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Games like Archtower

If Archtower is your kind of game, the closest matches are Delver, SULFUR and Heavy Bullets — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative 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.

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About Archtower: Archtower is a mixture of ARPG and Roguelite. Explore the mysterious Tower, build your characters, improve and develop your clan. Use different skills from power crystals to optimize your builds. And try to survive. But don't worry, the game gives you options to keep your life and loot on defeat.

2022ActionIndieAdventureRPGEarly Access11.99 USDWindowsby Blaster Games Studio
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Permadeath doesnt erase all progressPersistent gear upgrades fuel replayabilityQuirky writing adds unexpected charmChallengingContemplativePunishing

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Steam players who put hours into Archtower 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. Delver

    WHY THIS

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

    Delve into the shifting dungeons on your hunt for the Yithidian orb, but getting it might just be the easy part. Delver is a single player first-person action roguelike dungeon crawler, just like you wished they used to make.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. SULFUR

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Archtower.

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

    SULFUR is a modern old-school action-adventure: Outsmart enemies, find treasure, improve weapons, harness powers. Delve deeper, find answers, make it end.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Heavy Bullets

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Archtower.

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

    Heavy Bullets is a randomized FPS dungeon crawler where players make their way through a colorful maze, while protecting themselves from aggressive creatures and malfunctioning security devices. The goal lies at the end of the 8th level, where they must reset the security mainframe to restore order and reap the rewards.

    2014ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. In Celebration of Violence

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Archtower.

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

    A fantasy action roguelike of exploration and murder. Live, kill, die, improve, live again.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Legend of Dungeon

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Archtower.

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

    Legend of Dungeon is a randomly generated action RPG Beat'em'up with heavy Rogue-like elements, striking visuals, and dynamic music.

    2013ActionIndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Risk of Rain (2013)

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Archtower.

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

    Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses, either alone or with 3 friends in online co-op.

    2013ActionIndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Dungeon Souls

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Archtower.

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

    Dungeon Souls is an action-adventure roguelike dungeon crawler which draws heavy inspiration from Nuclear Throne, Risk of Rain, and Overture. Explore vast procedurally generated dungeons, collect loot, and slay hordes of challenging enemies!

    2016ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Ziggurat

    WHY THIS

    Shares perk selection and a whimsical mood with Archtower.

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

    Dungeon-Crawling First Person Shooting at its finest! Fast-paced combat! Dozens of perks, spells and enemies! Level ups! Random Dungeons! Traps! Badass bosses! Carrots!

    2014ActionIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Archtower on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Archtower.

    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 ~58% under Archtower on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Archtower.

    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 ~42% under Archtower on Steam right now. Shares Action and Early Access with Archtower.

    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. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Archtower on Steam right now. Shares Action with Archtower.

    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 ↗
  5. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~48% under Archtower on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Archtower.

    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 ↗
  6. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Archtower on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Archtower.

    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.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Archtower on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Archtower.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under Archtower on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Archtower.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. 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 Archtower.

    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 ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. 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 Archtower.

    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 ↗
  6. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

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

    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.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Archtower

How much does Archtower cost?
Archtower is listed on Steam at 11.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Archtower?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Archtower are Delver, SULFUR, Heavy Bullets.
Who developed Archtower?
Archtower was developed by Blaster Games Studio.

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 Archtower.

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