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Games like Cheat Death

If Cheat Death is your kind of game, the closest matches are Prerolled, 6 Ways To 7 and Die Severed — 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 Cheat Death: Play dice poker with the Grim Reaper in a dark strategic roguelite. Build powerful poker hands from cursed dice, stack upgrades, rig the odds, sabotage Death, and survive deadly mini-games with your life on the line.

StrategyIndieSimulationWindowsby GG Studio
Cheat Death — Steam game cover

Players who liked Cheat Death also play

Steam players who put hours into Cheat Death 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. Prerolled

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Cheat Death fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cheat Death.

    Pack boxes of pre-rolled dice and sell them to silly clients with funky requests in this roguelike-puzzle mix up. Each die has unique effects based on the positioning of other dice around them, so combo dice together, overcharge shamelessly and maybe you'll be able to cover the rent this week!

    StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗
  2. 6 Ways To 7

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Cheat Death fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cheat Death.

    6 Ways to 7 is a high-stakes dice roguelite inspired by classic craps! Build powerful chip combos, customize your dice, and push your luck against the house as every roll brings you closer to victory (Or defeat!)

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Die Severed

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Cheat Death fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cheat Death.

    Die Severed is a gambling roguelike where each lost round costs you one finger. Stack your dice bag with weighted dice, collect run defining abilities, and push your luck to pay your debt and walk out in one piece. More or less.

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  4. Corrupted Dice

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Cheat Death fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cheat Death.

    Corrupted Dice is a dice-based roguelite where every die eventually breaks. Build a pool of unique dice, reach escalating score targets, discover new unlocks, play risky betting minigames, and push Heat and Corruption to the limit.

    2026StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗
  5. Faryloopa

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Cheat Death fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cheat Death.

    Build the board. Play the cards. Roll the dice. Faryloopa is a roguelike deckbuilder meets boardbuilder where every run is a new layout, new synergies, and bigger scores to chase.

    2026StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗
  6. RentPoly

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Cheat Death fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cheat Death.

    RentPoly is a roguelike real-estate board game. Build your own real estate empire, squeeze rent from tenants, and become a billionaire!

    2026StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗
  7. till death ROLLS us apart

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Cheat Death fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cheat Death.

    "till death ROLLS us apart" is a roguelike dice battler where you collect new dice, stack powerful modifiers, and unleash huge combos in stylish, fast-paced duels.

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  8. Dice of Arcana

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Cheat Death fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cheat Death.

    Dice of Arcana is a wicked dice game roguelite. Play with dice and miniatures to topple the Lord of Arcana. Survive a harrowing journey and uncover the mysteries of the Walled City of Iriscadria.

    StrategyIndieSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cheat Death.

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cheat Death.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cheat Death.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cheat Death.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cheat Death.

    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 ↗
  6. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cheat Death.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cheat Death.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cheat Death.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Cheat Death

What games are most similar to Cheat Death?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cheat Death are Prerolled, 6 Ways To 7, Die Severed.
Who developed Cheat Death?
Cheat Death was developed by GG Studio and published by Polden Publishing.

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 Cheat Death.

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