Games like Lumencraft
If Lumencraft is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Riftbreaker, Sci-Fantasy Defence and The Riftbreaker: Prologue — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its endless turret placement possibilities, atmospheric and challenging. 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 Lumencraft: Lumencraft is a unique combination of a top-down, rogue-like shooter and base building with tower defense elements. Dig and light up dark halls of a fully destructible environment on procedurally generated maps and campaign levels to find precious Lumen - humanity's only chance for survival.
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The Riftbreaker
WHY THIS
Shares tower defense, base building and an immersive mood with Lumencraft.
Top pick for Lumencraft fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Lumencraft.
The Riftbreaker is a solo or Co-op base-building, survival game with Action-RPG elements for up to 4 players. Hack & slash countless hordes of enemies. Build up your base, craft powerful weapons and research new inventions to survive.
Sci-Fantasy Defence
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Lumencraft fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Lumencraft.
Combine physics-based traps, weapons and magic to defend against horde of thousands enemies in this roguelike tower defense with procedurally generated levels and switching between building/combat. Do it solo in VR or with up to 4 players in one PC through local co-op.
The Riftbreaker: Prologue
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Lumencraft.
Third-strongest match for Lumencraft fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Lumencraft.
The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.
Sidewalk Simulator
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Lumencraft fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Lumencraft.
Sidewalk Simulator combines fast-paced shootout combat with a deep tower defense upgrade economy. Build, dodge, unlock, and fight to survive endless waves of 100+ unique enemies. Find balance between movement, power, and defense in each strange world you encounter.
VERSUS SQUAD
WHY THIS
Shares tower defense, base building and a tense mood with Lumencraft.
Ranked #5 for Lumencraft fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Lumencraft.
Versus Squad is a fast action twin-stick shooter from the creator of Nation Red. Build your own sandbox defense and battle thousands of zombie mutants in top down combat! Face up to a dozen bosses. Simultaneously. Collect loot, build and repair. Play single player, on-line or local coop!
Rogue Star Rescue
WHY THIS
Shares tower defense and an atmospheric mood with Lumencraft.
Ranked #6 for Lumencraft fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Lumencraft.
Bullet Hell Insanity + Tower Defense Strategy. Rogue Star Rescue is a quirky new type of rogue-like shooter. Blast your way through diverse planets while rescuing your teammates and gathering traps for your defense strategy. Play solo or online to stop the Rogue Star before it annihilates everything!
Keep Keepers
WHY THIS
Shares tower defense, wave based combat and a tense mood with Lumencraft.
Ranked #7 for Lumencraft fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Lumencraft.
Tower Defense meets Base Management. Strategically place your defenses. Craft wacky ammunition like fiery peppers and boomerang bananas. Discover amazing weapons and automate your economy while defending against waves of enemies. Can you handle the chaos?
Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire
WHY THIS
Shares tower defense, resource management and an atmospheric mood with Lumencraft.
Ranked #8 for Lumencraft fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Lumencraft.
Rebel against your legacy in this farming action roguelite. Tend your spooky farm by day & defend your crops from enemies at night! Upgrade Voltaire, youngest son of Dracula, with devious new abilities & discover dozens of new plants to cultivate. Send dad a message: a vegan life is no missed steak!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Lumencraft at current Steam store prices.
Terraria
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Lumencraft.
Priced ~50% under Lumencraft on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Lumencraft.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Lumencraft on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Lumencraft.
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 ~50% under Lumencraft on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Lumencraft.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Lumencraft on Steam right now. Shares Action with Lumencraft.
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 ~50% under Lumencraft on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Lumencraft.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Lumencraft on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with Lumencraft.
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 Lumencraft.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Lumencraft.
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.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Lumencraft.
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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Lumencraft.
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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Lumencraft.
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]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Lumencraft.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Lumencraft.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Lumencraft.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
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Frequently asked about Lumencraft
- Is Lumencraft verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Lumencraft 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 Lumencraft cost?
- Lumencraft is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Lumencraft have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Lumencraft 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 Lumencraft?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Lumencraft are The Riftbreaker, Sci-Fantasy Defence, The Riftbreaker: Prologue.
- Who developed Lumencraft?
- Lumencraft was developed by 2Dynamic Games and published by Star Drifters, Surefire.Games.
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