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Games like Wildkeepers Rising

If Wildkeepers Rising is your kind of game, the closest matches are Tower of Babel: Survivors of Chaos, Wanted Shadows and Nix: Ashes of the Phoenix — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and intense. 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 Wildkeepers Rising: Tame monsters! Slay waves of enemy hordes! Explore fantasy lands! Wildkeepers Rising is a whimsical action-RPG roguelite set in a beautiful hand-drawn world that combines the power curve of bullet heaven games with the compulsive fun of a creature collector.

2025ActionIndieRPG9.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindowsby Lioncode Games
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Steam players who put hours into Wildkeepers Rising 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. Tower of Babel: Survivors of Chaos

    WHY THIS

    Shares wave based survival, permadeath, grindy and an intense mood with Wildkeepers Rising.

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

    Battle hordes of monsters, acquire new skills, and upgrade your abilities. Customize your build with hundreds of item combinations and reach the top to fulfill your deepest desires. Conquer the tower in this thrilling roguelite hack and slash survivors game!

    2026ActionStrategyIndie10.39 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Wanted Shadows

    WHY THIS

    Shares weapon variety, build variety, roguelite and a lighthearted mood with Wildkeepers Rising.

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

    Decimate thousands of demons on All Hallows' Eve to protect your infernal home. Wanted Shadows is a bullet heaven roguelite where the difference between overpowering and being overpowered lies in your skill and wit.

    2023ActionIndieRPG1.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Nix: Ashes of the Phoenix

    WHY THIS

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

    Ashes of the Phoenix is a survivor style, Roguelite ARPG experience set in a dark high fantasy world. The story follows Nix, a mysterious heroine, as she battles her way through hordes of enemies to uncover the mystery that is the world around her.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Death Must Die

    WHY THIS

    Shares difficulty modes, wave based survival, atmospheric and a challenging mood with Wildkeepers Rising.

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

    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 ↗
  5. Temtem: Swarm

    WHY THIS

    Shares difficulty scaling, wave based survival, creature collection and an intense mood with Wildkeepers Rising.

    Ranked #5 for Wildkeepers Rising fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Wildkeepers Rising.

    Can you Survive the Swarm? Unlock mighty abilities and upgrades, find and collect Tems to evolve and become stronger, discover overpowered strategies, and battle massive bosses in this survivor-like bullet heaven! Play solo or online co-op with up to 3 players, building the wildest synergies.

    2026ActionRPGCasual12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Hades II

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Wildkeepers Rising.

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

    Battle beyond the Underworld using dark sorcery to take on the Titan of Time in this bewitching sequel to the award-winning rogue-like dungeon crawler.

    2025ActionIndieRPG29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Halls of Torment

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Wildkeepers Rising.

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

    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?

    2024ActionIndieRPG6.66 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Conquest Dark

    WHY THIS

    Shares wave based survival, build variety, roguelite and an intense mood with Wildkeepers Rising.

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

    Experience an ARPG's rapid ascension to power in minutes, packed with savage, survivors-like action and devastating sword & sorcery combat. Perfect your builds through Dark Ritual runs that will decide humanity's future as you battle endless hordes across haunting ruins and cursed kingdoms.

    2025ActionIndieRPG7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Wildkeepers Rising at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Wildkeepers Rising on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Wildkeepers Rising.

    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

    Shares a challenging mood with Wildkeepers Rising.

    Priced ~50% under Wildkeepers Rising on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Wildkeepers Rising.

    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. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Wildkeepers Rising on Steam right now. Shares Action with Wildkeepers Rising.

    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 ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Wildkeepers Rising on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Wildkeepers Rising.

    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 ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Wildkeepers Rising on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Wildkeepers Rising.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Wildkeepers Rising on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Wildkeepers Rising.

    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 ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Wildkeepers Rising on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Wildkeepers Rising.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Wildkeepers Rising.

    Priced ~50% under Wildkeepers Rising on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Wildkeepers Rising.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. 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 Wildkeepers Rising.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Wildkeepers Rising.

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

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

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck 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. Tower of Babel: Survivors of Chaos

    WHY THIS

    Shares wave based survival, permadeath, grindy and an intense mood with Wildkeepers Rising.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Wildkeepers Rising.

    Battle hordes of monsters, acquire new skills, and upgrade your abilities. Customize your build with hundreds of item combinations and reach the top to fulfill your deepest desires. Conquer the tower in this thrilling roguelite hack and slash survivors game!

    2026ActionStrategyIndie10.39 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Wanted Shadows

    WHY THIS

    Shares weapon variety, build variety, roguelite and a lighthearted mood with Wildkeepers Rising.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Wildkeepers Rising.

    Decimate thousands of demons on All Hallows' Eve to protect your infernal home. Wanted Shadows is a bullet heaven roguelite where the difference between overpowering and being overpowered lies in your skill and wit.

    2023ActionIndieRPG1.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Temtem: Swarm

    WHY THIS

    Shares difficulty scaling, wave based survival, creature collection and an intense mood with Wildkeepers Rising.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with Wildkeepers Rising.

    Can you Survive the Swarm? Unlock mighty abilities and upgrades, find and collect Tems to evolve and become stronger, discover overpowered strategies, and battle massive bosses in this survivor-like bullet heaven! Play solo or online co-op with up to 3 players, building the wildest synergies.

    2026ActionRPGCasual12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Hades II

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Wildkeepers Rising.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Wildkeepers Rising.

    Battle beyond the Underworld using dark sorcery to take on the Titan of Time in this bewitching sequel to the award-winning rogue-like dungeon crawler.

    2025ActionIndieRPG29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Halls of Torment

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Wildkeepers Rising.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Wildkeepers Rising.

    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?

    2024ActionIndieRPG6.66 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Wildkeepers Rising

Is Wildkeepers Rising verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Wildkeepers Rising 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 Wildkeepers Rising cost?
Wildkeepers Rising is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Wildkeepers Rising?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Wildkeepers Rising are Tower of Babel: Survivors of Chaos, Wanted Shadows, Nix: Ashes of the Phoenix.
Who developed Wildkeepers Rising?
Wildkeepers Rising was developed by Lioncode Games.

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 Wildkeepers Rising.

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