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Games like Leap of Fate

If Leap of Fate is your kind of game, the closest matches are SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising, Kill to Collect and Hades — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its dark, grim and intense. 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 Leap of Fate: Leap of Fate is a furiously-paced cyberpunk roguelite about overcoming your fears and achieving your fate. In a New York City where magic is real, you play as a technomage who must develop unspeakable powers to confront the Crucible of Fates. Can you survive the trials?

2016ActionIndie15.99 USDMetacritic 80Windowsby Clever Plays
Leap of Fate — Steam game cover
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Card based levels allow revisiting previous stagesFast paced twin stick combat with roguelite runsFour distinct characters with unique playstylesDarkGrimIntense

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Steam players who put hours into Leap of Fate 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. SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Leap of Fate.

    Top pick for Leap of Fate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Leap of Fate.

    SYNTHETIK is an unforgiving tactical shooter rogue-lite where freedom and experimentation is key. Fight in a world overrun by the Machine Legion and their Gods. Experience the next level in gun-play and dive into unparalleled build options and Android upgrades. Can you defeat the Heart of Armageddon?

    2018ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Kill to Collect

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Leap of Fate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Leap of Fate.

    Welcome to the last city on Earth. Earn your keep and die trying in Pieces Interactive’s cyberpunk action rogue-like, featuring 1-4 player co-op. Travel down the sleepless cesspool of murderous vagrants and cybernetic freaks, as you slice and dice your way to the lower levels of Geoshelter Alpha.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Hades

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Leap of Fate.

    Third-strongest match for Leap of Fate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Leap of Fate.

    Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.

    2020ActionIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Cycled

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Leap of Fate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Leap of Fate.

    Cycled is an interdimensional roguelike where you combine skills and strengths of two heroes to overcome ever-changing challenges

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Neon Chrome

    WHY THIS

    Shares twin stick shooting and a retro mood with Leap of Fate.

    Ranked #5 for Leap of Fate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Leap of Fate.

    A masterful combination of top-down shooter and endless replayability with procedural levels. Blast your way through walls & enemies with guns and cybernetic abilities. Install perks from cyber chambers and upgrade your character stats after each death. Can you stop the Overseer?

    2016ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Brigador: Up-Armored Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Leap of Fate.

    Ranked #6 for Leap of Fate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Leap of Fate.

    Pilot a mech to hunt down and destroy the oppressive government of a cyberpunk autocracy. In this fast-paced, top-down shooter, use overwhelming firepower to destroy columns of tanks and level buildings. Unlock up to 56 unique vehicles and 40 weapons.

    2016ActionIndie6.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Temtem: Swarm

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Leap of Fate.

    Ranked #7 for Leap of Fate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Leap of Fate.

    Can you Survive the Swarm? Unlock mighty abilities and upgrades, find and collect Tems to evolve and become stronger, discover overpowered strategies, and battle massive bosses in this survivor-like bullet heaven! Play solo or online co-op with up to 3 players, building the wildest synergies.

    2026ActionRPGCasual12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Doomsday Hunters

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Leap of Fate.

    Ranked #8 for Leap of Fate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Leap of Fate.

    Shoot stuff in a perfect pixel world, combine items, build guns, die every time! Roguelite twin-stick shooter where magic and post-apocalyptic future technologies collide. Defeat evil lord Dracula and save everyone!

    2023ActionIndie15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Leap of Fate

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Twisted

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Leap of Fate cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Leap of Fate.

    Twisted is a clever action-platformer game combined with the best gameplay elements like time and object manipulation, clever enemies, traps and other challenges.

    2017Action9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Secret World Legends

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Leap of Fate.

    Reviewers of Leap of Fate cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Leap of Fate.

    Secret World Legends is a story-driven, shared-world action RPG that plunges players into a shadowy war against the supernatural, where ancient myths and legends cross over into the modern day.

    2017ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerFreeSteam ↗
  3. Hand of Fate

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Leap of Fate cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Leap of Fate.

    Deckbuilding comes to life in Hand of Fate! An infinitely replayable series of quests - earn new cards, build your deck, then try to defeat it! In a cabin at the end of the world, the game of life and death is played. Draw your cards, play your hand, and discover your fate.

    2015ActionIndieRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Shadowrun Chronicles - Boston Lockdown

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Leap of Fate.

    Reviewers of Leap of Fate cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Leap of Fate.

    Lead your team of Runners to survive a corrupt megacorporation’s intrigue threatening thousands of lives in this new action-strategy game set in the most popular cyberpunk universe of all times – Shadowrun.

    2015StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  5. Death: The Ascension

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Leap of Fate cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    “Sacrifice love to get more money, or do the reverse. You can't have it all. Sacrifices need to be made.” Unique turn-based card game with controllable chance. Play cards that have different outcome. Use the spilled blood to change fate and yourself. And avoid the eyes of law.

    2020StrategySimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Berserk Boy

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Leap of Fate.

