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Games like The Great Rebellion

If The Great Rebellion is your kind of game, the closest matches are TH3-M15 GUILD, Rogue Arrows and Mercenaries of the Kingdom: First Blood — 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.

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About The Great Rebellion: The Great Rebellion is a cyberpunk 2D sidescrolling run'n'gun roguelite using mouse/twinstick-shooter controls. It features randomly generated levels, multiple difficulty modes (including optional permadeath), a dynamic soundtrack and an upgradeable player character.

2024ActionIndie15.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOS · Linuxby Kvltgames
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Players who liked The Great Rebellion also play

Steam players who put hours into The Great Rebellion 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. TH3-M15 GUILD

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Great Rebellion fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Rebellion.

    Deadly missions for a deadly group! TH3-M15 Guild is a bullet hell survival game with rogue-lite elements. Undertake assignments, fighting off against armies of robots and creatures alike. Use an arsenal of unique skills, weapons, and items! Do you have what it takes to finish the job, mercenary?

    2024ActionIndieRPG5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Rogue Arrows

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Great Rebellion fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Rebellion.

    “Rogue Arrows” is a challenging action rogue-lite in which you play as a young huntress. Fight evil forces using powerful skills and abilities. Explore a mythical world where everything seems different after each death.

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Mercenaries of the Kingdom: First Blood

    WHY THIS

    Shares bullet hell, weapon variety, roguelite and an atmospheric mood with The Great Rebellion.

    Third-strongest match for The Great Rebellion fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Great Rebellion.

    Party-based rogue-lite RPG set in Earthial, a fantasy world. Hire various races of mercenaries, equip them, create battle formations, and grab the loot! Kill tens of thousands of enemies using steel and spells!

    2024IndieAdventureRPG12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Neon Abyss

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and an intense mood with The Great Rebellion.

    Ranked #4 for The Great Rebellion fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Rebellion.

    Neon Abyss is a frantic, roguelite action-platformer where you run ‘n’ gun your way into the Abyss. Featuring unlimited item synergies and a unique dungeon evolution system, each run diversifies the experience and every choice alters the ruleset.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. PROJECT TACHYON

    WHY THIS

    Shares weapon variety, combo based combat, action adventure and an atmospheric mood with The Great Rebellion.

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

    An exhilarating run-and-gun action shooting game based on a Roguelite! Travel through time with Sigma to thwart the uprising of artificial intelligence and fight for the future!

    2025ActionAdventure17.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Slay the Minotaur

    WHY THIS

    Shares weapon variety, permadeath, arcade style and an atmospheric mood with The Great Rebellion.

    Ranked #6 for The Great Rebellion fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Rebellion.

    Slay the Minotaur is a challenging roguelike dungeon crawler set in ancient Greece. Survive the onslaught of the labyrinth. Upgrade your skills, earn ranks, and face the Minotaur in the ultimate game of cat and mouse!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Blade Assault

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with The Great Rebellion.

    Ranked #7 for The Great Rebellion fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Rebellion.

    Blade Assault is a 2D action rogue-lite platformer with beautiful pixel art set in a desolate sci-fi world. Fight against the corrupt military of Esperanza as part of the resistance force of the Undercity. Bring the corrupt to justice by becoming stronger and fighting alongside your trusty comrades.

    2022ActionIndie3.59 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Death Must Die

    WHY THIS

    Shares roguelite progression, replayability, roguelite and an atmospheric mood with The Great Rebellion.

    Ranked #8 for The Great Rebellion fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Rebellion.

    Descend the nether in search of Death himself! Choose from God-given powers to slay his hordes of minions. Unlock new heroes, collect powerful items and create game-breaking synergies in this roguelite hack and slash survivors game.

    2023ActionIndieRPG6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to The Great Rebellion

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Neon Abyss

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and an intense mood with The Great Rebellion.

    Reviewers of The Great Rebellion cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Rebellion.

    Neon Abyss is a frantic, roguelite action-platformer where you run ‘n’ gun your way into the Abyss. Featuring unlimited item synergies and a unique dungeon evolution system, each run diversifies the experience and every choice alters the ruleset.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Enter the Gungeon

    WHY THIS

    Shares bullet hell, procedural generation and an intense mood with The Great Rebellion.

    Reviewers of The Great Rebellion cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Rebellion.

    Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Dead Cells

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with The Great Rebellion.

    Reviewers of The Great Rebellion cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Rebellion.

    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.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Hades

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with The Great Rebellion.

    Reviewers of The Great Rebellion cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Rebellion.

    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.

    2020ActionIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~69% under The Great Rebellion on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Great Rebellion.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~69% under The Great Rebellion on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Rebellion.

    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 ↗
  3. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~56% under The Great Rebellion on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Great Rebellion.

    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.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Great Rebellion on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Rebellion.

    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?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~72% under The Great Rebellion on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Great Rebellion.

    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 ↗
  6. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~61% under The Great Rebellion on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Great Rebellion.

    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!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Great Rebellion on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Great Rebellion.

    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...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~69% under The Great Rebellion on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Great Rebellion.

    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.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Rebellion.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Rebellion.

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

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Rebellion.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Rebellion.

    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. Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Rebellion.

    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).

    2016ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Moonring

    WHY THIS

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

    A dark-fantasy, turn-based, retro-fusion of classic turn-based RPGs and roguelikes, all presented with a unique neon aesthetic.

    2023RPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Electoral Carnage

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Rebellion.

    A top down twin stick zombie slaying shooter that you are sure to play again and again!

    2021ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. TH3-M15 GUILD

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Rebellion.

    Deadly missions for a deadly group! TH3-M15 Guild is a bullet hell survival game with rogue-lite elements. Undertake assignments, fighting off against armies of robots and creatures alike. Use an arsenal of unique skills, weapons, and items! Do you have what it takes to finish the job, mercenary?

    2024ActionIndieRPG5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Neon Abyss

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and an intense mood with The Great Rebellion.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Rebellion.

    Neon Abyss is a frantic, roguelite action-platformer where you run ‘n’ gun your way into the Abyss. Featuring unlimited item synergies and a unique dungeon evolution system, each run diversifies the experience and every choice alters the ruleset.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Slay the Minotaur

    WHY THIS

    Shares weapon variety, permadeath, arcade style and an atmospheric mood with The Great Rebellion.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Rebellion.

    Slay the Minotaur is a challenging roguelike dungeon crawler set in ancient Greece. Survive the onslaught of the labyrinth. Upgrade your skills, earn ranks, and face the Minotaur in the ultimate game of cat and mouse!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Great Rebellion

Does The Great Rebellion run on Steam Deck?
The Great Rebellion is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does The Great Rebellion cost?
The Great Rebellion is listed on Steam at 15.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Great Rebellion?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Great Rebellion are TH3-M15 GUILD, Rogue Arrows, Mercenaries of the Kingdom: First Blood.
Who developed The Great Rebellion?
The Great Rebellion was developed by Kvltgames and published by AIP.

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 The Great Rebellion.

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