Games like Death Kid
If Death Kid is your kind of game, the closest matches are Shing!, StormEdge and Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Classic — 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 Death Kid: Death Kid is a fast-paced arcade-inspired arena brawler with meta-progression. Wipe out hordes of daunting foes, master powerful abilities and grow stronger with each attempt. Venture deep inside a treacherous well to put the wheel of life and death back in motion and break the curse of immortality.
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Shing!
WHY THIS
Top pick for Death Kid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Death Kid.
Experience the most exciting and immersive beat-em-up combat system ever – become a kickass ninja and slice some demons in style!
StormEdge
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Death Kid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Death Kid.
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!
Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Classic
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Death Kid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Death Kid.
Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds! Enjoy fast and frantic arcade-style beat 'em up gameplay with cute characters. Beat up hordes of weird enemies with awesome special attacks. Local co-op and PVP supported for up to 4 players!
God's Trigger
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Death Kid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Death Kid.
Slay enemies with speed and precision in an over-the-top show of blood and explosions. Play solo or with others, make split-second decisions, dodge bullets, and use weapons and abilities to inflict violence in the most graphic way possible.
Astral Ascent
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Death Kid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Death Kid.
Choose one of four heroes and explore the Garden, an astral prison guarded by 12 powerful mystical bosses: the Zodiacs. Challenge them with dozens of unique spells and faithful friends by your side to unfold the story of this platform roguelite with lightning fast combat.
Wizard of Legend
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Death Kid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Death Kid.
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!
Absolum
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Death Kid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Death Kid.
Fight as the outcast heroes of Talamh in a fierce battle to retake magic from Sun King Azra’s grasp in Absolum, an original roguelite beat ‘em up by Dotemu.
Kawaii Deathu Desu
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Death Kid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Death Kid.
In Kawaii Deathu Desu, supernatural beings find themselves incarnated as cute japanese idols! Pick a supernatural idol and beat the hell out of - no pun intended - as many overzealous fans as you can in this addictive beat'em up as you work your way up to claim the throne of the underworld!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Death Kid at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Death Kid on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Death Kid.
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 ~60% under Death Kid on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Death Kid.
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 ~70% under Death Kid on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Death Kid.
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 ~80% under Death Kid on Steam right now. Shares Action with Death Kid.
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.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Death Kid on Steam right now. Shares Action with Death Kid.
You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Death Kid on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Death Kid.
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!
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Death Kid on Steam right now. Shares Action with Death Kid.
Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Death Kid on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Death Kid.
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?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Death Kid.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Death Kid.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Death Kid.
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?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Death Kid.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 Death Kid.
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 with Death Kid.
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.
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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.
StormEdge
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Death Kid.
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!
God's Trigger
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Death Kid.
Slay enemies with speed and precision in an over-the-top show of blood and explosions. Play solo or with others, make split-second decisions, dodge bullets, and use weapons and abilities to inflict violence in the most graphic way possible.
Astral Ascent
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Death Kid.
Choose one of four heroes and explore the Garden, an astral prison guarded by 12 powerful mystical bosses: the Zodiacs. Challenge them with dozens of unique spells and faithful friends by your side to unfold the story of this platform roguelite with lightning fast combat.
Wizard of Legend
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Death Kid.
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!
Kawaii Deathu Desu
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Death Kid.
In Kawaii Deathu Desu, supernatural beings find themselves incarnated as cute japanese idols! Pick a supernatural idol and beat the hell out of - no pun intended - as many overzealous fans as you can in this addictive beat'em up as you work your way up to claim the throne of the underworld!
Frequently asked about Death Kid
- How much does Death Kid cost?
- Death Kid is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Death Kid have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Death Kid supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Death Kid?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Death Kid are Shing!, StormEdge, Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Classic.
- Who developed Death Kid?
- Death Kid was developed by Crooked Games and published by Crooked Games, Take IT Studio!.
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