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Games like Ziggurat

If Ziggurat is your kind of game, the closest matches are Ziggurat 2, Immortal Redneck and Tower of Guns — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its build variety feels deep, fast paced roguelike combat and magic weapons replace guns. 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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Ziggurat is a 2014 first-person dungeon-crawling roguelike developed by Milkstone Studios. Players choose from multiple unique characters with distinct playstyles and progress through procedurally generated dungeons across multiple levels. The game features fast-paced roguelike combat combining card-based upgrades, mana management, and perk selection, where players report that magic weapons replace traditional firearms. Reviewers highlight the build variety as deep and satisfying. Players describe the overall experience as atmospheric, contemplative, and challenging, and report that skill-based enemy pattern recognition forms a core challenge. The game includes dozens of enemies, traps, bosses, and character unlocks, with an optional hard mode available. Ziggurat is verified on Steam Deck and priced at $14.99 USD, holding an 87% positive rating from 1,992 Steam reviews.

About Ziggurat: Dungeon-Crawling First Person Shooting at its finest! Fast-paced combat! Dozens of perks, spells and enemies! Level ups! Random Dungeons! Traps! Badass bosses! Carrots!

2014ActionIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedMetacritic 75Windows · macOS · Linuxby Milkstone Studios
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Build variety feels deepFast paced roguelike combatMagic weapons replace gunsAtmosphericChallengingContemplative

Players who liked Ziggurat also play

Steam players who put hours into Ziggurat 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. Ziggurat 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Ziggurat.

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

    Ziggurat is back, and now it's even better! Use powerful weapons and spells to break through hordes of enemies and explore labyrinthine dungeons in this hectic roguelite FPS, while you improve your skills and discover new equipment.

    2021ActionIndie24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Immortal Redneck

    WHY THIS

    Shares weapon swapping, procedural generation and an atmospheric mood with Ziggurat.

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

    Immortal Redneck is a FPS set in Egypt with rogue-lite elements. Frantic gameplay, twitch controls and an arcade-style feel meet randomly generated dungeons, a complete skill tree, permanent death and 9 classes with different traits.

    2017ActionIndie19.95 USDSteam ↗
  3. Tower of Guns

    WHY THIS

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

    Tower of Guns is a fast paced first-person-shooter for the twitch gamer... with a few randomized elements to keep it fresh with each playthrough. It's a short burst "Lunch Break FPS"... not unlike Binding of Isaac mixed with Doom 2. Tower of Guns was made by a guy named Joe (with his brother Mike composing the music).

    2014ActionIndie14.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Heavy Bullets

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and an atmospheric mood with Ziggurat.

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

    Heavy Bullets is a randomized FPS dungeon crawler where players make their way through a colorful maze, while protecting themselves from aggressive creatures and malfunctioning security devices. The goal lies at the end of the 8th level, where they must reset the security mainframe to restore order and reap the rewards.

    2014ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Delver

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and an atmospheric mood with Ziggurat.

    Ranked #5 for Ziggurat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ziggurat.

    Delve into the shifting dungeons on your hunt for the Yithidian orb, but getting it might just be the easy part. Delver is a single player first-person action roguelike dungeon crawler, just like you wished they used to make.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. City of Brass

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and an atmospheric mood with Ziggurat.

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

    A first-person action adventure, inspired by Arabian Nights, from senior BioShock developers.

    2018ActionIndie19.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Paranautical Activity: Deluxe Atonement Edition

    WHY THIS

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

    Paranautical Activity combines the classic FPS action of games like Doom and Quake, with the randomness and difficulty of modern roguelikes like Binding of Isaac and Spelunky.

    2014ActionIndieRPG1.19 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Soulslinger: Envoy of Death

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and an atmospheric mood with Ziggurat.

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

    You are a gunslinger in limbo, involved in a gritty war against "The Cartel", a ruthless organization harvesting souls to break free of the shackles of the afterlife. Grow stronger with each new run, gather the essence of lost souls to take on the biggest threats in this rogue-lite FPS!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Ziggurat

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Roboquest

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Ziggurat.

    Reviewers of Ziggurat cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Ziggurat.

    Roboquest is a fast FPS Roguelite in a scorched futureworld. You're a rebooted Guardian, ready to kick some metal ass! Fight with your buddy or by yourself and annihilate hordes of deadly bots in ever-changing environments.

    2023ActionIndie24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. The Binding of Isaac

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Ziggurat.

    Reviewers of Ziggurat cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Ziggurat.

    Now 20% More Evil with the Free Halloween update!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Torchlight

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Ziggurat cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Ziggurat.

    Adventure awaits in the award-winning Action RPG debut from Runic Games! Explore the randomized depths of this boom town, collect loot, and level up to save Torchlight - and possibly the world.

    2009RPG2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Lichdom: Battlemage

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Ziggurat.

    Reviewers of Ziggurat cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Ziggurat.

    Play the first game where the Mage is a total badass!

    2014ActionIndieRPG9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Immortal Redneck

    WHY THIS

    Shares weapon swapping, procedural generation and an atmospheric mood with Ziggurat.

