Games like Skarab
If Skarab is your kind of game, the closest matches are FLASH OF THE BLADE X, Lightning Katana and Dad by the Sword — 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 →About Skarab: Arise warrior, your kingdom has need of you. Wield ancient weaponry and harness arcane powers in your quest to liberate Egypt, rescue her royal highness, and exile Anubis to the afterlife.
Players who liked Skarab also play
Steam players who put hours into Skarab 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.
FLASH OF THE BLADE X
WHY THIS
Top pick for Skarab fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Skarab.
Flash of the Blade X is a retro-inspired first-person Ninja slasher inspired by the Western Ninja boom of the 1980's. Slice and Dice your way to revenge against your former Ninja clan across several hand-crafted levels using an assortment of period-accurate weaponry.
Lightning Katana
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Skarab fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Skarab.
Kick doors, shoot lightning, and parry bullets in this blazing fast first-person shoot'n slash inspired by Hotline Miami
Dad by the Sword
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Skarab fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Skarab.
Dad by the Sword is a First Person Swordfighting game with a heavy focus on tactical dismemberment, player creativity, giant spraying fountains of purple blood, and dad jokes. Play as YOUR DAD in his quest to fight evil glizzhounds, Wizzards, things hatched from eggs, and other vile Anti-Dads.
Arthurian Legends
WHY THIS
Shares weapon swapping, melee combat and an atmospheric mood with Skarab.
Ranked #4 for Skarab fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Skarab.
Arthurian Legends is a medieval first person action game set in the land of Albion during a time of myth and legend. Battle hordes of Saxons, demonic beasts, the undead and worse in thy quest to save Albion from The Masters of the Old Religion.
Yasuke Simulator
WHY THIS
Shares hidden collectibles, exploration, adventure and an atmospheric mood with Skarab.
Ranked #5 for Skarab fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Skarab.
Step into 1579 as Yasuke, the African samurai, and join Oda Nobunaga in his quest to unite Japan! Master precise katana combat, uncover secret gear, and unleash your ancestral power in this historically inspired action-packed journey through feudal Japan.
Wizard with a Gun
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Skarab.
Ranked #6 for Skarab fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Skarab.
Wizard with a Gun is an online sandbox survival game for 1 - 4 players set in a magical wilderness wrought with dangerous creatures and arcane mysteries. Embark on a journey alone or with a friend to collect, craft, and outfit your wizard however you see fit as you explore the unknown.
Samurai Bringer
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Skarab.
Ranked #7 for Skarab fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Skarab.
Samurai Bringer is a roguelite action game with levels which change with every playthrough, where you cut down hordes of Samurai and Demons to collect combat techniques and polish your fighting style in order to defeat Yamata-no-Orochi, the eight-headed dragon of Japanese mythology.
Shing!
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Skarab.
Ranked #8 for Skarab fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Skarab.
Experience the most exciting and immersive beat-em-up combat system ever – become a kickass ninja and slice some demons in style!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Skarab at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Skarab on Steam right now. Shares Action with Skarab.
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?
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Skarab on Steam right now. Shares Action with Skarab.
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.
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Skarab on Steam right now. Shares Action with Skarab.
"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!
Bit Blaster XL
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Skarab on Steam right now. Shares Action with Skarab.
Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!
TYRONE vs COPS
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Skarab on Steam right now. Shares Action with Skarab.
Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.
Orbt XL
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Skarab on Steam right now. Shares Action with Skarab.
Defy gravity in Orbt XL! A fast-paced, addictive, 'just-one-more-round' arcade score chaser. Stay in orbit, dodge obstacles, and rack up points, the closer you are to the black hole, the higher your score! Easy to learn, tough to master, and perfect for quick play sessions while waiting in queue.
Toree 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Skarab on Steam right now. Shares Action with Skarab.
A bite-sized 3D Platformer sequel with more focus on the things people enjoyed in the first game like fast gameplay, flow focused levels and cute costumes (two this time).
UBERMOSH Vol.5
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Skarab on Steam right now. Shares Action with Skarab.
The fifth volume of the arcade series UBERMOSH.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Skarab.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Skarab.
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 with Skarab.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Disfigure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Skarab.
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!
The Lab
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
93, Kuindzhi
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Kuindzhi, 93 is an atmospheric first-person narrative vignette about an 18-year-old boy from Donbas. The story takes us to March 2022, when the world changed forever — into a space where the past, fears, and doubts find their voice.
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More from DOSMan Games
Other recommendable Steam games by DOSMan Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
FLASH OF THE BLADE X
WHY THIS
Another title from DOSMan Games, the studio behind Skarab. Shares Action with Skarab.
Flash of the Blade X is a retro-inspired first-person Ninja slasher inspired by the Western Ninja boom of the 1980's. Slice and Dice your way to revenge against your former Ninja clan across several hand-crafted levels using an assortment of period-accurate weaponry.
DOSMan: Space Aliens in Space!
WHY THIS
Another title from DOSMan Games, the studio behind Skarab. Shares Action with Skarab.
Planet DOS is under attack by Space Aliens, DOSMan needs to fend them off and defend his home planet!
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Yasuke Simulator
WHY THIS
Shares hidden collectibles, exploration, adventure and an atmospheric mood with Skarab.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Skarab.
Step into 1579 as Yasuke, the African samurai, and join Oda Nobunaga in his quest to unite Japan! Master precise katana combat, uncover secret gear, and unleash your ancestral power in this historically inspired action-packed journey through feudal Japan.
Wizard with a Gun
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Skarab.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Skarab.
Wizard with a Gun is an online sandbox survival game for 1 - 4 players set in a magical wilderness wrought with dangerous creatures and arcane mysteries. Embark on a journey alone or with a friend to collect, craft, and outfit your wizard however you see fit as you explore the unknown.
Samurai Bringer
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Skarab.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Skarab.
Samurai Bringer is a roguelite action game with levels which change with every playthrough, where you cut down hordes of Samurai and Demons to collect combat techniques and polish your fighting style in order to defeat Yamata-no-Orochi, the eight-headed dragon of Japanese mythology.
Shing!
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Skarab.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Skarab.
Experience the most exciting and immersive beat-em-up combat system ever – become a kickass ninja and slice some demons in style!
Frequently asked about Skarab
- How much does Skarab cost?
- Skarab is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Skarab?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Skarab are FLASH OF THE BLADE X, Lightning Katana, Dad by the Sword.
- Who developed Skarab?
- Skarab was developed by DOSMan Games.
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 Skarab.
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