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Games like Hell Grinder

If Hell Grinder is your kind of game, the closest matches are Watercolor Hell, Tentacuddle and Ninja Vs. Zombies 3 — 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.

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About Hell Grinder: An intense 2D action rogue-lite game. Fight your way level by level through masses of demons and defeat bosses to delve deeper into hell. Collect demon souls to unlock permanent skills and weapons and become even more powerful.

2023ActionIndieCasual3.99 USDWindowsby Mario Jacob
Hell Grinder — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Hell Grinder 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.

  1. Watercolor Hell

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Hell Grinder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hell Grinder.

    A rouge-lite wave survival bullet hell focused on customizing weapons. Evolve weapon specializations from base weapons each run. Level up to compliment your next build with more projectiles, speed, and starting weapons. Complete chapters to get permanent stacking damage and new weapons.

    2022ActionIndieRPGFreeSteam ↗
  2. Tentacuddle

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Hell Grinder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hell Grinder.

    Tentacles have you surrounded! In this score-attack action rogue-lite, sacrifice is the key to reinforcing your power. Set the difficulty of the game and use your Ooze to battle slithering hordes. Maintain your sanity and slither your way to victory!

    2024ActionIndie3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Ninja Vs. Zombies 3

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Hell Grinder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hell Grinder.

    Fight Zombies, Monsters and a Nightmare with your Skills and Upgrades, use your Sword correctly and escape with Smoke Bombs, blast your way or smash Undead side by side with your Ninja Elite like never before. Action-packed meets Survival RogueElite Ninja Game.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Hellrifters

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Hell Grinder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hell Grinder.

    Lead a growing squad of Hellrifters and direct their auto-fire through Hell’s hordes in this twin-stick survivors-like roguelite. Start with one fighter, build into a four-hero firing line, unleash powerful abilities, and return stronger after every descent into the abyss.

    ActionIndieSteam ↗
  5. Scarlet Tower

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Hell Grinder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hell Grinder.

    Hunt during the day, be hunted during the NIGHT! Scarlet Tower is a gothic horror casual game with roguelike and RPG elements, like talent trees, classes, familiars and more!

    2024ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Hell Grinder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hell Grinder.

    Slash and survive a typical workday as Dracula's overworked and underappreciated servant! You'll have a bloody good time as you rampage through New Orleans to find fresh victims for your narcissistic boss.

    2023ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Hell Grinder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hell Grinder.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Against Great Darkness

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Hell Grinder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hell Grinder.

    Against Great Darkness is a brick-breaking, bullet hell, roguelite where you play as a pagan trying to escape Hell's maw. Trigger relics by keeping your disks bouncing, experience unique events where you can obtain incredible loot, and battle hellish bosses while always keeping an eye on your disks.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Hell Grinder at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Hell Grinder on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Hell Grinder.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Hell Grinder on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hell Grinder.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Hell Grinder on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hell Grinder.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Hell Grinder on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with Hell Grinder.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Hell Grinder on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Hell Grinder.

    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.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Hell Grinder on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Hell Grinder.

    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.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Hell Grinder on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Hell Grinder.

    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!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Hell Grinder on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hell Grinder.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Hell Grinder.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Hell Grinder.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Hell Grinder.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Hell Grinder.

    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.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Hell Grinder.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Hell Grinder.

    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!

    2023ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. DORONKO WANKO

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Casual with Hell Grinder.

    『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.

    2024ActionSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. Samorost 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Hell Grinder.

    Explore the beginnings of the Samorost series in the space gnome’s original bite-sized adventure, formerly released in 2003. Now with remastered sounds, enhanced graphics, and new music by Floex.

    2021IndieAdventureCasualFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Hell Grinder

How much does Hell Grinder cost?
Hell Grinder is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Hell Grinder?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hell Grinder are Watercolor Hell, Tentacuddle, Ninja Vs. Zombies 3.
Who developed Hell Grinder?
Hell Grinder was developed by Mario Jacob.

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