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Games like Devil Dead

If Devil Dead is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dragon Mission, Bor and Cursed Castilla (Maldita Castilla EX) — 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 Devil Dead: Retro-inspired 2D action platformer game ! Slash enemies, cast epic spells, and survive Hell’s invasion to defeat the Devil himself.

2022ActionIndie9.99 USDWindows · Linuxby Philippe Paillole, Goto 100 Studio
Devil Dead — Steam game cover

Players who liked Devil Dead also play

Steam players who put hours into Devil Dead 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. Dragon Mission

    WHY THIS

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

    Order in Chaos is kidnapping all the leaders of Dragonia, only Calanguito can stop them. Your chance to become a hero you've always dreamed of, in this action-packed game.

    2021ActionIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Bor

    WHY THIS

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

    Play with Bor the Viking through 4 worlds! Unlock all the secret levels and save his 60 (60!!!!) wives in this colorful old-school platform.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Cursed Castilla (Maldita Castilla EX)

    WHY THIS

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

    Cursed Castilla (Maldita Castilla EX) is an arcade action platformer full of creatures from medieval myths from Spain and the rest of Europe, as well as from chivalric romances. The extended version of the classic Maldita Castilla, originally created by the indie Locomalito.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Beholgar

    WHY THIS

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

    Beholgar is a classically styled metroidvania action adventure. Explore caverns, ancient woods, and deadly castles; battle creatures and solve ancient mysteries at the kingdom.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure1.79 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Sword of Destiny

    WHY THIS

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

    Fight to restore the peace and justice in the world by thwarting the treacherous plans of the King, who turns the innocent into mindless skeletons to conquer the world.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. 99 Levels To Hell

    WHY THIS

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

    99 Levels to Hell is a platform shooter with lots of guns, upgrades, magic, traps and monsters to kill. 99 Levels to Hell is a rogue-like, which means surviving is key and every time you play you get a new set of levels to play. When you complete 10 levels, the 10th being a boss-fight you unlock a door to the next dungeon.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove

    WHY THIS

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

    Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. King Arthur's Gold

    WHY THIS

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

    Would you enjoy building CASTLES, traps and siege machines in MULTIPLAYER? And then undermine your opponents castle and collapse it with 2D PHYSICS & DESTRUCTION?

    2013ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Devil Dead on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Devil Dead.

    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 ~50% under Devil Dead on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Devil Dead.

    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. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Devil Dead on Steam right now. Shares Action with Devil Dead.

    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 ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Devil Dead on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Devil Dead.

    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 ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Devil Dead on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Devil Dead.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Devil Dead on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Devil Dead.

    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 ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Devil Dead on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Devil Dead.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Devil Dead on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Devil Dead.

    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.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2016ActionIndieFree 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 Indie with Devil Dead.

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

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

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

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. Floating Point

    WHY THIS

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

    Floating Point is a peaceful, free game about using a grappling hook to swing yourself gracefully through randomly generated spaces. The only objective is to collect points, and the only thing that increases your points is swinging swiftly, smoothly and elegantly without hitting anything.

    2014IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Cursed Castilla (Maldita Castilla EX)

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Devil Dead.

    Cursed Castilla (Maldita Castilla EX) is an arcade action platformer full of creatures from medieval myths from Spain and the rest of Europe, as well as from chivalric romances. The extended version of the classic Maldita Castilla, originally created by the indie Locomalito.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Beholgar

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Devil Dead.

    Beholgar is a classically styled metroidvania action adventure. Explore caverns, ancient woods, and deadly castles; battle creatures and solve ancient mysteries at the kingdom.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure1.79 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Devil Dead.

    Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Devil Dead

How much does Devil Dead cost?
Devil Dead is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Devil Dead?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Devil Dead are Dragon Mission, Bor, Cursed Castilla (Maldita Castilla EX).
Who developed Devil Dead?
Devil Dead was developed by Philippe Paillole, Goto 100 Studio and published by Philippe Paillole, Goto 100 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 Devil Dead.

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