Games like Through the Kill Screen
If Through the Kill Screen is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Adventures of Badgersaw Chapter 1, Don't Come Home Until You Save The World and The Adventures of Crackhead Jack: Overdose Edition — picked from the ranked list below. 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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Steam players who put hours into Through the Kill Screen 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.
The Adventures of Badgersaw Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Top pick for Through the Kill Screen fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Through the Kill Screen.
The Adventures of Badgersaw is a darkly comedic adventure RPG featuring dry British banter, absurd monsters, and personality-driven combat. Slap your teammates to restore MP, solve adventure-style puzzles, and try to escape an alien cave where nothing makes sense.
Don't Come Home Until You Save The World
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Through the Kill Screen fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Through the Kill Screen.
All you want to do is stay home in your quiet village town, but you can't. You have to embark on a journey to save the world...because you're the chosen one. Hm? Chosen by who? That's not important right now. What do you mean, "Do you have to?" YES, you have to. Stop asking questions, just go!
The Adventures of Crackhead Jack: Overdose Edition
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Through the Kill Screen fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Through the Kill Screen.
You are Jack, out on a mind-altering quest for crack. Reimagined and updated for Steam, Overdose Edition hopes to satisfy and surprise. Run into new enemies, explore new areas, fight intense turn based battles, and deliver sketchy items to weird people.
WrestleQuest
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Through the Kill Screen fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Through the Kill Screen.
TAG TEAM WITH DESTINY! Pro wrestling and RPG fantasy collide in the ultimate pixel powered adventure. “Macho Man” Randy Savage and tons of other icons offer guidance as you powerbomb your way to glory beyond the ring. This hero’s journey ain’t just an epic quest, it’s WRESTLEQUEST!
Celestine
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Through the Kill Screen fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Through the Kill Screen.
Celestine, by the makers of Final Battle, features an enthralling story with many twists and turns, and a gameplay to satisfy the itch of RPG players. It is a must-have for fans of the old Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest and Breath of Fire.
Damned Daniel
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Through the Kill Screen fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Through the Kill Screen.
The story of a failing business and its owner desperate to pull it out of the gutter. Even if that means turning to an unknown, sinister figure with an even more sinister book. Follow Daniel through shady adventures, battle monsters in turn based combat, and watch as his conscience ebbs away...
A Twisted Tale
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Ranked #7 for Through the Kill Screen fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Through the Kill Screen.
Discover a humouristic point and click adventure inspired by all the masterpieces which made us stick to our computers back in the day (and therefore we played outside way too infrequently). [Chapter 1 available]
The NOexistenceN of Morphean Paradox : The Forest of Silver Shallots
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Through the Kill Screen fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Through the Kill Screen.
You awaken in the Forest of Silver Shallots, setting out to uncover the secret of the Morphean Paradox. Above, factions weave their schemes; below, the black mist hides a swelling undercurrent. Time never stands still, and truth wears many faces. Not everyone can return to their fate…
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Through the Kill Screen at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Through the Kill Screen on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Through the Kill Screen.
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 ~50% under Through the Kill Screen on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Through the Kill Screen.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Through the Kill Screen on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Through the Kill Screen.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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Priced ~75% under Through the Kill Screen on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Through the Kill Screen.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Through the Kill Screen on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Through the Kill Screen.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Through the Kill Screen on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Through the Kill Screen.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Super Hexagon
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Priced ~50% under Through the Kill Screen on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Through the Kill Screen.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Nodebuster
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Through the Kill Screen on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Through the Kill Screen.
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
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 Through the Kill Screen.
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. Shares Adventure with Through the Kill Screen.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Through the Kill Screen.
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 Through the Kill Screen.
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 and Adventure with Through the Kill Screen.
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 and Adventure with Through the Kill Screen.
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 Through the Kill Screen.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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 Through the Kill Screen.
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.
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More from James K. Isaac
Other recommendable Steam games by James K. Isaac, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
New Tricks for Old Gods
WHY THIS
Another title from James K. Isaac, the studio behind Through the Kill Screen. Shares Indie with Through the Kill Screen.
A visual novel set in a cyberpunk-dystopian world inspired by 'Choose Your Own Adventure' stories. You decide where your adventure will take you. Will you escape the oppressive technocracy of a nightmare future, or fall victim to the tyrannous regime of the Grey Authority?
Green: An Orc's Life
WHY THIS
Another title from James K. Isaac, the studio behind Through the Kill Screen. Shares Adventure and RPG with Through the Kill Screen.
A life-simulation card-swiper. Grow an orc. Pilot it through a life of pillage, plunder and gluttony. Build up your horde, become filthy-rich with loot, even become a god!
Shattering Obsidian
WHY THIS
Another title from James K. Isaac, the studio behind Through the Kill Screen. Shares RPG with Through the Kill Screen.
An RPG inspired by the classics, and based upon a series of published stories. A deep, character-driven adventure, in a Fantasy-Steampunk world of betrayal and intrigue.
Frequently asked about Through the Kill Screen
- How much does Through the Kill Screen cost?
- Through the Kill Screen is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Through the Kill Screen?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Through the Kill Screen are The Adventures of Badgersaw Chapter 1, Don't Come Home Until You Save The World, The Adventures of Crackhead Jack: Overdose Edition.
- Who developed Through the Kill Screen?
- Through the Kill Screen was developed by James K. Isaac.
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 Through the Kill Screen.
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