Rank 01Why this
Shares build variety and skill tree progression with Heretical.
- $9.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2025
Games like Heretical
- 27 games
- Updated Nov 4, 2026
Players who liked Heretical also play
The closest matches to Heretical: Conquest Dark, Netherworld Covenant, Dragon Is Dead, Cinderia, and Death Must Die. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
- Rank 01
Rank 02Why this
Shares combo based combat and build variety with Heretical.
- $19.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2025
Rank 03Why this
Shares real time combat and build variety with Heretical.
- $19.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2025
Rank 04 
Cinderia
Why this: Shares permadeath and combo based combat with Heretical.
Rank 05 
Death Must Die
Why this: Shares loadout customization and skill tree progression with Heretical.
Rank 06 
Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel
Why this: Also Rogue-lite and Isometric, like Heretical.
Rank 07 
VOIN
Why this: Shares combo based combat and real time combat with Heretical.
Rank 08 
Darkblade Ascent
Why this: Also Hack and Slash and Dark Fantasy, like Heretical.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Heretical
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
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- 5Death Must Die
Shares loadout customization and skill tree progression with Heretical.
- 91% of 13,825 reviews
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- 12The Rangers In The South
Shares class specialization and build variety with Heretical.
- 82% of 430 reviews
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- 18Pathfinder: Gallowspire Survivors
Also Rogue-lite and Dark Fantasy, like Heretical.
- 59% of 404 reviews
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- 21The First Berserker: Khazan
Shares checkpoint based progression and combo based combat with Heretical.
- 93% of 9,382 reviews
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- Released: 2024
- Developer: Three Swords Studio
- Price: $14.99checked Nov 4
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 86% of 502 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Early Access
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Deep class synergy builds
- Deep roguelite runs with permanent meta progression
- Enemy patterns demand mastery
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Contemplative
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Path of Exile
Why this: Also Isometric and Hack and Slash, like Heretical.
暖雪 Warm Snow
Why this: Also Rogue-lite and Dark Fantasy, like Heretical.
Vampire Survivors
Why this: Shares procedural generation with Heretical.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Heretical at current Steam store prices.
The Rangers In The South
Why this: Shares class specialization and build variety with Heretical.
Night Swarm
Why this: Shares build variety and roguelite progression with Heretical.
Pathfinder: Gallowspire Survivors
Why this: Shares permadeath and combo based combat with Heretical.
Achilles: Survivor
Why this: Shares loadout customization and build variety with Heretical.
Halls of Torment
Why this: Also Rogue-lite and Hack and Slash, like Heretical.
Call of Sentinels
Why this: Shares combo based combat and real time combat with Heretical.
Artifact Seeker: Resurrection
Why this: Shares build variety and skill tree progression with Heretical.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Heretical, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Halls of Torment: Prelude
Why this: Shares permadeath and build variety with Heretical.
Realm of the Mad God Exalt
Why this: Shares permadeath and procedural generation with Heretical.
Spiral Knights
Why this: Also Hack and Slash and Action RPG, like Heretical.
Spellsworn
Why this: Also Dark Fantasy and Action RPG, like Heretical.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Cinderia
Why this: Shares permadeath and combo based combat with Heretical.
Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel
Why this: Shares combo based combat and build variety with Heretical.
Darkblade Ascent
Why this: Shares combo based combat and real time combat with Heretical.
About Heretical
The closest matches to Heretical: Conquest Dark, Netherworld Covenant, Dragon Is Dead, Cinderia, and Death Must Die. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Heretical is your kind of game, the closest matches are Conquest Dark, Netherworld Covenant and Dragon Is Dead — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and contemplative, and single out its boss fights and boss gating. 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.
About Heretical: Die. Adapt. Strike back. Climb Sanctora in this brutal Rogue-lite where every death unlocks powers, heroes, and paths to vengeance.
Is Heretical worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 86% of 502 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Early Access: unfinished, and it can change a lot before release.
- Price: $14.99 (checked Nov 9).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 16 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 6 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Deep class synergy builds
- Deep roguelite runs with permanent meta progression
- Enemy patterns demand mastery
- Faith weight system prevents mindless farming
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Dead game, Devs gave up on it. While they were active they did not spend time fixing bugs and game issues like terrible targeting, camera is crap, sound is crap from day 1, game balancing and spent their time too slowly adding in some…”
“It's ok.... Very intentionally soulslike. Took 2 days of dad gaming time to finish current content (~4 hours). Not worth.”
People who play it also play: Conquest Dark, Netherworld Covenant, Dragon Is Dead
Frequently asked about Heretical
Can I run it?
Does Heretical run on Steam Deck?
Heretical 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 Heretical cost?
Heretical is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Heretical?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Heretical are Conquest Dark, Netherworld Covenant, Dragon Is Dead.
Who developed Heretical?
Heretical was developed by Three Swords Studio and published by Ultimate Games S.A., Ultimate Publishing.