Games like Talented
If Talented is your kind of game, the closest matches are NIMRODS, HYPERGUN and Boneraiser Minions — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, competitive and contemplative. 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 →Talented is a 2024 action roguelite by TurtleFox Games featuring randomly generated skill trees that create unique builds for each run. Players survive waves from four directions across a long campaign structured for short sessions, with boss fights, enemy variety, and multiple difficulty modes. Class specialization offers distinct playstyles and viable builds, while challenge modes and a high achievement count keep completionists engaged. Players describe the rng-driven skill trees as creating a magical feeling when synergies click. The arcade-style action adventure supports multiple characters with distinct systems and is playable on Steam Deck. It holds a 91% positive rating from over 1000 Steam reviews at $3.99.
About Talented: Slay waves of spooky enemies for 20 nights to survive 'The Demonic Conveyor Belt'. Talented is an arcade roguelite with randomly generated skill trees. Choose your upgrades and abilities wisely and you might just make it out alive. Are you truly Talented?
Players who liked Talented also play
Steam players who put hours into Talented 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.
NIMRODS
WHY THIS
Shares meta progression, procedural generation and a challenging mood with Talented.
Top pick for Talented fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Talented.
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!
HYPERGUN
WHY THIS
Shares a lighthearted mood with Talented.
Second-strongest match for Talented fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Talented.
Fight through waves of alien interlopers and save the world as Dewey Owens in HYPERGUN, a fast-paced roguelite shooter centering around a procedural weapon of questionable effectiveness. Enter the simulation. Build the HYPERGUN!
Boneraiser Minions
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation with Talented.
Third-strongest match for Talented fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Talented.
Amass an army of undead to fight endless waves of heroes intent to end your boneraising ways! In this gothic auto-battler rogue-lite Survivor-like, use the bones of slain heroes to raise your minions, collect relics and spells, and unlock meta upgrades, all to survive King Gigald's crusade!
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Talented.
Ranked #4 for Talented fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Talented.
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!
FLERP
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Talented.
Ranked #5 for Talented fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Talented.
Fend off hordes of enemies in this arcade tower defense roguelite with autobattler elements. Build up a team of powerful synergies and become unstoppable.
Hell is Other Demons
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and an intense mood with Talented.
Ranked #6 for Talented fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Talented.
Hell is Other Demons is an action-platform shooter, with Roguelite elements. Explore a sprawling, hand-crafted world full of demons, insanely over-the-top boss fights, and a heavy synthwave soundtrack.
Nova Drift
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Talented.
Ranked #7 for Talented fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Talented.
Nova Drift distills the mechanical depth and strategy of an ARPG into classic arcade space combat. Control an endlessly evolving bio-mechanical ship, face legions of strange and deadly foes, and ride the wake of a dying star across the void.
Halls of Torment
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Talented.
Ranked #8 for Talented fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Talented.
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?
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Talented at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Talented on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Talented.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Talented on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Talented.
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 ~63% under Talented on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Talented.
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 ~75% under Talented on Steam right now. Shares Action with Talented.
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.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Talented on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Talented.
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!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Talented on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Talented.
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?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Talented on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Talented.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Talented on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Talented.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Talented.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Talented.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Talented.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Talented.
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?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Talented.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Talented.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
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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.
NIMRODS
WHY THIS
Shares meta progression, procedural generation and a challenging mood with Talented.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Talented.
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!
Boneraiser Minions
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation with Talented.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Talented.
Amass an army of undead to fight endless waves of heroes intent to end your boneraising ways! In this gothic auto-battler rogue-lite Survivor-like, use the bones of slain heroes to raise your minions, collect relics and spells, and unlock meta upgrades, all to survive King Gigald's crusade!
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Talented.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Talented.
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!
Nova Drift
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Talented.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Talented.
Nova Drift distills the mechanical depth and strategy of an ARPG into classic arcade space combat. Control an endlessly evolving bio-mechanical ship, face legions of strange and deadly foes, and ride the wake of a dying star across the void.
Halls of Torment
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Talented.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Talented.
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?
Frequently asked about Talented
- Does Talented run on Steam Deck?
- Talented 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 Talented cost?
- Talented is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Talented?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Talented are NIMRODS, HYPERGUN, Boneraiser Minions.
- Who developed Talented?
- Talented was developed by TurtleFox Games.
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