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Games like CRETE

If CRETE is your kind of game, the closest matches are Neophyte Protocol, Requiem For a Lost World and Orbital Intruder — 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 CRETE: Fight against the Ancestors and other biopunk creatures. Use their DNA to build your own procedural weapons, find a friend and combine your skills to be even more powerful. The further you go, the better rewards you will get for the next run. It is up to you to reveal what is up there in the north.

2026ActionAdventureEarly AccessWindowsby Mayhem Mirror Studios
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Steam players who put hours into CRETE 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. Neophyte Protocol

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for CRETE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Early Access with CRETE.

    Fight through massive alien hordes, craft devastating builds, and discover powerful loot combinations in this fast-paced sci-fi action roguelite. Every decision shapes your run as you push your build to impossible levels of power, alone or with up to four players.

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  2. Requiem For a Lost World

    WHY THIS

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

    A survival roguelike where your weapons fight for you. Survive 30 minutes against endless enemy waves by crafting builds from weapons, items, and elemental reactions. Play solo or with up to 8 players. Every run is an opportunity, every decision is crucial.

    2024ActionIndieRPGFreeSteam ↗
  3. Orbital Intruder

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for CRETE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Early Access with CRETE.

    Explore procedurally generated dead spaceships, complete dangerous contracts, collect loot, control doors and extraction, while an alien monster hunts and grows stronger.

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  4. TouHou Koishi's Enchanted Woods

    WHY THIS

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

    「TouHou Koishi's Enchanted Woods」 is a Touhou fangame.This is a "reverse-construction" action rogue-lite.Koishi vs. Kokoro! But as the playable character, Koishi uses various enhancement cards to continuously strengthen Kokoro. Can she ultimately defeat the Kokoro she has built up herself?

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. HIRUN

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for CRETE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Early Access with CRETE.

    HIRUN is an absolute banger of cyberpunk action roguelite where you blast, dash, and drift through neon-drenched hordes. Stack insane upgrades, unlock dope characters, and slash through deadly bosses. The OVERLORD awaits you. Die, rewire, and dive right back into the grid. Can you survive the rave?

    2026ActionIndieCasualSteam ↗
  6. Catacrypt

    WHY THIS

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

    Catacrypt is an online co-op roguelite dungeon crawler. Enter procedurally generated dungeons to obtain powerful upgrades and craft unique weapons. Descend floors and fight increasingly harder enemies and bosses, all to reach the bottom.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  7. Backyard Bayou

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for CRETE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Early Access with CRETE.

    Grab your shotgun and clear the backyard. Eldritch horrors are crawling out of the bayou, and somebody's gotta deal with them. Fast-paced third-person roguelike shooter with tight runs and monstrous power-ups.

    ActionIndieEarly AccessSteam ↗
  8. One More Depth

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for CRETE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Early Access with CRETE.

    A fast-paced, 4-player co-op action RPG. As an orphan, dive into twisted realms to retrieve the legendary "Precious." Don't let the cute art fool you—lethal threats await in the abyss. Dual-Class Builds: Mix and match classes with diverse loot to craft thousands of unique combat styles.

    ActionIndieEarly AccessSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  2. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

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

    Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!

    2023ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Control, I'm Not Coming Back

    WHY THIS

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

    Control, I'm Not Coming Back is a short and emotional narrative game about a lost astronaut searching for a reason to keep going forward while facing the emptiness of space. Inspired by the Hopecore aesthetic, it’s a story about positivism, friendship and our human connection with Voyager 1.

    2026IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  7. of the Devil

    WHY THIS

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

    Immerse yourself in neon, smoke, and high-stakes legal gambles as a Defense Attorney with uniquely Killer insights in this episodic, diabolically stylish visual novel adventure game.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Electoral Carnage

    WHY THIS

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

    Electoral Carnage is an absurd 2D fighting game featuring America's most famous (and infamous) politicians. If you don't download it you hate America. Also JFK can assassinate himself. What more do you need to know?

    2026ActionFree To PlayEarly AccessFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about CRETE

Does CRETE have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — CRETE supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to CRETE?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside CRETE are Neophyte Protocol, Requiem For a Lost World, Orbital Intruder.
Who developed CRETE?
CRETE was developed by Mayhem Mirror Studios.

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 CRETE.

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