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Games like Bloodless

If Bloodless is your kind of game, the closest matches are Tokyo School Girl, Nine Nights and Ninja 1987 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its enemy movesets demand memorization, atmospheric and contemplative. 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 Bloodless: Stylish, action-adventure game featuring counter-based, non-lethal combat centered around ronin Tomoe's signature dash-counter mechanic, fighting with nothing but her bare fists to disarm her former allies, the samurai army of Shogun Akechi.

2024ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindowsby Point N' Sheep
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Arena challenges test mastery of combat systemsEnemy movesets demand memorizationPacifist protagonist subverts action game tropesAtmosphericContemplativeMysterious

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Steam players who put hours into Bloodless 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. Tokyo School Girl

    WHY THIS

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

    Use Souls-Like combat with a sword, gun, or your hands in this epic Third-Person adventure in the open world city of Tokyo to defeat the powerful ruler named Lion Knight and save your sister who is destined to save the city from destruction.

    2024ActionAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Nine Nights

    WHY THIS

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

    《Nine Nights》is an indie hardcore action-adventure game. You will become the killer Ci Lang, escape and fight back in the crisis-ridden world of Nine Nights. You have to rely on the high martial arts skills tenacious fighting, struggling to lead to the road to revenge.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Ninja 1987

    WHY THIS

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

    Ninja 1987 is a dive back into the past with the most authentic 8-bit side-scrolling action-platformer. Use shinobi skills to thwart a nefarious threat and rediscover all the adrenaline of timeless classics!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. SAMURAI Survivor -Undefeated Blade-

    WHY THIS

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

    SAMURAI Survivor -Undefeated Blade-is a Roguelike action game! Fight off mythical youkai enemies with your close combat techniques as one of three unique characters. Discover different sub-weapons and items in each game run to gain an edge in battle.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Ninja Simulator

    WHY THIS

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

    Ninja Simulator is an action-adventure stealth game, which takes place in feudal Japan. You will play as a mercenary hired for missions of infiltration, espionage and elimination. Your actions will strenghten or overthrow rival clans and change the course of history.

    ActionAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  6. UNPLUG - The Game

    WHY THIS

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

    Live Action meets Video Game Cinematics in a trippy third-person shooter where fluid hand-to-hand combat and gunplay blend seamlessly, set in a world that challenges your mastery and speaks through its sights, sounds, and storytelling.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure10.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Starry Knight

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Bloodless.

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

    Walk in Van Gogh’s paintings. Fight with the struggle that he went through in his life. Unveil the destiny of the starry, starry knight.Starry Knight is a 2D boss rush game focusing on unique boss design and emotional experiences.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Spirit of the Samurai

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Bloodless.

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

    A village in peril. A samurai reanimated. An Oni advancing. Fight an army of undead warriors and Japanese monsters as a human, a Kodama, and a cat in this 2D stop-motion action adventure.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

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

    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 Bloodless on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Bloodless.

    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 Bloodless on Steam right now. Shares Action with Bloodless.

    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 Bloodless on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Bloodless.

    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 Bloodless on Steam right now. Shares Action with Bloodless.

    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 Bloodless on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Bloodless.

    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 Bloodless on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Bloodless.

    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. How to Fish

    WHY THIS

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

    A 1-4 player physics based fishing simulator. While drinking and boating you suddenly crash into a small island. To work your way back home you have to learn How to Fish.

    2026ActionIndieSimulation4.95 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 Bloodless.

    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 Bloodless.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. 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 Bloodless.

    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 ↗
  5. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Bloodless

Is Bloodless verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Bloodless 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 Bloodless cost?
Bloodless is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Bloodless?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Bloodless are Tokyo School Girl, Nine Nights, Ninja 1987.
Who developed Bloodless?
Bloodless was developed by Point N' Sheep and published by Shoreline Games.

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 Bloodless.

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