Games like Against Great Darkness
If Against Great Darkness is your kind of game, the closest matches are Ninja Vs. Zombies 3, Hell Throne and Death Must Die — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its engaging short run structure, atmospheric and challenging. 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 Against Great Darkness: 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.
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Ninja Vs. Zombies 3
WHY THIS
Top pick for Against Great Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Against Great Darkness.
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.
Hell Throne
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Against Great Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Against Great Darkness.
A fast-paced action roguelite game with bullet hell elements, encounter based combat and high replayability. Make your way through monster infested realms as you pick and choose from a multitude of upgrades and abilities to create the meanest build possible!
Death Must Die
WHY THIS
Shares roguelite progression, replayability and atmospheric with Against Great Darkness.
Third-strongest match for Against Great Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Against Great Darkness.
Descend the nether in search of Death himself! Choose from God-given powers to slay his hordes of minions. Unlock new heroes, collect powerful items and create game-breaking synergies in this roguelite hack and slash survivors game.
Achilles: Survivor
WHY THIS
Shares build variety, roguelite progression, roguelite and a challenging mood with Against Great Darkness.
Ranked #4 for Against Great Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Against Great Darkness.
Thousands of enemies. One survivor. Fight like a demigod, build deadly defenses, and grow stronger after every run in this fast-paced bullet heaven set in mythic Greece.
Halls of Torment
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Against Great Darkness.
Ranked #5 for Against Great Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Against Great Darkness.
Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?
Pathfinder: Gallowspire Survivors
WHY THIS
Shares bullet hell, permadeath, roguelite and an atmospheric mood with Against Great Darkness.
Ranked #6 for Against Great Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Against Great Darkness.
A roguelite survivor game set in the beloved world of Pathfinder. Enter Gallowspire, Pathfinder’s legendary tower of darkness, alongside your fearless companion. Slay hordes of enemies, upgrade your arsenal, and overcome deadly bosses to seal away the ancient king of undeath Tar-Baphon!
Overture
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and a hypnotic mood with Against Great Darkness.
Ranked #7 for Against Great Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Against Great Darkness.
Overture is an action-adventure roguelike which draws heavy inspiration from hits such as Diablo, Realm of The Mad God, Zelda, and The Binding of Isaac. Explore vast randomly generated dungeons and slay hordes of cunning enemies!
NIMRODS
WHY THIS
Shares bullet hell, procedural generation and a stressful mood with Against Great Darkness.
Ranked #8 for Against Great Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Against Great Darkness.
Assemble a limitless arsenal in this survive-em-up roguelite shooter. As a Gun Manufacturer's testing force, your mission is simple: test the latest gun tech and scavenge alien planets. Collect insane weapon parts to invent crazy guns that slay thousands. You may not survive, but your guns will!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Against Great Darkness at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Against Great Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Against Great Darkness.
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 ~57% under Against Great Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Against Great Darkness.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~46% under Against Great Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Against Great Darkness.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under Against Great Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Against Great Darkness.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~79% under Against Great Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Against Great Darkness.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Against Great Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Against Great Darkness.
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 ~57% under Against Great Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Against Great Darkness.
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!
A Short Hike
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under Against Great Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Against Great Darkness.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Against Great Darkness.
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 Against Great Darkness.
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 Against Great Darkness.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Disfigure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Against Great Darkness.
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!
Paper Lily - Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Against Great Darkness.
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Against Great Darkness.
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
Tails Noir: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Against Great Darkness.
Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
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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.
Achilles: Survivor
WHY THIS
Shares build variety, roguelite progression, roguelite and a challenging mood with Against Great Darkness.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Against Great Darkness.
Thousands of enemies. One survivor. Fight like a demigod, build deadly defenses, and grow stronger after every run in this fast-paced bullet heaven set in mythic Greece.
Halls of Torment
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Against Great Darkness.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Against Great Darkness.
Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?
Pathfinder: Gallowspire Survivors
WHY THIS
Shares bullet hell, permadeath, roguelite and an atmospheric mood with Against Great Darkness.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Against Great Darkness.
A roguelite survivor game set in the beloved world of Pathfinder. Enter Gallowspire, Pathfinder’s legendary tower of darkness, alongside your fearless companion. Slay hordes of enemies, upgrade your arsenal, and overcome deadly bosses to seal away the ancient king of undeath Tar-Baphon!
NIMRODS
WHY THIS
Shares bullet hell, procedural generation and a stressful mood with Against Great Darkness.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Against Great Darkness.
Assemble a limitless arsenal in this survive-em-up roguelite shooter. As a Gun Manufacturer's testing force, your mission is simple: test the latest gun tech and scavenge alien planets. Collect insane weapon parts to invent crazy guns that slay thousands. You may not survive, but your guns will!
Frequently asked about Against Great Darkness
- Does Against Great Darkness run on Steam Deck?
- Against Great Darkness 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 Against Great Darkness cost?
- Against Great Darkness is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Against Great Darkness?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Against Great Darkness are Ninja Vs. Zombies 3, Hell Throne, Death Must Die.
- Who developed Against Great Darkness?
- Against Great Darkness was developed by Hitreg Studios and published by Hitreg Studios .
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