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Games like Ghost Ascension

If Ghost Ascension is your kind of game, the closest matches are Plains of Havoc, Dungeon Survivors and Halls of Torment — 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.

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About Ghost Ascension: Challenge hordes of ghosts, create builds, and unlock permanent upgrades! Ghost Ascension is a 2D rogue-like with a strong progression system. At the end of each wave of enemies, choose the ability that best fits your build.

2024ActionIndieRPGCasual0.99 USDWindowsby Gasu Studios
Ghost Ascension — Steam game cover

Players who liked Ghost Ascension also play

Steam players who put hours into Ghost Ascension 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. Plains of Havoc

    WHY THIS

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

    Decimate endless hordes of enemies across the nine realms of Yggdrasil for eternal glory! Plains of Havoc is a fierce 2D top-down roguelite set in the Viking afterlife in which you fight for your rightful place on the global leaderboards.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure8.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Dungeon Survivors

    WHY THIS

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

    Dungeon Survivors is a top-down fantasy roguelite where you can use your class abilities to fight off a horde of fantasy monsters. Choose from a variety of abilities and items to create unique builds and survive with 1-4 players.

    2024ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Halls of Torment

    WHY THIS

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

    Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?

    2024ActionIndieRPG6.66 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Spell Defender

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Ghost Ascension fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ghost Ascension.

    Spell Defender is a 3D, Third-Person, wave defence, survival Roguelite. Use magical powers to defeat waves of enemies. Each wave rewards you with a choice of a new power. Find synergies and combine these powers to create the ultimate defender.

    2022ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. ARRIVAL: ZERO EARTH

    WHY THIS

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

    Fight giant War of the Worlds -style aliens invading Finland during a Winter in the 90's. Build an army of local townspeople in this chaotic semi-autobattler roguelike. Navigate through different biomes to obliterate the aliens from cosmic dimensions.

    2024ActionIndieRPG5.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Achilles: Survivor

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Ghost Ascension fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Ghost Ascension.

    Thousands of enemies. One survivor. Fight like a demigod, build deadly defenses, and grow stronger after every run in this fast-paced bullet heaven set in mythic Greece.

    2025ActionAdventure6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Twilight Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Ghost Ascension fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ghost Ascension.

    A time-limited survival game infused with rogue-lite elements and an adorable art style! The world has plunged into darkness, and you are its sole beacon of hope. Will you endure until dawn, or succumb to repeated deaths in your quest? Fear not, for you can collect more coins to arm yourself!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. UBERMOSH

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Ghost Ascension on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Ghost Ascension.

    UBERMOSH is an arcade game about cutting bullets with a sword, in a gun-filled cyberpunk mosh pit.

    2015ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Miss Neko

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Ghost Ascension on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with Ghost Ascension.

    Together the full picture of all the lovely beast ladies with your own hands, play Yakyuken with them, collect their portraits. Hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable game time:)

    2019ActionCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. QUICKERFLAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Ghost Ascension on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Ghost Ascension.

    QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Save Jesus

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Ghost Ascension on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Ghost Ascension.

    Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!

    2016IndieCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Barro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Ghost Ascension on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Ghost Ascension.

    Choose your little car and race!

    2018IndieCasualRacing0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Gachi Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Ghost Ascension on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Ghost Ascension.

    Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Trip to Vinelands

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Ghost Ascension on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Ghost Ascension.

    Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.

    2016ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. TTV2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Ghost Ascension on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Ghost Ascension.

    TTV2 is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame, sequel to Trip to Vinelands.

    2017ActionIndie0.49 USDSteam ↗

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 and Casual with Ghost Ascension.

    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 with Ghost Ascension.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. 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 Ghost Ascension.

    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 ↗
  6. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Halls of Torment

    WHY THIS

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

    Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?

    2024ActionIndieRPG6.66 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

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

    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. Achilles: Survivor

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Ghost Ascension.

    Thousands of enemies. One survivor. Fight like a demigod, build deadly defenses, and grow stronger after every run in this fast-paced bullet heaven set in mythic Greece.

    2025ActionAdventure6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Ghost Ascension

How much does Ghost Ascension cost?
Ghost Ascension is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Ghost Ascension?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Ghost Ascension are Plains of Havoc, Dungeon Survivors, Halls of Torment.
Who developed Ghost Ascension?
Ghost Ascension was developed by Gasu Studios.

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 Ghost Ascension.

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