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Games like Rogue: Genesia

If Rogue: Genesia is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Nightwatch, Sharded World and Halls of Torment — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its constant stream of progression, granular stat manipulation and challenging. 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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Rogue: Genesia is an action rogue-lite that drops players into worlds filled with relentless monster hordes. The game centers on build crafting through card synergy, equipment systems, and class gimmicks, with procedural generation ensuring each run feels fresh. Reviewers highlight the constant stream of meta-progression and the granular stat manipulation that lets players push toward near-divine power spikes as runs develop. Players describe the experience as both epic and contemplative, with quality-of-life options keeping sessions snappy despite the massive content on offer. Challenging difficulty underpins everything, and the 94% positive rating from nearly 4000 Steam reviews reflects strong satisfaction. It costs $10.04 and is playable on Steam Deck.

About Rogue: Genesia: Walk upon a new world and slay foes endangering it. Rogue : Genesia is an action rogue-lite game, where you fight relentless hordes consisting of hundreds and thousands of monsters, make your build, break the balance, defeat bosses and save one of the many worlds.

2025ActionStrategyRPGCasual10.04 USDDeck PlayableWindows · Linuxby Ouadi Huard
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Steam players who put hours into Rogue: Genesia 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. The Nightwatch

    WHY THIS

    Shares meta progression, procedural generation and an intense mood with Rogue: Genesia.

    Top pick for Rogue: Genesia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Rogue: Genesia.

    Fight your way through hordes of monsters in this challenging 2D roguelite. Explore the dark rooms of the wizard tower, unearth and make the most out of the upgrades, talent trees and items available to push through the attack.

    2024ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Sharded World

    WHY THIS

    Shares weapon evolution and a contemplative mood with Rogue: Genesia.

    Second-strongest match for Rogue: Genesia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Rogue: Genesia.

    Sharded World is a reversed bullet hell, rogue-lite, ARPG game combining simple gameplay and great rpg progression. Each level has its own unique features and challenges. Upgradable characters, weapons and orbs. Challenges, daily quests, and leaderboards. Fight, get stronger and defeat the Lich!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Halls of Torment

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Rogue: Genesia.

    Third-strongest match for Rogue: Genesia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Rogue: Genesia.

    Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?

    2024ActionIndieRPG6.66 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Bounty of One

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Rogue: Genesia.

    Ranked #4 for Rogue: Genesia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Rogue: Genesia.

    Fallen hero of the Wild West, you’re wanted and in disgrace! Grab your guns, survive endless hordes of bounty hunters and fight to clear your name! Bounty of One is a fast-paced casual roguelite bullet hell for 1 to 4 players. Dash, Dodge, Shoot, Repeat!

    2023ActionIndieRPG6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Yet Another Zombie Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Rogue: Genesia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Rogue: Genesia.

    The Horde is coming but you're ready to fight it! Assemble your team and decide upon their enhancements to find the most efficient synergies against thousands of the undead. Survive. Then evolve. Then break all the limits in this deceivingly simple but addictive bullet heaven game.

    2023ActionIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Achilles: Survivor

    WHY THIS

    Shares meta progression and a contemplative mood with Rogue: Genesia.

    Ranked #6 for Rogue: Genesia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Rogue: Genesia.

    Thousands of enemies. One survivor. Fight like a demigod, build deadly defenses, and grow stronger after every run in this fast-paced bullet heaven set in mythic Greece.

    2025ActionAdventure6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Blazing Beaks

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Rogue: Genesia.

    Ranked #7 for Rogue: Genesia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Rogue: Genesia.

    Roguelite - where too much greediness can be fatal. A colorful world with armed birds blazing their way through piles of mutants, monsters and creepy creatures. Lots of mysteries to unravel, secrets to discover and levels to explore.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. NeuroVoider

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Rogue: Genesia.

    Ranked #8 for Rogue: Genesia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Rogue: Genesia.

    NeuroVoider is a twin-stick shooter RPG set in a cyber futuristic world about brains shooting around evil robots with nuclear rocket launchers. Battle through the horde of vigilant robots, boost your character with the smoking remains of your victims, and defeat the master NeuroVoider.

    2016ActionIndieRPG13.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Rogue: Genesia

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Rogue: Genesia.

    Reviewers of Rogue: Genesia cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Rogue: Genesia.

    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 ↗
  2. Oxygen Not Included

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Rogue: Genesia.

    Reviewers of Rogue: Genesia cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony simulation game. Deep inside an alien space rock your industrious crew will need to master science, overcome strange new lifeforms, and harness incredible space tech to survive, and possibly, thrive.

