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Games like Mute Crimson DX

If Mute Crimson DX is your kind of game, the closest matches are Chronicles of 2 Heroes: Amaterasu's Wrath, NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound and Mute Crimson+ — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging 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 Mute Crimson DX: Mute Crimson DX is an action-packed precision platformer where you guide Ninja on his quest to climb up walls, slice through bad guys and overcome great evils!

2024ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindows · Linuxby Iced Lizard Games
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Players who liked Mute Crimson DX also play

Steam players who put hours into Mute Crimson DX 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. Chronicles of 2 Heroes: Amaterasu's Wrath

    WHY THIS

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

    Amaterasu and her yokai army rule over feudal Japan. Switch in real time between Kensei and Ayame to defeat the goddess in this intense, 16-bit action platformer with Metroidvania elements and gorgeous pixel art.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound

    WHY THIS

    Shares precision platforming, collectible hunting, action adventure and a retro mood with Mute Crimson DX.

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

    A brand-new side-scrolling entry to the NINJA GAIDEN series from the team behind Blasphemous, NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound redefines the classic platformer saga in a spectacular, thrilling and challenging ninja adventure.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Mute Crimson+

    WHY THIS

    Shares precision platforming, collectible hunting and a retro mood with Mute Crimson DX.

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

    Be a ninja and go on an action platforming adventure to save the world. Climb walls, slice up bad guys, master tricky platforming sequences and face ruthless bosses.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. 1 Screen Platformer

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Mute Crimson DX.

    Ranked #4 for Mute Crimson DX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mute Crimson DX.

    This is a SHORT, 2D PLATFORMER with TIGHT CONTROLS about exploring a single level to get past a bunch of TRAPS. There is an EASY mode and a HARD mode depending on your skill level.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Tiny Thor

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Mute Crimson DX.

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

    Jump into this challenging retro platformer! Play as Thor, use his mighty hammer and unique items to explore the Northern Realms. Beware of mythical creatures blocking your path to become a god!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Cyber Shadow

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Mute Crimson DX.

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

    The world has been taken over by synthetic lifeforms. A desperate plea for help sets Shadow, the sole survivor of his clan, on one last mission to uncover what started the path to perpetual ruin.

    2021ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Aeon Drive

    WHY THIS

    Shares precision platforming and an atmospheric mood with Mute Crimson DX.

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

    Rush through the cyberpunk landscapes of Neo Barcelona in Aeon Drive, an action-platformer with a speedrunning twist! Whether solo or in up to 4 player co-op, sprint and dash through many areas of the neon-infused city - and use your time and space-bending abilities to get ahead.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. BZZZT

    WHY THIS

    Shares precision platforming and an atmospheric mood with Mute Crimson DX.

    Ranked #8 for Mute Crimson DX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mute Crimson DX.

    Become a tiny ZX8000 robot and begin your journey through a beautiful, pixel-art world inspired by games iconic to the platformer genre. Follow a cute story, upgrade your skills, beat challenging levels, and compete with other players for the fastest speedrun!

    2023ActionIndie11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Mute Crimson DX on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Mute Crimson DX.

    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 ~67% under Mute Crimson DX on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Mute Crimson DX.

    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 ~53% under Mute Crimson DX on Steam right now. Shares Action with Mute Crimson DX.

    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 ~47% under Mute Crimson DX on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Mute Crimson DX.

    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 ~70% under Mute Crimson DX on Steam right now. Shares Action with Mute Crimson DX.

    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 ~58% under Mute Crimson DX on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Mute Crimson DX.

    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 ~47% under Mute Crimson DX on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mute Crimson DX.

    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 ~67% under Mute Crimson DX on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Mute Crimson DX.

    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. 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 Mute Crimson DX.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck 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 Mute Crimson DX.

    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 Mute Crimson DX.

    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. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. 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 Mute Crimson DX.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 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 Mute Crimson DX.

    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 ↗
  8. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound

    WHY THIS

    Shares precision platforming, collectible hunting, action adventure and a retro mood with Mute Crimson DX.

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

    A brand-new side-scrolling entry to the NINJA GAIDEN series from the team behind Blasphemous, NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound redefines the classic platformer saga in a spectacular, thrilling and challenging ninja adventure.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. 1 Screen Platformer

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Mute Crimson DX.

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

    This is a SHORT, 2D PLATFORMER with TIGHT CONTROLS about exploring a single level to get past a bunch of TRAPS. There is an EASY mode and a HARD mode depending on your skill level.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Tiny Thor

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Mute Crimson DX.

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

    Jump into this challenging retro platformer! Play as Thor, use his mighty hammer and unique items to explore the Northern Realms. Beware of mythical creatures blocking your path to become a god!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Cyber Shadow

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Mute Crimson DX.

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

    The world has been taken over by synthetic lifeforms. A desperate plea for help sets Shadow, the sole survivor of his clan, on one last mission to uncover what started the path to perpetual ruin.

    2021ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. BZZZT

    WHY THIS

    Shares precision platforming and an atmospheric mood with Mute Crimson DX.

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

    Become a tiny ZX8000 robot and begin your journey through a beautiful, pixel-art world inspired by games iconic to the platformer genre. Follow a cute story, upgrade your skills, beat challenging levels, and compete with other players for the fastest speedrun!

    2023ActionIndie11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Mute Crimson DX

Is Mute Crimson DX verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Mute Crimson DX 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 Mute Crimson DX cost?
Mute Crimson DX is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Mute Crimson DX?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Mute Crimson DX are Chronicles of 2 Heroes: Amaterasu's Wrath, NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound, Mute Crimson+.
Who developed Mute Crimson DX?
Mute Crimson DX was developed by Iced Lizard Games.

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