    Reviewers of Ziggurat cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Ziggurat.

    Immortal Redneck is a FPS set in Egypt with rogue-lite elements. Frantic gameplay, twitch controls and an arcade-style feel meet randomly generated dungeons, a complete skill tree, permanent death and 9 classes with different traits.

    2017ActionIndie19.95 USDSteam ↗
  6. Ziggurat 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Ziggurat.

    Reviewers of Ziggurat cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Ziggurat.

    Ziggurat is back, and now it's even better! Use powerful weapons and spells to break through hordes of enemies and explore labyrinthine dungeons in this hectic roguelite FPS, while you improve your skills and discover new equipment.

    2021ActionIndie24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Quake

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ziggurat.

    Reviewers of Ziggurat cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Ziggurat.

    Developed by the award-winning id Software, Quake® is the ground-breaking, original dark fantasy first-person shooter that inspires today’s retro-style FPS games. With Quake (Enhanced), experience the authentic, updated, and visually enhanced version of the original.

    2007Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Heretic + Hexen

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ziggurat.

    Reviewers of Ziggurat cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Ziggurat.

    Step into the definitive re-release of two dark spell-casting shooters that shaped the genre. This enhanced restoration makes Heretic™ + Hexen™ available to new audiences and long-time fans with expanded accessibility across more platforms and languages than ever before.

    2025ActionAdventureRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Ziggurat on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ziggurat.

    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

    Priced ~67% under Ziggurat on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Ziggurat.

    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. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under Ziggurat on Steam right now. Shares Action with Ziggurat.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Ziggurat on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Ziggurat.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Ziggurat on Steam right now. Shares Action with Ziggurat.

    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 ↗
  6. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Ziggurat on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ziggurat.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Ziggurat on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ziggurat.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Ziggurat on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ziggurat.

    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 ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  2. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

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

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

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

    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!

    2023ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. 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!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  7. 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 Ziggurat.

    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).

    2016ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Riftbreaker: Prologue

    WHY THIS

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

    The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.

    2020ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Milkstone Studios

Other recommendable Steam games by Milkstone Studios, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Farm Together

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Ziggurat.

    Another title from Milkstone Studios, the studio behind Ziggurat. Shares Indie with Ziggurat.

    Grow your own farm all by yourself, or cooperate with your friends in this unique, relaxing farming experience!

    2018IndieSimulationCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Farm Together 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Ziggurat.

    Another title from Milkstone Studios, the studio behind Ziggurat. Shares Indie with Ziggurat.

    Grow your own farm all by yourself, or cooperate with your friends in the long awaited sequel to the cozy, relaxing farming experience!

    2025IndieSimulationCasual25.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Army of Ruin

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ziggurat.

    Another title from Milkstone Studios, the studio behind Ziggurat. Shares Action and Indie with Ziggurat.

    Wreak havoc on countless foes with mighty weapons and deadly spells! Enhance your skills and face even greater dangers! Army of Ruin is an auto-shooter where you become the Bullet Hell.

    2023ActionIndieCasual7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. White Noise 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ziggurat.

    Another title from Milkstone Studios, the studio behind Ziggurat. Shares Action and Indie with Ziggurat.

    Enjoy a 4vs1 asymmetric horror experience like no other. Be a part of the investigator team, or take control of the creature and devour them!

    2017ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Ziggurat 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Ziggurat.

    Another title from Milkstone Studios, the studio behind Ziggurat. Shares Action and Indie with Ziggurat.

    Ziggurat is back, and now it's even better! Use powerful weapons and spells to break through hordes of enemies and explore labyrinthine dungeons in this hectic roguelite FPS, while you improve your skills and discover new equipment.

    2021ActionIndie24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Little Racers STREET

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Ziggurat.

    Another title from Milkstone Studios, the studio behind Ziggurat. Shares Indie with Ziggurat.

    Little Racers STREET fuses the fun-oriented simplicity of top-down racing games with the excitement of street racing, and the results couldn't be better!

    2014IndieCasualRacing5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. White Noise Online

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ziggurat.

    Another title from Milkstone Studios, the studio behind Ziggurat. Shares Indie with Ziggurat.

    A fully cooperative horror experience like never before! On White Noise Online, a team of up to 4 investigators has to explore an area looking for clues, while avoiding being devoured by a supernatural creature. Will you be able to uncover the truth behind the mysterious events?

    2014IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Pharaonic

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ziggurat.

    Another title from Milkstone Studios, the studio behind Ziggurat. Shares Action and Indie with Ziggurat.

    Embark on a journey of exploration and violence in the Two Lands of Egypt with Pharaonic! This unforgiving Combat RPG features an streamlined and challenging combat system that will keep you on your toes while fighting for your life!

    2016ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Ziggurat

Is Ziggurat verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Ziggurat 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 Ziggurat cost?
Ziggurat is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Ziggurat?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Ziggurat are Ziggurat 2, Immortal Redneck, Tower of Guns.
Who developed Ziggurat?
Ziggurat was developed by Milkstone Studios.

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