Games like Survive the Descent
Below are 24 hand-picked alternatives to Survive the Descent for fans of indie, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Survive the Descent also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, cheaper alternatives, free-to-play picks. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Survive the Descent: A very casual approach to the survivor-like genre. Trudge through the onslaught of foes with your own customized builds of automatically firing weapons, self-activated abilities, and scaling up with powerful synergies, all the while garnering lost souls to empower yourself for the next run.
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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BoomScroll
Top pick for Survive the Descent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Survive the Descent.
Evaporate endless hordes of creatures as you scroll your way to freedom! Grab upgrades, build your arsenal, and scroll at the speed of light to make it as far as you can!
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Chrome Survivor
Second-strongest match for Survive the Descent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Survive the Descent.
Make raves safe again! In this bullet heaven roguelite combine weapons into powerful evolutions, collect items to enhance your runs, equip and craft powerful cybernetic augments that change the way you play. Can you complete a 9 modded nightmare difficulty run and become John Cyberpunk?
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Rogue Shapes
Third-strongest match for Survive the Descent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Survive the Descent.
Rogue Shapes is a fast-paced roguelike bullet hell where you battle waves of deadly shapes, level up, and choose powerful upgrades. Complete challenges to unlock new playable shapes, each with unique weapons. How long can you survive the chaos?
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Dachs Hunter
Ranked #4 for Survive the Descent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Survive the Descent.
Dachs Hunter is a survivors-like top-down roguelite game where you play as a dachshund wizard battling through hordes of elemental monsters. Discover and collect unique spells, master all elements, and strategize your way to survival.
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Creator's Fall
Ranked #5 for Survive the Descent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Survive the Descent.
Creator’s Fall is an action roguelike with various classes, where you can choose between different paths. The goal is to reach and defeat the final boss at the end of the path. Levels are dynamically generated and feature different biomes. You can choose an upgrade after each level up.
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Vital Shell
Ranked #6 for Survive the Descent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Vital Shell is a single player top-down arena shooter that puts you in control of mechs inspired by classic fantasy archetypes. Unlock powerful synergies with unique weapons, traits, and abilities as you take on increasingly challenging waves of enemies in a shattered realm.
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Against Twilight
Ranked #7 for Survive the Descent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Survive the Descent.
Survive the all-consuming darkness! Against Twilight is a casual game where your choices can make you stronger to finish off thousands of creatures that appear in the twilight.
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Forecast Death
Ranked #8 for Survive the Descent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Survive the Descent.
Survive the chaos of a bullet-heaven action game. Tear through enemy hordes, stack wild ability combos, and endure cataclysms that rewrite the rules mid-fight. The pace ramps up every minute - either you grow stronger, or you get wiped out.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Survive the Descent at current Steam store prices.
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POSTAL 2
Priced ~75% under Survive the Descent on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Survive the Descent.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
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The Test
Priced ~50% under Survive the Descent on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Survive the Descent.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
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Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
Priced ~63% under Survive the Descent on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Survive the Descent.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
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shapez
Priced ~75% under Survive the Descent on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Survive the Descent.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
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The Test: Hypothesis Rising
Priced ~50% under Survive the Descent on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Survive the Descent.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
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The NOexistenceN of you AND me
Priced ~50% under Survive the Descent on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Survive the Descent.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
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Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
Priced ~75% under Survive the Descent on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Survive the Descent.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
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Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Survive the Descent.
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.
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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Survive the Descent.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Survive the Descent.
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?
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ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Survive the Descent.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Survive the Descent.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Survive the Descent.
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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The Looker
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Survive the Descent.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Frequently asked about Survive the Descent
- How much does Survive the Descent cost?
- Survive the Descent is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Survive the Descent?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Survive the Descent are BoomScroll, Chrome Survivor, Rogue Shapes.
- Who developed Survive the Descent?
- Survive the Descent was developed by Aetherbound 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 Survive the Descent.
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