    Reviewers of Leap of Fate cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Leap of Fate.

    BERSERK BOY is a high speed action packed Platformer, with Metroidvania elements. Packed with vibrant and stylish pixel art. Go Berserk! as you change into different forms and use the power of Lightning, Fire, Ice, Air, and Earth to save the planet!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure20.00 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Leap of Fate at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~69% under Leap of Fate on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Leap of Fate.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~69% under Leap of Fate on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Leap of Fate.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~56% under Leap of Fate on Steam right now. Shares Action with Leap of Fate.

    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.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Leap of Fate on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Leap of Fate.

    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?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~72% under Leap of Fate on Steam right now. Shares Action with Leap of Fate.

    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.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~61% under Leap of Fate on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Leap of Fate.

    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!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Leap of Fate on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Leap of Fate.

    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...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~69% under Leap of Fate on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Leap of Fate.

    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.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Leap of Fate.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Leap of Fate.

    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!

    2023ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Khimera: Destroy All Monster Girls

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Leap of Fate.

    Play as Chelshia the chimera in this platforming beat-em-up adventure into the wonderful world of monster girls!

    2016ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Waves

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Leap of Fate.

    Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!

    2011ActionIndieFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Realm of the Mad God Exalt

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Leap of Fate.

    Embark on an exhilarating journey into the pixelated Realm of the Mad God! Join, an action-packed, free-to-play MMO bullet hell game. Discover a world with danger, challenges, and hidden treasures as you battle through waves of enemies. Team up with players and conquer dungeons to become a legend!

    2012ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Battlerite

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Leap of Fate.

    BATTLERITE​ ​is​ ​an​ ​action-packed​ ​team​ ​arena​ ​brawler.​ ​Experience​ ​the​ ​unique​ ​combination​ ​of​ top-down​ ​shooter​ meets​ ​fast-paced​ ​fighting​ ​game and challenge ​friends​ ​and​ foes​ ​in​ ​a​ ​battle​ ​of reaction. The Arena awaits!

    2017ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Spiral Knights

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Leap of Fate.

    Join the ranks of the Spiral Knights. Stranded on an alien world, you must explore the ever-changing Clockworks beneath its surface.

    2011ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. POSTAL

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Leap of Fate.

    Take control of The POSTAL Dude in his infamous first outing as he battles to survive in a world gone mad! POSTAL is a classic isometric shooter filled to the brim with fast-paced explosive action.

    1997ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Clever Plays

Other recommendable Steam games by Clever Plays, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Operation: Tango

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Clever Plays, the studio behind Leap of Fate.

    It takes two to save the world in this cooperative spy adventure. Pair up with a friend as Agent or Hacker—with only your voices to connect you—and work together to bring a hi-tech global menace to its knees. Now with a FREE CONTENT UPDATE!

    2021AdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Operation: Tango - Friend Pass

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Leap of Fate.

    Another title from Clever Plays, the studio behind Leap of Fate.

    Download the Friend Pass and play for free with a friend who owns the full Operation: Tango game. It takes two to save the world, but it only takes one to pay for it.

    2020AdventureCasualFreeSteam ↗
  3. Happy Bastards

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Clever Plays, the studio behind Leap of Fate. Shares Indie with Leap of Fate.

    Virtue? That’s for suckers. But fame? Priceless. Assemble unruly bastards into a mercenary squad and build your legend through reckless adventuring, bloody fights, lucrative looting, and dirty dealings. Choose your battles, and your allies, in this irreverent open-world tactical RPG.

    StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Kill to Collect

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Leap of Fate.

    Welcome to the last city on Earth. Earn your keep and die trying in Pieces Interactive’s cyberpunk action rogue-like, featuring 1-4 player co-op. Travel down the sleepless cesspool of murderous vagrants and cybernetic freaks, as you slice and dice your way to the lower levels of Geoshelter Alpha.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Hades

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Leap of Fate.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Leap of Fate.

    Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.

    2020ActionIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Temtem: Swarm

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Leap of Fate.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Leap of Fate.

    Can you Survive the Swarm? Unlock mighty abilities and upgrades, find and collect Tems to evolve and become stronger, discover overpowered strategies, and battle massive bosses in this survivor-like bullet heaven! Play solo or online co-op with up to 3 players, building the wildest synergies.

    2026ActionRPGCasual12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Doomsday Hunters

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Leap of Fate.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Leap of Fate.

    Shoot stuff in a perfect pixel world, combine items, build guns, die every time! Roguelite twin-stick shooter where magic and post-apocalyptic future technologies collide. Defeat evil lord Dracula and save everyone!

    2023ActionIndie15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Leap of Fate

How much does Leap of Fate cost?
Leap of Fate is listed on Steam at 15.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Leap of Fate?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Leap of Fate are SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising, Kill to Collect, Hades.
Who developed Leap of Fate?
Leap of Fate was developed by Clever Plays.

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 Leap of Fate.

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