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Games like Mad King Redemption

If Mad King Redemption is your kind of game, the closest matches are MagicalGirl Mimi, Shing! and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, intense and nostalgic. 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 Mad King Redemption: Mad King Redemption is a unique blend of a traditional beat'em'up game with strong roguelite progression, mixed in a pixelated graphic style in a 2.5D world. Relieve the king from his madness while beating up corrupted enemies, in a fresh way at every run!

2026ActionStrategyIndieAdventureEarly Access13.49 USDWindowsby SECRET MISSION
Mad King Redemption — Steam game cover
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Co op multiplayer makes the game more fun and significantly easierFour distinct characters with unique abilities and corruption mechanicsGolden axe style arcade nostalgia with modern graphicsChallengingIntenseNostalgic

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Steam players who put hours into Mad King Redemption 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. MagicalGirl Mimi

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Mad King Redemption fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mad King Redemption.

    Girls fight with magic! This is an exciting action game with a 16-bit taste!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Shing!

    WHY THIS

    Shares combo based combat and a challenging mood with Mad King Redemption.

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

    Experience the most exciting and immersive beat-em-up combat system ever – become a kickass ninja and slice some demons in style!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate

    WHY THIS

    Shares co op multiplayer, combo based combat, action and an intense mood with Mad King Redemption.

    Third-strongest match for Mad King Redemption fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Mad King Redemption.

    TMNT Splintered Fate - Unleash the Turtles in a roguelike quest to rescue Splinter from the Foot Clan! Master ninja skills, unite in bodacious co-op gameplay, and conquer iconic NYC locales.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Absolum

    WHY THIS

    Shares co op multiplayer, roguelite progression and a challenging mood with Mad King Redemption.

    Ranked #4 for Mad King Redemption fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mad King Redemption.

    Fight as the outcast heroes of Talamh in a fierce battle to retake magic from Sun King Azra’s grasp in Absolum, an original roguelite beat ‘em up by Dotemu.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Star Fire: Eternal Cycle

    WHY THIS

    Shares combo based combat, roguelite progression, action and an intense mood with Mad King Redemption.

    Ranked #5 for Mad King Redemption fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Mad King Redemption.

    Star Fire is a love letter to classic arcade side-scrollers, reimagined with roguelite progression, modern action polish, and that “just one more run” itch. It’s fast, punchy, and all about no-pressure fun with tight combat, slick movement, and endless ways to cause chaos.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie16.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Lost Castle / 失落城堡

    WHY THIS

    Shares co op multiplayer and a nostalgic mood with Mad King Redemption.

    Ranked #6 for Mad King Redemption fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mad King Redemption.

    Lost Castle is an action RPG beat'em up with roguelike elements and randomized dungeons for up to four players online and local!

    2016ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Rogue Stormers

    WHY THIS

    Shares co op multiplayer and an intense mood with Mad King Redemption.

    Ranked #7 for Mad King Redemption fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mad King Redemption.

    An action packed platform shooter mashed-up with roguelike and RPG elements, crazy 3D graphics and co-op multiplayer for one to 4 players.

    2016ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Abyss Odyssey

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Mad King Redemption.

    Ranked #8 for Mad King Redemption fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mad King Redemption.

    From indie Chilean developer ACE Team comes a new side-scrolling action adventure game featuring a complex fighting engine in procedurally generated levels that destines its three warriors to battle a different abyss each time! Choose your hero and also learn to possess your enemies in the abyss…

    2014ActionIndieAdventure4.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Mad King Redemption at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Mad King Redemption on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Mad King Redemption.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Mad King Redemption on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Mad King Redemption.

    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 ↗
  3. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~48% under Mad King Redemption on Steam right now. Shares Action and Early Access with Mad King Redemption.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under Mad King Redemption on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Mad King Redemption.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Mad King Redemption on Steam right now. Shares Action with Mad King Redemption.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Sid Meier's Civilization® V

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Mad King Redemption on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Mad King Redemption.

    Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!

    2010Strategy7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~54% under Mad King Redemption on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mad King Redemption.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under Mad King Redemption on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mad King Redemption.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Mad King Redemption.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

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

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Shing!

    WHY THIS

    Shares combo based combat and a challenging mood with Mad King Redemption.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Mad King Redemption.

    Experience the most exciting and immersive beat-em-up combat system ever – become a kickass ninja and slice some demons in style!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate

    WHY THIS

    Shares co op multiplayer, combo based combat, action and an intense mood with Mad King Redemption.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Strategy with Mad King Redemption.

    TMNT Splintered Fate - Unleash the Turtles in a roguelike quest to rescue Splinter from the Foot Clan! Master ninja skills, unite in bodacious co-op gameplay, and conquer iconic NYC locales.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Star Fire: Eternal Cycle

    WHY THIS

    Shares combo based combat, roguelite progression, action and an intense mood with Mad King Redemption.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Strategy with Mad King Redemption.

    Star Fire is a love letter to classic arcade side-scrollers, reimagined with roguelite progression, modern action polish, and that “just one more run” itch. It’s fast, punchy, and all about no-pressure fun with tight combat, slick movement, and endless ways to cause chaos.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie16.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Abyss Odyssey

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Mad King Redemption.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Mad King Redemption.

    From indie Chilean developer ACE Team comes a new side-scrolling action adventure game featuring a complex fighting engine in procedurally generated levels that destines its three warriors to battle a different abyss each time! Choose your hero and also learn to possess your enemies in the abyss…

    2014ActionIndieAdventure4.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Mad King Redemption

How much does Mad King Redemption cost?
Mad King Redemption is listed on Steam at 13.49 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Mad King Redemption have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Mad King Redemption supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Mad King Redemption?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Mad King Redemption are MagicalGirl Mimi, Shing!, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate.
Who developed Mad King Redemption?
Mad King Redemption was developed by SECRET MISSION and published by Pixel Doors.

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 Mad King Redemption.

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