Games like Infernax
If Infernax is your kind of game, the closest matches are Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Salt and Sacrifice and Dark Devotion — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and immersive. 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 →Infernax is a retro action-adventure RPG released in 2022 by Berzerk Studio, priced at $19.99. Players take on the role of a knight returning to a plague-ridden homeland afflicted by unholy magic, where choices shape the story's multiple endings. The game features ability-shifting paths, secret exploration, and sequence-breaking, while local co-op lets two players adjust difficulty together. Game wizard codes unlock additional gameplay modes for replayability. Reviewers highlight the atmospheric and immersive qualities, and players describe the challenging gameplay as authentically retro. The title runs verified on Steam Deck and holds a Metacritic score of 84, with 94% positive reception from over 1,000 Steam reviews.
About Infernax: Infernax is the adventures of a great knight who returns to his homeland only to find it plagued with unholy magic. Uncover the mysteries of the curse and face the consequences of your actions.
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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Infernax.
Top pick for Infernax fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Infernax.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is an exploration-focused, side-scroller action RPG by Koji Igarashi. Play as Miriam, an orphan scarred by an alchemist's curse that slowly crystallizes her body. Battle through a demon-infested castle and defeat its master to save yourself, and all of humanity!
Salt and Sacrifice
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Infernax fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Infernax.
Join your fellow Marked Inquisitors in this online coop successor to award-winning 2016 Soulslike Salt and Sanctuary.
Dark Devotion
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Infernax.
Third-strongest match for Infernax fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Infernax.
Explore the secrets of a mysterious fallen temple and put your Templar faith to the test in Dark Devotion, where no sacrifice is too great in praise of your God.
The Last Faith
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Infernax.
Ranked #4 for Infernax fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Infernax.
Dive into the latest evolution of The Last Faith: a dark and gothic fusion of metroidvania and soulslike. Engage in merciless and precise combat with a huge range of weapons, firearms, and custom executions. Let nothing stand in the way of your journey to salvation.
Salt and Sanctuary
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Infernax.
Ranked #5 for Infernax fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Infernax.
Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.
Death's Gambit: Afterlife
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Infernax.
Ranked #6 for Infernax fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Infernax.
Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.
Wulverblade
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Infernax.
Ranked #7 for Infernax fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Infernax.
Defeat the Ninth Legion of the Roman army in this side-scrolling, arcade-inspired beat 'em up set in Roman-era Britain.
Timespinner
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings and an atmospheric mood with Infernax.
Ranked #8 for Infernax fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Infernax.
Travel back in time to change fate itself, in this beautifully crafted story-driven adventure, inspired by classic 90s action-platformers. Join timekeeper Lunais on her quest for revenge against the empire that killed her family, using time-bending powers to explore a vast, connected world.
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Metroidvania Maker
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Infernax cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Infernax.
Create, play, and share custom Metroidvania worlds with a built-in world editor, co-op play, and player-made adventures.
Contrast
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Infernax.
Reviewers of Infernax cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Infernax.
CONTRAST is a puzzle/platform game where you can move between a fantastic 3D world and a mysterious shadowy universe in 2D in the blink of an eye. Delve into a dreamlike and surreal 1920s world, inspired by the performance art world of vaudeville and film noir, and cradled by a smooth and sultry jazz ambiance.
Salt and Sanctuary
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Infernax.
Reviewers of Infernax cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Infernax.
Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.
Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Infernax.
Reviewers of Infernax cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Infernax.
Shovel Knight is a sweeping classic action-adventure game with awesome gameplay, memorable characters, and an 8-bit retro aesthetic. If you love games with perfect platforming, beautiful art, infectious music, lovable bosses, humor and levity, and real heart… Shovel Knight is for you!
California Games (C64/DOS/Atari/Lynx/NES/SMS/Genesis)
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Infernax cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Ask anyone who considered themselves a true gamer in 1987 and the chances are they will fondly remember California Games. Now on Steam for the very first time, you too can enjoy six radical and awesome events: the half-pipe, roller skating, surfing, BMX, footbag and the flying disc.
Sujimon Quest
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Infernax cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with Infernax.
A village is under attack by fearsome monsters known as Sujimon, prompting one brave woman to team up with a yakuza to bring them down!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Infernax at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Infernax on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Infernax.
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 Infernax on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Infernax.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Infernax on Steam right now. Shares Action with Infernax.
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 Infernax on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Infernax.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Infernax on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with Infernax.
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 Infernax.
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 Infernax.
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 Infernax.
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 Infernax.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Infernax.
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.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Infernax.
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.
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More from Berzerk Studio
Other recommendable Steam games by Berzerk Studio, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Just Shapes & Beats
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Infernax.
Another title from Berzerk Studio, the studio behind Infernax. Shares Action and Indie with Infernax.
"Just Shapes & Beats" is a chaotic co-op musical bullet-hell based on three simple things: avoid Shapes, move to the kick-ass Beats, and die, repeatedly.
Berzerk Flashback
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Infernax.
Another title from Berzerk Studio, the studio behind Infernax. Shares Action and Indie with Infernax.
Three dudes in their twenties, they shared a goal, they shared a dream, ♫ To make Flash gaaames ♫ RIP Flash 1996-2020
Zombidle : REMONSTERED
WHY THIS
Another title from Berzerk Studio, the studio behind Infernax. Shares Indie with Infernax.
Like the song says, good guys finish last, and in this case, they also finish homeless and on fire. Welcome to Zombidle, Berzerk Studio's newest idle game, or tap game; whatever, you do you, man.
Maximum Thunderness
WHY THIS
Another title from Berzerk Studio, the studio behind Infernax. Shares Action and Indie with Infernax.
An extreme response to minor problems. MAXIMUM THUNDERNESS is a roguelike sidescrolling co-op action game where you fight a space alien criminal invasion with different skills and abilities.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Salt and Sacrifice
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with Infernax.
Join your fellow Marked Inquisitors in this online coop successor to award-winning 2016 Soulslike Salt and Sanctuary.
Salt and Sanctuary
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Infernax.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Infernax.
Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.
Death's Gambit: Afterlife
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Infernax.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Infernax.
Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.
Timespinner
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings and an atmospheric mood with Infernax.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Infernax.
Travel back in time to change fate itself, in this beautifully crafted story-driven adventure, inspired by classic 90s action-platformers. Join timekeeper Lunais on her quest for revenge against the empire that killed her family, using time-bending powers to explore a vast, connected world.
Frequently asked about Infernax
- Is Infernax verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Infernax 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 Infernax cost?
- Infernax is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Infernax have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Infernax supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Infernax?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Infernax are Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Salt and Sacrifice, Dark Devotion.
- Who developed Infernax?
- Infernax was developed by Berzerk Studio and published by The Arcade Crew.
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