Games like Hero Survival
If Hero Survival is your kind of game, the closest matches are Slay The Zone, Bulletmancer and Eldritch Exterminators — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Hero Survival: Hero Survival is an action-roguelite where you have to shoot down hordes of monsters from classic horror movies one by one to please the Mad Time God. Choose from a variety of skills, weapons, and items to create a unique build for every bizarre character.
Players who liked Hero Survival also play
Steam players who put hours into Hero Survival 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.
Slay The Zone
WHY THIS
Top pick for Hero Survival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Hero Survival.
Face hundreds of monsters, upgrade your equipment and try to survive as long as you can. In this Action Roguelite choose from a variety of upgrades, unlock unique characters and create the best build to slaughter everyone in your path!
Bulletmancer
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Hero Survival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hero Survival.
In this horde survival roguelite you don't move, but you do shoot! Choose a wizard to wield the Arcane Turret, combine different bullet spells and survive until the final boss comes to face you.
Eldritch Exterminators
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Hero Survival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Hero Survival.
Become a possessed gun in this bullet heaven rogue-lite, mowing down hordes of Eldritch minions with chaotic firepower. Harvest souls, hoard artifacts, and craft insane builds to slay gods and break free.
Binding of Elements
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Hero Survival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hero Survival.
In this action-rougelike game you'll have to survive waves of monsters and fight against bosses. You'll be able to combine different elements to get unique abilities and arm yourself against the challenges. Choose from a variety of upgrades and improve your character or abilities.
Extremely Powerful Capybaras
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Hero Survival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hero Survival.
Become the bullet hell as a Capybara in this roguelite adventure! Brave the chaos solo or with up to 4 friends, forge your path through hordes of enemies, gather capy-powering weapons & skills and embrace your inner capybara in this action-packed bullet heaven frenzy!
FatalZone
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Hero Survival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hero Survival.
FatalZone is an auto shooter with roguelike and RPG elements set in a savage world of zombies. Exterminate zombie hordes, collect resources, upgrade your camp, and level up mercenaries. Humanity must survive at any cost!
Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Hero Survival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hero Survival.
Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok, is a challenging Norse inspired roguelite-survivor game, where you’ll have to survive hordes of creatures that come your way.
Sharded World
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Hero Survival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hero Survival.
Sharded World is a reversed bullet hell, rogue-lite, ARPG game combining simple gameplay and great rpg progression. Each level has its own unique features and challenges. Upgradable characters, weapons and orbs. Challenges, daily quests, and leaderboards. Fight, get stronger and defeat the Lich!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Hero Survival at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Hero Survival on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Hero Survival.
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
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Priced ~50% under Hero Survival on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Hero Survival.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
The Test
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Priced ~67% under Hero Survival on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Hero Survival.
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
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Priced ~75% under Hero Survival on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hero Survival.
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
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Priced ~83% under Hero Survival on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with Hero Survival.
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 Hero Survival on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Hero Survival.
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
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Priced ~50% under Hero Survival on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Hero Survival.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Hero Survival on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Hero Survival.
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.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Hero Survival.
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.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Hero Survival.
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 Hero Survival.
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 Hero Survival.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Hero Survival.
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.
Eternal Senia
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Hero Survival.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Disfigure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Hero Survival.
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
![UNBEATABLE [white label] — Steam game cover](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1290490/header.jpg?t=1736770503)
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Other recommendable Steam games by PigeonDev, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Voxel Tanks
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Another title from PigeonDev, the studio behind Hero Survival. Shares Action and Indie with Hero Survival.
Voxel Tanks - hardcore and dynamic top-down arena shooter with voxel graphics and chiptune music.
Awesome Pea
WHY THIS
Another title from PigeonDev, the studio behind Hero Survival. Shares Indie with Hero Survival.
Help the greedy Pea to make his way through a string of levels filled with deadly traps and cute but dangerous enemies and collect all the coins to which he can only reach!
Bucket Knight
WHY THIS
Another title from PigeonDev, the studio behind Hero Survival. Shares Action and Indie with Hero Survival.
Bucket Knight: A pixelated platformer adventure! Help the valiant knight find the Holy Grail, make money to pay his loan, and survive deadly dungeons. Shoot enemies, avoid traps, and collect treasures. Classic run-and-gun action awaits!
Witchcrafty
WHY THIS
Another title from PigeonDev, the studio behind Hero Survival. Shares Action and Indie with Hero Survival.
Witchcrafty is a metroidvania platformer with magical action gameplay, exploration of a weird world, and adorable pixel art graphics. Help the little witch solve the mystery of strange events in the Kingdom, and defeat enemies with fire, lightning, and ice magic.
Explosive Jake
WHY THIS
Another title from PigeonDev, the studio behind Hero Survival. Shares Indie with Hero Survival.
Help the little skeleton to explode the way out from dark dungeon and not explode himself
Awesome Pea 2
WHY THIS
Another title from PigeonDev, the studio behind Hero Survival. Shares Indie with Hero Survival.
Greedy Pea is back in game! Dark dungeons, deadly traps, everything is green, a lot of gold everywhere!
Dungeons & Bombs
WHY THIS
Another title from PigeonDev, the studio behind Hero Survival. Shares Indie with Hero Survival.
Dungeons & Bombs - challenging puzzle game where you need to save your king (or princess?...i am not quite sure) and not to blast yourself up
Awesome Pea 3
WHY THIS
Another title from PigeonDev, the studio behind Hero Survival. Shares Casual with Hero Survival.
Awesome Pea is a fast precision platformer where you must run&jump through a series of challenging stages
Frequently asked about Hero Survival
- Does Hero Survival work on Steam Deck?
- Hero Survival is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does Hero Survival cost?
- Hero Survival is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Hero Survival?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hero Survival are Slay The Zone, Bulletmancer, Eldritch Exterminators.
- Who developed Hero Survival?
- Hero Survival was developed by PigeonDev.
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 Hero Survival.
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