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Games like Brigands

If Brigands is your kind of game, the closest matches are Chronicon, Darksiders Genesis and Super Cane Magic ZERO - Legend of the Cane Cane — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its chaotic yet strategic gameplay, competitive and funny. 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 Brigands: Brigands is a “top-down hack and slash / beat 'em up adventure” game set in a medieval fantasy world. A local co-op game for casual gamers who like high intensity challenges for short periods of time. You can play from 1 to 4 players on a single computer.

2025ActionIndieAdventureRPG9.99 USDWindowsby Simon Rinfret, Azooloom
Brigands — Steam game cover
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Chaotic yet strategic gameplayClass synergies feel fresh and funEnvironmental interactions create explosive combatCompetitiveFunnyIntense

Players who liked Brigands also play

Steam players who put hours into Brigands 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. Chronicon

    WHY THIS

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

    Use the magical device known as the Chronicon to travel into the souls and memories of fallen heroes to re-live their grand tales! Epic adventures full of loot and monsters await!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure13.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Darksiders Genesis

    WHY THIS

    Shares character switching with Brigands.

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

    DARKSIDERS: GENESIS gives players their first look at the world of DARKSIDERS before the events of the original game. Furthermore, it introduces the fourth and last horseman STRIFE, as well as Co-op gameplay for the first time in the history of the franchise.

    2019ActionAdventure4.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Super Cane Magic ZERO - Legend of the Cane Cane

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Brigands.

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

    Crash-land in the psychedelic world of Super Cane Magic ZERO, a local co-op Action RPG for 1 to 4 players! Immerse yourself in the mind-bending Story Mode or pummel your friends in 8 local Battle Arenas. Smash! Loot! Eat Rocks! Fight a really big fridge!

    2019ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Minecraft Dungeons

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Brigands.

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

    Fight your way through an exciting action-adventure game, inspired by classic dungeon crawlers and set in the Minecraft universe!

    2021ActionAdventureRPG19.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Son of a Witch

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Brigands.

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

    Action roguelike for 1-4 players with cute graphics and deep game mechanics. Combine dozens of different weapons, magic items, potions and spells with unique effects to beat 8 enemy factions and 28 bosses. Can you find the ancient goblin artifact at the end of the dungeon?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure23.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Bravery and Greed

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Brigands.

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

    Bravery and Greed is a beat 'em up, roguelite, dungeon brawler for up to four players. Choose from four classic fantasy classes, engage in a deep robust combat system, and play a variety of co-operative and competitive game modes with friends via local, online or both. Get rich, or die trying!

    2022ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Young Souls

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Brigands.

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

    Young Souls is a gorgeous 2D brawler meets story-rich action RPG. Fight hordes of belligerent goblins, level up with hundreds of weapons and accessories, explore, and journey between worlds, as rebellious twins battle their way to save their foster father.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Dragonkin: The Banished

    WHY THIS

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

    The draconic threat is once again upon us. Legendary heroes rise up to face the legions from the depths. Tame your wyrmlings, create unique power builds with the Ancestral Grid, expand your city and destroy the Dragons!

    2026Action24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Brigands on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Brigands.

    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 ~50% under Brigands on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Brigands.

    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. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Brigands on Steam right now. Shares Action with Brigands.

    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 ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Brigands on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Brigands.

    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 ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Brigands on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Brigands.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Brigands on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Brigands.

    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 ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Brigands on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Brigands.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Brigands on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Brigands.

    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 ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. 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 Brigands.

    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 ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. 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 Brigands.

    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 ↗
  4. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Brigands.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Brigands.

    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.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Darksiders Genesis

    WHY THIS

    Shares character switching with Brigands.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Brigands.

    DARKSIDERS: GENESIS gives players their first look at the world of DARKSIDERS before the events of the original game. Furthermore, it introduces the fourth and last horseman STRIFE, as well as Co-op gameplay for the first time in the history of the franchise.

    2019ActionAdventure4.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Super Cane Magic ZERO - Legend of the Cane Cane

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Brigands.

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

    Crash-land in the psychedelic world of Super Cane Magic ZERO, a local co-op Action RPG for 1 to 4 players! Immerse yourself in the mind-bending Story Mode or pummel your friends in 8 local Battle Arenas. Smash! Loot! Eat Rocks! Fight a really big fridge!

    2019ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Son of a Witch

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Brigands.

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

    Action roguelike for 1-4 players with cute graphics and deep game mechanics. Combine dozens of different weapons, magic items, potions and spells with unique effects to beat 8 enemy factions and 28 bosses. Can you find the ancient goblin artifact at the end of the dungeon?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure23.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Young Souls

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Brigands.

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

    Young Souls is a gorgeous 2D brawler meets story-rich action RPG. Fight hordes of belligerent goblins, level up with hundreds of weapons and accessories, explore, and journey between worlds, as rebellious twins battle their way to save their foster father.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Brigands

How much does Brigands cost?
Brigands is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Brigands have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Brigands supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Brigands?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Brigands are Chronicon, Darksiders Genesis, Super Cane Magic ZERO - Legend of the Cane Cane.
Who developed Brigands?
Brigands was developed by Simon Rinfret, Azooloom and published by Azooloom.

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 Brigands.

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