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Games like Shan Hai : Mythic Origins

Below are 16 hand-picked alternatives to Shan Hai : Mythic Origins for fans of action, strategy, indie, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Shan Hai : Mythic Origins also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, free-to-play picks. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.

About Shan Hai : Mythic Origins: SHANHAI: Myth Origins is a MOBA-style action roguelike inspired by the Shanhaijing. Enter a mythic realm, forge divine weapons, wield the Five Elements, collect artifacts, bind spirits and capture beasts. Play solo or in up to 4-player co-op.

ActionStrategyIndieAdventureCasualWindowsby Honglizi
Shan Hai : Mythic Origins — Steam game cover

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    SPACE HUG-DUNG — Steam game cover

    SPACE HUG-DUNG

    Top pick for Shan Hai : Mythic Origins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shan Hai : Mythic Origins.

    "Infiltrate mysterious planetary facilities to snatch the core 'Hug-Dung' and escape. Battle giant robots and alien creatures in 4-player co-op, secure the core, and return to the extraction pod in this sci-fi action experience."

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    Shape of Dreams — Steam game cover

    Shape of Dreams

    Second-strongest match for Shan Hai : Mythic Origins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shan Hai : Mythic Origins.

    Shape of Dreams delivers fast-paced top-down roguelite action with chaotic projectile-filled battles, fluid combat, and high-stakes co-op. Play solo or with up to three friends as you dodge overwhelming attacks and unleash devastating builds.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Mythic Trials 2 — Steam game cover

    Mythic Trials 2

    Third-strongest match for Shan Hai : Mythic Origins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shan Hai : Mythic Origins.

    Mythic Trials 2 is a Hack'n'Slash Rogue-Lite where each player has different skills. PvP Battle Royale, PvE Cooperation modes, Diablo-style loot, pet breeding, world bosses, rankings, drafts, and much more.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Stolen Realm Survivors — Steam game cover

    Stolen Realm Survivors

    Ranked #4 for Shan Hai : Mythic Origins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shan Hai : Mythic Origins.

    An online co-op survivor-like auto-shooter set in the world of Stolen Realm. Battle relentless hordes of enemies, discover powerful artifacts, modify unique skills, and build unstoppable combos to survive. Play solo or with friends and unleash the full power of the Realm.

    2026ActionIndieRPG8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Evercore Heroes : Ascension — Steam game cover

    Evercore Heroes : Ascension

    Ranked #5 for Shan Hai : Mythic Origins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shan Hai : Mythic Origins.

    Pick your favorite MOBA-style hero and jump into exciting roguelite runs! Overcome deadly challenges, grab game-changing power-ups, sync your build for devastating combos and save Lumerea from corruption!

    2025ActionIndieRPGDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    The Shadow Beneath — Steam game cover

    The Shadow Beneath

    Ranked #6 for Shan Hai : Mythic Origins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Shan Hai : Mythic Origins.

    Born of demon blood, you descend into the cursed pyramids of Ancient Egypt. Play as Amon, a half-demon warrior, forge powerful builds, master devastating combos and battle relentless hordes of enemies in a fast-paced Action Roguelike where each death is a lesson.

    2026ActionSteam ↗
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    Royal Revolt Survivors — Steam game cover

    Royal Revolt Survivors

    Ranked #7 for Shan Hai : Mythic Origins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shan Hai : Mythic Origins.

    Unleash chaos in an electrifying 1-4 player co-op where survival and action-roguelite collide! Battle through relentless enemy hordes with a powerful mix of melee and ranged combat, navigating varied and dynamic environments.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure6.69 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Skull Horde — Steam game cover

    Skull Horde

    Ranked #8 for Shan Hai : Mythic Origins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Shan Hai : Mythic Origins.

    Skull Horde is an auto battler dungeon crawler where you play as a flying skull necromancer. Find powerful loot and create overpowered builds. Summon a horde of skeletons in a battle of bone versus flesh!

    2026ActionAdventureCasual12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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    Doki Doki Literature Club! — Steam game cover

    Doki Doki Literature Club!

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Shan Hai : Mythic Origins.

    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.

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    Life is Strange - Episode 1 — Steam game cover

    Life is Strange - Episode 1

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Shan Hai : Mythic Origins.

    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 ↗
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    Helltaker — Steam game cover

    Helltaker

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shan Hai : Mythic Origins.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Ultimate Custom Night — Steam game cover

    Ultimate Custom Night

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Shan Hai : Mythic Origins.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
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    Bongo Cat — Steam game cover

    Bongo Cat

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Shan Hai : Mythic Origins.

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    ENA: Dream BBQ — Steam game cover

    ENA: Dream BBQ

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shan Hai : Mythic Origins.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog — Steam game cover

    The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Shan Hai : Mythic Origins.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    STRAFTAT — Steam game cover

    STRAFTAT

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Shan Hai : Mythic Origins.

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Shan Hai : Mythic Origins

Does Shan Hai : Mythic Origins have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Shan Hai : Mythic Origins supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Shan Hai : Mythic Origins?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Shan Hai : Mythic Origins are SPACE HUG-DUNG, Shape of Dreams, Mythic Trials 2.
Who developed Shan Hai : Mythic Origins?
Shan Hai : Mythic Origins was developed by Honglizi.

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