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Games like Boosted Survivors

If Boosted Survivors is your kind of game, the closest matches are Vampire Survivors, Halls of Torment and Boneraiser Minions — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its builds feel uniquely rewarding, atmospheric and challenging. 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 Boosted Survivors: Survive waves! Choose new abilities! Modify your hero in any way you like! Craft a powerful masterpiece, or a horrible concoction of awful ideas! Discover secrets! Sandbox your way to victory! Boost! Survive! Boosted Survivors!

2024ActionIndieRPG0.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · Linuxby Clarity Games
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Steam players who put hours into Boosted Survivors 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. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Boosted Survivors.

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

    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 ↗
  2. Halls of Torment

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Boosted Survivors.

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

    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 ↗
  3. Boneraiser Minions

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and an atmospheric mood with Boosted Survivors.

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

    Amass an army of undead to fight endless waves of heroes intent to end your boneraising ways! In this gothic auto-battler rogue-lite Survivor-like, use the bones of slain heroes to raise your minions, collect relics and spells, and unlock meta upgrades, all to survive King Gigald's crusade!

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Rogue Legacy

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and a contemplative mood with Boosted Survivors.

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

    Rogue Legacy is a genealogical rogue-"LITE" where anyone can be a hero. Each time you die, your child will succeed you. Every child is unique. One child might be colorblind, another might be a dwarf with vertigo. But that's OK, because no one is perfect, and you don't have to be to succeed.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Overture

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and a stressful mood with Boosted Survivors.

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

    Overture is an action-adventure roguelike which draws heavy inspiration from hits such as Diablo, Realm of The Mad God, Zelda, and The Binding of Isaac. Explore vast randomly generated dungeons and slay hordes of cunning enemies!

    2015ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Legend of Dungeon

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Boosted Survivors.

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

    Legend of Dungeon is a randomly generated action RPG Beat'em'up with heavy Rogue-like elements, striking visuals, and dynamic music.

    2013ActionIndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Children of Morta

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Boosted Survivors.

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

    Children of Morta is a story-driven action RPG game about an extraordinary family of heroes. Lead the Bergsons, with all their flaws and virtues, against the forthcoming Corruption. Will you be able to sacrifice everything to save the ones you care for?

    2019ActionIndieAdventure21.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. UFO 50

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and a whimsical mood with Boosted Survivors.

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

    UFO 50 is a collection of 50 single and multiplayer games that span a variety of genres, from platformers and shoot 'em ups to puzzle games, roguelites, and RPGs. Our goal is to combine a familiar 8-bit aesthetic with new ideas and modern game design.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Boosted Survivors

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. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Boosted Survivors.

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

    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 ↗
  2. Dota 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a stressful mood with Boosted Survivors.

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

    Every day, millions of players worldwide enter battle as one of over a hundred Dota heroes. And no matter if it's their 10th hour of play or 1,000th, there's always something new to discover. With regular updates that ensure a constant evolution of gameplay, features, and heroes, Dota 2 has taken on a life of its own.

    2013ActionStrategyFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Boosted Survivors.

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

    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 ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. UBERMOSH

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Boosted Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Boosted Survivors.

    UBERMOSH is an arcade game about cutting bullets with a sword, in a gun-filled cyberpunk mosh pit.

    2015ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Miss Neko

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Boosted Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Action with Boosted Survivors.

    Together the full picture of all the lovely beast ladies with your own hands, play Yakyuken with them, collect their portraits. Hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable game time:)

    2019ActionCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. QUICKERFLAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Boosted Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Boosted Survivors.

    QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Save Jesus

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Boosted Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Boosted Survivors.

    Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!

    2016IndieCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Barro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Boosted Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Boosted Survivors.

    Choose your little car and race!

    2018IndieCasualRacing0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Gachi Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Boosted Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Boosted Survivors.

    Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Trip to Vinelands

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Boosted Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Boosted Survivors.

    Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.

    2016ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. TTV2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Boosted Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Boosted Survivors.

    TTV2 is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame, sequel to Trip to Vinelands.

    2017ActionIndie0.49 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

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

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Boosted Survivors.

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

    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 ↗
  2. Halls of Torment

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Boosted Survivors.

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

    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 ↗
  3. Boneraiser Minions

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and an atmospheric mood with Boosted Survivors.

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

    Amass an army of undead to fight endless waves of heroes intent to end your boneraising ways! In this gothic auto-battler rogue-lite Survivor-like, use the bones of slain heroes to raise your minions, collect relics and spells, and unlock meta upgrades, all to survive King Gigald's crusade!

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Rogue Legacy

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and a contemplative mood with Boosted Survivors.

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

    Rogue Legacy is a genealogical rogue-"LITE" where anyone can be a hero. Each time you die, your child will succeed you. Every child is unique. One child might be colorblind, another might be a dwarf with vertigo. But that's OK, because no one is perfect, and you don't have to be to succeed.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Children of Morta

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Boosted Survivors.

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

    Children of Morta is a story-driven action RPG game about an extraordinary family of heroes. Lead the Bergsons, with all their flaws and virtues, against the forthcoming Corruption. Will you be able to sacrifice everything to save the ones you care for?

    2019ActionIndieAdventure21.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. UFO 50

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and a whimsical mood with Boosted Survivors.

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

    UFO 50 is a collection of 50 single and multiplayer games that span a variety of genres, from platformers and shoot 'em ups to puzzle games, roguelites, and RPGs. Our goal is to combine a familiar 8-bit aesthetic with new ideas and modern game design.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Boosted Survivors

Does Boosted Survivors run on Steam Deck?
Boosted Survivors 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 Boosted Survivors cost?
Boosted Survivors is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Boosted Survivors?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Boosted Survivors are Vampire Survivors, Halls of Torment, Boneraiser Minions.
Who developed Boosted Survivors?
Boosted Survivors was developed by Clarity Games.

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