Games like Slain 2: The Beast Within
If Slain 2: The Beast Within is your kind of game, the closest matches are Slain: Back from Hell, Thymesia and Blasphemous — 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 Slain 2: The Beast Within: A brutal gothic hack-and-slash where steel and savagery collide. As Prince Akran, wield the sentient blade Bathoryn, embrace your werewolf fury, and battle through a dying world against the forces of Vroll. The quest begins now.
Players who liked Slain 2: The Beast Within also play
Steam players who put hours into Slain 2: The Beast Within 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.
Slain: Back from Hell
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Top pick for Slain 2: The Beast Within fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Slain 2: The Beast Within.
Slain: Back from Hell. A heavy metal inspired arcade combat with puzzle elements and gore galore. Stunning visuals and true old school gameplay accompanied by the most metal soundtrack you've ever heard.
Thymesia
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Slain 2: The Beast Within fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Slain 2: The Beast Within.
Thymesia is a gruelling action-RPG with fast-paced combat and an intricate plague weapon system. In a kingdom where death spreads, play as a mysterious character known by the code name "Corvus". Prey upon your enemies, wield the power of disease and find the truth in your own memories.
Blasphemous
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Slain 2: The Beast Within fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Slain 2: The Beast Within.
Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.
Minoria
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Ranked #4 for Slain 2: The Beast Within fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Slain 2: The Beast Within.
Ink and blood stain the streets of Ramezia. Witches must burn and sins must be judged. Venture forth as Sister Semilla to burn down the pillars of heresy in Minoria, an action-platformer by Bombservice, creators of Momodora.
WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers
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Ranked #5 for Slain 2: The Beast Within fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Slain 2: The Beast Within.
WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers is a soulslike, action RPG set in the land of Shu during the dark and tumultuous late Ming Dynasty, plagued with warring factions and a mysterious illness spawning monstrous creatures.
Salt and Sacrifice
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Slain 2: The Beast Within fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Slain 2: The Beast Within.
Join your fellow Marked Inquisitors in this online coop successor to award-winning 2016 Soulslike Salt and Sanctuary.
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
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Ranked #7 for Slain 2: The Beast Within fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Slain 2: The Beast Within.
A new dark fantasy Three Kingdoms action RPG from Team NINJA, the developers of Nioh.
Blade of Darkness
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Slain 2: The Beast Within fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Slain 2: The Beast Within.
Blade of Darkness is a hardcore fantasy action-adventure with unique combat mechanics and role-playing elements that pioneered the “soulsborne” genre. Pick one of four characters to hack and slash through a gory quest to save the world from the forces of Chaos.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Slain 2: The Beast Within.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure and RPG with Slain 2: The Beast Within.
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.
The Expendabros
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Slain 2: The Beast Within.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Slain 2: The Beast Within.
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.
Star Fetchers
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Slain 2: The Beast Within.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Eternal Senia
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and RPG with Slain 2: The Beast Within.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Disfigure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Slain 2: The Beast Within.
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!
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More from Steel Mantis
Other recommendable Steam games by Steel Mantis, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Valfaris
WHY THIS
Another title from Steel Mantis, the studio behind Slain 2: The Beast Within. Shares Action with Slain 2: The Beast Within.
Set in a far corner of space, Valfaris is a heavy metal infused 2D action-platformer and the next game from the team behind Unity Awards finalist, Slain: Back From Hell. Brutal combat. Deadly enemies. Stunning pixel art. Savage soundtrack. Get ready to rip the galaxy a new wormhole.
Slain: Back from Hell
WHY THIS
Another title from Steel Mantis, the studio behind Slain 2: The Beast Within. Shares Action with Slain 2: The Beast Within.
Slain: Back from Hell. A heavy metal inspired arcade combat with puzzle elements and gore galore. Stunning visuals and true old school gameplay accompanied by the most metal soundtrack you've ever heard.
Valfaris: Mecha Therion
WHY THIS
Another title from Steel Mantis, the studio behind Slain 2: The Beast Within. Shares Action with Slain 2: The Beast Within.
Therion returns as the hunt for Lord Vroll continues. Pilot an advanced machine of death and destruction in this explosive 2.5D side-scrolling shoot ‘em up, and sequel to the critically acclaimed Valfaris. Strap in and unleash mecha hell!
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Blasphemous
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Slain 2: The Beast Within.
Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.
Minoria
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Slain 2: The Beast Within.
Ink and blood stain the streets of Ramezia. Witches must burn and sins must be judged. Venture forth as Sister Semilla to burn down the pillars of heresy in Minoria, an action-platformer by Bombservice, creators of Momodora.
Salt and Sacrifice
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with Slain 2: The Beast Within.
Join your fellow Marked Inquisitors in this online coop successor to award-winning 2016 Soulslike Salt and Sanctuary.
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Slain 2: The Beast Within.
A new dark fantasy Three Kingdoms action RPG from Team NINJA, the developers of Nioh.
Blade of Darkness
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with Slain 2: The Beast Within.
Blade of Darkness is a hardcore fantasy action-adventure with unique combat mechanics and role-playing elements that pioneered the “soulsborne” genre. Pick one of four characters to hack and slash through a gory quest to save the world from the forces of Chaos.
Frequently asked about Slain 2: The Beast Within
- What games are most similar to Slain 2: The Beast Within?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Slain 2: The Beast Within are Slain: Back from Hell, Thymesia, Blasphemous.
- Who developed Slain 2: The Beast Within?
- Slain 2: The Beast Within was developed by Steel Mantis and published by Silver Lining Interactive.
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