Games like Children of Morta
If Children of Morta is your kind of game, the closest matches are Hero Siege, Moon Hunters and Ember Knights — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and contemplative. 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 →Children of Morta is a story-driven action RPG released in 2019 by Dead Mage, published by 11 bit studios. Set against a looming corruption, the game follows the Bergson family across dungeon-crawling roguelite runs. Players switch between family members, each with distinct playstyles and upgrade trees, and can tackle challenges in local co-op where progression feels shared and rewarding. Reviewers highlight that the pixel art aesthetics and soundtrack are universally praised, and players describe the experience as atmospheric, contemplative, and emotional as the story explores family bonds and generational struggles. Family trials mode tests mastery of each character. The game costs $21.99 and runs verified on Steam Deck, with an 88% positive rating from 7,392 Steam reviews.
About Children of Morta: 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?
Players who liked Children of Morta also play
Steam players who put hours into Children of Morta 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.
Hero Siege
WHY THIS
Top pick for Children of Morta fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Children of Morta.
Hero Siege is a fast paced Pixel Art ARPG featuring an expansive roster of unique classes, deep build experimentation, and a player driven economy.
Moon Hunters
WHY THIS
Shares local co op and an atmospheric mood with Children of Morta.
Second-strongest match for Children of Morta fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Children of Morta.
Play alone or with friends! A co-op personality test about exploring an ancient, occult world in 5 days. How will you be remembered?
Ember Knights
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Children of Morta.
Third-strongest match for Children of Morta fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Children of Morta.
Ember Knights is an action rogue-lite for 1-4 players where you play as legendary knights, the last spark of hope against the mad sorcerer Praxis and his hordes of unwavering fiends. Wield weapons & skills, build synergies with game-changing relics and free the universe of Praxis’ corruption.
Wizard of Legend
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Children of Morta.
Ranked #4 for Children of Morta fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Children of Morta.
Wizard of Legend is a no-nonsense, action-packed take on wizardry that emphasizes precise movements and smart comboing of spells in a rogue-like dungeon crawler that features over a hundred unique spells and relics!
Bravery and Greed
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Children of Morta.
Ranked #5 for Children of Morta fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Children of Morta.
Bravery and Greed is a beat 'em up, roguelite, dungeon brawler for up to four players. Choose from four classic fantasy classes, engage in a deep robust combat system, and play a variety of co-operative and competitive game modes with friends via local, online or both. Get rich, or die trying!
Moonlighter
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Children of Morta.
Ranked #6 for Children of Morta fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Children of Morta.
Moonlighter is an Action RPG with rogue-lite elements that demonstrates two sides of the coin – revealing everyday routines of Will, an adventurous shopkeeper that secretly dreams of becoming a hero.
Lost Castle / 失落城堡
WHY THIS
Shares roguelite runs and a challenging mood with Children of Morta.
Ranked #7 for Children of Morta fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Children of Morta.
Lost Castle is an action RPG beat'em up with roguelike elements and randomized dungeons for up to four players online and local!
Dungeon Souls
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Children of Morta.
Ranked #8 for Children of Morta fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Children of Morta.
Dungeon Souls is an action-adventure roguelike dungeon crawler which draws heavy inspiration from Nuclear Throne, Risk of Rain, and Overture. Explore vast procedurally generated dungeons, collect loot, and slay hordes of challenging enemies!
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Diablo® IV
WHY THIS
Shares dungeon crawling and an atmospheric mood with Children of Morta.
Reviewers of Children of Morta cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Children of Morta.
Join the fight for Sanctuary in Diablo® IV, the ultimate action RPG adventure. Experience the critically acclaimed campaign and new seasonal content.
Cult of the Lamb
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Children of Morta.
Reviewers of Children of Morta cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Children of Morta.
Start your own cult in a land of false prophets, venturing out into diverse and mysterious regions to build a loyal community of woodland Followers and spread your Word to become the one true cult.
Curse of the Dead Gods
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Children of Morta.
Reviewers of Children of Morta cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Children of Morta.