    2019IndieSimulation24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Frostpunk

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Rogue: Genesia cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Rogue: Genesia.

    Frostpunk is the first society survival game. As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and infrastructure. What decisions will you make to ensure your society's survival? What will you do when pushed to breaking point? Who will you become in the process?

    2018StrategySimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. RimWorld

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Rogue: Genesia.

    Reviewers of Rogue: Genesia cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Rogue: Genesia.

    A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.

    2018StrategyIndieSimulation34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Convoy

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Rogue: Genesia.

    Reviewers of Rogue: Genesia cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Strategy with Rogue: Genesia.

    Convoy is a tactical roguelike-like inspired by Mad Max and FTL in which you cross a wasteland in search of parts for your broken ship. Presented in pixel art and set in a future post-apocalyptic setting, Convoy is a squad based tactical combat roguelike-like in its core.

    2015ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Megabonk

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and an intense mood with Rogue: Genesia.

    Reviewers of Rogue: Genesia cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Casual with Rogue: Genesia.

    Smash your way through endless waves of enemies and grow absurdly powerful! Grab loot, level up, unlock characters and upgrade to create unique and crazy builds as you fend off hordes of creatures!

    2025ActionIndieCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Rogue: Genesia.

    Reviewers of Rogue: Genesia cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Rogue: Genesia.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Rogue: Genesia.

    Reviewers of Rogue: Genesia cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Strategy with Rogue: Genesia.

    Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok, is a challenging Norse inspired roguelite-survivor game, where you’ll have to survive hordes of creatures that come your way.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Rogue: Genesia at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Rogue: Genesia on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Rogue: Genesia.

    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

    Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Rogue: Genesia.

    Priced ~50% under Rogue: Genesia on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with Rogue: Genesia.

    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 Rogue: Genesia on Steam right now. Shares Action with Rogue: Genesia.

    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 Rogue: Genesia on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Casual with Rogue: Genesia.

    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 Rogue: Genesia on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Rogue: Genesia.

    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 Rogue: Genesia on Steam right now. Shares Action with Rogue: Genesia.

    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. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Rogue: Genesia on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Rogue: Genesia.

    Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Rogue: Genesia on Steam right now. Shares Action with Rogue: Genesia.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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 with Rogue: Genesia.

    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 with Rogue: Genesia.

    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 with Rogue: Genesia.

    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 with Rogue: Genesia.

    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 RPG with Rogue: Genesia.

    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 RPG with Rogue: Genesia.

    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 with Rogue: Genesia.

    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. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Rogue: Genesia.

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Halls of Torment

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Rogue: Genesia.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with Rogue: Genesia.

    Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?

    2024ActionIndieRPG6.66 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Bounty of One

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Rogue: Genesia.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with Rogue: Genesia.

    Fallen hero of the Wild West, you’re wanted and in disgrace! Grab your guns, survive endless hordes of bounty hunters and fight to clear your name! Bounty of One is a fast-paced casual roguelite bullet hell for 1 to 4 players. Dash, Dodge, Shoot, Repeat!

    2023ActionIndieRPG6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Yet Another Zombie Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with Rogue: Genesia.

    The Horde is coming but you're ready to fight it! Assemble your team and decide upon their enhancements to find the most efficient synergies against thousands of the undead. Survive. Then evolve. Then break all the limits in this deceivingly simple but addictive bullet heaven game.

    2023ActionIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Achilles: Survivor

    WHY THIS

    Shares meta progression and a contemplative mood with Rogue: Genesia.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Rogue: Genesia.

    Thousands of enemies. One survivor. Fight like a demigod, build deadly defenses, and grow stronger after every run in this fast-paced bullet heaven set in mythic Greece.

    2025ActionAdventure6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Blazing Beaks

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Rogue: Genesia.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Rogue: Genesia.

    Roguelite - where too much greediness can be fatal. A colorful world with armed birds blazing their way through piles of mutants, monsters and creepy creatures. Lots of mysteries to unravel, secrets to discover and levels to explore.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Rogue: Genesia

Does Rogue: Genesia run on Steam Deck?
Rogue: Genesia is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Rogue: Genesia cost?
Rogue: Genesia is listed on Steam at 10.04 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Rogue: Genesia?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Rogue: Genesia are The Nightwatch, Sharded World, Halls of Torment.
Who developed Rogue: Genesia?
Rogue: Genesia was developed by Ouadi Huard and published by Ouadi Huard, Gamersky Games.

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 Rogue: Genesia.

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