Games like Forest Heroes
If Forest Heroes is your kind of game, the closest matches are Necronator: Dead Wrong, Pairs & Perils and Active DBG: Brave's Rage — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its balance changes feel fair, challenging and competitive. 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 Forest Heroes: Forest Heroes combines defense gameplay with roguelike deck-building. Enjoy intense battles and diverse strategies with simple controls!
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Necronator: Dead Wrong
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Forest Heroes.
Top pick for Forest Heroes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Forest Heroes.
Necronator: Dead Wrong is a deck-building roguelike with an RTS twist. Build a powerful deck. Collect and deploy undead units and raise a unique army. Master each commander’s playstyle and conquer the world. Change the game with rule-bending relics. Unlock new decks and do it all again.
Pairs & Perils
WHY THIS
Shares deck building, roguelite progression, arcade style and a whimsical mood with Forest Heroes.
Second-strongest match for Forest Heroes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Forest Heroes.
Pairs & Perils is a memory-game roguelike and dungeon crawler. Match cards to attack enemies, avoid traps, shop for relics and consumables. Sharpen your mind as you journey through the depths of the dungeon in search of The Dealer.
Active DBG: Brave's Rage
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and a contemplative mood with Forest Heroes.
Third-strongest match for Forest Heroes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Forest Heroes.
Brave's Rage is a challenging roguelite deckbuilding game that features an ATB combat system. Players will have to think critically to build their decks and make strategic decisions in the nick of time. Create your dynamic duo from a total of 9 playable Braves and face 20 different challenge tiers!
StarVaders
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and a contemplative mood with Forest Heroes.
Ranked #4 for Forest Heroes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Forest Heroes.
Pilot a powerful mech to fight off the alien invasion in this ULTIMATE fusion of deckbuilding and grid-based tactics. Discover game-breaking combos, rewind time to alter your fate, and protect the future of humanity in this endlessly replayable roguelike.
Banners of Ruin
WHY THIS
Shares character progression and a challenging mood with Forest Heroes.
Ranked #5 for Forest Heroes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Forest Heroes.
Assemble your party. Answer the call. Win the war. Build a deck and fight a series of turn-based combats with up to 6 party characters through the city of Dawn's Point. Each character can unlock a set of unique cards and abilities that can augment your deck in powerful, exciting ways.
Cat God Ranch
WHY THIS
Shares deck building, build variety, animal protagonist and a cozy mood with Forest Heroes.
Ranked #6 for Forest Heroes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Forest Heroes.
Lead hundreds of "wise" little animals to pay tribute to the Cat God!! 7 animal families, 100+ animals, 10+ Cat Gods, 100+ items, and various animal combinations waiting for you to explore!
Commander Quest
WHY THIS
Shares card based combat, deck building, indie and a challenging mood with Forest Heroes.
Ranked #7 for Forest Heroes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Forest Heroes.
Congratulations! You just found a 'one of a kind' roguelike that combines deck-building card game and auto battle strategy game! Consider unit counters, then create powerful synergy by breaking down the boundaries between the battlefield and cards, then lead your army to victory!
Balatro
WHY THIS
Shares deck building, meta progression and a competitive mood with Forest Heroes.
Ranked #8 for Forest Heroes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Forest Heroes.
The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Forest Heroes at current Steam store prices.
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Forest Heroes on Steam right now. Shares Action with Forest Heroes.
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.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under Forest Heroes on Steam right now. Shares Action with Forest Heroes.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Forest Heroes on Steam right now. Shares Action with Forest Heroes.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Forest Heroes on Steam right now.
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?
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under Forest Heroes on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with Forest Heroes.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Forest Heroes on Steam right now. Shares Action with Forest Heroes.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Forest Heroes on Steam right now. Shares Action with Forest Heroes.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Forest Heroes on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Forest Heroes.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Forest Heroes.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Forest Heroes.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Forest Heroes.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Forest Heroes.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
The Lab
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
Floating Point
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Forest Heroes.
Floating Point is a peaceful, free game about using a grappling hook to swing yourself gracefully through randomly generated spaces. The only objective is to collect points, and the only thing that increases your points is swinging swiftly, smoothly and elegantly without hitting anything.
Peggle Extreme
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Forest Heroes.
Peggle Extreme delivers fast-paced puzzle action that combines elements of pinball and pachinko to create a truly unique game experience. Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun, now exclusively themed with art and sounds from Half-Life: Episode 2, Portal, and Team Fortress 2.
Meteor 60 Seconds!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Forest Heroes.
Meteor 60 seconds! is a simple, fun, comic-like action game that simulates your life if there were a meteor heading towards Earth and you had 60 seconds to live. Do anything you want to do with your last 60 seconds, even if it's illegal! What about planting an apple tree?
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Head-to-head comparisons
More from Hoochoo Game Studios
Other recommendable Steam games by Hoochoo Game Studios, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
No Umbrellas Allowed
WHY THIS
Another title from Hoochoo Game Studios, the studio behind Forest Heroes. Shares Strategy with Forest Heroes.
Reveal the true value of the items coming into the shop. Each item has their own history. Dig deep to see what is behind them and become an expert appraiser. Begin a tug of war with customers. With their own expectations and knowledge, they never give up on money.
Golden Record Retriever
WHY THIS
Another title from Hoochoo Game Studios, the studio behind Forest Heroes. Shares Strategy with Forest Heroes.
⟪Golden Record Retriever⟫ is a rogue-like DICE building game in which a golden retriever kidnapped by aliens grows into a space hero by retrieving the golden records that have become a "space headache.”
Forest Heroes: Prologue
WHY THIS
Another title from Hoochoo Game Studios, the studio behind Forest Heroes. Shares Action and Strategy with Forest Heroes.
Forest Heroes Prologue combines tower defense with roguelike deck building. Enjoy intense battles and diverse strategies with simple controls!
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Pairs & Perils
WHY THIS
Shares deck building, roguelite progression, arcade style and a whimsical mood with Forest Heroes.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Casual with Forest Heroes.
Pairs & Perils is a memory-game roguelike and dungeon crawler. Match cards to attack enemies, avoid traps, shop for relics and consumables. Sharpen your mind as you journey through the depths of the dungeon in search of The Dealer.
StarVaders
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and a contemplative mood with Forest Heroes.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy with Forest Heroes.
Pilot a powerful mech to fight off the alien invasion in this ULTIMATE fusion of deckbuilding and grid-based tactics. Discover game-breaking combos, rewind time to alter your fate, and protect the future of humanity in this endlessly replayable roguelike.
Balatro
WHY THIS
Shares deck building, meta progression and a competitive mood with Forest Heroes.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Casual with Forest Heroes.
The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.
Frequently asked about Forest Heroes
- Is Forest Heroes verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Forest Heroes 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 Forest Heroes cost?
- Forest Heroes is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Forest Heroes?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Forest Heroes are Necronator: Dead Wrong, Pairs & Perils, Active DBG: Brave's Rage.
- Who developed Forest Heroes?
- Forest Heroes was developed by Hoochoo Game Studios.
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