Rank 01Why this
Shares bullet hell with Awaria.
- $14.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Verified
- 2016
Games like Awaria
- 14 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
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The closest matches to Awaria: Enter the Gungeon, Hollow Survivors, ScourgeBringer, Helltaker, and Furi. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Shares bullet hell and wave based combat with Awaria.
- $9.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Verified
- 2025
Rank 03Why this
Shares bullet hell dodging with Awaria.
- $16.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Verified
- 2020
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Helltaker
Why this: Same funny mood as Awaria.
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Furi
Why this: Same intense mood as Awaria.
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MeowGun: Hell Denizen
Why this: Shares checkpoint system and wave based combat with Awaria.
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Kusan: City of Wolves
Why this: Shares checkpoint system and boss fights with Awaria.
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Shares bullet hell and replayability with Awaria.
- 94% of 453 reviews
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- Released: 2024
- Developer: vanripper
- Price: Free to play
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 96% of 8,528 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Free To Play
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Addictive one more run loop that keeps pulling you back
- Art and character designs are distinctively vanripper
- Bullet hell patterns become memorizable with practice
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Dark
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Enter the Gungeon
Why this: Shares bullet hell with Awaria.
Hollow Survivors
Why this: Shares bullet hell and wave based combat with Awaria.
ScourgeBringer
Why this: Shares bullet hell dodging with Awaria.
Furi
Why this: Same intense mood as Awaria.
Kusan: City of Wolves
Why this: Shares checkpoint system and boss fights with Awaria.
About Awaria
The closest matches to Awaria: Enter the Gungeon, Hollow Survivors, ScourgeBringer, Helltaker, and Furi. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Awaria is your kind of game, the closest matches are Enter the Gungeon, Hollow Survivors and ScourgeBringer — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and dark, and single out its boss fights and bullet hell. 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.
Awaria is a free-to-play action indie game released in 2024 by solo developer vanripper. Set in haunted maintenance tunnels, players control a technician repairing generators while dodging intricate bullet-hell patterns in a top-down perspective. Reviewers highlight the fast-paced gameplay loop as immediately engaging, with patterns becoming familiar through repeated practice. Players describe the generator objectives as urgent and tense, contributing to an addictive one-more-run loop that keeps pulling them back. The game features boss fights, a checkpoint system, and multiple difficulty modes and tiers for players seeking harder challenges. Awaria supports single-player only and runs playably on Steam Deck. The title holds a 96% positive rating from 8528 Steam reviews.
About Awaria: Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.
Is Awaria worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 96% of 8,528 Steam reviews are positive.
- Last 30 days: 95% positive across 192 new reviews, in line with its all-time score.
- Free to play.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 5 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Addictive one more run loop that keeps pulling you back
- Art and character designs are distinctively vanripper
- Bullet hell patterns become memorizable with practice
- Fast paced gameplay loop is immediately engaging
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Can't recommend the game, would put neutral if allowed. Art direction is good, if a bit monocolor at times, music was fine and the first parts of the game work. Latter stages of the game are overtuned and while not a true "Touhou" game I…”
People who play it also play: Enter the Gungeon, Hollow Survivors, ScourgeBringer
Frequently asked about Awaria
Can I run it?
Does Awaria run on Steam Deck?
Awaria is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
Is Awaria free to play?
Yes — Awaria is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
What games are most similar to Awaria?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Awaria are Enter the Gungeon, Hollow Survivors, ScourgeBringer.
Who developed Awaria?
Awaria was developed by vanripper.