
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Impaler Gold.
Wheelchair Wizards is a 4 player party game where you battle your friends while upgrading your wizard.
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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.
Bloodshed
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Impaler Gold.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Impaler Gold.
Bloodshed is a Roguelite Survivors FPS; an exhilarating fusion of Roguelite elements merged with retro-styled visuals and first-person “Survivors-like” frenetic combat action!
Vampire Hunters
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Impaler Gold.
To hunt vampires, you'll need guns. Lots of guns. Mow down hordes of undead creatures by stacking your guns into absurd, over-the-top builds. Unleash your firepower and survive the mayhem in this Roguelite Survivors FPS.
Chop Goblins
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Impaler Gold.
A fast-paced micro FPS in which The Chop Goblins are loose, chopping their way through time itself in their ravenous quest for cheese. And THE CHOP WILL NOT STOP.
WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Impaler Gold.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Impaler Gold.
Blast, slice and shred through your enemies in this hardcore FPS inspired by the icons of the '90s, powered by the legendary Quake-1 Tech. Taking place in a realm left to rot, take up arms, unearth long-forgotten secrets and hunt down the Guardians of the Old World.
HELLBREAK
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with Impaler Gold.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Impaler Gold.
HELLBREAK is a fast-paced roguelite, survivor-like FPS where you fight through escalating waves in brutal arenas in Hell. Build powerful loadouts, earn favor from demon lords to unlock new gear, and climb the leaderboards for your salvation.
Frequently asked about Impaler Gold
- Is Impaler Gold verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Impaler Gold is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Impaler Gold cost?
- Impaler Gold is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Impaler Gold?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Impaler Gold are Hordelord, Bloodshed, Vampire Hunters.
- Who developed Impaler Gold?
- Impaler Gold was developed by Apptivus and published by Retrovibe.
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