Games like Elemental Survivors
If Elemental Survivors is your kind of game, the closest matches are PUTRID SHOT ULTRA, Keeper's Toll and Crafty Survivors — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, chill 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.
Get personalized picks →About Elemental Survivors: Grind, die, upgrade, repeat in this auto-attacking roguelite/RPG! Transform into an enemy-blender with your fave attacks made devastating with equipment, party members, and elemental evolutions. Survive to earn gems to unlock areas, permanent upgrades, characters, and god-like summons.
Players who liked Elemental Survivors also play
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PUTRID SHOT ULTRA
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Elemental Survivors.
Top pick for Elemental Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Elemental Survivors.
A chaotic shoot-em-up roguelite with magic spell casting. Defeat enemies with your gun! Stack tons of passive spells that trigger when you shoot while weaving your unique active spell in between. Blast your enemies with gunfire and magic spells while you dodge through the rubble.
Keeper's Toll
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Elemental Survivors.
Second-strongest match for Elemental Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Elemental Survivors.
Delve into Keeper’s Toll, an action-packed roguelite brimming with challenge and despair. Survive against an onslaught of relentless hordes and grueling bosses with skill-based ARPG gameplay. Embrace the darkness and cleanse these cursed lands.
Crafty Survivors
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Elemental Survivors.
Third-strongest match for Elemental Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Elemental Survivors.
All heroes got corrupted! Unlock a diverse cast of crafty professionals, use their unique skills, create your own builds and defend your home by eliminating hordes of monsters. Gather materials, rebuild your village and craft your way to the origin of this malignous curse!
Twilight Survivors
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Elemental Survivors.
Ranked #4 for Elemental Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Elemental Survivors.
A time-limited survival game infused with rogue-lite elements and an adorable art style! The world has plunged into darkness, and you are its sole beacon of hope. Will you endure until dawn, or succumb to repeated deaths in your quest? Fear not, for you can collect more coins to arm yourself!
Spellbook Demonslayers
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Elemental Survivors.
Ranked #5 for Elemental Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Elemental Survivors.
Slay endless hordes of demons to protect the Cosmic Library! Steal their abilities, find powerful equipment, and unlock the secrets of each spellbook to become unstoppable! Will you be able to destroy the demonic legion?
Gunlocked
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Elemental Survivors.
Ranked #6 for Elemental Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Elemental Survivors.
A twin stick shooter without the twin stick, Gunlocked is a sci-fi action roguelike about careful positioning and upgrade selection. Manage unique targeting systems across multiple weapons and upgrades, as you battle legions of alien ships, and then do it all over again!
Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Elemental Survivors.
Ranked #7 for Elemental Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Elemental Survivors.
Welcome to Slime 3K, an unhinged roguelite bullet-heaven set in the Despot’s Game universe! Build a deck of crazy weapons, grow stronger and devour hordes of pink puny humans as a murderous jelly blob on a warpath of death, violence and pretzels.
Time Wasters
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Elemental Survivors.
Ranked #8 for Elemental Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Elemental Survivors.
Time Wasters is a space shooter bullet heaven roguelite. Equip and upgrade weapons, destroy swarms of enemies, and collect Time & Space Cubes to bend the timeline to your advantage.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Elemental Survivors at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Elemental Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Elemental Survivors.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Elemental Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Elemental Survivors.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Elemental Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Elemental Survivors.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Elemental Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with Elemental Survivors.
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.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Elemental Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Elemental Survivors.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Elemental Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Elemental Survivors.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Elemental Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Action with Elemental Survivors.
You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Elemental Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Elemental Survivors.
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!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Elemental Survivors.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Elemental Survivors.
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.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Elemental Survivors.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Elemental 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.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Elemental Survivors.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Elemental Survivors.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Elemental Survivors.
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.
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Head-to-head comparisons
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Keeper's Toll
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Elemental Survivors.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Elemental Survivors.
Delve into Keeper’s Toll, an action-packed roguelite brimming with challenge and despair. Survive against an onslaught of relentless hordes and grueling bosses with skill-based ARPG gameplay. Embrace the darkness and cleanse these cursed lands.
Crafty Survivors
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Elemental Survivors.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Elemental Survivors.
All heroes got corrupted! Unlock a diverse cast of crafty professionals, use their unique skills, create your own builds and defend your home by eliminating hordes of monsters. Gather materials, rebuild your village and craft your way to the origin of this malignous curse!
Gunlocked
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Elemental Survivors.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Elemental Survivors.
A twin stick shooter without the twin stick, Gunlocked is a sci-fi action roguelike about careful positioning and upgrade selection. Manage unique targeting systems across multiple weapons and upgrades, as you battle legions of alien ships, and then do it all over again!
Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Elemental Survivors.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Elemental Survivors.
Welcome to Slime 3K, an unhinged roguelite bullet-heaven set in the Despot’s Game universe! Build a deck of crazy weapons, grow stronger and devour hordes of pink puny humans as a murderous jelly blob on a warpath of death, violence and pretzels.
Time Wasters
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Elemental Survivors.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Elemental Survivors.
Time Wasters is a space shooter bullet heaven roguelite. Equip and upgrade weapons, destroy swarms of enemies, and collect Time & Space Cubes to bend the timeline to your advantage.
Frequently asked about Elemental Survivors
- Does Elemental Survivors run on Steam Deck?
- Elemental Survivors 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 Elemental Survivors cost?
- Elemental Survivors is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Elemental Survivors?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Elemental Survivors are PUTRID SHOT ULTRA, Keeper's Toll, Crafty Survivors.
- Who developed Elemental Survivors?
- Elemental Survivors was developed by Samobee Games.
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