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Games like Orbs of Chaos

If Orbs of Chaos is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dungeon Souls, Chess Survivors and Realm of the Mad God Exalt — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and dark. 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 Orbs of Chaos: Harness the Orbs of Chaos! Choose 3 orbs each run to create 10 overpowered spells in real time in this noisy action roguelite. Slay Lovecraftian horrors and face deadly bosses every 3 minutes. Embrace the Chaos and uncover the unholy secrets of a grotesque world, all set to a haunting soundtrack.

2024ActionIndieAdventureRPGEarly Access4.99 USDWindowsby Noisecore
Orbs of Chaos — Steam game cover
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Active combat that stands out from passive vampire survivors clonesColorful skill tree where combining weak skills creates powerful effectsConstant developer updates and community engagementAtmosphericChallengingDark

Players who liked Orbs of Chaos also play

Steam players who put hours into Orbs of Chaos 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. Dungeon Souls

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Orbs of Chaos.

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

    Dungeon Souls is an action-adventure roguelike dungeon crawler which draws heavy inspiration from Nuclear Throne, Risk of Rain, and Overture. Explore vast procedurally generated dungeons, collect loot, and slay hordes of challenging enemies!

    2016ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Chess Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Orbs of Chaos.

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

    Chess Survivors is a grid based, quick-turn, roguelike where you outmaneuver and destroy an ever growing horde of chess based enemies. Combine abilities, upgrades, and relics to create game-breaking builds. Think fast, die, learn, repeat!

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Realm of the Mad God Exalt

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Orbs of Chaos.

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

    Embark on an exhilarating journey into the pixelated Realm of the Mad God! Join, an action-packed, free-to-play MMO bullet hell game. Discover a world with danger, challenges, and hidden treasures as you battle through waves of enemies. Team up with players and conquer dungeons to become a legend!

    2012ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Delver

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and an atmospheric mood with Orbs of Chaos.

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

    Delve into the shifting dungeons on your hunt for the Yithidian orb, but getting it might just be the easy part. Delver is a single player first-person action roguelike dungeon crawler, just like you wished they used to make.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Death Must Die

    WHY THIS

    Shares build crafting, wave based survival, roguelite and an atmospheric mood with Orbs of Chaos.

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

    Descend the nether in search of Death himself! Choose from God-given powers to slay his hordes of minions. Unlock new heroes, collect powerful items and create game-breaking synergies in this roguelite hack and slash survivors game.

    2023ActionIndieRPG6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Himno - The Silent Melody

    WHY THIS

    Shares roguelite progression and an atmospheric mood with Orbs of Chaos.

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

    Himno - The Silent Melody is an atmospheric roguelite action RPG. Explore different interconnected environments, gather materials to create your unique arsenal and build and automate your base.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Unexplored

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and an atmospheric mood with Orbs of Chaos.

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

    The ROGUELITE that feels like a ROGUELIKE. Praised for its fantastically generated dungeons, real-time combat and surprising amount of content and depth. One of the BEST GAMES OF THE YEAR according to PC Gamer and VICE Waypoint.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Eldritch

    WHY THIS

    Shares spell combination, procedural generation and an atmospheric mood with Orbs of Chaos.

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

    Eldritch is the original imsim roguelike: a first-person action game inspired by roguelikes, immersive sims, and H. P. Lovecraft.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Orbs of Chaos

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Magicka

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Orbs of Chaos cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Orbs of Chaos.

    Magicka is a satirical action-adventure game set in a rich fantasy world based on Norse mythology. The player assumes the role of a wizard from a sacred order tasked with stopping an evil sorcerer who has thrown the world into turmoil, his foul creations besieging the forces of good.

    2011ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Orbs of Chaos.

    Reviewers of Orbs of Chaos cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Orbs of Chaos.

    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. Dota 2

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Orbs of Chaos cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Orbs of Chaos.

    Every day, millions of players worldwide enter battle as one of over a hundred Dota heroes. And no matter if it's their 10th hour of play or 1,000th, there's always something new to discover. With regular updates that ensure a constant evolution of gameplay, features, and heroes, Dota 2 has taken on a life of its own.

    2013ActionStrategyFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Orbs of Chaos on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Orbs of Chaos.

    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 ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Orbs of Chaos on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Orbs of Chaos.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Orbs of Chaos on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Orbs of Chaos.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Orbs of Chaos on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Orbs of Chaos.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Orbs of Chaos on Steam right now. Shares Action with Orbs of Chaos.

    You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.

    2009Action2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Orbs of Chaos on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Orbs of Chaos.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Orbs of Chaos on Steam right now. Shares Action with Orbs of Chaos.

    Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.

    2009Action2.49 USDSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Orbs of Chaos on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Orbs of Chaos.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. 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 Orbs of Chaos.

    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 ↗
  2. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

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

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015

    WHY THIS

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

    A little game that’s not a game, winner of an old game jam that nobody’s ever heard of. So DON'T INSTALL IT!

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Orbs of Chaos

How much does Orbs of Chaos cost?
Orbs of Chaos is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Orbs of Chaos?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Orbs of Chaos are Dungeon Souls, Chess Survivors, Realm of the Mad God Exalt.
Who developed Orbs of Chaos?
Orbs of Chaos was developed by Noisecore and published by Noisecore .

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 Orbs of Chaos.

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