Games like He is Coming
If He is Coming is your kind of game, the closest matches are Super Fantasy Kingdom, Kegs of Eternity and Ribbit Rogue — 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.
Get personalized picks →He is Coming is a roguelite strategy RPG with deck-building mechanics and auto-battler combat, developed by Chronocle and published by Hooded Horse. Set in a dark fantasy world where the Demon King stirs, the game centers on collecting artifacts and crafting synergistic item combinations to counter increasingly difficult boss encounters. Players can engage with an async PvP Kingmaker mode to challenge other builds. Reviewers highlight the charming Y2K aesthetic and soundtrack, noting that item synergies can feel unpredictable and exciting. Bosses reportedly force players to pivot their builds flexibly, and the game supports both solo play and online co-op. It released in 2025 at $19.99 USD and is verified on Steam Deck. Reviews indicate 88% positive reception from 2,285 Steam users.
About He is Coming: Deep in the forgotten corners of the world, a dark force stirs – the Demon King rises once more. Sharpen your wits, seek out powerful artifacts, and stand firm in the face of the apocalypse in this roguelite RPG auto battler.
Players who liked He is Coming also play
Steam players who put hours into He is Coming 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.
Super Fantasy Kingdom
WHY THIS
Shares meta progression, procedural generation, roguelite and a challenging mood with He is Coming.
Top pick for He is Coming fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with He is Coming.
Rebuild your kingdom and explore a vibrant fantasy world in this roguelite city builder. Defeat hordes of monsters with a unique team of defenders as you harvest, build, mine, cook, brew, and grow. But if your defenses should fail, be prepared to watch it all burn!
Kegs of Eternity
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for He is Coming fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with He is Coming.
A roguelite deckbuilder starrin' seven stubborn dwarves. Build yer decks, slay cursed monsters, crawl proper dungeons, drink plenty o' beer, find combos that ain't supposed to work, an' rebuild yer ruined settlement. One keg, one combo, one dwarf at a time.
Ribbit Rogue
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for He is Coming fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with He is Coming.
Stop the corruption in this strategic turn based deck-builder roguelike. Collect and upgrade dice for your limited deck, discover powerful relics to create game breaking synergies, and navigate unique events on your way to the heart of the swamp.
Slay the Spire 2
WHY THIS
Shares roguelike progression, deck building and a challenging mood with He is Coming.
Ranked #4 for He is Coming fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Early Access with He is Coming.
The iconic roguelike deckbuilder returns. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, and discover relics of immense power in Slay the Spire 2!
Slayer Souls
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for He is Coming fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Early Access with He is Coming.
Slayer Souls is a roguelike deckbuilder where you open card packs, fight dangerous enemies, and progress through an open node map. Earn insignias to unlock new paths and face stronger encounters.
Fogpiercer
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for He is Coming fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with He is Coming.
Fight through the fog in this sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder where clever positioning, explosive chain-reactions, and the environment itself can make the difference between life and death.
Drill Keeper
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for He is Coming fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with He is Coming.
Roguelike deckbuilding meets siege defense as you travel the galaxy and dig through fully destructible worlds to strip them of their riches, defending against relentless hordes of aliens as you build impenetrable fortresses of mining.
Gordian Quest
WHY THIS
Shares deck building, procedural generation and a challenging mood with He is Coming.
Ranked #8 for He is Coming fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with He is Coming.
An epic deckbuilding RPG inspired by old-school classics like Ultima and D&D, using modern gaming concepts like roguelite elements and turnbased strategic combat. Lead and nurture parties of heroes. Forge bonds and discover new skills among them. Guide them to unravel the curses laid upon the lands.
Reviewers mention these as similar to He is Coming
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Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Shares deck building, procedural generation and a challenging mood with He is Coming.
Reviewers of He is Coming cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with He is Coming.
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!
Rogue Legacy
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and a contemplative mood with He is Coming.
Reviewers of He is Coming cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with He is Coming.
