Games like Forest Fire
If Forest Fire is your kind of game, the closest matches are Grim Horde, I Hate Running Backwards and Swarm Grinder — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its developer responsiveness to feedback, humorous tone and writing and chill. 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 Forest Fire: Be the Forest Fire and burn everything in sight! A Rogue-lite destruction-fest where every pixel is physically simulated. Burn trees, buildings, vehicles, and tiny screaming humans. Dodge bullet-hell rain clouds and pissed-off firefighters to stay alive... Only YOU can start Forest Fires.
Players who liked Forest Fire also play
Steam players who put hours into Forest Fire 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.
Grim Horde
WHY THIS
Top pick for Forest Fire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Forest Fire.
Gather your minions, conquer the lands and become the Darklord! Grim Horde is a fast arcade game with rogue-lite elements, where you lead your armies through the lands of the mortals, raze villages and claim souls. Die and rise again from your ashes and learn new summoning spells.
I Hate Running Backwards
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Forest Fire.
Second-strongest match for Forest Fire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Forest Fire.
I Hate Running Backwards is a never-ending adrenaline packed shoot'em down roguelite that puts the emphasis on destruction and fighting never ending waves of enemies while time traveling through procedurally generated worlds!
Swarm Grinder
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Forest Fire.
Third-strongest match for Forest Fire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Forest Fire.
An action roguelite game with alien swarms and mechs. Battle enemies to make your way through a mass of spreading and evolving cells hosting dormant enemies. Collect a variety of game-changing skills and upgrades to create unique builds.
Skul: The Hero Slayer
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Forest Fire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Forest Fire.
Guide 'Skul' on his quest to single-handedly take on the Imperial Army and rescue his King from captivity, in an action-packed rogue-lite 2D platformer for the ages.
Good Robot
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with Forest Fire.
Ranked #5 for Forest Fire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Forest Fire.
Good Robot is a fast-paced roguelike shoot-em-up that pits you against thousands of robots out to violate your warranty. Explore a procedurally generated sci-fi metropolis and the depths of corporate depravity, but never stop shooting...unless, of course, you're a Bad Robot. You're not, are you?
Nuclear Throne
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Forest Fire.
Ranked #6 for Forest Fire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Forest Fire.
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
Terror of Hemasaurus
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Forest Fire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Forest Fire.
A retro city smash 'em up with satisfying destruction physics. Play as a Giant Monster unleashing terror upon mankind in this modern arcade experience with the action turned up to eleven.
Soulstone Survivors
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Forest Fire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Forest Fire.
Face the Lords of the Void and their endless minions, collect their Soulstones and become a god! In this Action Roguelite, unveil secret spells, craft mighty weapons, unlock multiple characters, discover game-breaking synergies and conquer the power of the void.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Forest Fire at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Forest Fire on Steam right now. Shares Action with Forest Fire.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Forest Fire on Steam right now. Shares Action with Forest Fire.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Forest Fire on Steam right now. Shares Action with Forest Fire.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Forest Fire on Steam right now. Shares Action with Forest Fire.
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!
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Forest Fire on Steam right now. Shares Action with Forest Fire.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Forest Fire on Steam right now. Shares Action with Forest Fire.
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.
Superflight
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Forest Fire on Steam right now. Shares Action with Forest Fire.
Superflight is an intense, easy to learn wingsuit game with an infinite number of beautiful procedurally generated maps. A great game to relax for half an hour and chase your latest highscore!
Post Void
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Forest Fire on Steam right now. Shares Action with Forest Fire.
Post Void is a hypnotic scramble of early first-person shooter design that values speed above all else. Keep your head full and reach the end; Kill what you can to see it mend; Get the high score or try again.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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 with Forest Fire.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Steam Engine Simulator
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Forest Fire.
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.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Forest Fire.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
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More from Chute Apps
Other recommendable Steam games by Chute Apps, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Rogue Star Rescue
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Forest Fire.
Another title from Chute Apps, the studio behind Forest Fire. Shares Action with Forest Fire.
Bullet Hell Insanity + Tower Defense Strategy. Rogue Star Rescue is a quirky new type of rogue-like shooter. Blast your way through diverse planets while rescuing your teammates and gathering traps for your defense strategy. Play solo or online to stop the Rogue Star before it annihilates everything!
Sandbox Skyline
WHY THIS
Another title from Chute Apps, the studio behind Forest Fire.
Build impressive skyscrapers pixel-by-pixel, and protect them from the harsh realities of nature. Each pixel is physically simulated to interact with earthquakes, firestorms, blizzards, and tsunamis. Protect your skyline and expand your territory in this relaxing (yet challenging) sandbox builder.
Infest
WHY THIS
Another title from Chute Apps, the studio behind Forest Fire.
Infest is a roguelike deckbuilder where every pixel on the battlefield can burn, freeze, corrode, shock, and melt. Carefully craft your deck and deploy cards to alter the environment, buff your stats, and unleash stunning pixel-by-pixel damage upon your enemies!
Repterra
WHY THIS
Another title from Chute Apps, the studio behind Forest Fire.
Repterra is a base-building survival RTS set in a world overrun by dinosaurs. Manage your colony while battling massive dino hordes. Breed and ride your own dinos, unlock permanent upgrades, and fight to reclaim the world for humanity.
Mega Prison
WHY THIS
Another title from Chute Apps, the studio behind Forest Fire.
Mega Prison is a prison defense and riot-control strategy game. Deploy guards, dogs, water cannons, barriers, and riot vehicles to contain thousands of inmates as unrest escalates. Manage resources, hold the line, and KEEP THEM IN... at any cost!
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
I Hate Running Backwards
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Forest Fire.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Forest Fire.
I Hate Running Backwards is a never-ending adrenaline packed shoot'em down roguelite that puts the emphasis on destruction and fighting never ending waves of enemies while time traveling through procedurally generated worlds!
Swarm Grinder
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Forest Fire.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Forest Fire.
An action roguelite game with alien swarms and mechs. Battle enemies to make your way through a mass of spreading and evolving cells hosting dormant enemies. Collect a variety of game-changing skills and upgrades to create unique builds.
Nuclear Throne
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Forest Fire.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Forest Fire.
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
Terror of Hemasaurus
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Forest Fire.
A retro city smash 'em up with satisfying destruction physics. Play as a Giant Monster unleashing terror upon mankind in this modern arcade experience with the action turned up to eleven.
Frequently asked about Forest Fire
- Is Forest Fire verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Forest Fire 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 Forest Fire cost?
- Forest Fire is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Forest Fire?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Forest Fire are Grim Horde, I Hate Running Backwards, Swarm Grinder.
- Who developed Forest Fire?
- Forest Fire was developed by Chute Apps.
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 Forest Fire.
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