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Games like Berserk or Die

If Berserk or Die is your kind of game, the closest matches are Bullet Vendetta, Holua's Arcades and 502's Arcade — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its characters play wildly differently, emergent puzzle like combat 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 Berserk or Die: This is an action game in which players attempt to survive by defeating a number of enemies which appear from the left and right sides of the screen. Use a unique keyboard-banging control scheme for maximum dopamine! Go Berserk, or Die!

2025ActionIndie3.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Nao Games
Berserk or Die — Steam game cover
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Button mashing feels intentional and satisfyingCharacters play wildly differentlyEmergent puzzle like combatDarkFunnyIntense

Players who liked Berserk or Die also play

Steam players who put hours into Berserk or Die 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. Bullet Vendetta

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Berserk or Die fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Berserk or Die.

    Bullet Vendetta is a dynamic top-down shooter about the fight against the mafia that controls the city.

    ActionIndieSteam ↗
  2. Holua's Arcades

    WHY THIS

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

    Master the golden age of the arcade! Holua’s Arcades packs four pixel-perfect challenges into one digital cabinet. Dominate a brutal 90s beat 'em up, survive a cosmic bullet hell, execute a stealthy ninja heist, and conquer a co-op precision platformer. Climb the global leaderboards today!

    2023ActionSportsIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. 502's Arcade

    WHY THIS

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

    502's Arcade is a collection of fast paced arcade games. Ghost hunting in a procedural dungeon crawler, fast reflex puzzle solving in a potion shop, blasting through alien enemies and more! Get good old arcade fun featuring modern mechanics and challenge your way to the top of the leaderboards.

    2024ActionIndieCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Clan N

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Berserk or Die fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Berserk or Die.

    Fight alone or with your friends, master the art of battle and bring peace back to the land in this arcade inspired epic brawler!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. HAYAI

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Berserk or Die.

    Ranked #5 for Berserk or Die fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Berserk or Die.

    You are Ronin. Survive against an onslaught of enemies using a unique, mouse-based combat system. Draw your attack, felling your enemies in one swoop!

    2022Action1.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. House of Pain

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Berserk or Die fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Berserk or Die.

    House of Pain is a brutal hack and slash platformer. Battle hordes of twisted gore-encrusted mutant enemies. Explore, fight and wield deadly weapons such as the chainsaw, axe, machete and flame thrower. Avoid deadly traps while surviving the terror legions of twisted monsters and huge creatures.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  7. Slave Zero X

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Berserk or Die.

    Ranked #7 for Berserk or Die fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Berserk or Die.

    Slave Zero X is a stylish 2.5D character action game set in the biopunk world of Slave Zero (1999). Run & Slash your way through a dystopian future in this character action game which will resonate with fans of Devil May Cry, Strider, and Guilty Gear.

    2024Action24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. They Bleed Pixels

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Berserk or Die fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Berserk or Die.

    They Bleed Pixels is a fiendishly difficult action platformer inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and classic horror.

    2012ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Berserk or Die at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Berserk or Die on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Berserk or Die.

    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 ~50% under Berserk or Die on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Berserk or Die.

    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 ~63% under Berserk or Die on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Berserk or Die.

    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 ~75% under Berserk or Die on Steam right now. Shares Action with Berserk or Die.

    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. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Berserk or Die on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Berserk or Die.

    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 ↗
  6. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Berserk or Die on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Berserk or Die.

    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 ↗
  7. The NOexistenceN of you AND me

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Berserk or Die on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Berserk or Die.

    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".

    2024IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Berserk or Die on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Berserk or Die.

    "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!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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 with Berserk or Die.

    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 Berserk or Die.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Berserk or Die.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  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 Berserk or Die.

    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. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Berserk or Die.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Berserk or Die.

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Berserk or Die

Does Berserk or Die run on Steam Deck?
Berserk or Die is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Berserk or Die cost?
Berserk or Die is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Berserk or Die?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Berserk or Die are Bullet Vendetta, Holua's Arcades, 502's Arcade.
Who developed Berserk or Die?
Berserk or Die was developed by Nao Games and published by poncle presents.

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 Berserk or Die.

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