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Games like Hell Builder

If Hell Builder is your kind of game, the closest matches are Etymancy, 13 BONES and 核心防线 core defense line — 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 Hell Builder: Build your infernal domain by strategically placing hell structures from cards. Master synergistic placement to earn Souls, unlock new buildings, and complete the Dark Lord's vision. When resources run low, Transmute Hell for powerful relics and begin anew in this roguelike city builder.

2025StrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDWindows · macOSby Cuddle Code
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Players who liked Hell Builder also play

Steam players who put hours into Hell Builder 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. Etymancy

    WHY THIS

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

    Etymancy is a dark fantasy roguelike dungeon crawler where every spell is a word. Craft your pile of magic letter tiles, collect strange grimoires to grow stronger, smite enemies, and descend deeper into the Lexicon.

    StrategyIndieEarly AccessSteam ↗
  2. 13 BONES

    WHY THIS

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

    A fast-paced card battler. Like BLACKJACK, but with added MONSTERS and VIOLENCE. Build your DECK and push your LUCK to earn your freedom !

    2026StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗
  3. 核心防线 core defense line

    WHY THIS

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

    You are a cloud operator. In the game, to protect the core and resist the continuous virus invasions, you build defenses, construct cards, install creatively designed plugins that provide you with various attack methods, repair external nodes, and at the same time offer you more convenient defense.

    2026StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗
  4. Combolands

    WHY THIS

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

    Combolands is a synergetically satisfying deckbuilder where cards are buildings and the map is your deck! Create outrageous combos, break the game, and experience a unique roguelike where the terrain changes every run.

    StrategyIndieSteam ↗
  5. Dimwood

    WHY THIS

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

    A roguelike deck builder where you venture into the Dimwood, armed with unique modal cards. Rendered in dense 1-Bit pixel art, carefully build your deck and modify your cards to balance offense and utility. Battle your way past increasingly fearsome enemies and defeat the Beast at its heart.

    2025StrategyIndie9.74 USDSteam ↗
  6. Cardopolis

    WHY THIS

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

    Cardopolis is card based city-builder, where you take on the role of Cardopolis' Mayor. Build up your city card by card, law by law, sector by sector and avoid meeting your investors' ire by reaching your goals in time!

    StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  7. AITA: The Dark Domain

    WHY THIS

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

    AITA: The Dark Domain is a dark fantasy roguelike card battler where every descent reshapes your deck, blessings, and risks. Build brutal synergies, survive mythic encounters, manage scarce resources, and push deeper toward Aita.

    StrategyIndieSteam ↗
  8. Letterbane

    WHY THIS

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

    A dark word-building roguelite with the depth of a deckbuilder. Draw magical letter stones, form devastating words, shape powerful SPELLCASTS and create elemental builds that evolve into screen-filling magical chaos. A deckbuilder without cards...

    StrategyIndieSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Hell Builder at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Hell Builder on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hell Builder.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Hell Builder on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hell Builder.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Hell Builder on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hell Builder.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Hell Builder on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Hell Builder.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Hell Builder on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Hell Builder.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Hell Builder on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Hell Builder.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Hell Builder on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hell Builder.

    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!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Hell Builder on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hell Builder.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

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

    A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  6. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

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

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015

    WHY THIS

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

    A little game that’s not a game, winner of an old game jam that nobody’s ever heard of. So DON'T INSTALL IT!

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft

    WHY THIS

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

    Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.

    2021IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

More from Cuddle Code

Other recommendable Steam games by Cuddle Code, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Yakiniku simulator

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Cuddle Code, the studio behind Hell Builder. Shares Indie and Casual with Hell Builder.

    Simple and easy game! Just chill out and simulate eating yakiniku!

    2022IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Farm Keeper

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Cuddle Code, the studio behind Hell Builder. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hell Builder.

    A tile-based farming game where success means maximizing yields to survive the rent, expanding your farm through random tile choices.

    2023StrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Boba Simulator : Idle Shop Management

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Cuddle Code, the studio behind Hell Builder. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hell Builder.

    Boba Tea shop simulator. Manage recipe, stock and customer satisfaction.

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Domino Sandbox

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Cuddle Code, the studio behind Hell Builder. Shares Casual with Hell Builder.

    Minimalist style domino sandbox. Build your domino effect with unlimited pieces, customizable colors and reversibility.

    2021SimulationCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. WHATEVER

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Cuddle Code, the studio behind Hell Builder. Shares Indie with Hell Builder.

    Inspired by true events. Drifting the giant cargo ship through a tiny, winding canal... What could go wrong?

    2022ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Swinging-Man

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Cuddle Code, the studio behind Hell Builder. Shares Indie and Casual with Hell Builder.

    Physics-based arcade game that will leave you in stitches and begging for more. Unleash your 'special web fluid' to swing across the city, defeat neuter drones, and collect adult magazines.

    2022ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Town Keeper

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Cuddle Code, the studio behind Hell Builder. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hell Builder.

    Build a rabbit town while defending it from the fluffy empire's invasions.

    2024StrategyIndieCasual8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Hacky

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Cuddle Code, the studio behind Hell Builder. Shares Indie with Hell Builder.

    The ultimate "Hollywood Hacker" simulator for when you want to look busy, dangerous, and incredibly tech-savvy.

    2024IndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Hell Builder

How much does Hell Builder cost?
Hell Builder is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Hell Builder?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hell Builder are Etymancy, 13 BONES, 核心防线 core defense line.
Who developed Hell Builder?
Hell Builder was developed by Cuddle Code.

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 Hell Builder.

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