Games like Lunacid
If Lunacid is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dread Delusion, Sands of Aura and Vigil: The Longest Night — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, immersive and mysterious. 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 →Lunacid is a dark fantasy dungeon crawler released in 2023 by KIRA LLC, available on Steam for $13.99 with verified Steam Deck support. The game features real-time combat, spell design, secret hunting, and time-based secrets tied to the real-world clock. Reviewers note its cosmic horror atmosphere and deliberate exploration reward careful investigation, with players describing the experience as atmospheric, immersive, and mysterious. The VHS-style aesthetic and lo-fi soundtrack create a nostalgic mood, while weapon and spell variety allows for diverse playstyles. Players highlight how secrets tied to real-world time create unique discovery moments. The game holds a 90% positive rating from over 7,500 Steam reviews, offering a challenging, long experience for solo players.
About Lunacid: Cast into the Great Well, unwanted by the world above. You delve the dark in search of the Old One, your last salvation. Lunacid is a dark fantasy dungeon crawler inspired by Shadow Tower and King’s Field.
Players who liked Lunacid also play
Steam players who put hours into Lunacid 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.
Dread Delusion
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Lunacid.
Top pick for Lunacid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Lunacid.
Dread Delusion is an open world RPG brimming with strange places and dark perils. Carve your own path through the flying continents of a shattered land. Discover curious towns, unearth occult secrets, master powerful magic - and change the world through your choices.
Sands of Aura
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Lunacid.
Second-strongest match for Lunacid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Lunacid.
Sands of Aura is an open-world action adventure with a fantasy setting of a realm in its twilight--a world buried beneath a sea of sand. Sail across the sandseas to return life to a dying world in an unforgettable experience that is equal parts engaging story and unrelenting, souls-like combat.
Vigil: The Longest Night
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Lunacid.
Third-strongest match for Lunacid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Lunacid.
Embark on a journey through the longest night with Leila, a valiant member of the Vigilant Order. Delve into the hidden truths shrouded in eternal darkness, unravel the mystery surrounding Leila's enigmatic sister, and confront the eldritch horrors lurking in a world that has lost the light of day.
Salt and Sanctuary
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Lunacid.
Ranked #4 for Lunacid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Lunacid.
Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.
Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Lunacid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Lunacid.
A hardcore high fantasy isometric action RPG set in a huge sandbox world ruled by magic and monsters. Master deep skill-based combat, forge powerful builds, explore unforgiving lands and dungeons, face brutal boss fights, uncover ancient secrets, and save Plamen from its inevitable doom!
Death's Gambit: Afterlife
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Lunacid.
Ranked #6 for Lunacid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Lunacid.
Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.
Songbringer
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Lunacid.
Ranked #7 for Lunacid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Lunacid.
Imagine if the original Zelda game was set in a science-fiction galaxy. Explore this open-world, action RPG with roguelike and metroidvania elements. Mighty bosses lurk deep within procedurally-generated dungeons. Wield, vanquish, unearth, collect, craft, progress, trip, adventure.
Verho - Curse of Faces
WHY THIS
Shares real time combat and an atmospheric mood with Lunacid.
Ranked #8 for Lunacid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Lunacid.
Verho, a Dark RPG following the tradition of the King’s Field series, takes place after the catastrophic Era of Solitude, where masks have become the only protection against the Curse of Faces. Travel to the land of Yariv, find the source of this scourge and face its dangers.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Lunacid
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Labyrinth Of The Demon King
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Lunacid.
Reviewers of Lunacid cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with Lunacid.
Venture through the Labyrinth Of The Demon King, solving puzzles and fighting fearsome monsters in an epic quest to track down the demon who betrayed your lord and end its life.
Monomyth
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Lunacid.
Reviewers of Lunacid cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with Lunacid.
MONOMYTH is an immersive, first-person dungeon-crawling RPG inspired by the genre's late classics. Embark on a journey through a vast and highly interactive game world as you unravel the mysteries hidden beneath the ancient fortress of Lysandria.
Deep Sorrow
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Lunacid cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Lunacid.
Deep Sorrow is a horror/adventure game which leads you to a bunker and makes you feel desperate to get out.
FlyKnight
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Lunacid.
