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Games like Damocles Gaze

If Damocles Gaze is your kind of game, the closest matches are Woodpunk, Peace Data and Earl vs. the Mutants — 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.

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About Damocles Gaze: A radical and mystical action roguelike top-down shooter where every run takes 12 minutes. How far can you go? What will you find?

2023ActionIndie5.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby PUNKCAKE Delicieux
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Players who liked Damocles Gaze also play

Steam players who put hours into Damocles Gaze 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. Woodpunk

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Damocles Gaze fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Damocles Gaze.

    Woodpunk is an exhilarating roguelike bullet hell retro pixel art shooter in a medieval Woodpunk universe, where the primary energy resource is WOOD.

    2018ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Peace Data

    WHY THIS

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

    Peace Data — hard "Roguelike" game, in which you have to play for Bitard, saving Rusland from the tyranny of the authorities that destroyed the opposition and led the country to ruin, making slaves of citizens.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Earl vs. the Mutants

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Damocles Gaze fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Damocles Gaze.

    Save humanity in a mutant-ridden apocalypse! Dive headfirst into Earl vs. the Mutants, a high-octane top-down survival action-roguelite set in the aftermath of a nuclear apocalypse.

    2024ActionAdventureRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Angelstruck

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Damocles Gaze fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Damocles Gaze.

    Angelstruck is a 2D roguelite shooter where you demolish the forces of Heaven as you attempt to reach the pearly gates. Overcharge your holy rifle, and min-max your way into insane game-breaking builds. Unlock permanent capabilities and powerful screen-destroying weapons that feed on kills.

    2024ActionIndie5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Doomed to Hell

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Damocles Gaze fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Damocles Gaze.

    Doomed to Hell is a roguelike-like top-down shooter where you play as Rose, a human in hell who will need to fight all of its monsters in waves of enemies, defeat bosses, and get new weapons to earn back his life on earth.

    2022ActionAdventure11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. REPLIKATOR

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Damocles Gaze fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Damocles Gaze.

    In this twin stick roguelite shooter, you play as one of the galactic mercenaries, explore a mysterious scientific complex and uncover the secret of the REPLIKATOR project.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Voidigo

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Damocles Gaze fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Damocles Gaze.

    A vividly animated action roguelite focused on boss hunting. Unleash an array of diverse weapons and powerups to combat the corruption of the Void.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Danger Scavenger

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Damocles Gaze fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Damocles Gaze.

    Danger Scavenger is fast-paced action, cyberpunk-themed, roguelite skyline crawler. Blow up, cut, shoot enemy robots on the roofs of skyscrapers. Choose your way to higher levels, loot, buy stuff, upgrade yourself, fight against greedy corporations, be a rebel!

    2021ActionIndie1.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Damocles Gaze at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Damocles Gaze on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Damocles Gaze.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Damocles Gaze on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Damocles Gaze.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Damocles Gaze on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Damocles Gaze.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Damocles Gaze on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Damocles Gaze.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Damocles Gaze on Steam right now. Shares Action with Damocles Gaze.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Damocles Gaze on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Damocles Gaze.

    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!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Super Hexagon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Damocles Gaze on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Damocles Gaze.

    Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

    2012ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Nodebuster

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Damocles Gaze on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Damocles Gaze.

    Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 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 with Damocles Gaze.

    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 Damocles Gaze.

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Damocles Gaze.

    USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.

    2025IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Control, I'm Not Coming Back

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Damocles Gaze.

    Control, I'm Not Coming Back is a short and emotional narrative game about a lost astronaut searching for a reason to keep going forward while facing the emptiness of space. Inspired by the Hopecore aesthetic, it’s a story about positivism, friendship and our human connection with Voyager 1.

    2026IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  7. 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 Damocles Gaze.

    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).

    2016ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1

    WHY THIS

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

    A top down twin stick zombie slaying shooter that you are sure to play again and again!

    2021ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

More from PUNKCAKE Delicieux

Other recommendable Steam games by PUNKCAKE Delicieux, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate

    WHY THIS

    Another title from PUNKCAKE Delicieux, the studio behind Damocles Gaze. Shares Action and Indie with Damocles Gaze.

