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Games like Death Not Guaranteed

If Death Not Guaranteed is your kind of game, the closest matches are Cave Crusade, Against All Skies and Beards Go Underground — 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.

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About Death Not Guaranteed: The necromancy roguelite deckbuilder. Turn any enemy into your minion, even bosses. Destroy, resurrect, devour, strategize, and become unstoppable!

StrategyIndieWindowsby FanTactic Studios
Death Not Guaranteed — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Death Not Guaranteed 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.

  1. Cave Crusade

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Death Not Guaranteed fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Death Not Guaranteed.

    Classic roguelike deckbuilder designed for quick runs. Upgrade your cards, discover powerful artifacts, and master the Wheel of Fortune to maximize your rewards.

    2025StrategyIndieRPG3.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Against All Skies

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Death Not Guaranteed fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Death Not Guaranteed.

    Uncover the true cost of power in this party-based RPG deckbuilder with roguelite storytelling. Navigate treacherous sky islands, build unique decks for a crew of unlikely heroes and breach the storm to deliver revolution to the skies.

    2027StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  3. Beards Go Underground

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Death Not Guaranteed fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Death Not Guaranteed.

    The Mining Deckbuilder. Blow up the mountains using explosive card combos! Build your deck, prepare your strategy and BOOM! - call gold and gemstones your own.

    2026StrategyIndieEarly AccessSteam ↗
  4. Choppy Waters

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Death Not Guaranteed fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Death Not Guaranteed.

    Sail through pirate-infested waters in this unconventional roguelike deckbuilder. Collect ingredients, craft your own sushi cards, and feed them to hungry pirates in tactical turn-based encounters. Combine active, passive, and reactive abilities to satisfy unruly customers and maximize profits.

    2027StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. Politaire/Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Death Not Guaranteed fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Death Not Guaranteed.

    From Politaire, Apple’s award-winning classic. A new Solitaire roguelite where heroes, poker hands, and chaos collide.

    StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗
  6. Memoria Arcana

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Death Not Guaranteed fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Death Not Guaranteed.

    Memoria Arcana is a single-player card game with traditional memory mechanics: Reveal as many pairs as you can to form poker-inspired hands, earn points, and overcome the Curse stages. Master the Arcana and Zodiac cards to increase your chance of winning.

    2026StrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Archon Soul

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Death Not Guaranteed fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Death Not Guaranteed.

    Archon Soul is a 2D roguelike dice-builder where you create powerful dice using swappable faces, runes, and bodies with unique effects. ​Draft spells, craft powerful synergies, defeat challenging enemies, and conquer the Archon's palace.

    2026StrategySteam ↗
  8. OPERATIVES: Revolve

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Death Not Guaranteed fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Death Not Guaranteed.

    A roguelike deckbuilder with cards you can almost touch. Every card is both cover and weapon, discarded the moment it is used. In your hand, they block bullets, blades and death itself. Discover a unique deckbuilder built on deep, interacting mechanics.

    2026StrategySteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Death Not Guaranteed.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Death Not Guaranteed.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  3. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Death Not Guaranteed.

    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.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Death Not Guaranteed.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Cinderella Phenomenon - Otome/Visual Novel

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Death Not Guaranteed.

    The Fairytale Curse was only the beginning...

    2017IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  6. one night, hot springs

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Death Not Guaranteed.

    Haru is invited by her old friend Manami to spend a night at the hot springs. All Haru wants to do is enjoy the hot springs like everyone else, but she doesn't want to cause any trouble...

    2018IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Die in the Dungeon: Origins

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Death Not Guaranteed.

    Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!

    2023StrategyIndieRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Epic Battle Fantasy 3

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Death Not Guaranteed.

    Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!

    2016IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Death Not Guaranteed

What games are most similar to Death Not Guaranteed?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Death Not Guaranteed are Cave Crusade, Against All Skies, Beards Go Underground.
Who developed Death Not Guaranteed?
Death Not Guaranteed was developed by FanTactic Studios.

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 Death Not Guaranteed.

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