Games like Wanted Shadows
If Wanted Shadows is your kind of game, the closest matches are Skybreakers, Headbangers in Holiday Hell and Sharded World — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its cheap with regular updates, challenging and chill. 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 Wanted Shadows: Decimate thousands of demons on All Hallows' Eve to protect your infernal home. Wanted Shadows is a bullet heaven roguelite where the difference between overpowering and being overpowered lies in your skill and wit.
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Skybreakers
WHY THIS
Shares weapon variety, wave based combat and a whimsical mood with Wanted Shadows.
Top pick for Wanted Shadows fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Wanted Shadows.
Skybreakers is an action roguelike thriller. Choose from various characters, arm yourself with a vast array of weapons, and create your own unique build by combining artifacts, random talents, abilities, and bonds. Plunge into exhilarating combat and use unique abilities to defeat the evil.
Headbangers in Holiday Hell
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Wanted Shadows fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Wanted Shadows.
Christmas. Christmas never changes. Soon those overzealous little freaks will swarm the city led by that bearded maniac. But this time, we fight back. Inspired by Zombies Ate My Neighbors and Beavis&Butthead's heavy metal comedy, this is twin-stick mayhem like you've never experienced before.
Sharded World
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Wanted Shadows.
Third-strongest match for Wanted Shadows fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Wanted Shadows.
Sharded World is a reversed bullet hell, rogue-lite, ARPG game combining simple gameplay and great rpg progression. Each level has its own unique features and challenges. Upgradable characters, weapons and orbs. Challenges, daily quests, and leaderboards. Fight, get stronger and defeat the Lich!
Wildkeepers Rising
WHY THIS
Shares weapon variety, build variety, roguelite and a lighthearted mood with Wanted Shadows.
Ranked #4 for Wanted Shadows fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Wanted Shadows.
Tame monsters! Slay waves of enemy hordes! Explore fantasy lands! Wildkeepers Rising is a whimsical action-RPG roguelite set in a beautiful hand-drawn world that combines the power curve of bullet heaven games with the compulsive fun of a creature collector.
God's Trigger
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Wanted Shadows.
Ranked #5 for Wanted Shadows fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Wanted Shadows.
Slay enemies with speed and precision in an over-the-top show of blood and explosions. Play solo or with others, make split-second decisions, dodge bullets, and use weapons and abilities to inflict violence in the most graphic way possible.
Insect Swarm
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Wanted Shadows fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Wanted Shadows.
The insect swarm is a swarm consists of millions of alien insects, and you, as the only survival on this barren planet, will have to fight against them dauntlessly. Good luck!
Trinity Fusion
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Wanted Shadows.
Ranked #7 for Wanted Shadows fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Wanted Shadows.
Three fractured realities. One collapsing multiverse. Fast, fluid combat in a dark sci-fi Roguevania where each run begins in a separate universe — then lets you fuse your parallel selves, powers, and worlds to create brutal, ever-evolving builds.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate
WHY THIS
Shares roguelite progression, meta progression, roguelite and a challenging mood with Wanted Shadows.
Ranked #8 for Wanted Shadows fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Wanted Shadows.
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.
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Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Wanted Shadows.
Reviewers of Wanted Shadows cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Wanted Shadows.
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!
Risk of Rain (2013)
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Wanted Shadows.
Reviewers of Wanted Shadows cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Wanted Shadows.
Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses, either alone or with 3 friends in online co-op.
Risk of Rain 2
WHY THIS
Shares build variety and a challenging mood with Wanted Shadows.
Reviewers of Wanted Shadows cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Wanted Shadows.
Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.
Brotato
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Wanted Shadows.
Reviewers of Wanted Shadows cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Wanted Shadows.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
20 Minutes Till Dawn
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Wanted Shadows.
Reviewers of Wanted Shadows cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Wanted Shadows.