Rogue Legacy is a genealogical rogue-"LITE" where anyone can be a hero. Each time you die, your child will succeed you. Every child is unique. One child might be colorblind, another might be a dwarf with vertigo. But that's OK, because no one is perfect, and you don't have to be to succeed.
Darkest Dungeon®
WHY THIS
Shares deck building, procedural generation and a tense mood with He is Coming.
Reviewers of He is Coming cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and RPG with He is Coming.
Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?
Rogue's Tale
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with He is Coming.
Reviewers of He is Coming cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with He is Coming.
Rogue's Tale is a single player turn-based dungeon crawling game.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with He is Coming.
Reviewers of He is Coming cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with He is Coming.
At Thors Military Academy, Erebonia’s best learn everything from the art of war to liberal arts. First year Rean Schwarzer learns he’s been selected to join the controversial Class VII, and they’ll need to deal with more than just class warfare--they’ll need to safeguard their country from chaos.
Risk of Rain 2
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with He is Coming.
Reviewers of He is Coming cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.
Ring of Pain
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with He is Coming.
Reviewers of He is Coming cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with He is Coming.
Enter the Ring of Pain, a roguelike card crawler where encounters come to you. Each step around the ring a dire decision. Go for the loot or backstab a creeping horror? Meet strange friends bearing gifts and treasure. Choose your gear wisely to survive and discover the secrets of the Ring of Pain.
Monster Train
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and a challenging mood with He is Coming.
Reviewers of He is Coming cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with He is Coming.
Monster Train is a strategic roguelike deck building game with a twist. Set on a train to hell, you’ll use tactical decision making to defend multiple vertical battlegrounds. With real time competitive multiplayer and endless replayability, Monster Train is always on time.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below He is Coming at current Steam store prices.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under He is Coming on Steam right now. Shares Early Access with He is Coming.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under He is Coming on Steam right now. Shares RPG with He is Coming.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with He is Coming.
Priced ~75% under He is Coming on Steam right now. Shares RPG with He is Coming.
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!
R.E.P.O.
WHY THIS
Priced ~65% under He is Coming on Steam right now. Shares Early Access with He is Coming.
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.
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under He is Coming on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with He is Coming.
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Shares deck building, procedural generation and a challenging mood with He is Coming.
Priced ~69% under He is Coming on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with He is Coming.
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!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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?
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with He is Coming.
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.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Steam Engine Simulator
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
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Head-to-head comparisons
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Super Fantasy Kingdom
WHY THIS
Shares meta progression, procedural generation, roguelite and a challenging mood with He is Coming.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and RPG with He is Coming.
Rebuild your kingdom and explore a vibrant fantasy world in this roguelite city builder. Defeat hordes of monsters with a unique team of defenders as you harvest, build, mine, cook, brew, and grow. But if your defenses should fail, be prepared to watch it all burn!
Slay the Spire 2
WHY THIS
Shares roguelike progression, deck building and a challenging mood with He is Coming.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Early Access with He is Coming.
The iconic roguelike deckbuilder returns. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, and discover relics of immense power in Slay the Spire 2!
Gordian Quest
WHY THIS
Shares deck building, procedural generation and a challenging mood with He is Coming.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and RPG with He is Coming.
An epic deckbuilding RPG inspired by old-school classics like Ultima and D&D, using modern gaming concepts like roguelite elements and turnbased strategic combat. Lead and nurture parties of heroes. Forge bonds and discover new skills among them. Guide them to unravel the curses laid upon the lands.
Frequently asked about He is Coming
- Is He is Coming verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — He is Coming is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does He is Coming cost?
- He is Coming is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does He is Coming have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — He is Coming supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, PvP).
- What games are most similar to He is Coming?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside He is Coming are Super Fantasy Kingdom, Kegs of Eternity, Ribbit Rogue.
- Who developed He is Coming?
- He is Coming was developed by Chronocle and published by Hooded Horse.
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 He is Coming.
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