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Games like NOT A HERO

If NOT A HERO is your kind of game, the closest matches are Christmas Cats Revenge, Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation and BUTCHER — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its absurd british humor shines, addictive adrenaline rush and challenging. 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 NOT A HERO: Professional assassin turned amateur campaign manager Steve is charged with cleaning up the city by an anthropomorphic rabbit and mayoral candidate from the future named BunnyLord.

2016ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableMetacritic 75Windows · macOS · Linuxby Roll7
NOT A HERO — Steam game cover
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9 unique playable characters with distinct weaponsAbsurd british humor shinesAddictive adrenaline rushChallengingComedicFunny

Players who liked NOT A HERO also play

Steam players who put hours into NOT A HERO 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. Christmas Cats Revenge

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for NOT A HERO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with NOT A HERO.

    Christmas Cats Revenge is a Christmas themed 2D Platform Action game based on the story of the war which broke out between Kim Cats and Kon Cats Kingdoms.

    2019ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation

    WHY THIS

    Shares a comedic mood with NOT A HERO.

    Second-strongest match for NOT A HERO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with NOT A HERO.

    When a mysterious beam from space transforms the world into a game, the Angry Video Game Nerd must return to put the "ASS" in ASSimilation. Utilize new mechanics, power-ups, abilities, and collectible armor pieces to defeat your most powerful foe yet, and save the world!

    2016ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. BUTCHER

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with NOT A HERO.

    Third-strongest match for NOT A HERO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with NOT A HERO.

    BUTCHER is a fast-paced, blood-soaked 2D shooter where carnage is the only way forward. Become a ruthless cyborg tasked with eradicating humanity, leaving nothing but blood, guts, and destruction in your wake. There's no such thing as too much violence in this grim, retro-styled gorefest.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Angry Video Game Nerd I & II Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with NOT A HERO.

    Ranked #4 for NOT A HERO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with NOT A HERO.

    Control "The Nerd" in a retro-inspired action platformer! It's two games in one, remixed and rebalanced to bring you the ultimate experience of Nerd Rage. Featuring stylized pixel art inspired by classic games, a highly energetic soundtrack, and challenging levels -- plus a special NEW chapter!

    2020ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. My Friend Pedro

    WHY THIS

    Shares weapon specialization and a funny mood with NOT A HERO.

    Ranked #5 for NOT A HERO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with NOT A HERO.

    My Friend Pedro is a violent ballet about friendship, imagination, and one man’s struggle to obliterate anyone in his path at the behest of a sentient banana.

    2019ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. TowerClimb

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with NOT A HERO.

    Ranked #6 for NOT A HERO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with NOT A HERO.

    TowerClimb is a difficult and rewarding procedurally generated platformer with roguelike elements. Enormous and mysterious towers of ancient unknown origin stand above humanity, extending to the heavens. Struggle forward as a weak human, driven by an iron will to reach the top.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Blasphemous

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with NOT A HERO.

    Ranked #7 for NOT A HERO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with NOT A HERO.

    Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Nidhogg 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares weapon specialization and an intense mood with NOT A HERO.

    Ranked #8 for NOT A HERO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with NOT A HERO.

    The rules are simple. Reach the other side and kill anyone that stands in your way. Deftly parry and rend their throats, riddle their bowels with arrows, or squish their brains between your toes. The wurm cares not for chivalry.

    2017ActionIndieCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below NOT A HERO at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under NOT A HERO on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with NOT A HERO.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under NOT A HERO on Steam right now. Shares Indie with NOT A HERO.

    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 ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under NOT A HERO on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with NOT A HERO.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under NOT A HERO on Steam right now. Shares Action with NOT A HERO.

    Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under NOT A HERO on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with NOT A HERO.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under NOT A HERO on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with NOT A HERO.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under NOT A HERO on Steam right now. Shares Action with NOT A HERO.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under NOT A HERO on Steam right now. Shares Indie with NOT A HERO.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with NOT A HERO.

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. 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 NOT A HERO.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with NOT A HERO.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with NOT A HERO.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with NOT A HERO.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with NOT A HERO.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with NOT A HERO.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. 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 NOT A HERO.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Roll7

Other recommendable Steam games by Roll7, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Rollerdrome

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with NOT A HERO.

    Another title from Roll7, the studio behind NOT A HERO. Shares Action and Indie with NOT A HERO.

    Rollerdrome is a BAFTA award-winning third person action shooter that seamlessly blends high octane, visceral combat with fluid movement and tricking mechanics into one complementary and challenging whole, to create an original adrenaline-pumping shooter experience like no other.

    2022ActionSportsIndie29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Laser League: World Arena

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with NOT A HERO.

    Another title from Roll7, the studio behind NOT A HERO. Shares Action and Indie with NOT A HERO.

    Vaporize the opposition in the light-speed future of sport. An all new multiplayer experience - easy to pick up, but near impossible to put down, Laser League starts as a simple test of your reflexes, but soon becomes a strategic showdown with deep team tactics. Now it's free to join.

    2018ActionSportsIndieDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. OlliOlli World

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with NOT A HERO.

    Another title from Roll7, the studio behind NOT A HERO. Shares Action and Indie with NOT A HERO.

    OlliOlli World is a bold new skateboarding action-platformer that’s bursting with personality. Flip and flow through the vivid and vibrant world of Radlandia, meeting colorful characters as you grind, trick, and air your way to discover the mystical skate gods on your quest for Gnarvana.

    2022ActionSportsIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with NOT A HERO.

    Another title from Roll7, the studio behind NOT A HERO. Shares Action and Indie with NOT A HERO.

    Drop in to Olliwood and prepare for finger-flippin’ mayhem in this follow up to cult skateboarding smash OlliOlli.

    2015ActionSportsIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. OlliOlli

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with NOT A HERO.

    Another title from Roll7, the studio behind NOT A HERO. Shares Indie with NOT A HERO.

    OlliOlli mixes addictive one-life gameplay with over 120 tricks and grinds across 50 deviously crafted levels, 250 Challenges, Spots Mode and Daily Grind.

    2014SportsIndie12.99 USDDeck 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. Angry Video Game Nerd I & II Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with NOT A HERO.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with NOT A HERO.

    Control "The Nerd" in a retro-inspired action platformer! It's two games in one, remixed and rebalanced to bring you the ultimate experience of Nerd Rage. Featuring stylized pixel art inspired by classic games, a highly energetic soundtrack, and challenging levels -- plus a special NEW chapter!

    2020ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. My Friend Pedro

    WHY THIS

    Shares weapon specialization and a funny mood with NOT A HERO.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with NOT A HERO.

    My Friend Pedro is a violent ballet about friendship, imagination, and one man’s struggle to obliterate anyone in his path at the behest of a sentient banana.

    2019ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Blasphemous

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with NOT A HERO.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with NOT A HERO.

    Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about NOT A HERO

Does NOT A HERO run on Steam Deck?
NOT A HERO 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 NOT A HERO cost?
NOT A HERO is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to NOT A HERO?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside NOT A HERO are Christmas Cats Revenge, Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation, BUTCHER.
Who developed NOT A HERO?
NOT A HERO was developed by Roll7 and published by Devolver Digital.

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 NOT A HERO.

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