Games like Exanima
If Exanima is your kind of game, the closest matches are Renova, Ashikai and Spark in the Dark — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its combat is unique, move with the swing and musculature based physics. 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 →Exanima is a physics-based dark fantasy RPG released in 2015 by Bare Mettle Entertainment. The game emphasizes realistic combat where armor affects movement and characters move with detailed musculature-based animations, requiring players to move with the swing of attacks rather than simply button-mashing. Dungeon-delving forms the core experience alongside an arena mode, with thaumaturgy offering magical options. Players describe the atmosphere as grim and tense, with combat being uniquely unforgiving but satisfying when mastered. The isometric perspective and original low fantasy setting create a challenging adventure. The game runs verified on Steam Deck, costs $14.99, and holds an 80% positive rating from over 8,800 Steam reviews.
About Exanima: Explore, fight, survive and unravel mysteries in this unique and unforgiving 3D isometric RPG set in an original dark, low fantasy world. Exanima's exceptional attention to detail and realistic simulation of all things aim to provide a deeply immersive and dynamic gameplay experience.
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Renova
WHY THIS
Top pick for Exanima fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Exanima.
Renova is a topdown, open world ARPG with real-time combat and exploration elements. The game features a large sandbox, a number of unique dungeons and an interactive environment system.
Ashikai
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Exanima fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Exanima.
A dark fantasy isometric action RPG where a samurai fights through deadly dungeons to find his lord and make his way back to his family in a yokai-cursed feudal Japan.
Spark in the Dark
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Exanima.
Third-strongest match for Exanima fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Exanima.
The hardcore dark fantasy Dungeon Crawler where you will go to the endless depths of a mysterious grim Dungeon.
Path of Exile 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Exanima.
Ranked #4 for Exanima fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Exanima.
Path of Exile 2 is a next generation Action RPG from Grinding Gear Games, featuring co-op for up to six players. Set years after the original Path of Exile, you will return to the dark world of Wraeclast and seek to end the corruption that is spreading.
Grimlord
WHY THIS
Shares arena mode and a tense mood with Exanima.
Ranked #5 for Exanima fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Exanima.
Grimlord is a Dark Fantasy Action Souls-like RPG - on VR. Awakened in a monastery deep in the Lonely Mountains, you walk in an epic quest as the adventurer standing before the darkness and striving for the light against the tyrannical Grim Lord.
Death's Door
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Exanima.
Ranked #6 for Exanima fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Exanima.
Reaping souls of the dead and punching a clock might get monotonous but it's honest work for a Crow. The job gets lively when your assigned soul is stolen and you must track down a desperate thief to a realm untouched by death - where creatures grow far past their expiry.
Sands of Aura
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Exanima.
Ranked #7 for Exanima fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Exanima.
Sands of Aura is an open-world action adventure with a fantasy setting of a realm in its twilight--a world buried beneath a sea of sand. Sail across the sandseas to return life to a dying world in an unforgettable experience that is equal parts engaging story and unrelenting, souls-like combat.
Immortal Planet
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Exanima.
Ranked #8 for Exanima fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Exanima.
Immortal Planet is an action RPG with challenging combat that rewards patience and punishes recklessness. Explore the crumbling remains of a society of immortals trapped in endless cycles of rebirth. Fight your way to discover the planet's mystery and escape its curse.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Exanima
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Half Sword
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Shares physics based combat and an atmospheric mood with Exanima.
Reviewers of Exanima cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Exanima.
Half Sword is a physics-based medieval combat simulator featuring historically accurate XV-century arms and armor. We are not afraid to show the brutal nature of medieval combat with in-depth blood and gore features.
Arx Fatalis
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Exanima.
Reviewers of Exanima cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Exanima.
This critically acclaimed first-person RPG from Arkane Studios takes the player on an amazing journey into the fantasy world of Arx. Arx is wrought with turmoil, brought to the brink of destruction by a violent war.
Hollow Knight: Silksong
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Exanima.
Reviewers of Exanima cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Exanima.
Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.
Baldur's Gate 3
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Exanima cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and RPG with Exanima.
Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power.
ELDEN RING
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Exanima.
Reviewers of Exanima cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Exanima.
THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED FANTASY ACTION RPG. Rise, Tarnished, and be guided by grace to brandish the power of the Elden Ring and become an Elden Lord in the Lands Between.
Wigmund
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Exanima cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Exanima.
Defeat the evil Antiochus as you fight his malefic servants in this open-world fantasy action RPG with a unique, real-time combat game-play. Crafting, fishing, hunting, cooking, talents, professions and many other things are at hand.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Exanima at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Exanima on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Exanima.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Exanima on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Exanima.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
R.E.P.O.
WHY THIS
Priced ~53% under Exanima on Steam right now. Shares Action and Early Access with Exanima.
An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Exanima on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Exanima.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Exanima on Steam right now. Shares Action with Exanima.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Exanima on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Exanima.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Inscryption
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Exanima on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Exanima.
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Exanima on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Exanima.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
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 Exanima.
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 Exanima.
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 Exanima.
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 and Simulation with Exanima.
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 and Simulation with Exanima.
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 Exanima.
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.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Exanima.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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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.
Death's Door
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Exanima.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Exanima.
Reaping souls of the dead and punching a clock might get monotonous but it's honest work for a Crow. The job gets lively when your assigned soul is stolen and you must track down a desperate thief to a realm untouched by death - where creatures grow far past their expiry.
Sands of Aura
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Exanima.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Exanima.
Sands of Aura is an open-world action adventure with a fantasy setting of a realm in its twilight--a world buried beneath a sea of sand. Sail across the sandseas to return life to a dying world in an unforgettable experience that is equal parts engaging story and unrelenting, souls-like combat.
Immortal Planet
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Exanima.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Exanima.
Immortal Planet is an action RPG with challenging combat that rewards patience and punishes recklessness. Explore the crumbling remains of a society of immortals trapped in endless cycles of rebirth. Fight your way to discover the planet's mystery and escape its curse.
Frequently asked about Exanima
- Is Exanima verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Exanima is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Exanima cost?
- Exanima is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Exanima?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Exanima are Renova, Ashikai, Spark in the Dark.
- Who developed Exanima?
- Exanima was developed by Bare Mettle Entertainment.
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