You seek untold riches, eternal life, divine powers - it leads to this accursed temple, a seemingly-infinite labyrinth of bottomless pits, deadly traps, and monsters.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Children of Morta.
Reviewers of Children of Morta cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Children of Morta.
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!
Hades
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with Children of Morta.
Reviewers of Children of Morta cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Children of Morta.
Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.
Wizard of Legend
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Children of Morta.
Reviewers of Children of Morta cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Children of Morta.
Wizard of Legend is a no-nonsense, action-packed take on wizardry that emphasizes precise movements and smart comboing of spells in a rogue-like dungeon crawler that features over a hundred unique spells and relics!
Enter the Gungeon
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Children of Morta.
Reviewers of Children of Morta cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Children of Morta.
Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past.
Dead Cells
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Children of Morta.
Reviewers of Children of Morta cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Children of Morta.
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Children of Morta at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~77% under Children of Morta on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Children of Morta.
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.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under Children of Morta on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Children of Morta.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under Children of Morta on Steam right now. Shares Action with Children of Morta.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under Children of Morta on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Children of Morta.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under Children of Morta on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with Children of Morta.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Children of Morta.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
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 Children of Morta.
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.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Children of Morta.
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.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Children of Morta.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Children of Morta.
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.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Children of Morta.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Children of Morta.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Children of Morta.
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.
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More from Dead Mage
Other recommendable Steam games by Dead Mage, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Wizard of Legend 2
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Children of Morta.
Another title from Dead Mage, the studio behind Children of Morta. Shares Action and Indie with Children of Morta.
Face perilous magical trials in the fast-paced rogue-lite follow-up to the acclaimed original, featuring co-op and vibrant new 3D visuals. Master new Arcana and elements, experiment with spell combinations, and become the next Wizard of Legend!
Garshasp: The Monster Slayer
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Children of Morta.
Another title from Dead Mage, the studio behind Children of Morta. Shares Action and Indie with Children of Morta.
As the legendary Persian hero, fight your way in a journey to revenge and reclaim the legendary mace of his ancestors stolen by the Deevs. Purchase before 5/16 and save!
Shadow Blade: Reload
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Children of Morta.
Another title from Dead Mage, the studio behind Children of Morta. Shares Action and Indie with Children of Morta.
Shadow Blade is an action-platformer set in a visually striking world where the ancient teachings of ninjas and samurai clash upon a modern landscape. Sprint through stages littered with traps, slaying enemies along your path without hesitation as Kuro, the blade of shadow!
Garshasp: Temple of the Dragon
WHY THIS
Another title from Dead Mage, the studio behind Children of Morta. Shares Action and Indie with Children of Morta.
The mighty mythological hero, Garshasp, travels into distant lands in search for the secrets hidden in the temple of the dragon, unaware of the hidden dangers and creatures awaiting him in the cursed lands.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Ember Knights
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Children of Morta.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Children of Morta.
Ember Knights is an action rogue-lite for 1-4 players where you play as legendary knights, the last spark of hope against the mad sorcerer Praxis and his hordes of unwavering fiends. Wield weapons & skills, build synergies with game-changing relics and free the universe of Praxis’ corruption.
Wizard of Legend
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Children of Morta.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Children of Morta.
Wizard of Legend is a no-nonsense, action-packed take on wizardry that emphasizes precise movements and smart comboing of spells in a rogue-like dungeon crawler that features over a hundred unique spells and relics!
Moonlighter
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Children of Morta.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Children of Morta.
Moonlighter is an Action RPG with rogue-lite elements that demonstrates two sides of the coin – revealing everyday routines of Will, an adventurous shopkeeper that secretly dreams of becoming a hero.
Frequently asked about Children of Morta
- Is Children of Morta verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Children of Morta 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 Children of Morta cost?
- Children of Morta is listed on Steam at 21.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Children of Morta have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Children of Morta supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Children of Morta?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Children of Morta are Hero Siege, Moon Hunters, Ember Knights.
- Who developed Children of Morta?
- Children of Morta was developed by Dead Mage and published by 11 bit studios.
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