Games like Samurai Survivors
If Samurai Survivors is your kind of game, the closest matches are Binding of Elements, Time Wasters and X Invader — 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 Samurai Survivors: Slash through hordes of enemies and become the ultimate swordmaster! In this action rogue-lite, choose from variety of weapons and upgrades to create game-breaking synergies. Survive against unique types of enemies as you get older and suffer from the curse of undying
Players who liked Samurai Survivors also play
Steam players who put hours into Samurai Survivors 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.
Binding of Elements
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Top pick for Samurai Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Samurai Survivors.
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.
Time Wasters
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Samurai Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Samurai Survivors.
Time Wasters is a space shooter bullet heaven roguelite. Equip and upgrade weapons, destroy swarms of enemies, and collect Time & Space Cubes to bend the timeline to your advantage.
X Invader
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Samurai Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Samurai Survivors.
X Invader is an action roguelite where you hack into big corporations' servers. Use add-ons from fellow hackers to defeat monsters. Powerful, cute bosses guard these servers!
Shape Shifter: Formations
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Samurai Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Samurai Survivors.
Shape Shifter: Formations is an action twin-stick shooter with rogue-lite elements, where you must destroy hordes of geometric enemies alone or with a friend. Select your ship and combine a large variety of weapons, abilities and infinitely stacking upgrades to craft your own unique build.
ARRIVAL: ZERO EARTH
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Ranked #5 for Samurai Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Samurai Survivors.
Fight giant War of the Worlds -style aliens invading Finland during a Winter in the 90's. Build an army of local townspeople in this chaotic semi-autobattler roguelike. Navigate through different biomes to obliterate the aliens from cosmic dimensions.
Army of Ruin
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Samurai Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Samurai Survivors.
Wreak havoc on countless foes with mighty weapons and deadly spells! Enhance your skills and face even greater dangers! Army of Ruin is an auto-shooter where you become the Bullet Hell.
Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Samurai Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Samurai Survivors.
Welcome to Slime 3K, an unhinged roguelite bullet-heaven set in the Despot’s Game universe! Build a deck of crazy weapons, grow stronger and devour hordes of pink puny humans as a murderous jelly blob on a warpath of death, violence and pretzels.
Larva Mortus
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Samurai Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Samurai Survivors.
Larva Mortus is a fast-paced hack and slash top-down shooter. As an agent specializing in exorcism, you are tasked to hunt monsters of the supernatural in a dark, ominous, and randomly generated atmosphere full of undead, terrifying and demonic nightmares.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Samurai Survivors at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Samurai Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Samurai Survivors.
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?
The Test
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Priced ~60% under Samurai Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Samurai Survivors.
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 ~70% under Samurai Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Samurai Survivors.
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 ~80% under Samurai Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Action with Samurai Survivors.
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.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Samurai Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Action with Samurai Survivors.
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.
shapez
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Priced ~80% under Samurai Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Samurai Survivors.
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!
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™
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Priced ~50% under Samurai Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Action with Samurai Survivors.
Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
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Priced ~60% under Samurai Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Samurai Survivors.
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?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Samurai Survivors.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Samurai Survivors.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Samurai Survivors.
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 Samurai Survivors.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Samurai Survivors.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Magic Archery
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Samurai Survivors.
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.
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Head-to-head comparisons
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Time Wasters
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Samurai Survivors.
Time Wasters is a space shooter bullet heaven roguelite. Equip and upgrade weapons, destroy swarms of enemies, and collect Time & Space Cubes to bend the timeline to your advantage.
Shape Shifter: Formations
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Samurai Survivors.
Shape Shifter: Formations is an action twin-stick shooter with rogue-lite elements, where you must destroy hordes of geometric enemies alone or with a friend. Select your ship and combine a large variety of weapons, abilities and infinitely stacking upgrades to craft your own unique build.
Army of Ruin
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Samurai Survivors.
Wreak havoc on countless foes with mighty weapons and deadly spells! Enhance your skills and face even greater dangers! Army of Ruin is an auto-shooter where you become the Bullet Hell.
Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Samurai Survivors.
Welcome to Slime 3K, an unhinged roguelite bullet-heaven set in the Despot’s Game universe! Build a deck of crazy weapons, grow stronger and devour hordes of pink puny humans as a murderous jelly blob on a warpath of death, violence and pretzels.
Frequently asked about Samurai Survivors
- Is Samurai Survivors verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Samurai Survivors 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 Samurai Survivors cost?
- Samurai Survivors is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Samurai Survivors?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Samurai Survivors are Binding of Elements, Time Wasters, X Invader.
- Who developed Samurai Survivors?
- Samurai Survivors was developed by NightByte Games.
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 Samurai Survivors.
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