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Games like Maraka

If Maraka is your kind of game, the closest matches are Gone Viral, Ziggurat and Loot River — 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 Maraka: Shoot magnets and send enemy flying! Push, pull, propel and shatter hordes of frenzied creatures with magnetic manipulation. Use environment as your weapon. Kill, collect and craft in this fast-paced action-roguelike game!

2025Action8.99 USDWindowsby David Kaleta, Lukas Svrcek
Maraka — Steam game cover

Players who liked Maraka also play

Steam players who put hours into Maraka 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. Gone Viral

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Maraka fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Maraka.

    Gone Viral is an over-the-top action game with heavy roguelite elements where you fight for your life in a prison arena to entertain a blood-thirsty audience. Rack up your kill count, grab mutations and crazy weapons to change gameplay and get what you need to escape and Go Viral.

    2021ActionIndie19.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Ziggurat

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Maraka fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Maraka.

    Dungeon-Crawling First Person Shooting at its finest! Fast-paced combat! Dozens of perks, spells and enemies! Level ups! Random Dungeons! Traps! Badass bosses! Carrots!

    2014ActionIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Loot River

    WHY THIS

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

    Explore procedurally generated labyrinths in this challenging, narrative-rich roguelike. Master deep combat. Slide blocks of ancient ruins. Defeat bestial abominations. Loot, level up, strategize, fight, die and wake up anew. Unlock the secrets of the Loot River. Immortality is a bittersweet gift.

    2022ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. UnderMine

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Maraka fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Maraka.

    An action-adventure roguelike with a bit of RPG tossed in. Adventure deep into the UnderMine and discover powerful relics, deadly enemies, hidden secrets, and a few friends to help along the way.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Slasher's Keep

    WHY THIS

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

    Hack, slash, shoot and loot your way through procedurally generated dungeons! Smack your enemies into spikes with your inventory sack!

    2020ActionIndieRPG13.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Colt Canyon

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Maraka fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Maraka.

    Shoot your way through a hostile canyon full of hidden treasures, weapons, obstacles and all kinds of bloodthirsty scum! Colt Canyon is a stylish pixel art shooter with roguelike elements and real-time combat where you save your kidnapped partner from the ruthless bandits.

    2020ActionIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Heroes of Hammerwatch

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Maraka fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Maraka.

    Heroes of Hammerwatch is a rogue-lite action-adventure. Explore and battle your way through procedurally generated levels on your own or with up to 3 friends.

    2018ActionIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Heroes of Hammerwatch II

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Maraka fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Maraka.

    A rogue-lite action-rpg that offers extensive persistent progression. Build your town, upgrade and equip your heroes, before taking on the ever-changing Dark Citadel - either solo or with a team of friends.

    2025ActionIndieRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Maraka on Steam right now. Shares Action with Maraka.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Maraka on Steam right now. Shares Action with Maraka.

    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.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. How to Fish

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under Maraka on Steam right now. Shares Action with Maraka.

    A 1-4 player physics based fishing simulator. While drinking and boating you suddenly crash into a small island. To work your way back home you have to learn How to Fish.

    2026ActionIndieSimulation4.95 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~89% under Maraka on Steam right now. Shares Action with Maraka.

    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 ↗
  5. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Maraka on Steam right now. Shares Action with Maraka.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Maraka on Steam right now. Shares Action with Maraka.

    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.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Maraka on Steam right now. Shares Action with Maraka.

    Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~89% under Maraka on Steam right now. Shares Action with Maraka.

    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 ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Maraka.

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Maraka.

    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 ↗
  3. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Maraka.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Maraka.

    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. Floating Point

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Floating Point is a peaceful, free game about using a grappling hook to swing yourself gracefully through randomly generated spaces. The only objective is to collect points, and the only thing that increases your points is swinging swiftly, smoothly and elegantly without hitting anything.

    2014IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Electoral Carnage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Maraka.

    Electoral Carnage is an absurd 2D fighting game featuring America's most famous (and infamous) politicians. If you don't download it you hate America. Also JFK can assassinate himself. What more do you need to know?

    2026ActionFree To PlayEarly AccessFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Waves

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Maraka.

    Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!

    2011ActionIndieFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Shape of Dreams: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Maraka.

    《Shape of Dreams: Prologue》is a unique game that blends action roguelite with MOBA-style gameplay. Edit your character's Memories to create your own champion. Face all challenges alone or play with friends in up to 4-player co-op.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Ziggurat

    WHY THIS

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

    Dungeon-Crawling First Person Shooting at its finest! Fast-paced combat! Dozens of perks, spells and enemies! Level ups! Random Dungeons! Traps! Badass bosses! Carrots!

    2014ActionIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Loot River

    WHY THIS

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

    Explore procedurally generated labyrinths in this challenging, narrative-rich roguelike. Master deep combat. Slide blocks of ancient ruins. Defeat bestial abominations. Loot, level up, strategize, fight, die and wake up anew. Unlock the secrets of the Loot River. Immortality is a bittersweet gift.

    2022ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. UnderMine

    WHY THIS

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

    An action-adventure roguelike with a bit of RPG tossed in. Adventure deep into the UnderMine and discover powerful relics, deadly enemies, hidden secrets, and a few friends to help along the way.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Colt Canyon

    WHY THIS

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

    Shoot your way through a hostile canyon full of hidden treasures, weapons, obstacles and all kinds of bloodthirsty scum! Colt Canyon is a stylish pixel art shooter with roguelike elements and real-time combat where you save your kidnapped partner from the ruthless bandits.

    2020ActionIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Maraka

How much does Maraka cost?
Maraka is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Maraka?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Maraka are Gone Viral, Ziggurat, Loot River.
Who developed Maraka?
Maraka was developed by David Kaleta, Lukas Svrcek and published by David Kaleta.

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 Maraka.

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