Games like The Bleakest Keep
If The Bleakest Keep is your kind of game, the closest matches are Mazgeon, Rogue Blight and Dungeon Lurker — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, bleak 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.
Get personalized picks →About The Bleakest Keep: The Bleakest Keep is a challenging action horror roguelike. Survive the horrors of the Keep, upgrade your gear, and earn ranks as you ascend the tower and save the world!
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Steam players who put hours into The Bleakest Keep 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.
Mazgeon
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Top pick for The Bleakest Keep fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Bleakest Keep.
Mazgeon is an old school arcade dungeon roguelike RPG with procedurally generated levels filled with retro pixel art graphics where your only goal is to loot as much as you can.
Rogue Blight
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Second-strongest match for The Bleakest Keep fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Bleakest Keep.
Rogue Blight is a souls-like, rogue-lite, combat focused RPG. Fight your way through ever-changing maps. Customize your playstyle based on what you find. Meet other struggling heroes. Death will be punishing, but you will get stronger with every journey. Are you up for the challenge?
Dungeon Lurker
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Third-strongest match for The Bleakest Keep fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Bleakest Keep.
Fight your way into the depths of a cursed dungeon in Dungeon Lurker, a retro action roguelike with a dark twist. Uncover a sinister secret connected to your past as you plunge into a world of dark horror and brutal combat.
Heaven Crawler
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Ranked #4 for The Bleakest Keep fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Bleakest Keep.
Explore The Womb, a forgotten man-made tower built to reach the heavens. Wield Mechanical Arms to overcome deadly enemies and carve your path upward on a deeply personal journey. And remember: Bring her back.
Tears of Vanfell
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Ranked #5 for The Bleakest Keep fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Bleakest Keep.
Your life begins anew in front of an imposing mountain... Climb and explore it with a wide cast of characters in this dungeon crawler RPG with up to four player Co-op.
Unwanted Dungeon
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Shares build variety, indie and an atmospheric mood with The Bleakest Keep.
Ranked #6 for The Bleakest Keep fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with The Bleakest Keep.
A dark fantasy survivorslike with classic ARPG essence: Deep builds, rare loot, NPC shops, shared storage, and a semi-procedural dungeon with bosses, events, and curses. Fast-paced roguelite action meets old-school dungeon crawling. Every lost run is a new idea. Welcome to Unwanted Dungeon!
Bloodwright
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Ranked #7 for The Bleakest Keep fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Bleakest Keep.
Descend through deadly procedural dungeons, claim powerful loot, and decide how deep you're willing to risk it all in this dark fantasy action RPG roguelite.
Resurgis: Rise of the Dead
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Ranked #8 for The Bleakest Keep fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Bleakest Keep.
Resurgis is a 3D dark fantasy action game blending souls-like combat with rogue-lite dungeon crawling. Dismember your enemies with brutal finishers, draft cards in every room to build your unique playstyle, and master a relentless loop where death is only the beginning.
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Slay the Minotaur
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Shares parry based combat, parry system, horror and an atmospheric mood with The Bleakest Keep.
Reviewers of The Bleakest Keep cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with The Bleakest Keep.
Slay the Minotaur is a challenging roguelike dungeon crawler set in ancient Greece. Survive the onslaught of the labyrinth. Upgrade your skills, earn ranks, and face the Minotaur in the ultimate game of cat and mouse!
Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition
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Shares boss fights and an immersive mood with The Bleakest Keep.
Reviewers of The Bleakest Keep cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with The Bleakest Keep.
Game of the Year - The Game Awards 2019 Best Action Game of 2019 - IGN Carve your own clever path to vengeance in the award winning adventure from developer FromSoftware, creators of Bloodborne and the Dark Souls series. Take Revenge. Restore Your Honor. Kill Ingeniously.
Dead Estate
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Shares achievement hunting and an atmospheric mood with The Bleakest Keep.
Reviewers of The Bleakest Keep cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with The Bleakest Keep.
Cornered with nowhere else to turn, can you escape the monster-filled mansion? Dead Estate is a gory, fast-paced, challenging roguelike shooter with a heavy emphasis on horror.
Resident Evil 4
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Shares an atmospheric mood with The Bleakest Keep.
Reviewers of The Bleakest Keep cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with The Bleakest Keep.
Survival is just the beginning. Six years have passed since the biological disaster in Raccoon City. Leon S. Kennedy, one of the survivors, tracks the president's kidnapped daughter to a secluded European village, where there is something terribly wrong with the locals.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Bleakest Keep at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
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Priced ~50% under The Bleakest Keep on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Bleakest Keep.
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.
Vampire Survivors
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Priced ~50% under The Bleakest Keep on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Bleakest Keep.
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!
Titanfall® 2
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Priced ~55% under The Bleakest Keep on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Bleakest Keep.
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.
Cookie Clicker
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Priced ~50% under The Bleakest Keep on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Bleakest Keep.
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.
WEBFISHING
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Priced ~50% under The Bleakest Keep on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Bleakest Keep.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~90% under The Bleakest Keep on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Bleakest Keep.
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
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Priced ~70% under The Bleakest Keep on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Bleakest Keep.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
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Priced ~50% under The Bleakest Keep on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Bleakest Keep.
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.
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Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Bleakest Keep.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Bleakest Keep.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Bleakest Keep.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Disfigure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Bleakest Keep.
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!
Hello Neighbor Alpha 2
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Bleakest Keep.
Welcome to Alpha 2 of Hello Neighbor. Play against an advanced, self-learning AI in what eventually became Act 1 of Hello Neighbor - the stealth horror home invasion sim.
Wheelchair Wizards
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Bleakest Keep.
Wheelchair Wizards is a 4 player party game where you battle your friends while upgrading your wizard.
Shape of Dreams: Prologue
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Bleakest Keep.
《Shape of Dreams: Prologue》is a unique game that blends action roguelite with MOBA-style gameplay. Edit your character's Memories to create your own champion. Face all challenges alone or play with friends in up to 4-player co-op.
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Frequently asked about The Bleakest Keep
- Is The Bleakest Keep verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — The Bleakest Keep 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 The Bleakest Keep cost?
- The Bleakest Keep is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Bleakest Keep?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Bleakest Keep are Mazgeon, Rogue Blight, Dungeon Lurker.
- Who developed The Bleakest Keep?
- The Bleakest Keep was developed by Cache of Bones.
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 The Bleakest Keep.
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