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Games like Kalinur

If Kalinur is your kind of game, the closest matches are Malleus Maleficarum, Golden Knight and Astalon: Tears of the Earth — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and retro. 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 Kalinur: Defeat the mage Kalinur and bring peace back to the kingdom in this mini metroidvania with a lot of action.

2022ActionIndie1.99 USDWindowsby Pixel vs Pixel
Kalinur — Steam game cover
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Players who liked Kalinur also play

Steam players who put hours into Kalinur 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. Malleus Maleficarum

    WHY THIS

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

    A Metroidvania inspired by the mechanics and style of classic games in the genre. Help Mirabel find different ways to explore a haunted mansion and hunt terrifying witches while gaining new weapons and discovering more about the macabre experiments carried out by demonic beings.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Golden Knight

    WHY THIS

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

    Defeat the forces of darkness and bring peace back to the kingdom of Valerond in this action-packed mini metroidvania.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Astalon: Tears of the Earth

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Kalinur.

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

    Uphold your pact with the Titan of Death, Epimetheus! Fight, climb and solve your way through a twisted tower as three unique adventurers, on a mission to save their village from impending doom!

    2021ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Odallus: The Dark Call

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Kalinur.

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

    The old gods have forgotten this land. No one could save our people when darkness started spreading and collecting human souls for its army. Odallus is a classic exploration/action game, inspired by Ghosts’n Goblins, Demon’s Crest and Castlevania.

    2015ActionIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Toziuha Night: Dracula's Revenge

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Kalinur.

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

    Follow the story of Xandria, the iron alchemist. Seeking revenge, she accepts the dangerous mission to put an end to the evil that resides in Dracula's castle and torments the people of Transylvania. Fight with an iron whip in this retro-style & Classic-Vania adventure.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Devil Within: Satgat

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Kalinur.

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

    Join Kim Rip, a Royal Guard whose humanity is gradually slipping away, on a thrilling 2.5D action-adventure platforming journey in 'The Devil Within: Satgat'. Uncover the mysteries of a desolate realm as you engage in stylish battles against formidable foes.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Haiku, the Robot

    WHY THIS

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

    Delve into the depths of a mechanical world in this cute, adventure-exploration game. Explore and fight in a land full of corrupt robots and machinery. All while seeking answers to the mysteries around you.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Castlevania Dominus Collection

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Kalinur.

    Ranked #8 for Kalinur fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Kalinur.

    Three incredible action adventure games from the Castlevania series have finally returned, for the first time! But wait, there's more! Haunted Castle Revisited, a redesigned version of the very first Castlevania arcade game, makes its debut!

    2024ActionRPG24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  2. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Kalinur on Steam right now. Shares Action with Kalinur.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. shapez

    WHY THIS

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

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

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

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Montaro

    WHY THIS

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

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

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

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

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

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. TYRONE vs COPS

    WHY THIS

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

    Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.

    2022ActionIndie0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

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

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. 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 Kalinur.

    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 ↗
  5. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

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

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

More from Pixel vs Pixel

Other recommendable Steam games by Pixel vs Pixel, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. ORCS

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Kalinur.

    Another title from Pixel vs Pixel, the studio behind Kalinur. Shares Action and Indie with Kalinur.

    ORCS is an action/platformer 2D old school inspirated by classic like Castlevania and Ghosts 'n Goblins.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Aleesha's Tower

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Pixel vs Pixel, the studio behind Kalinur. Shares Action and Indie with Kalinur.

    A young woman named Aleesha was hunted and killed accused of witchcraft. Years later she comes back to take revenge on all mankind and it's up to you to stop her.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. How to Become a Ninja: Part 1

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Pixel vs Pixel, the studio behind Kalinur. Shares Action and Indie with Kalinur.

    How to Become a Ninja: Part 1 is a very difficulty game that challenges the player's skills. In it you will have to go through 50 levels in order to become a Ninja.

    2019ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Starlight Squad

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Pixel vs Pixel, the studio behind Kalinur. Shares Action and Indie with Kalinur.

    Lead an elite squad of heroines in this high-energy vertical shmup! Blast through enemy waves, dodge deadly patterns, and take down epic bosses as you fight to free the galaxy from the grip of the Merlian Empire.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Kalinur

How much does Kalinur cost?
Kalinur is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Kalinur?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Kalinur are Malleus Maleficarum, Golden Knight, Astalon: Tears of the Earth.
Who developed Kalinur?
Kalinur was developed by Pixel vs Pixel.

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 Kalinur.

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