Rank 01Why this
Shares build variety and skill tree progression with Boons & Burdens.
- $4.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Verified
- 2023
Games like Boons & Burdens
- 30 games
- Updated May 5, 2026
Players who liked Boons & Burdens also play
The closest matches to Boons & Burdens: Striving for Light: Survival, Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel, Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, Halls of Torment, and Wildkeepers Rising. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
- Rank 01
Rank 02Why this
Shares difficulty scaling and build variety with Boons & Burdens.
- $8.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Verified
- 2025
Rank 03Why this
Shares twin stick shooting and build variety with Boons & Burdens.
- $4.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Verified
- 2023
Rank 04 
Halls of Torment
Why this: Also Rogue-like and Dark Fantasy, like Boons & Burdens.
Rank 05 
Wildkeepers Rising
Why this: Shares loadout customization and difficulty scaling with Boons & Burdens.
Rank 06 
Champion Shift
Why this: Shares twin stick shooting and loadout customization with Boons & Burdens.
Rank 07 
Death Must Die
Why this: Shares loadout customization and skill tree progression with Boons & Burdens.
Rank 08 
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Boons & Burdens
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
- 1Striving for Light: Survival
Shares build variety and skill tree progression with Boons & Burdens.
- 79% of 71 reviews
- 2Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel
Shares difficulty scaling and build variety with Boons & Burdens.
- 85% of 2,857 reviews
- 3Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood
Shares twin stick shooting and build variety with Boons & Burdens.
- 83% of 459 reviews
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- 5Wildkeepers Rising
Shares loadout customization and difficulty scaling with Boons & Burdens.
- 84% of 64 reviews
- 6Champion Shift
Shares twin stick shooting and loadout customization with Boons & Burdens.
- 77% of 141 reviews
- 7Death Must Die
Shares loadout customization and skill tree progression with Boons & Burdens.
- 91% of 13,825 reviews
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- 11Pesticide Not Required
Shares build variety and roguelite progression with Boons & Burdens.
- 95% of 608 reviews
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- 14Achilles: Survivor
Shares loadout customization and build variety with Boons & Burdens.
- 81% of 590 reviews
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- 19The Braves
Shares loadout customization and wave based combat with Boons & Burdens.
- 76% of 727 reviews
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- 24Hive Jump 2: Survivors
Shares twin stick shooting and difficulty scaling with Boons & Burdens.
- 84% of 80 reviews
- Released: 2024
- Developer: FromLefcourt
- Price: $4.99checked Nov 7
- Steam Deck: Deck Verified
- 71% of 66 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, RPG
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Boons and burdens create unique run to run strategies
- Boons and burdens system adds strategic risk reward between rounds
- Deep synergy potential in skill trees and build combinations
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Contemplative
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Cheaper alternatives
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Why this: Shares twin stick shooting and build variety with Boons & Burdens.
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Why this: Shares twin stick shooting and roguelite progression with Boons & Burdens.
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Why this: Shares wave based combat and skill tree progression with Boons & Burdens.
Boosted Survivors
Why this: Shares difficulty scaling and build variety with Boons & Burdens.
Earl vs. the Mutants
Why this: Shares twin stick shooting and loadout customization with Boons & Burdens.
Malignant Survivors
Why this: Shares build variety and roguelite progression with Boons & Burdens.
GunSuit Guardians
Why this: Shares loadout customization and wave based combat with Boons & Burdens.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Boons & Burdens, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Halls of Torment: Prelude
Why this: Shares twin stick shooting and wave based combat with Boons & Burdens.
Realm of the Mad God Exalt
Why this: Shares character progression with Boons & Burdens.
Path of Exile
Why this: Also Dark Fantasy and Action RPG, like Boons & Burdens.
10 Minutes Till Dawn
Why this: Also Rogue-like and Dark Fantasy, like Boons & Burdens.
Relic Hunters Zero: Remix
Why this: Shares twin stick shooting and character progression with Boons & Burdens.
Disfigure
Why this: Also Twin Stick Shooter and Arena Shooter, like Boons & Burdens.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Striving for Light: Survival
Why this: Shares build variety and skill tree progression with Boons & Burdens.
Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel
Why this: Shares difficulty scaling and build variety with Boons & Burdens.
Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood
Why this: Shares twin stick shooting and build variety with Boons & Burdens.
Halls of Torment
Why this: Also Rogue-like and Dark Fantasy, like Boons & Burdens.
Wildkeepers Rising
Why this: Shares loadout customization and difficulty scaling with Boons & Burdens.
More from FromLefcourt
Other recommendable Steam games by FromLefcourt, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Arcane Golf
Why this: Same whimsical mood as Boons & Burdens.
Gunlocked 2
Why this: Shares twin stick shooting and wave based combat with Boons & Burdens.
About Boons & Burdens
The closest matches to Boons & Burdens: Striving for Light: Survival, Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel, Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, Halls of Torment, and Wildkeepers Rising. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Boons & Burdens is your kind of game, the closest matches are Striving for Light: Survival, Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel and Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and contemplative, and single out its auto aim toggle and boon and burden system. 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.
About Boons & Burdens: Boons & Burdens is a single player action-roguelike set in the depths of hell. Battle hordes of demons through 12 levels, collect gems to purchase powerful boons, and choose from deadly burdens that alter the game's difficulty. Will you be the paragon of power or the architect of your own defeat?
Is Boons & Burdens worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 71% of 66 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $4.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 3 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Verified.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Boons and burdens create unique run to run strategies
- Boons and burdens system adds strategic risk reward between rounds
- Deep synergy potential in skill trees and build combinations
- Good value at low price with fast dev updates
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Good in concept, however I cannot recommend the game in its current state. The gameplay is pretty underwhelming at the moment. Progression feels too sluggish, with the game only allowing you to pick a boon between rounds. This is…”
“Virtually unplayable. Don't recommend. Massive issues with balancing and enemy placement. You can only really beat the game using Ice (freezing is OP) Fire and Electric don't have anything to slow enemies or damage waves enough. I don't…”
People who play it also play: Striving for Light: Survival, Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel, Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood
Frequently asked about Boons & Burdens
Can I run it?
Is Boons & Burdens verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Boons & Burdens 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 Boons & Burdens cost?
Boons & Burdens is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Boons & Burdens?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Boons & Burdens are Striving for Light: Survival, Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel, Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood.
Who developed Boons & Burdens?
Boons & Burdens was developed by FromLefcourt.