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The closest matches to Primordial Pain: AMID EVIL, HYPER DEMON, Devil Daggers, Post Void, and Hotline Miami. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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- Released: 2022
- Developer: Jan Malitschek
- Price: $4.99checked Nov 2
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 97% of 35 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Casual
- Platforms: Windows
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About Primordial Pain
The closest matches to Primordial Pain: AMID EVIL, HYPER DEMON, Devil Daggers, Post Void, and Hotline Miami. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Primordial Pain is your kind of game, the closest matches are AMID EVIL, HYPER DEMON and Devil Daggers — 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.
About Primordial Pain: Primordial Pain is a brutally unforgiving, fast paced arena shooter with one key mechanic: Pain. Perform an elegant dance on the fine line between maximum power and certain death.
Is Primordial Pain worth buying?
Too few reviews to call
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- Only 35 Steam reviews so far, not enough to judge.
- Price: $4.99 (checked Nov 2).
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
People who play it also play: AMID EVIL, HYPER DEMON, Devil Daggers
Frequently asked about Primordial Pain
Can I run it?
Does Primordial Pain run on Steam Deck?
Primordial Pain 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 Primordial Pain cost?
Primordial Pain is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Primordial Pain?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Primordial Pain are AMID EVIL, HYPER DEMON, Devil Daggers.
Who developed Primordial Pain?
Primordial Pain was developed by Jan Malitschek.