20 Minutes Till Dawn is a survival roguelite where endless hordes of creatures lurk from the dark. Craft an array of overpowering builds and eradicate waves of Lovecraftian nightmares. Will you be able to survive the night?
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Wanted Shadows at current Steam store prices.
The Vagrant
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Wanted Shadows on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Wanted Shadows.
Guide Vivian the Vagrant, through vibrant and dynamic landscapes while hacking and slashing a path from a quiet coastal village through mysterious forests, haunted castles, and wrecked battlegrounds. When the endless barrage of enemies have been vanquished, what solace will be left for our hero?
Mining Mechs
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Wanted Shadows on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Wanted Shadows.
Unleash your inner miner as you commandeer a high-tech Mining Mech! Mine for valuable resources and upgrade your mech for even bigger hauls as you explore the underground. Fun to play alone or with up to 7 friends in online co-op multiplayer!
Seraph's Last Stand
WHY THIS
Priced ~54% under Wanted Shadows on Steam right now. Shares Action with Wanted Shadows.
Create insane builds and break the game in all possible ways to get your name into the leaderboards! Every round you get stronger, but so does the enemies...
ULTIMATE HARDBASS DEFENCE
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Wanted Shadows on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Wanted Shadows.
SHOOT. SURVIVE. DANCE HARDBASS.
Your Mother
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Wanted Shadows on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Wanted Shadows.
《Your Mother》is a computer desktop companion. Experience the love and kindness from mothers.
LIZARDS MUST DIE
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Wanted Shadows on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Wanted Shadows.
The great exploits of the Ancient Rus in the war with the lizards. Immerse yourself in the world of Hyperborea and defeat hordes of Lizards and other unholy who encroached on holy places Ancestors. Choose a blessed hero and go save the world from the green plague.
Miss Neko
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Wanted Shadows on Steam right now. Shares Action with Wanted Shadows.
Together the full picture of all the lovely beast ladies with your own hands, play Yakyuken with them, collect their portraits. Hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable game time:)
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Wanted Shadows.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Disfigure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Wanted Shadows.
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 RPG with Wanted Shadows.
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 RPG with Wanted Shadows.
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 RPG with Wanted Shadows.
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.
Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Wanted Shadows.
Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).
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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.
Wildkeepers Rising
WHY THIS
Shares weapon variety, build variety, roguelite and a lighthearted mood with Wanted Shadows.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Wanted Shadows.
Tame monsters! Slay waves of enemy hordes! Explore fantasy lands! Wildkeepers Rising is a whimsical action-RPG roguelite set in a beautiful hand-drawn world that combines the power curve of bullet heaven games with the compulsive fun of a creature collector.
God's Trigger
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Wanted Shadows.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Wanted Shadows.
Slay enemies with speed and precision in an over-the-top show of blood and explosions. Play solo or with others, make split-second decisions, dodge bullets, and use weapons and abilities to inflict violence in the most graphic way possible.
Insect Swarm
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Wanted Shadows.
The insect swarm is a swarm consists of millions of alien insects, and you, as the only survival on this barren planet, will have to fight against them dauntlessly. Good luck!
Trinity Fusion
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Wanted Shadows.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Wanted Shadows.
Three fractured realities. One collapsing multiverse. Fast, fluid combat in a dark sci-fi Roguevania where each run begins in a separate universe — then lets you fuse your parallel selves, powers, and worlds to create brutal, ever-evolving builds.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate
WHY THIS
Shares roguelite progression, meta progression, roguelite and a challenging mood with Wanted Shadows.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Wanted Shadows.
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.
Frequently asked about Wanted Shadows
- Is Wanted Shadows verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Wanted Shadows 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 Wanted Shadows cost?
- Wanted Shadows is listed on Steam at 1.49 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Wanted Shadows?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Wanted Shadows are Skybreakers, Headbangers in Holiday Hell, Sharded World.
- Who developed Wanted Shadows?
- Wanted Shadows was developed by Radhood, Conradical Games and published by Conradical Games.
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