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Games like Pit of Gerstan

If Pit of Gerstan is your kind of game, the closest matches are Edge Ember, Rogue Fortune and Barbarian Lands — 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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About Pit of Gerstan: Pit of Gerstan is a roguelite dungeoneering action game. Hack, slash, throw and blast your way through hordes of enemies and bosses, as you collect various items, upgrades and weapons to create the ultimate dungeon-clearing hero.

ActionIndieAdventureRPGWindows · macOS · Linuxby David Schmidthoffer
Pit of Gerstan — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Pit of Gerstan 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. Edge Ember

    WHY THIS

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

    Edge Ember is a top-down action Roguelike game. You will play characters of different professions, embark on a threatening journey, challenge forces from all sides, and find the answer to save the city-state and the tribe.

    2027ActionIndieRPGSteam ↗
  2. Rogue Fortune

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Pit of Gerstan fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Pit of Gerstan.

    A fast-paced action roguelite where your treasure is your health bar. Gamble your gold for the power to survive a hostile temple that wants it back. Arrange geometric relics into a puzzle grid to build devastating synergies.

    2027ActionAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  3. Barbarian Lands

    WHY THIS

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

    Barbarian Lands is a challenge hardcore, single-player ARPG set in a barbarian open world. The game features Tibia like combat with a lot of different weapons, exploration to find anything, horizontal and vertical, an unique risk/reward progression system, epic loots and dungeons a dangerous world.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  4. Crimson Moon

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Pit of Gerstan fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Pit of Gerstan.

    You are Nephilim: a human-angel hybrid forged to defend humanity with supernatural powers. Fight solo or with a friend to annihilate demons and challenge brutal bosses in relentless melée combat. Rise, violent one. The prophecy is yours to fulfill.

    2026ActionAdventureRPG19.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Ninety Nine Dungeons

    WHY THIS

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

    Japanese-style action RPG dungeon crawler adventure. Explore a top-down map enhanced with full verticality and multi-level dimensions. Discover rare equipment, customize your own unique build and playstyle, and conquer the ever-changing depths!

    2026ActionIndieAdventure4.49 USDSteam ↗
  6. Spiretela

    WHY THIS

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

    Climb the tower, defeat powerful enemies, and uncover the cause of a cosmic instability in this intense roguelike adventure.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  7. Dragon Guardians

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Pit of Gerstan fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Pit of Gerstan.

    Evolve your dragons, build your cave, collect rare power cards, and defeat powerful bosses across dangerous lands. Grow stronger with every battle!

    2027ActionRPGCasualSteam ↗
  8. Bonehold

    WHY THIS

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

    Dungeon Crawler with elements of rogue-like and ARPG games. Kill hordes of enemies, duel mighty bosses, and acquire legendary loot!

    2026ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. 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 Pit of Gerstan.

    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 ↗
  4. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. 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 Pit of Gerstan.

    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.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

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

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Pit of Gerstan

What games are most similar to Pit of Gerstan?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Pit of Gerstan are Edge Ember, Rogue Fortune, Barbarian Lands.
Who developed Pit of Gerstan?
Pit of Gerstan was developed by David Schmidthoffer.

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 Pit of Gerstan.

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