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Games like Deathlust

If Deathlust is your kind of game, the closest matches are Be Not Afraid, But Run, Hell Runner and Swing Lord — 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 Deathlust: Demon sisters Lyra and Lorelei are out for vengeance with a lust for death. Harvest the souls of the Angels and ascend the Overworld before your time runs out. Slay your way to ending the DEATHLUST curse in this Third-person Movement Shooter / Bullet Hell Hybrid.

ActionIndieWindowsby Cloud Control Games
Deathlust — Steam game cover

Players who liked Deathlust also play

Steam players who put hours into Deathlust 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. Be Not Afraid, But Run

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Deathlust fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Deathlust.

    POLLUTED WITH OUR BETTER ANGELS THE WAYS BEAR HAZARDS FEW DARE CHALLENGE GO, O MESSENGER AND HEED THESE WORDS: BE NOT AFRAID BUT RUN

    2024Action4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Hell Runner

    WHY THIS

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

    Fast Paced first person / third person platformer game where you try to beat each level as fast as possible. Unlock new skills on new chapters and try to find better scores on old levels with new skills as well.

    2022ActionIndieEarly Access14.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Swing Lord

    WHY THIS

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

    Swing Lord is a grappling hook game with a heavy emphasis on high stakes climbing. Use your tentacles to reach the highest peaks this unique and dangerous world has to offer.

    2020ActionIndie1.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Web or Dead

    WHY THIS

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

    Be a spider battling to survive in this challenging platformer. Swing, leap and glide as you race to stay ahead of the rising lava but take care, there are many perils waiting in the deep!

    2023ActionIndie2.79 USDSteam ↗
  5. Horned Knight

    WHY THIS

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

    Horned Knight is a challenging 2D action-platformer where you must overcome all fears, enemies, and traps as the Hero Knight. Rewrite destiny, with your trusty sword, young Knight - the realm depends on it!

    2021ActionIndie5.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Geno The Fallen King

    WHY THIS

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

    Geno the Fallen King is a fast-paced 2D platformer with fluid movement and easy to master mechanics. Sprint and lunge through vibrant environments and satisfying collectibles. With tight and responsive movement you can blast your way through the open, secret filled levels.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Jam Scrapz Collection

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Deathlust fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Deathlust.

    A collection of old Game Jam projects revamped, remastered, and rebooted for commercial and more playable value! More than a handful of games to play!

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  8. Gust

    WHY THIS

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

    A short retro speedrun game in a dark world. Use your spells to deflect and solve puzzle elements.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. 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 Deathlust.

    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 ↗
  4. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

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

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Deathlust

What games are most similar to Deathlust?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Deathlust are Be Not Afraid, But Run, Hell Runner, Swing Lord.
Who developed Deathlust?
Deathlust was developed by Cloud Control Games.

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 Deathlust.

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