Games like Cadence
If Cadence is your kind of game, the closest matches are ELLUSION, NanoApostle and Boss Rush: Mythology — picked from the ranked list below. 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 Cadence: You'll need to read rhythmic cues, strike, and dodge in harmony with the beat. With every encounter, the music guides the flow of battle, creating an intense, immersive experience. Master the rhythm, adapt to dynamic patterns, and overcome difficult fights in this distinctive rhythmic boss-rush.
Players who liked Cadence also play
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ELLUSION
WHY THIS
Top pick for Cadence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cadence.
ELLUSION is an action puzzle bullet hell fully contained within a tiny 6x6 grid. A "controlled chaos" take on the genre all about mastering the flow of dodging within its spatially and rhythmically quantized simulation.
NanoApostle
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Cadence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cadence.
NanoApostle is a dark sci-fi boss rush action game featuring intense reaction-based combat and the unique "Destruction Point" system. Play as Anita, a child augmented with lethal nanomachines, as she battles against twisted cybernetic experiments to escape a top-secret facility.
Boss Rush: Mythology
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Cadence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cadence.
Boss Rush: Mythology - This is an action game in which you have to fight various creatures and gods from Greek, Scandinavian, Slavic and Egyptian mythologies.
Eldest Souls
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Cadence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cadence.
Fast-paced and brutally challenging, Eldest Souls is a unique Soulslike experience. In a final act of vengeance, the Old Gods have unleashed a great Desolation upon the world. Mankind's only hope lies with a lone warrior… and his greatsword of pure Obsydian.
Raindancer
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Cadence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cadence.
Awoken from death by The Rain itself, Bramble is tasked with bringing an end to the leaders of three rival tribes, and purifying their corruption against nature.
Slash or Die
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Cadence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cadence.
In this game you will face violence and extraordinary complexity. You will have to become one of three heroes to slash enemies or to die from their hands. What will your hero do? It depends only on your skills…
Titan Souls
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Cadence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cadence.
Between our world and the world beyond lie the Titan Souls, the spiritual source of all living things. Scattered amongst the ruins and guarded by the idle titans charged with their care, a solitary hero armed with a single arrow is assembling shards of the Titan Soul in a quest for truth and power.
City of Beats
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Cadence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cadence.
Shoot. Groove. Loot. Repeat. Cross an ever-changing city skyline, flowing through encounters in tune with the cityscape’s beat. From the weapons you fire, to the enemies you shoot, to the zen-like flow, the only way to win is to become one with the beat.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Cadence at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Cadence on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Cadence.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Cadence on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cadence.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Cadence on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cadence.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Cadence on Steam right now. Shares Action with Cadence.
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.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Cadence on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cadence.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Cadence on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cadence.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Cadence on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cadence.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Cadence on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Cadence.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Cadence.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Cadence.
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 and Indie with Cadence.
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 and Indie with Cadence.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Disfigure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Cadence.
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!
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 Cadence.
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).
Khimera: Destroy All Monster Girls
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Cadence.
Play as Chelshia the chimera in this platforming beat-em-up adventure into the wonderful world of monster girls!
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Frequently asked about Cadence
- How much does Cadence cost?
- Cadence is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Cadence?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cadence are ELLUSION, NanoApostle, Boss Rush: Mythology.
- Who developed Cadence?
- Cadence was developed by BitShift_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 Cadence.
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