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Games like Arcane Survivors

If Arcane Survivors is your kind of game, the closest matches are Further Still: Survivors, SurvivalScape and We'reWolves — 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 Arcane Survivors: Write your own spells by joining a verb to a noun. ArcaneSurvivors is a horde-survival roguelite set in a library that is falling apart. Build from 1,008 combinations, gamble your sanity for stronger runes, and survive 20 minutes.

ActionIndieWindowsby Ark
Arcane Survivors — Steam game cover

Players who liked Arcane Survivors also play

Steam players who put hours into Arcane Survivors 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. Further Still: Survivors

    WHY THIS

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

    Pick and choose between tons of weapons, spells and equipment to create a build capable of surviving a never-ending horde of monsters. Find a build, break the game and see how far you can take it.

    2022ActionIndieEarly Access3.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. SurvivalScape

    WHY THIS

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

    Immerse yourself in SurvivalScape, a fast-paced auto-shooter bullet hell! Select your hero from a diverse roster, each boasting unique abilities and play-styles. Battle relentless waves of enemies, gather crystals to level up, and face off against formidable bosses. Can you survive?

    2024ActionIndieRPG1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. We'reWolves

    WHY THIS

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

    Slay the hordes and survive the night! Journey through a wild and untamed world filled with dangerously relentless foes. In this bullet heaven inspired by Vampire Survivors, you'll use a wide range of melee and ranged weapons to stay safe while you duck and dodge through massive waves of enemies.

    2024ActionIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Gods vs Steam

    WHY THIS

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

    We're two developers making a physics-driven horde-survival roguelite where throwing an enemy out of your way can be just as important as killing it.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. Wizard’s Path: Palette of Spells

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Arcane Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Arcane Survivors.

    A survivors-like action roguelite where you discover your class through the spells you choose. Transform into one of 470+ mages, unlock them for future runs, bend the rules with 30+ runes, raise other players' fallen mages, and climb the Endless leaderboards.

    2026ActionEarly AccessSteam ↗
  6. The Wand Wizard

    WHY THIS

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

    Create insane combinations of power and break the game in every possible way to get your name on the leaderboards! Each round you evolve but the enemies increase...

    2023ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Where Giants Fall

    WHY THIS

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

    Survive procedural fantasy biomes in a 3D top-down bullet-heaven action roguelite with survivors-like build growth. Upgrade auto-fire weapons, earn and upgrade active abilities, unlock level-10 ultimates, defeat bosses, and push into Endless Mode.

    ActionIndieSteam ↗
  8. Stickman: Waves Of Doom

    WHY THIS

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

    Stickman: Waves of Doom is a horde survivor game with minimalistic graphics where endless enemies crash down upon you in waves of pure chaos and destruction while maintaining steady FPS.

    2025ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Ark

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

  1. MirrorBullet

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Ark, the studio behind Arcane Survivors. Shares Indie with Arcane Survivors.

    An unreflected shot cannot kill anything. Place a handful of mirrors, fire once, and let the enemy's own volley solve the board. 288 deterministic stages across thirteen board sizes, from five-cell-tall teaching grids to full circuits, every par proven minimal by a solver.

    StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗
  2. Dead Man's Pass

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Ark, the studio behind Arcane Survivors. Shares Indie with Arcane Survivors.

    Inspect travel passes and question the strangers who reach your mountain gate after dark. In this yokai inspection game, compare every face, paper, and answer, then let them pass, turn them away, or draw your sword. Your family and the village bear the cost.

    IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  3. Sushi Gacha: Auto Battler

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Ark, the studio behind Arcane Survivors. Shares Indie with Arcane Survivors.

    Gacha-powered auto battler, ten minutes a run. Spin for sushi figures, line up four on the counter, and watch them fight lineups other players left behind. Stack copies for stars, blend two into a new kind, beat a chef boss every fourth round. No paid gacha, no timers.

    StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Arcane Survivors

What games are most similar to Arcane Survivors?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Arcane Survivors are Further Still: Survivors, SurvivalScape, We'reWolves.
Who developed Arcane Survivors?
Arcane Survivors was developed by Ark.

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 Arcane Survivors.

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