Games like Cryptical Path
If Cryptical Path is your kind of game, the closest matches are BELOW, NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION and Fallback — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging 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 →About Cryptical Path: Cryptical Path is an action rogue-lite that pushes the boundaries of the genre. Play the Architect, build your own rooms, and tame an ever-changing labyrinth you've been summoned in.
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BELOW
WHY THIS
Shares roguelite progression and an atmospheric mood with Cryptical Path.
Top pick for Cryptical Path fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cryptical Path.
BELOW is a solitary journey through the haunted depths of a forbidden isle. Explore. Survive. Discover.
NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Cryptical Path.
Second-strongest match for Cryptical Path fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cryptical Path.
NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION is a major update featuring a new playable adventurer (The Brute), a completely new outdoor environment (The Black Forest), and lots of new enemies, weapons, armor, traps, potions, scrolls, and other big improvements to the game.
Fallback
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Cryptical Path.
Third-strongest match for Cryptical Path fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cryptical Path.
Lead the rebellion in an epic rogue-like adventure. Guide your jet-pack equipped post-apocalyptic volunteers through a labyrinthine underground complex by jumping, dodging, and battling against robot minions (and masters) to get to the surface — and bring life back to the scorched Earth.
Legend of Dungeon
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cryptical Path.
Ranked #4 for Cryptical Path fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cryptical Path.
Legend of Dungeon is a randomly generated action RPG Beat'em'up with heavy Rogue-like elements, striking visuals, and dynamic music.
Hades
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Cryptical Path.
Ranked #5 for Cryptical Path fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cryptical Path.
Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.
Dungeon Souls
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Cryptical Path.
Ranked #6 for Cryptical Path fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cryptical Path.
Dungeon Souls is an action-adventure roguelike dungeon crawler which draws heavy inspiration from Nuclear Throne, Risk of Rain, and Overture. Explore vast procedurally generated dungeons, collect loot, and slay hordes of challenging enemies!
Dunjungle
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Cryptical Path.
Ranked #7 for Cryptical Path fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cryptical Path.
A 2d action-packed roguelite about a monkey hero protecting the jungle from the rise of a corruptive power. Explore ever-changing dungeons, fight weird enemies and gear up with lots of weapons and relics you can combine for a new experience every run. Explore, fight, die, and repeat!
Astral Ascent
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cryptical Path.
Ranked #8 for Cryptical Path fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cryptical Path.
Choose one of four heroes and explore the Garden, an astral prison guarded by 12 powerful mystical bosses: the Zodiacs. Challenge them with dozens of unique spells and faithful friends by your side to unfold the story of this platform roguelite with lightning fast combat.
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Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Cryptical Path.
Reviewers of Cryptical Path cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Cryptical Path.
Enter the dark underworld of Prince of Persia Warrior Within, the sword-slashing sequel to the critically acclaimed Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time™. Hunted by Dahaka, an immortal incarnation of Fate seeking divine retribution, the Prince embarks upon a path of both carnage and mystery to defy his preordained death.
Prince of Persia®
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cryptical Path.
Reviewers of Cryptical Path cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Cryptical Path.
The critically acclaimed Prince of Persia® franchise returns for the first time on next-generation platforms with an all-new epic journey. Built by the same award-winning Ubisoft Montreal studio that created Assassin's Creed™, Prince of Persia has been in development for over three years to deliver a whole new action-adventure gaming...
Dead Cells
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Cryptical Path.
Reviewers of Cryptical Path cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Cryptical Path.
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Cryptical Path at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Cryptical Path on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cryptical Path.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Cryptical Path on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Cryptical Path.
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!
R.E.P.O.
WHY THIS
Priced ~53% under Cryptical Path on Steam right now. Shares Action with Cryptical Path.
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.
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Cryptical Path on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Cryptical Path.
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?
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Cryptical Path on Steam right now. Shares Action with Cryptical Path.
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.
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Cryptical Path on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cryptical Path.
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!
Inscryption
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Cryptical Path on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cryptical Path.
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...
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Cryptical Path on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cryptical Path.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
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 Cryptical Path.
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 Cryptical Path.
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 Cryptical Path.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cryptical Path.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Cryptical Path.
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.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Cryptical Path.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cryptical Path.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cryptical Path.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
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More from Old Skull Games
Other recommendable Steam games by Old Skull Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Amber's Airline - High Hopes
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Cryptical Path.
Another title from Old Skull Games, the studio behind Cryptical Path.
Fasten your seat belt and take off with Amber Hope in a new airline game!
Detective Jackie - Mystic Case
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cryptical Path.
Another title from Old Skull Games, the studio behind Cryptical Path.
Get ready to investigate a mysterious murder of mythological proportions!
Amber's Airline - 7 Wonders
WHY THIS
Another title from Old Skull Games, the studio behind Cryptical Path.
Get ready to fly with Amber in this "wonderful" time management adventure!
My Universe - Cooking Star Restaurant
WHY THIS
Another title from Old Skull Games, the studio behind Cryptical Path.
Enter the world of elite gastronomy and manage your own restaurant from A to Z: hospitality, cooking, waitering, you do it all! Learn from the best chefs in the world, prepare the most delicious meals to make your customers happy and become a true cooking star.
Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Deathmaster
WHY THIS
Another title from Old Skull Games, the studio behind Cryptical Path. Shares Action and Indie with Cryptical Path.
Play a sneaky, ruthless Skaven assassin and slay your way up the ranks of the ratmen in this grim and dark new 2D stealth-platformer.
Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis: Next!
WHY THIS
Another title from Old Skull Games, the studio behind Cryptical Path. Shares Action with Cryptical Path.
Hit the tennis court for some fast-paced arcade action as your favorite Nickelodeon all-star! Customize SpongeBob, Aang, Garfield and more legendary characters, then enjoy accessible couch co-op matches fun for all ages!
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
BELOW
WHY THIS
Shares roguelite progression and an atmospheric mood with Cryptical Path.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Cryptical Path.
BELOW is a solitary journey through the haunted depths of a forbidden isle. Explore. Survive. Discover.
NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Cryptical Path.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Cryptical Path.
NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION is a major update featuring a new playable adventurer (The Brute), a completely new outdoor environment (The Black Forest), and lots of new enemies, weapons, armor, traps, potions, scrolls, and other big improvements to the game.
Hades
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Cryptical Path.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Cryptical Path.
Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.
Dunjungle
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Cryptical Path.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Cryptical Path.
A 2d action-packed roguelite about a monkey hero protecting the jungle from the rise of a corruptive power. Explore ever-changing dungeons, fight weird enemies and gear up with lots of weapons and relics you can combine for a new experience every run. Explore, fight, die, and repeat!
Astral Ascent
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cryptical Path.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Cryptical Path.
Choose one of four heroes and explore the Garden, an astral prison guarded by 12 powerful mystical bosses: the Zodiacs. Challenge them with dozens of unique spells and faithful friends by your side to unfold the story of this platform roguelite with lightning fast combat.
Frequently asked about Cryptical Path
- Is Cryptical Path verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Cryptical Path 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 Cryptical Path cost?
- Cryptical Path is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Cryptical Path?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cryptical Path are BELOW, NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION, Fallback.
- Who developed Cryptical Path?
- Cryptical Path was developed by Old Skull Games and published by Old Skull Games, Game Seer.
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