Games like Monster Crawl
If Monster Crawl is your kind of game, the closest matches are Smash Dungeon, Dungeon Souls and Children of Morta — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Monster Crawl: GAUNTLET inspired action roguelike. Fight your way through monster hordes with fast paced, active combat. Explore diverse builds using multiple heroes, abilities & relics. Fight through dungeons full of treasures & traps, and challenge mighty Bosses!
Players who liked Monster Crawl also play
Steam players who put hours into Monster Crawl 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.
Smash Dungeon
WHY THIS
Top pick for Monster Crawl fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Monster Crawl.
Smash Dungeon is a brutal, dark, intense, action rogue-like. Hack and slash your way through the procedurally generated dungeons on your own or in couch co-op, using a combination of armor & weapons upgrades, passive items and power-ups to kill everything in your path to claim the riches below.
Dungeon Souls
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Monster Crawl fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Monster Crawl.
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!
Children of Morta
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Monster Crawl fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Monster Crawl.
Children of Morta is a story-driven action RPG game about an extraordinary family of heroes. Lead the Bergsons, with all their flaws and virtues, against the forthcoming Corruption. Will you be able to sacrifice everything to save the ones you care for?
Ember Knights
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Monster Crawl fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Monster Crawl.
Ember Knights is an action rogue-lite for 1-4 players where you play as legendary knights, the last spark of hope against the mad sorcerer Praxis and his hordes of unwavering fiends. Wield weapons & skills, build synergies with game-changing relics and free the universe of Praxis’ corruption.
Blightbound
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Monster Crawl fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Monster Crawl.
Blightbound is a multiplayer dungeon crawler that tasks three heroes to venture down from their mountain refuge to face the abominations of the Blight - a mysterious and corrupting fog that enshrouds the land.
Legend of Dungeon
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Monster Crawl fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Monster Crawl.
Legend of Dungeon is a randomly generated action RPG Beat'em'up with heavy Rogue-like elements, striking visuals, and dynamic music.
Brotato
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Monster Crawl fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Monster Crawl.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Moon Hunters
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Monster Crawl fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Monster Crawl.
Play alone or with friends! A co-op personality test about exploring an ancient, occult world in 5 days. How will you be remembered?
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Monster Crawl at current Steam store prices.
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Monster Crawl on Steam right now. Shares Action with Monster Crawl.
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.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under Monster Crawl on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Monster Crawl.
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 ~63% under Monster Crawl on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Monster Crawl.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~53% under Monster Crawl on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Monster Crawl.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Monster Crawl on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Monster Crawl.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~81% under Monster Crawl on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Monster Crawl.
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 ~88% under Monster Crawl on Steam right now. Shares Action with Monster Crawl.
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 ~63% under Monster Crawl on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Monster Crawl.
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!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Monster Crawl.
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 Monster Crawl.
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?
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 Monster Crawl.
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.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Monster Crawl.
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.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Monster Crawl.
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.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Monster Crawl.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Monster Crawl.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
Narrow it down
Head-to-head comparisons
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Children of Morta
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Monster Crawl.
Children of Morta is a story-driven action RPG game about an extraordinary family of heroes. Lead the Bergsons, with all their flaws and virtues, against the forthcoming Corruption. Will you be able to sacrifice everything to save the ones you care for?
Ember Knights
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with Monster Crawl.
Ember Knights is an action rogue-lite for 1-4 players where you play as legendary knights, the last spark of hope against the mad sorcerer Praxis and his hordes of unwavering fiends. Wield weapons & skills, build synergies with game-changing relics and free the universe of Praxis’ corruption.
Blightbound
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Monster Crawl.
Blightbound is a multiplayer dungeon crawler that tasks three heroes to venture down from their mountain refuge to face the abominations of the Blight - a mysterious and corrupting fog that enshrouds the land.
Brotato
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Monster Crawl.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Frequently asked about Monster Crawl
- How much does Monster Crawl cost?
- Monster Crawl is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Monster Crawl have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Monster Crawl supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Monster Crawl?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Monster Crawl are Smash Dungeon, Dungeon Souls, Children of Morta.
- Who developed Monster Crawl?
- Monster Crawl was developed by Purple Button.
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 Monster Crawl.
For library-aware picks tuned to your specific taste, sign in with Steam on the home page.