Games like CrossCode
If CrossCode is your kind of game, the closest matches are UNSIGHTED, Shalnor Legends: Sacred Lands and Eastward — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and epic. 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 →CrossCode is a single-player Action RPG set in a virtual MMO world in the distant future. Developed by Radical Fish Games and released in 2018, it features 16-bit inspired pixel graphics and combines overheat mechanics with elemental combo combat alongside puzzle-platforming challenges. Players control Lea in a dialogue expression system that reviewers highlight as featuring expressive and memorable character portraits. Skill tree choices are reversible, allowing experimentation without permanent consequences. An assist mode provides a difficulty toggle for accessibility. Critics and players alike describe the experience as atmospheric, epic, and immersive, with puzzles offering satisfying "aha" moments and combat delivering powerful, responsive feedback. It holds an 86 on Metacritic, 93% positive from nearly 10,000 Steam reviews, and runs as Playable on Steam Deck.
About CrossCode: A retro-inspired 2D Action RPG set in the distant future. CrossCode combines 16-bit SNES-style graphics with butter-smooth physics, a fast-paced combat system, and engaging puzzle mechanics, served with a gripping sci-fi story.
Players who liked CrossCode also play
Steam players who put hours into CrossCode 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.
UNSIGHTED
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with CrossCode.
Top pick for CrossCode fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with CrossCode.
EXPLORE YOUR WAY. Awoken to a world ruined by war, Alma must traverse the vast city of Arcadia before the life force of her friends and herself withers away. Time is ticking, and every moment matters. Who will you save, and who will you leave to turn UNSIGHTED?
Shalnor Legends: Sacred Lands
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with CrossCode.
Second-strongest match for CrossCode fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with CrossCode.
A Story-Rich RPG/Action-Adventure Game, made by one person over the course of three years. Step into the shoes of the young Elf Rynna, and explore the Sacred Lands. Venture into dangerous dungeons, explore caves and solve puzzles and become the champion of the Goddess Illeria.
Eastward
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with CrossCode.
Third-strongest match for CrossCode fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with CrossCode.
Welcome to the charming world of Eastward - population declining! Journey through a society on the brink of collapse. Discover delightful towns, strange creatures and even stranger people! Wield a trusty frying pan and mystic powers on an adventure into the unknown…
Virtua Unlimited Project
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with CrossCode.
Ranked #4 for CrossCode fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with CrossCode.
Virtua Unlimited Project is a 2D pixel-art style ACT game featuring VTuber characters. With classical platformer gameplay, challenging combat, and retro game feelings, VUP presents you a surreal, virtual world in which you will play as Aizawa Kana to venture and seek the truth beneath.
Ravenlok: Legendary Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with CrossCode.
Ranked #5 for CrossCode fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with CrossCode.
Embark on an enchanting journey in Ravenlok, an action-packed fairytale adventure about a young heroine destined to fulfill a perilous prophecy.
Chained Echoes
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with CrossCode.
Ranked #6 for CrossCode fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with CrossCode.
Take up your sword, channel your magic or board your Mech. Chained Echoes is a 16-bit style RPG set in a fantasy world where dragons are as common as piloted mechanical suits.
LunarLux
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with CrossCode.
Ranked #7 for CrossCode fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with CrossCode.
Experience a sci-fi action-adventure RPG on the Moon in the year 30XX! Join Bella in a story of science, truth, justice, and trust, as she travels the silver globe to find a way to save humanity from Comet Coda! It's time to unleash your Lux!
Transistor
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for CrossCode fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with CrossCode.
Discover the world of Transistor, a sci-fi-themed action RPG from the creators of Bastion.
Reviewers mention these as similar to CrossCode
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Hyper Light Drifter
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with CrossCode.
Reviewers of CrossCode cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with CrossCode.
Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.
Eastward
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with CrossCode.
Reviewers of CrossCode cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with CrossCode.
Welcome to the charming world of Eastward - population declining! Journey through a society on the brink of collapse. Discover delightful towns, strange creatures and even stranger people! Wield a trusty frying pan and mystic powers on an adventure into the unknown…
Sea of Stars
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with CrossCode.
Reviewers of CrossCode cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with CrossCode.
Sea of Stars is a turn-based RPG inspired by the classics. It tells the story of two Children of the Solstice who will combine the powers of the sun and moon to perform Eclipse Magic, the only force capable of fending off the monstrous creations of the evil alchemist known as The Fleshmancer.
Phoenotopia: Awakening
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with CrossCode.
Reviewers of CrossCode cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with CrossCode.
Embark on a grand adventure in Phoenotopia! An action-adventure puzzle platformer inspired by the great classics. Meet charming townsfolk, brave the dungeons, and thwart evil in your quest to save your family.
Chained Echoes
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with CrossCode.
Reviewers of CrossCode cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with CrossCode.
Take up your sword, channel your magic or board your Mech. Chained Echoes is a 16-bit style RPG set in a fantasy world where dragons are as common as piloted mechanical suits.
UNSIGHTED
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with CrossCode.
Reviewers of CrossCode cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with CrossCode.
EXPLORE YOUR WAY. Awoken to a world ruined by war, Alma must traverse the vast city of Arcadia before the life force of her friends and herself withers away. Time is ticking, and every moment matters. Who will you save, and who will you leave to turn UNSIGHTED?
Alabaster Dawn
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with CrossCode.
Reviewers of CrossCode cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with CrossCode.
Break Nyx’s curse and guide humanity's rebirth in this top-down 2.5D Action RPG from the creators of CrossCode. Battle enemies with stylish combos, wield multiple divine weapons, solve intriguing puzzles and explore a changing world.
Outer Wilds
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with CrossCode.
Reviewers of CrossCode cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with CrossCode.
Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below CrossCode at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under CrossCode on Steam right now. Shares Indie with CrossCode.
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.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under CrossCode on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with CrossCode.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under CrossCode on Steam right now. Shares Action with CrossCode.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under CrossCode on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with CrossCode.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under CrossCode on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with CrossCode.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
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 CrossCode.
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 CrossCode.
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 CrossCode.
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 CrossCode.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with CrossCode.
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 CrossCode.
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.
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Head-to-head comparisons
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
UNSIGHTED
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with CrossCode.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with CrossCode.
EXPLORE YOUR WAY. Awoken to a world ruined by war, Alma must traverse the vast city of Arcadia before the life force of her friends and herself withers away. Time is ticking, and every moment matters. Who will you save, and who will you leave to turn UNSIGHTED?
Virtua Unlimited Project
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with CrossCode.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with CrossCode.
Virtua Unlimited Project is a 2D pixel-art style ACT game featuring VTuber characters. With classical platformer gameplay, challenging combat, and retro game feelings, VUP presents you a surreal, virtual world in which you will play as Aizawa Kana to venture and seek the truth beneath.
Chained Echoes
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with CrossCode.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with CrossCode.
Take up your sword, channel your magic or board your Mech. Chained Echoes is a 16-bit style RPG set in a fantasy world where dragons are as common as piloted mechanical suits.
Transistor
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with CrossCode.
Discover the world of Transistor, a sci-fi-themed action RPG from the creators of Bastion.
Frequently asked about CrossCode
- Does CrossCode run on Steam Deck?
- CrossCode is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does CrossCode cost?
- CrossCode is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to CrossCode?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside CrossCode are UNSIGHTED, Shalnor Legends: Sacred Lands, Eastward.
- Who developed CrossCode?
- CrossCode was developed by Radical Fish Games and published by Deck13, WhisperGames, DANGEN Entertainment.
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 CrossCode.
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