Games like Forest Fire
Below are 16 hand-picked alternatives to Forest Fire for fans of action, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Forest Fire also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, more from Chute Apps, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
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.
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Grim Horde
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.
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I Hate Running Backwards
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!
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Good Robot
Third-strongest match 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?
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Terror of Hemasaurus
Ranked #4 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.
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Beyond the Long Night
Ranked #6 for Forest Fire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Forest Fire.
Explore a whimsical underground world whilst being chased by a mysterious corrupting force in this charming twin-stick action roguelike! Befriend loveable characters, fend off enemies with chaotic abilities, and uncover the secrets of this subterranean kingdom caught in a time loop.
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Dungeon Souls
Ranked #7 for Forest Fire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Forest Fire.
Dungeon Souls is an action-adventure roguelike dungeon crawler which draws heavy inspiration from Nuclear Throne, Risk of Rain, and Overture. Explore vast procedurally generated dungeons, collect loot, and slay hordes of challenging enemies!
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CRYPTARK
Ranked #8 for Forest Fire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Forest Fire.
Cryptark is a 2D sci-fi shooter where you take on the role of a heavily armed privateer seeking to earn government contracts by boarding deadly alien space-hulks. It's up to you to strategize a plan of attack, pick an equipment loadout, and destroy the central core to be victorious.
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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.
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Rogue Star Rescue
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!
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Sandbox Skyline
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.
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Infest
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!
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Repterra
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.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
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I Hate Running Backwards
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!
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Terror of Hemasaurus
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.
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Beyond the Long Night
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Forest Fire.
Explore a whimsical underground world whilst being chased by a mysterious corrupting force in this charming twin-stick action roguelike! Befriend loveable characters, fend off enemies with chaotic abilities, and uncover the secrets of this subterranean kingdom caught in a time loop.
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CRYPTARK
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Forest Fire.
Cryptark is a 2D sci-fi shooter where you take on the role of a heavily armed privateer seeking to earn government contracts by boarding deadly alien space-hulks. It's up to you to strategize a plan of attack, pick an equipment loadout, and destroy the central core to be victorious.
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, Good Robot.
- 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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