    Chess, but you replace your entire army with a royal shotgun. A unique strategy roguelike based on the timeless checkboard classic.

    2022ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Wratch's Den

    WHY THIS

    Another title from PUNKCAKE Delicieux, the studio behind Damocles Gaze. Shares Indie with Damocles Gaze.

    A byte-sized Dungeon Keeping roguelike: dig out your lair, populate it with monsters and protect the Wratch from heroes come for easy prestige.

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. MOONPONG: Tales of Epic Lunacy

    WHY THIS

    Another title from PUNKCAKE Delicieux, the studio behind Damocles Gaze. Shares Action and Indie with Damocles Gaze.

    Psychedelic Roguelite Pong 'em up where you go to bring back the Moon. A crazy, addictive, and hilarious arcade-action game based on the granddad of all video games.

    2022ActionIndie5.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Metavaxx

    WHY THIS

    Another title from PUNKCAKE Delicieux, the studio behind Damocles Gaze. Shares Action with Damocles Gaze.

    The world's first minesweeper shooter. Identify infected cells, peacefully clear your way around them... or shoot 'em down and face the consequences.

    2023ActionStrategy5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Spectrum Forces

    WHY THIS

    Another title from PUNKCAKE Delicieux, the studio behind Damocles Gaze. Shares Action with Damocles Gaze.

    Make up your squads out of 9 unique spaceships and go clear 3 planets from hordes of robots in not-so-classic horizontal shoot-em-up style!

    2023Action5.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Scavenger of Dunomini

    WHY THIS

    Another title from PUNKCAKE Delicieux, the studio behind Damocles Gaze. Shares Action and Indie with Damocles Gaze.

    The world's first match-3 trash pile defender! Protect and manage your pile of garbage while recycling it into deadly defenses against thieving drones.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Rush for the Ages

    WHY THIS

    Another title from PUNKCAKE Delicieux, the studio behind Damocles Gaze.

    Remake history and race your opponents for a complete and glorious timeline in this lightning-fast card game.

    2023Strategy3.59 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Ecstatic

    WHY THIS

    Another title from PUNKCAKE Delicieux, the studio behind Damocles Gaze. Shares Action and Indie with Damocles Gaze.

    Rave spider goes to the bullet-hell ball: shoot rockets out of your butt, dodge and destroy waves upon waves of drones, slow down time whenever you don't move.

    2023ActionIndie5.99 USDSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Earl vs. the Mutants

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Damocles Gaze.

    Save humanity in a mutant-ridden apocalypse! Dive headfirst into Earl vs. the Mutants, a high-octane top-down survival action-roguelite set in the aftermath of a nuclear apocalypse.

    2024ActionAdventureRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Angelstruck

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Damocles Gaze.

    Angelstruck is a 2D roguelite shooter where you demolish the forces of Heaven as you attempt to reach the pearly gates. Overcharge your holy rifle, and min-max your way into insane game-breaking builds. Unlock permanent capabilities and powerful screen-destroying weapons that feed on kills.

    2024ActionIndie5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. REPLIKATOR

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Damocles Gaze.

    In this twin stick roguelite shooter, you play as one of the galactic mercenaries, explore a mysterious scientific complex and uncover the secret of the REPLIKATOR project.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Voidigo

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Damocles Gaze.

    A vividly animated action roguelite focused on boss hunting. Unleash an array of diverse weapons and powerups to combat the corruption of the Void.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Danger Scavenger

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Damocles Gaze.

    Danger Scavenger is fast-paced action, cyberpunk-themed, roguelite skyline crawler. Blow up, cut, shoot enemy robots on the roofs of skyscrapers. Choose your way to higher levels, loot, buy stuff, upgrade yourself, fight against greedy corporations, be a rebel!

    2021ActionIndie1.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Damocles Gaze

How much does Damocles Gaze cost?
Damocles Gaze is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Damocles Gaze?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Damocles Gaze are Woodpunk, Peace Data, Earl vs. the Mutants.
Who developed Damocles Gaze?
Damocles Gaze was developed by PUNKCAKE Delicieux.

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 Damocles Gaze.

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