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Games like Nine Heavens

If Nine Heavens is your kind of game, the closest matches are Defiance Survivors, FatSheep Crisis and Duriano — 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.

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About Nine Heavens: This is a survivor game with Chinese immortal cultivation as the background. After reaching certain conditions, the player will go to the next level and the monsters will become stronger.

2025ActionStrategyIndieAdventureRPGCasual3.99 USDWindowsby 赛博风
Nine Heavens — Steam game cover

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  1. Defiance Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Nine Heavens fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Nine Heavens.

    Defiance Survivors is a fantasy style casual Roguelike game. There are two modes in the game. To become a hero and survive among monsters, Or to become a summoner summoning monsters and hunting heroes. Both modes exist independently and can be freely chosen.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie1.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. FatSheep Crisis

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Nine Heavens fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Nine Heavens.

    Fat Sheep Town has monsters! Use skills to defeat them. Plugins help warriors survive. Many maps have risks and rewards. Pick an occupation and weapons. Level up weapons. Combine skills, plugins and weapons. Defeat the villain!

    2023ActionStrategyIndie3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Duriano

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Nine Heavens fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Nine Heavens.

    Duriano is a top-down arena shooting Slasher roguelite game where the player will be a hero durian of the norse wielding a weapon to fight upon a god of norse mythology. From different weapons, Durian hero, God’s trail, items will lead the player to create a build and defeat all gods of asgard.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie12.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Cultivation Story: Reincarnation

    WHY THIS

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

    Cultivation Story: Reincarnation is a top-down pixel art style action roguelike based on cultivation and Chinese mythology.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. FORCED SHOWDOWN

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Nine Heavens fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Nine Heavens.

    Deckbuilding empowers this challenging bullet hell adventure! Each character is a unique experience: Choose a deck of unlockable cards to boost you in new ways every battle - "My whirlwind shoots fireballs!?". Battle hordes of brutal foes to become a superstar in C-SAR’s ever-changing game show.

    2016ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Machick

    WHY THIS

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

    Defeat the heavily armed army of anti-magic toads and free the forest from destruction. Machick is a casual game where you craft your own wands, vanquish enemies, collect XP, and choose upgrades to go further on the journey.

    2024ActionIndieRPG6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Diary of Lucie

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Nine Heavens fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Nine Heavens.

    Diary of Lucie is action-roguelite game made with RPG Maker. In addition to simply avoiding the enemy's barrage, strategically use the enemy's bullet to make the battle situation advantageous!

    2023ActionStrategyIndie12.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Bardbarian

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Nine Heavens fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Nine Heavens.

    You play as Brad the barbarian, who is awoken to the sounds of his town under siege. Today is different though; Brad has grown tired of fighting all the time. The usual grind for XP has grown dull, and he has decided to pursue his dreams of making music instead of shedding blood.

    2014ActionStrategyIndie7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Nine Heavens on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Nine Heavens.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Nine Heavens on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nine Heavens.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Nine Heavens on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nine Heavens.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Nine Heavens on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Nine Heavens.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Nine Heavens on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Nine Heavens.

    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.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Nine Heavens on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Nine Heavens.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Nine Heavens on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nine Heavens.

    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!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Nine Heavens on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nine Heavens.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

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

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Nine Heavens.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

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

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Nine Heavens

How much does Nine Heavens cost?
Nine Heavens is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Nine Heavens?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Nine Heavens are Defiance Survivors, FatSheep Crisis, Duriano.
Who developed Nine Heavens?
Nine Heavens was developed by 赛博风.

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