Games like Shadow of the Depth
If Shadow of the Depth is your kind of game, the closest matches are Koboo: The Tree Spirit, Hades II and Savara — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its distinct character playstyles, atmospheric 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.
Get personalized picks →About Shadow of the Depth: Shadow of the Depth is a top-down action Roguelite game. Delve into a dungeon world of light and shadow to eradicate the monsters that ravage your home. Be prepared to step into the abyss before you!
Players who liked Shadow of the Depth also play
Steam players who put hours into Shadow of the Depth 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.
Koboo: The Tree Spirit
WHY THIS
Top pick for Shadow of the Depth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow of the Depth.
Koboo is a fast paced action rogue-lite platformer where you battle against towering hunters as a small tree spirit by attacking their weak points. Forge powerful synergies, explore the Ancient Forest's branching paths, fish, catch bugs and garden to rebuild your home!
Hades II
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadow of the Depth.
Second-strongest match for Shadow of the Depth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow of the Depth.
Battle beyond the Underworld using dark sorcery to take on the Titan of Time in this bewitching sequel to the award-winning rogue-like dungeon crawler.
Savara
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadow of the Depth.
Third-strongest match for Shadow of the Depth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow of the Depth.
In this colorful action roguelite, participate in the festivities organized for the pleasure of the warrior god. Equip your best weapons, prove your valor against powerful monsters, and permanently engrave your name in history!
Risk of Rain (2013)
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadow of the Depth.
Ranked #4 for Shadow of the Depth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow of the Depth.
Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses, either alone or with 3 friends in online co-op.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Shadow of the Depth.
Ranked #5 for Shadow of the Depth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow of the Depth.
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!
Children of Morta
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadow of the Depth.
Ranked #6 for Shadow of the Depth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow of the Depth.
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?
Trinity Fusion
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadow of the Depth.
Ranked #7 for Shadow of the Depth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow of the Depth.
Three fractured realities. One collapsing multiverse. Fast, fluid combat in a dark sci-fi Roguevania where each run begins in a separate universe — then lets you fuse your parallel selves, powers, and worlds to create brutal, ever-evolving builds.
Dreamscaper
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadow of the Depth.
Ranked #8 for Shadow of the Depth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow of the Depth.
By night, delve deep into your subconscious and discover powerful artifacts to conquer your nightmares. By day, explore the city of Redhaven and build relationships to unlock the power of your dreams. DREAM. DIE. WAKE. REPEAT.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Shadow of the Depth
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Grim Dawn
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Shadow of the Depth.
Reviewers of Shadow of the Depth cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow of the Depth.
Enter an apocalyptic fantasy world where humanity is on the brink of extinction, iron is valued above gold and trust is hard earned. This ARPG features complex character development, hundreds of unique items, crafting and quests with choice & consequence.
Devil Slayer - Raksasi
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Shadow of the Depth.
Reviewers of Shadow of the Depth cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow of the Depth.
Devil Slayer - Raksasi is a top-down action game with procedurally generated dungeons, profound roguelike elements, and intuitive soul-like fighting. It's a fair and challenging game, dodging, timing, striking, you need to master them all to fight your way out of this cursed world.
Hades
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Shadow of the Depth cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow of the Depth.
Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Shadow of the Depth at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Shadow of the Depth on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Shadow of the Depth.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Shadow of the Depth on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow of the Depth.
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!
R.E.P.O.
WHY THIS
Priced ~53% under Shadow of the Depth on Steam right now. Shares Action with Shadow of the Depth.
An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Shadow of the Depth on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow of the Depth.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Shadow of the Depth on Steam right now. Shares Action with Shadow of the Depth.
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.
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Shadow of the Depth on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Shadow of the Depth.
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!
Inscryption
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Shadow of the Depth on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow of the Depth.
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Shadow of the Depth on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Shadow of the Depth.
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.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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 Shadow of the Depth.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow of the Depth.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow of the Depth.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Shadow of the Depth.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Shadow of the Depth.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow of the Depth.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
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Head-to-head comparisons
More from ChillyRoom
Other recommendable Steam games by ChillyRoom, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
The World of Kungfu: Dragon and Eagle
WHY THIS
Another title from ChillyRoom, the studio behind Shadow of the Depth. Shares Indie with Shadow of the Depth.
Make a name for yourself in this old-school Wuxia RPG. Explore the chaotic lands of ancient China and engage in challenging turn-based battles to change the world of kungfu forever.
Otherworld Legends
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadow of the Depth.
Another title from ChillyRoom, the studio behind Shadow of the Depth. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow of the Depth.
A "blood-pumping, face-bashing" roguelike brawler. Master heroes of your choice, craft uniquely broken builds, and hack & pummel through a myriad of dungeons in a thrilling rampage.
Xeno Command
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadow of the Depth.
Another title from ChillyRoom, the studio behind Shadow of the Depth.
Defend galaxy against Alien invasion in the RTS offline game with roguelike fun
PlatyGuard: Swarm Slayer
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadow of the Depth.
Another title from ChillyRoom, the studio behind Shadow of the Depth. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow of the Depth.
PlatyGuard: Swarm Slayer is a 2D action roguelike platformer RPG set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, infused with biopunk and dark sci-fi flair. Survive the chaos, clash with mutant foes, and explore mysterious sites in this indie adventure!
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Hades II
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadow of the Depth.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow of the Depth.
Battle beyond the Underworld using dark sorcery to take on the Titan of Time in this bewitching sequel to the award-winning rogue-like dungeon crawler.
Savara
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadow of the Depth.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow of the Depth.
In this colorful action roguelite, participate in the festivities organized for the pleasure of the warrior god. Equip your best weapons, prove your valor against powerful monsters, and permanently engrave your name in history!
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Shadow of the Depth.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow of the Depth.
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!
Children of Morta
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadow of the Depth.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow of the Depth.
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?
Trinity Fusion
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadow of the Depth.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow of the Depth.
Three fractured realities. One collapsing multiverse. Fast, fluid combat in a dark sci-fi Roguevania where each run begins in a separate universe — then lets you fuse your parallel selves, powers, and worlds to create brutal, ever-evolving builds.
Dreamscaper
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadow of the Depth.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow of the Depth.
By night, delve deep into your subconscious and discover powerful artifacts to conquer your nightmares. By day, explore the city of Redhaven and build relationships to unlock the power of your dreams. DREAM. DIE. WAKE. REPEAT.
Frequently asked about Shadow of the Depth
- Is Shadow of the Depth verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Shadow of the Depth is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Shadow of the Depth cost?
- Shadow of the Depth is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Shadow of the Depth?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Shadow of the Depth are Koboo: The Tree Spirit, Hades II, Savara.
- Who developed Shadow of the Depth?
- Shadow of the Depth was developed by ChillyRoom.
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 Shadow of the Depth.
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