Reviewers of Lunacid cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Lunacid.
Explore, fight, loot and fish! Solo or in co-op mode in this Old School First Person Dungeon Crawler. Earn your knighthood as you oppose the evil witch Lunamoth and stop her curse which prevents everyone from growing wings.
Dread Delusion
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Lunacid.
Reviewers of Lunacid cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with Lunacid.
Dread Delusion is an open world RPG brimming with strange places and dark perils. Carve your own path through the flying continents of a shattered land. Discover curious towns, unearth occult secrets, master powerful magic - and change the world through your choices.
Messiah
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Lunacid cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Bob is an angel ordered by God himself to go and clean up the putrid world of the future. He has been given the power of possession so that he can sneak up on any person, animal or genetically engineered being and leap right into their souls! The rules are up to you - enjoy the freedom.
Shield King
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Lunacid cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Fight off hordes of enemies, slay Bosses, Dash through enemies and push them off the buildings In this shield themed roguelite.
Arx Fatalis
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Lunacid.
Reviewers of Lunacid cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Lunacid.
This critically acclaimed first-person RPG from Arkane Studios takes the player on an amazing journey into the fantasy world of Arx. Arx is wrought with turmoil, brought to the brink of destruction by a violent war.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Lunacid at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~64% under Lunacid on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Lunacid.
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 ~64% under Lunacid on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Lunacid.
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!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under Lunacid on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Lunacid.
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?
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under Lunacid on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Lunacid.
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!
Inscryption
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under Lunacid on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Lunacid.
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...
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~64% under Lunacid on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Lunacid.
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 ~64% under Lunacid on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Lunacid.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
Noita
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under Lunacid on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Lunacid.
Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Lunacid.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Lunacid.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Lunacid.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Lunacid.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Lunacid.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.).
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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.
Dread Delusion
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Lunacid.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Lunacid.
Dread Delusion is an open world RPG brimming with strange places and dark perils. Carve your own path through the flying continents of a shattered land. Discover curious towns, unearth occult secrets, master powerful magic - and change the world through your choices.
Sands of Aura
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Lunacid.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Lunacid.
Sands of Aura is an open-world action adventure with a fantasy setting of a realm in its twilight--a world buried beneath a sea of sand. Sail across the sandseas to return life to a dying world in an unforgettable experience that is equal parts engaging story and unrelenting, souls-like combat.
Vigil: The Longest Night
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Lunacid.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Lunacid.
Embark on a journey through the longest night with Leila, a valiant member of the Vigilant Order. Delve into the hidden truths shrouded in eternal darkness, unravel the mystery surrounding Leila's enigmatic sister, and confront the eldritch horrors lurking in a world that has lost the light of day.
Salt and Sanctuary
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Lunacid.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Lunacid.
Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.
Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Lunacid.
A hardcore high fantasy isometric action RPG set in a huge sandbox world ruled by magic and monsters. Master deep skill-based combat, forge powerful builds, explore unforgiving lands and dungeons, face brutal boss fights, uncover ancient secrets, and save Plamen from its inevitable doom!
Death's Gambit: Afterlife
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Lunacid.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Lunacid.
Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.
Songbringer
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Lunacid.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Lunacid.
Imagine if the original Zelda game was set in a science-fiction galaxy. Explore this open-world, action RPG with roguelike and metroidvania elements. Mighty bosses lurk deep within procedurally-generated dungeons. Wield, vanquish, unearth, collect, craft, progress, trip, adventure.
Verho - Curse of Faces
WHY THIS
Shares real time combat and an atmospheric mood with Lunacid.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares RPG with Lunacid.
Verho, a Dark RPG following the tradition of the King’s Field series, takes place after the catastrophic Era of Solitude, where masks have become the only protection against the Curse of Faces. Travel to the land of Yariv, find the source of this scourge and face its dangers.
Frequently asked about Lunacid
- Is Lunacid verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Lunacid 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 Lunacid cost?
- Lunacid is listed on Steam at 13.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Lunacid?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Lunacid are Dread Delusion, Sands of Aura, Vigil: The Longest Night.
- Who developed Lunacid?
- Lunacid was developed by KIRA LLC and published by KIRA LLC, CRITICAL REFLEX.
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