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Games like Upgrader

If Upgrader is your kind of game, the closest matches are Steven, Wizard Shrimp and Slay the Horde — 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 Upgrader: A Top down action adventure upgrading rougelike, which introduces alot of ways to create the ultimate upgrader! Lots of customization with pets weapons and accessory's.

2023ActionStrategyAdventureCasual0.99 USDWindowsby Socks Studio
Upgrader — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Upgrader 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. Steven

    WHY THIS

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

    Steven is a vampire-survivor-style game where you play as Steven, the swan. Use his attacks to devour enemies, earning points to upgrade Steven and make him stronger for the upcoming waves.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Wizard Shrimp

    WHY THIS

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

    Wizard Shrimp™ is a bullet-hell roguelite game where you play as a Shrimp who is inexplicably also a Wizard?! Battle your way out of a slimy swamp, escape amethyst caves, and climb the Mushroom Wizard's Tower to become the most powerful Shrimp this world has ever seen!

    2024ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Slay the Horde

    WHY THIS

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

    This game is an attempt at combining horde survival with a roguelike deckbuilder card game. Unfortunately, the result is a rather generic fantasy chaos generator.

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  4. Fire Path

    WHY THIS

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

    Embark on a pixelated journey through "Fire Path," where mischievous goblins and haunting ghosts light your way. Master challenging gameplay, adapt to diverse enemies, and explore atmospheric landscapes. Can you conquer the flames? Your 2D adventure awaits! 🔥🎮

    2024ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. 洞天

    WHY THIS

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

    关于这款游戏在充满怪物的洞天中,坚持到最后并击杀boss,夺取洞天的灵气!通过类似幸运房东的升级系统组成你的牌库,对你的能力进行提升、使能力进化!你将成为洞天的幸存者,还是会成为一抔黄土?

    2024ActionStrategyIndie1.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Chew Chew Mimic

    WHY THIS

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

    100 challenging levels with fun cut scenes, 4 different knights with different personalities, a great soundtrack, and all the puns you can tolerate.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure6.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Talus

    WHY THIS

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

    Control Talus in this challenging boss rush where you'll face increasingly stronger enemies

    2023ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. The Awakening of the Bleak Dimension

    WHY THIS

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

    The portal to the dreaded Bleak Dimension has been opened, unleashing terrifying creatures. Your mission is to seal it before it's too late! In The Awakening of the Bleak Dimension, a fantasy RPG you will face brutal challenges, evolve your character and forge powerful equipment.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. UBERMOSH

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Upgrader on Steam right now. Shares Action with Upgrader.

    UBERMOSH is an arcade game about cutting bullets with a sword, in a gun-filled cyberpunk mosh pit.

    2015ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Miss Neko

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Upgrader on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with Upgrader.

    Together the full picture of all the lovely beast ladies with your own hands, play Yakyuken with them, collect their portraits. Hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable game time:)

    2019ActionCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. QUICKERFLAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Upgrader on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Upgrader.

    QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Save Jesus

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Upgrader on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Upgrader.

    Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!

    2016IndieCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Barro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Upgrader on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Upgrader.

    Choose your little car and race!

    2018IndieCasualRacing0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Gachi Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Upgrader on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Upgrader.

    Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Trip to Vinelands

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Upgrader on Steam right now. Shares Action with Upgrader.

    Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.

    2016ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. TTV2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Upgrader on Steam right now. Shares Action with Upgrader.

    TTV2 is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame, sequel to Trip to Vinelands.

    2017ActionIndie0.49 USDSteam ↗

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 and Adventure with Upgrader.

    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. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. 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 Upgrader.

    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 ↗
  4. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Upgrader

How much does Upgrader cost?
Upgrader is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Upgrader?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Upgrader are Steven, Wizard Shrimp, Slay the Horde.
Who developed Upgrader?
Upgrader was developed by Socks Studio and published by Lunatic 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 Upgrader.

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