Games like Have a Nice Death
If Have a Nice Death is your kind of game, the closest matches are Blade of the Netherworld, Skul: The Hero Slayer and Cursorblade — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its dark humor and writing, dark and punishing. 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 →Have a Nice Death is a 2D action roguelike developed by Magic Design Studios and published by Arc Games. Set in a corporate afterlife where Death himself has become an overworked employee, players wield a scythe through procedurally generated runs featuring charged attacks, dashes, curses, and a frenzy system. The game blends dark humor with action as Death attempts to restore order among his wayward employees. Reviewers highlight the smooth and responsive combat, and players describe the variety of weapons and curses as a major draw. Boss encounters are noted as tough but fair. The game carries a dark and whimsical tone that reviewers find distinctive. Priced at $8.74, it holds an 87% positive rating from over 4,100 Steam reviews and runs verified on Steam Deck.
About Have a Nice Death: Have a Nice Death is a 2D action roguelike where you play as an overworked Death, whose employees have run rampant, completely throwing off the balance of souls - and his vacation plans. In order to restore order, you'll have to grab your trusty scythe and show your employees who's boss.
Players who liked Have a Nice Death also play
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Blade of the Netherworld
WHY THIS
Shares a punishing mood with Have a Nice Death.
Top pick for Have a Nice Death fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Have a Nice Death.
Blade of the Netherworld is a fast-paced 2D Roguelite platformer. Don divine masks as a Yin-Yang Enforcer, slashing through the underworld to defeat gods, demons, and spirits. Combine a variety of items, master combat skills, and create limitless, high-speed carnage with a free-form action system.
Skul: The Hero Slayer
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation with Have a Nice Death.
Second-strongest match for Have a Nice Death fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Have a Nice Death.
Guide 'Skul' on his quest to single-handedly take on the Imperial Army and rescue his King from captivity, in an action-packed rogue-lite 2D platformer for the ages.
Cursorblade
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Have a Nice Death fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Have a Nice Death.
Cursorblade is a bullet hell game where you play as the cursor, fighting your way through waves of enemies. Combine weapons and items to become more powerful with your own unique builds. Slash, dodge, upgrade, and repeat!
Cryptical Path
WHY THIS
Shares a punishing mood with Have a Nice Death.
Ranked #4 for Have a Nice Death fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Have a Nice Death.
Cryptical Path is an action rogue-lite that pushes the boundaries of the genre. Play the Architect, build your own rooms, and tame an ever-changing labyrinth you've been summoned in.
Super Psycho Baseball
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Have a Nice Death fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Have a Nice Death.
Welcome to Super Psycho Baseball, a sadistic home-run hitting roguelike in which you try to conquer a gang of pitch-slinging bosses, each more psychotic than the last. Come face five fully-realized pitchers, rack up powerups, and reach the top!
Hades II
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Have a Nice Death fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Have a Nice Death.
Battle beyond the Underworld using dark sorcery to take on the Titan of Time in this bewitching sequel to the award-winning rogue-like dungeon crawler.
Spiritfall
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Have a Nice Death.
Ranked #7 for Have a Nice Death fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Have a Nice Death.
Spiritfall is a fast-paced Action Roguelite with combat inspired by Platform Fighters. Slash, smash, launch, and wall-splat a multitude of enemies using an ever-changing arsenal of divine powers.
Dead Cells
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation with Have a Nice Death.
Ranked #8 for Have a Nice Death fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Have a Nice Death.
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Have a Nice Death
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The Binding of Isaac
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and a dark mood with Have a Nice Death.
Reviewers of Have a Nice Death cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Have a Nice Death.
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Enter the Gungeon
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and a dark mood with Have a Nice Death.
Reviewers of Have a Nice Death cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Have a Nice Death.
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.
Hollow Knight
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Have a Nice Death cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Have a Nice Death.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
Dead Cells
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation with Have a Nice Death.
Reviewers of Have a Nice Death cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Have a Nice Death.
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
Hades
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Have a Nice Death.
Reviewers of Have a Nice Death cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Have a Nice Death.
Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.
ELDEN RING
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Have a Nice Death cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Have a Nice Death.
THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED FANTASY ACTION RPG. Rise, Tarnished, and be guided by grace to brandish the power of the Elden Ring and become an Elden Lord in the Lands Between.
Mousey Mick
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Have a Nice Death cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Have a Nice Death.
Mousey Mick is a 2D Platformer developed by Jackrifleman. In Mousey Mick, you run, jump, wall-jump, dodge and dash your way through various worlds and their stages.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Have a Nice Death at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under Have a Nice Death on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Have a Nice Death.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under Have a Nice Death on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Have a Nice Death.
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!
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~49% under Have a Nice Death on Steam right now. Shares Action with Have a Nice Death.
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.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under Have a Nice Death on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Have a Nice Death.
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.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under Have a Nice Death on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Have a Nice Death.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~89% under Have a Nice Death on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Have a Nice Death.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~66% under Have a Nice Death on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Have a Nice Death.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under Have a Nice Death on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Have a Nice Death.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
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 Have a Nice Death.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Have a Nice Death.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Have a Nice Death.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Have a Nice Death.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 Have a Nice Death.
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.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Have a Nice Death.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
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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.
Cryptical Path
WHY THIS
Shares a punishing mood with Have a Nice Death.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Have a Nice Death.
Cryptical Path is an action rogue-lite that pushes the boundaries of the genre. Play the Architect, build your own rooms, and tame an ever-changing labyrinth you've been summoned in.
Hades II
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Have a Nice Death.
Battle beyond the Underworld using dark sorcery to take on the Titan of Time in this bewitching sequel to the award-winning rogue-like dungeon crawler.
Spiritfall
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Have a Nice Death.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Have a Nice Death.
Spiritfall is a fast-paced Action Roguelite with combat inspired by Platform Fighters. Slash, smash, launch, and wall-splat a multitude of enemies using an ever-changing arsenal of divine powers.
Dead Cells
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation with Have a Nice Death.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Have a Nice Death.
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
Frequently asked about Have a Nice Death
- Is Have a Nice Death verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Have a Nice Death 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 Have a Nice Death cost?
- Have a Nice Death is listed on Steam at 8.74 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Have a Nice Death?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Have a Nice Death are Blade of the Netherworld, Skul: The Hero Slayer, Cursorblade.
- Who developed Have a Nice Death?
- Have a Nice Death was developed by Magic Design Studios and published by Arc Games.
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