Games like Demon of the time
If Demon of the time is your kind of game, the closest matches are PolyClassic: Wild, Owinka Shooter 2 and Swarmlake — 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 Demon of the time: Fight cultists armed with futuristic weapons in a world where ancient Japan collides with broken time. Battle hordes of enemies, collect sacred artifacts, and stop the Demon of Time before reality itself collapses.

Players who liked Demon of the time also play
Steam players who put hours into Demon of the time 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.
PolyClassic: Wild
WHY THIS
Top pick for Demon of the time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Demon of the time.
This game is an action game that combines elements of the classic retro shooter and low poly styling. The player's task is to destroy all enemies that come across on the way.
Owinka Shooter 2
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Demon of the time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Demon of the time.
Owinka Shooter 2 throws you right back into the story of Owinka 427. Prepare to escape the Institute once and for all!
Swarmlake
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Demon of the time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Demon of the time.
Swarmlake is an ultra-intense first-person shooter ballet about fighting a record-breaking swarm.
Beat Hazard
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Demon of the time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Demon of the time.
Experience your music collection like never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.
Boomerang X
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Demon of the time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Demon of the time.
Harness the power of a mystical boomerang to fling yourself through the air in this acrobatic arena shooter. Slice, fly, and blast through swarms of evil creatures on an abandoned island with a cryptic past. Stay agile or meet your doom.
ODDCORE
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Demon of the time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Demon of the time.
You have only 5 minutes to stylishly explode your way through the hordes of corrupted entities in a retro FPS, roguelike liminal-nightmare... and Timmee is here to help!
Shadow Warrior 3: Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Demon of the time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Demon of the time.
Take an adrenaline-fueled journey through a mythical Japanese realm in the Definitive Edition of Shadow Warrior 3, packed with new features, and enjoy an ultraviolent blend of fast-paced gunplay, razor-sharp melee combat, and spectacular free-running movement.
Fashion Police Squad
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Ranked #8 for Demon of the time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Demon of the time.
Even at this moment, our fashionable city is under assault. Baggy pants, dull suits, sightings of socks with sandals. A message needs to be sent, and it needs to be sent in style... Time to serve some good ol' Fashion Justice!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Demon of the time.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Demon of the time.
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 Demon of the time.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Demon of the time.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Demon of the time.
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.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Demon of the time.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Demon of the time.
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 Demon of the time.
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.).
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More from Whale Rock Games
Other recommendable Steam games by Whale Rock Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
We Are The Dwarves
WHY THIS
Another title from Whale Rock Games, the studio behind Demon of the time. Shares Action and Indie with Demon of the time.
We Are The Dwarves is a real-time tactical adventure where you take control of three Dwarven astronauts and lead them through the hordes of enemies in the depths of their Universe. Tactical Adventure Sci-Fi Space Dwarves
DEPLOYMENT
WHY THIS
Another title from Whale Rock Games, the studio behind Demon of the time. Shares Action and Indie with Demon of the time.
An intense competitive top-down shooter: choose your class, capture turrets, progress, and dominate in the arena. top-down shooter, multiplayer shooter, arena shooter, class-based shooter, sci-fi shooter
Synthwave Burnout
WHY THIS
Another title from Whale Rock Games, the studio behind Demon of the time. Shares Action and Indie with Demon of the time.
The lost highway awaits you to take you beyond the horizon. Relax and let the sounds of synthwave open the way into the realm of neon - a world of revived imagination and fantasy, more real than reality itself.
The Divine Invasion
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Another title from Whale Rock Games, the studio behind Demon of the time. Shares Action and Indie with Demon of the time.
Strange events occur in the cyberpunk age: a mysterious criminal steals museum pieces, historical documents in order to make certain corrections and then puts everything back. Someone is trying to prove that Good and Evil have swapped places in the past… But why?
Cybernetic Fault
WHY THIS
Another title from Whale Rock Games, the studio behind Demon of the time. Shares Action and Indie with Demon of the time.
Prove your ability to read names next to the big red buttons! Show your ability to fight for life in a science center that is falling apart from the consequences of an insane scientific experiment!
NeverSynth
WHY THIS
Another title from Whale Rock Games, the studio behind Demon of the time. Shares Action and Indie with Demon of the time.
NeverSynth is a 3rd person game that is a rhythm driving simulator.This game is a dynamic action game in which you have to drive a car to rhythmic music and collect beats. The more beats you collect, the more game points you earn.
Inquisitor’s Heart and Soul
WHY THIS
Another title from Whale Rock Games, the studio behind Demon of the time. Shares Action and Indie with Demon of the time.
Summon demonic invasions, punish heretical enclaves, punish traitors and renegades. Do not deny yourself anything - after all, you are the hand and anger of the highest good. Give the apostates darkness, so that they learn to appreciate the light!
Heavy Burden
WHY THIS
Another title from Whale Rock Games, the studio behind Demon of the time. Shares Indie and Adventure with Demon of the time.
How does Sisyphus feel as he climbs to the top of the mountain? Tired from the weight of the stone, the scorching sun, and the steep climbs, he nevertheless continues on his way up. What awaits him there?
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Boomerang X
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Demon of the time.
Harness the power of a mystical boomerang to fling yourself through the air in this acrobatic arena shooter. Slice, fly, and blast through swarms of evil creatures on an abandoned island with a cryptic past. Stay agile or meet your doom.
ODDCORE
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Demon of the time.
You have only 5 minutes to stylishly explode your way through the hordes of corrupted entities in a retro FPS, roguelike liminal-nightmare... and Timmee is here to help!
Frequently asked about Demon of the time
- What games are most similar to Demon of the time?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Demon of the time are PolyClassic: Wild, Owinka Shooter 2, Swarmlake.
- Who developed Demon of the time?
- Demon of the time was developed by Whale Rock 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 Demon of the time.
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