Games like Hopeless Sea
If Hopeless Sea is your kind of game, the closest matches are God, Save the Queens!, Hellfish and Operation STEEL — 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 Hopeless Sea: Hopeless Sea is arcade-inspired STG with roguelike elements. You pilot a ship to cut your way through hordes of procedurally generated, merciless sea monsters. Choose wisely from a variety of ships, weapons and traits since conquering this hopeless sea is the only option to survive.
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God, Save the Queens!
WHY THIS
Top pick for Hopeless Sea fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hopeless Sea.
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!
Hellfish
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Hopeless Sea fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hopeless Sea.
Hellfish is a classic side-scrolling shoot 'em up set deep in a corrupted ocean. Battle demonic sea creatures as The Pope using his holy submarine, and customize your righteous weapons in unique ways every time you play.
Operation STEEL
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Hopeless Sea fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hopeless Sea.
Operation STEEL is a roguelike shoot-em-up rendered in hand-drawn art. Blow up loads of enemies, destroy huge bosses, find weapons, and upgrade your load-out between levels. Combat the electronic legion across 20+ procedurally generated levels!
Duck Paradox
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Hopeless Sea fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hopeless Sea.
Shoot bouncing bullets in this roguelike precision platformer killing corrupted ducks while searching for Dr. Paraducks’ beloved pet throughout the multiverse! To return to safety you’ll need to tackle difficult-to-master trials, run after run, earning upgrades, while maintaining your sanity!
Super Hydorah
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Hopeless Sea fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hopeless Sea.
Super Hydorah is a nonlinear horizontal shoot’ em up designed to offer a challenging experience, sublimating the richness of traditional shmup classics. Face the menace of the Meroptians aboard the Delta Lance, alone or with your friends in this game with direct action and nostalgic art.
Desert Of The Dead
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Hopeless Sea fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hopeless Sea.
You are a mysterious wanderer traveling through the wilderness of the wild west. In cities and towns, people began to disappear, as in many cities the population became infected with a virus which turns people into zombies, and it is rumored that people from the government are behind this.
Risk of Rain (2013)
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Hopeless Sea fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hopeless Sea.
Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses, either alone or with 3 friends in online co-op.
Dungeon Souls
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Hopeless Sea fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hopeless Sea.
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!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Hopeless Sea at current Steam store prices.
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~42% under Hopeless Sea on Steam right now. Shares Action with Hopeless Sea.
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 ~87% under Hopeless Sea on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Hopeless Sea.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~62% under Hopeless Sea on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Hopeless Sea.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~52% under Hopeless Sea on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hopeless Sea.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~74% under Hopeless Sea on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hopeless Sea.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~81% under Hopeless Sea on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hopeless Sea.
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.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~87% under Hopeless Sea on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Hopeless Sea.
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 ~62% under Hopeless Sea on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Hopeless Sea.
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!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Hopeless Sea.
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.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hopeless Sea.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Hopeless Sea.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Hopeless Sea.
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.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Hopeless Sea.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Hopeless Sea.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
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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.
Operation STEEL
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Hopeless Sea.
Operation STEEL is a roguelike shoot-em-up rendered in hand-drawn art. Blow up loads of enemies, destroy huge bosses, find weapons, and upgrade your load-out between levels. Combat the electronic legion across 20+ procedurally generated levels!
Duck Paradox
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Hopeless Sea.
Shoot bouncing bullets in this roguelike precision platformer killing corrupted ducks while searching for Dr. Paraducks’ beloved pet throughout the multiverse! To return to safety you’ll need to tackle difficult-to-master trials, run after run, earning upgrades, while maintaining your sanity!
Super Hydorah
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Hopeless Sea.
Super Hydorah is a nonlinear horizontal shoot’ em up designed to offer a challenging experience, sublimating the richness of traditional shmup classics. Face the menace of the Meroptians aboard the Delta Lance, alone or with your friends in this game with direct action and nostalgic art.
Frequently asked about Hopeless Sea
- How much does Hopeless Sea cost?
- Hopeless Sea is listed on Steam at 7.79 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Hopeless Sea?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hopeless Sea are God, Save the Queens!, Hellfish, Operation STEEL.
- Who developed Hopeless Sea?
- Hopeless Sea was developed by Potato Cat.
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