Games like Sword vs Horde
If Sword vs Horde is your kind of game, the closest matches are Quester, Koboo: The Tree Spirit and Airships: Lost Flotilla — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Sword vs Horde: A melee based horde survival game. You are a knight wielding an oversized greatsword. Whirl it around in circles and use your blade's momentum to slash through endless hordes of monsters. But take care! You'll get dizzy from all the spinning!
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Quester
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Top pick for Sword vs Horde fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Sword vs Horde.
Assume control of a courageous adventurer and blaze through monster infested mazes. Dance with death as you balance fighting with scavenging for loot and power in this classic-arcade inspired roguelike.
Koboo: The Tree Spirit
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Sword vs Horde fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Sword vs Horde.
Koboo is a fast paced action rogue-lite platformer where you battle against towering hunters as a small tree spirit by attacking their weak points. Forge powerful synergies, explore the Ancient Forest's branching paths, fish, catch bugs and garden to rebuild your home!
Airships: Lost Flotilla
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Sword vs Horde fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Sword vs Horde.
Airships: Lost Flotilla is a steampunk autoshooter where you fight your way through waves of enemies on your way to a safe harbour. Destroy your foes, harvest wreckage, and upgrade your ship.
Halls of Torment
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Sword vs Horde fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Sword vs Horde.
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?
Elsie
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Sword vs Horde fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Sword vs Horde.
Elsie is a technicolour, hyperkinetic, rogue-like action-platformer filled with procedurally generated levels, an army of robots to blast through, and a wide scope of items & weaponry to make each run unique. Master countless magitek weapons and abilities in order to embrace the chaos.
Shadow of the Depth
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Ranked #6 for Sword vs Horde fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Sword vs Horde.
Shadow of the Depth is a top-down action Roguelite game. Delve into a dungeon world of light and shadow to eradicate the monsters that ravage your home. Be prepared to step into the abyss before you!
God Of Weapons
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Ranked #7 for Sword vs Horde fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Sword vs Horde.
Embark on a thrilling journey in God of Weapons, an action roguelike where you must ascend the tower of Zhor to reclaim the last light for the world. To survive the monster onslaught on each tower's level, you'll need to obtain and carefully organize weapons and accessories in your inventory.
Operation STEEL
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Sword vs Horde fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Sword vs Horde.
Operation STEEL is a roguelike shoot-em-up rendered in hand-drawn art. Blow up loads of enemies, destroy huge bosses, find weapons, and upgrade your load-out between levels. Combat the electronic legion across 20+ procedurally generated levels!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Sword vs Horde at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Sword vs Horde on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Sword vs Horde.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Sword vs Horde on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sword vs Horde.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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Priced ~63% under Sword vs Horde on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sword vs Horde.
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.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Sword vs Horde on Steam right now. Shares Action with Sword vs Horde.
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.
shapez
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Priced ~75% under Sword vs Horde on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sword vs Horde.
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!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Sword vs Horde on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sword vs Horde.
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?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
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Priced ~50% under Sword vs Horde on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sword vs Horde.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
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Priced ~75% under Sword vs Horde on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Sword vs Horde.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Star Fetchers
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Sword vs Horde.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Sword vs Horde.
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.
Eternal Senia
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Sword vs Horde.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Disfigure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Sword vs Horde.
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Sword vs Horde.
Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).
Wheelchair Wizards
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Sword vs Horde.
Wheelchair Wizards is a 4 player party game where you battle your friends while upgrading your wizard.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Airships: Lost Flotilla
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Sword vs Horde.
Airships: Lost Flotilla is a steampunk autoshooter where you fight your way through waves of enemies on your way to a safe harbour. Destroy your foes, harvest wreckage, and upgrade your ship.
Halls of Torment
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Sword vs Horde.
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?
Shadow of the Depth
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Sword vs Horde.
Shadow of the Depth is a top-down action Roguelite game. Delve into a dungeon world of light and shadow to eradicate the monsters that ravage your home. Be prepared to step into the abyss before you!
Operation STEEL
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Sword vs Horde.
Operation STEEL is a roguelike shoot-em-up rendered in hand-drawn art. Blow up loads of enemies, destroy huge bosses, find weapons, and upgrade your load-out between levels. Combat the electronic legion across 20+ procedurally generated levels!
Frequently asked about Sword vs Horde
- How much does Sword vs Horde cost?
- Sword vs Horde is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Sword vs Horde?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Sword vs Horde are Quester, Koboo: The Tree Spirit, Airships: Lost Flotilla.
- Who developed Sword vs Horde?
- Sword vs Horde was developed by Zimmerbyte Games Lukas B. Zimmermann.
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