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Games like COLD BOOT

If COLD BOOT is your kind of game, the closest matches are Void Fate, Katanaut and Beholgar 2 — 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 COLD BOOT: COLD BOOT is a 2D roguelite game blending platforming with fast-paced slashing. In procedurally generated levels, players rely on quick reflexes and smart strategies to evade attacks and traps while defeating enemies. It only takes one hit for the player to kill or be killed.

2025ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDWindowsby Stormor
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Steam players who put hours into COLD BOOT 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.

  1. Void Fate

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for COLD BOOT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with COLD BOOT.

    Void Fate is a hardcore action Roguelite. Embody a combat avatar in a virtual space to survive wave-based arena battles. Master Perfect Blocks, Perfect Dodges, and Transcendence Mode. Seize Void Cores from fallen foes to craft your ultimate build, and face off against overwhelmingly powerful bosses!

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Katanaut

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for COLD BOOT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with COLD BOOT.

    Katanaut is a fast-paced, Metroidvania-inspired action roguelite blending fluid combat and cosmic horror. Slash, dodge, and wield powerful abilities as you battle through a station sprawling with twisted, once-human horrors. Adapt, survive, and descend into the shadows to uncover dark secrets.

    2025ActionSportsIndie17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Beholgar 2

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for COLD BOOT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with COLD BOOT.

    The barbarian warrior Beholgar returns — and this time, his enemies are otherworldly! Deep beneath the earth, the mighty Djinn King stirs. To prevent his rise and save the world from eternal darkness, Beholgar embarks on a quest for a legendary, ancient sword.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure4.19 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Atrion Project

    WHY THIS

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

    A hybrid with no memories. A planet out to kill you. A demanding sci-fi action game with fast-paced combat and die & retry mechanics. Fight. Die. Learn. Retry. Your body is a weapon. Your past, a mystery.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. Slashvival

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for COLD BOOT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with COLD BOOT.

    Slashvival is a third-person action RPG with roguelite elements. Use swords to fight mutant creatures in a medieval low-poly world. Survive intense battles and rescue your family in this thrilling hack-and-slash adventure!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Sacre Bleu

    WHY THIS

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

    A fast-paced, bullet-time action-platformer with speedrunning and revolutionary flair. Hack n’ slash your way out of la Bastille, blasting yourself through the air in graceful bullet-time aerial battles on a quest to save all of France!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Magenta Horizon - Neverending Harvest

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for COLD BOOT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with COLD BOOT.

    Magenta Horizon is a fast-paced 2D action platformer with challenging spectacle fighter inspired combat. Playing as a Reaper of the twisted purgatorial afterlife, push your skills to the limit to destroy the hordes of demons and epic bosses to reach your destination.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure10.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. StormEdge

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for COLD BOOT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with COLD BOOT.

    Dodge enemies' attacks, activate lethal traps and customize your hero in StormEdge. Brace yourself for the dangerous Elemental Storms that will put your skills to the test!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under COLD BOOT on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with COLD BOOT.

    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 COLD BOOT on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with COLD BOOT.

    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 COLD BOOT on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with COLD BOOT.

    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 COLD BOOT on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with COLD BOOT.

    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. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under COLD BOOT on Steam right now. Shares Indie with COLD BOOT.

    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 ↗
  6. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under COLD BOOT on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with COLD BOOT.

    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 ↗
  7. The NOexistenceN of you AND me

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under COLD BOOT on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with COLD BOOT.

    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".

    2024IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under COLD BOOT on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with COLD BOOT.

    "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!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

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

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeSteam ↗
  7. There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015

    WHY THIS

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

    A little game that’s not a game, winner of an old game jam that nobody’s ever heard of. So DON'T INSTALL IT!

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

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

    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!

    2023ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Katanaut

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with COLD BOOT.

    Katanaut is a fast-paced, Metroidvania-inspired action roguelite blending fluid combat and cosmic horror. Slash, dodge, and wield powerful abilities as you battle through a station sprawling with twisted, once-human horrors. Adapt, survive, and descend into the shadows to uncover dark secrets.

    2025ActionSportsIndie17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Sacre Bleu

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with COLD BOOT.

    A fast-paced, bullet-time action-platformer with speedrunning and revolutionary flair. Hack n’ slash your way out of la Bastille, blasting yourself through the air in graceful bullet-time aerial battles on a quest to save all of France!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. StormEdge

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with COLD BOOT.

    Dodge enemies' attacks, activate lethal traps and customize your hero in StormEdge. Brace yourself for the dangerous Elemental Storms that will put your skills to the test!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about COLD BOOT

How much does COLD BOOT cost?
COLD BOOT is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to COLD BOOT?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside COLD BOOT are Void Fate, Katanaut, Beholgar 2.
Who developed COLD BOOT?
COLD BOOT was developed by Stormor.

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 COLD BOOT.

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