Games like Core Trials
If Core Trials is your kind of game, the closest matches are A.S.S., God, Save the Queens! and Boneraiser Minions — 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 Core Trials: Core Trials is a motion-based, pixel-art bullet hell roguelike you play with just your webcam. Move your body to control the core, dodge deadly patterns, strike back at the masters, and survive intense trials. Immerse yourself in high-octane action and unleash the true power of your core!
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A.S.S.
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Top pick for Core Trials fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with Core Trials.
Spin the slot machine. If luck is on your side, your power explodes. Level up fast, collect items, and build your loadout. Hunt down “Spawners” that endlessly create monsters, survive the bullet hell, and clear stages. Overwhelm enemies with insane growth driven by luck and choice.
God, Save the Queens!
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Core Trials fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with Core Trials.
You are God. The king’s five daughters have been taken. Fight thousands of enemies, unlock powerful skills, and crush the evil wizard Zaharad in this brutal 2.5D roguelike!
Boneraiser Minions
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Core Trials fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with Core Trials.
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!
GunSuit Guardians
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Core Trials fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with Core Trials.
Gear up your GunSuit and defend Earth from an alien siege! Equip and upgrade unique arsenals of overpowered weapons to survive overwhelming numbers in this action-roguelite twin-stick horde survival.
Pixel Descent
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Ranked #5 for Core Trials fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with Core Trials.
Pixel Descent is an action rogue-lite in which you navigate a series of complex dungeons packed to the brim with monsters that want you dead. Sign the contract and descend into the deepest depths of the abyss knowing full well that you will definitely die there, it's just a matter of when.
Agent Pigeon 7
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Ranked #6 for Core Trials fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with Core Trials.
Shoot your way through endless waves of government drones! Grab loot, level up, unlock pigeons and upgrade to create unique and crazy builds as you fend off mindless government of creatures.
Vampire Survivors
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Ranked #7 for Core Trials fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with Core Trials.
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!
Biolab Wars
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Ranked #8 for Core Trials fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with Core Trials.
Inspired by the 8-bit games and by the movies from the 80's, your goal is to blow things up, defeat aliens and fight bizarre bosses in this platformer 2D with classic mechanics.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Core Trials at current Steam store prices.
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Core Trials on Steam right now. Shares Action with Core Trials.
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.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under Core Trials on Steam right now. Shares Action with Core Trials.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
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Priced ~63% under Core Trials on Steam right now. Shares Action with Core Trials.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Core Trials on Steam right now.
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?
Blood and Bacon
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Priced ~88% under Core Trials on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with Core Trials.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Core Trials on Steam right now. Shares Action with Core Trials.
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!
Super Hexagon
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Priced ~63% under Core Trials on Steam right now. Shares Action with Core Trials.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
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Priced ~75% under Core Trials on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Core Trials.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Core Trials.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
Eternal Senia
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Core Trials.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Disfigure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Core Trials.
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!
Tails Noir: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Core Trials.
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).
Meteor 60 Seconds!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Core Trials.
Meteor 60 seconds! is a simple, fun, comic-like action game that simulates your life if there were a meteor heading towards Earth and you had 60 seconds to live. Do anything you want to do with your last 60 seconds, even if it's illegal! What about planting an apple tree?
Epic Battle Fantasy 3
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!
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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.
Boneraiser Minions
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Casual with Core Trials.
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!
GunSuit Guardians
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Casual with Core Trials.
Gear up your GunSuit and defend Earth from an alien siege! Equip and upgrade unique arsenals of overpowered weapons to survive overwhelming numbers in this action-roguelite twin-stick horde survival.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Casual with Core Trials.
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!
Biolab Wars
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Casual with Core Trials.
Inspired by the 8-bit games and by the movies from the 80's, your goal is to blow things up, defeat aliens and fight bizarre bosses in this platformer 2D with classic mechanics.
Frequently asked about Core Trials
- How much does Core Trials cost?
- Core Trials is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Core Trials?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Core Trials are A.S.S., God, Save the Queens!, Boneraiser Minions.
- Who developed Core Trials?
- Core Trials was developed by Ohilo Games.
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