Games like DEADBOLT
If DEADBOLT is your kind of game, the closest matches are Gun Rage, Dead eat dead and Sword With Sauce — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its rewarding tactical positioning, challenging and dark. 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 →DEADBOLT is a 2016 Action Indie title from Hopoo Games that tasks players with controlling the reaper to quell an undead uprising. The game blends stealth-platforming with tactical shooting and puzzle-solving across procedurally generated levels that players approach through multiple solution paths. Reviewers highlight rewarding tactical positioning as a core appeal, while players describe the experience as challenging and dark. High-quality sound design and music have been noted by players as particularly engaging. The game costs $9.99 USD, offers solo-only gameplay, and is marked as playable on Steam Deck. It holds a 96% positive rating from 3,195 Steam reviews.
About DEADBOLT: DEADBOLT is an extremely challenging stealth-action hybrid that allows you to take control of the reaper to quell the recent undead uprising.
Players who liked DEADBOLT also play
Steam players who put hours into DEADBOLT 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.
Gun Rage
WHY THIS
Top pick for DEADBOLT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with DEADBOLT.
Gun Rage is an old-school, fast-paced, side-scrolling run and gun, with 16-bit era graphics, inspired by greatest classic games of the genre.
Dead eat dead
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for DEADBOLT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with DEADBOLT.
This is a retro style 2D pixel art survival adventure shooter. You control a character armed with a shotgun and grenades. You need to search level for supplies and keys to open locked doors. You can push and move boxes and fuel barrels located on game levels.
Sword With Sauce
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with DEADBOLT.
Third-strongest match for DEADBOLT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with DEADBOLT.
Sword With Sauce is a fast-paced stealth-action game where you pick weapons, gadgets, and a playstyle to eliminate enemies. Go in loud or stay unseen—it's your choice.
Trepang2
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for DEADBOLT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with DEADBOLT.
Become the ultimate badass in Trepang2: A gory, action-packed FPS set in the near future. Unleash all hell on your enemies, dodge bullets and leave a trail of destruction in this hardcore and frenetic shooter.
GARAGE: Bad Trip
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with DEADBOLT.
Ranked #5 for DEADBOLT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with DEADBOLT.
Drug dealer Butch slays hordes of living dead to save a girl. Garage is a bloody topdown shooter inspired by VHS era B-movies.
12 is Better Than 6
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with DEADBOLT.
Ranked #6 for DEADBOLT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with DEADBOLT.
12 is Better Than 6 is a dynamic top-down shooter with stealth elements, presented in a Wild West theme. The story puts you in the shoes of escaped slave fleeing to the United States in 1873.
Angry Video Game Nerd I & II Deluxe
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with DEADBOLT.
Ranked #7 for DEADBOLT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with DEADBOLT.
Control "The Nerd" in a retro-inspired action platformer! It's two games in one, remixed and rebalanced to bring you the ultimate experience of Nerd Rage. Featuring stylized pixel art inspired by classic games, a highly energetic soundtrack, and challenging levels -- plus a special NEW chapter!
Blasphemous
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with DEADBOLT.
Ranked #8 for DEADBOLT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with DEADBOLT.
Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.
Reviewers mention these as similar to DEADBOLT
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Risk of Rain 2
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with DEADBOLT.
Reviewers of DEADBOLT cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with DEADBOLT.
Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.
RONIN
WHY THIS
Reviewers of DEADBOLT cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with DEADBOLT.
Ronin is stylish a turn-based action platformer following the exploits of a vengeful heroine determined to strike down five prominent figures of a powerful corporation.
Gunpoint
WHY THIS
Reviewers of DEADBOLT cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with DEADBOLT.
Gunpoint is a stealth puzzle game that lets you rewire its levels to trick people. You play a freelance spy who takes jobs from his clients to break into high security buildings and steal sensitive data.
SUPERHOT
WHY THIS
Reviewers of DEADBOLT cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with DEADBOLT.
SUPERHOT is the smash-hit FPS where time moves only when you move. No regenerating health bars. No conveniently placed ammo drops. It's you, alone, outnumbered and outgunned. Snatch weapons from fallen enemies to shoot, slice and dodge through a truly cinematic hurricane of slow-motion bullets.
Mark of the Ninja
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with DEADBOLT.
Reviewers of DEADBOLT cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with DEADBOLT.
In Mark of the Ninja, you'll know what it is to truly be a ninja. You must be silent, agile and clever to outwit your opponents in a world of gorgeous scenery and flowing animation. Marked with cursed tattoos giving you heightened senses, every situation presents you with options.
ULTRAKILL
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with DEADBOLT.
Reviewers of DEADBOLT cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with DEADBOLT.
ULTRAKILL is a fast-paced ultra-violent retro FPS that combines the skill-based style scoring of character action games with the unadulterated carnage inspired by the best shooters of the '90s. Rip apart your foes with varied destructive weaponry and shower in their blood to regain your health.
Intravenous
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with DEADBOLT.
Reviewers of DEADBOLT cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with DEADBOLT.
Teeth-clenching stealth, followed by tactical hardcore gunplay for those not looking for a quiet way in. Intravenous redefines challenging stealth-action and will keep you on the edge of your seat!
Hotline Miami
WHY THIS
Shares tactical shooting and a dark mood with DEADBOLT.
Reviewers of DEADBOLT cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with DEADBOLT.
Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below DEADBOLT at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under DEADBOLT on Steam right now. Shares Indie with DEADBOLT.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under DEADBOLT on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with DEADBOLT.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under DEADBOLT on Steam right now. Shares Action with DEADBOLT.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under DEADBOLT on Steam right now. Shares Indie with DEADBOLT.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under DEADBOLT on Steam right now. Shares Indie with DEADBOLT.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under DEADBOLT on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with DEADBOLT.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under DEADBOLT on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with DEADBOLT.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under DEADBOLT on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with DEADBOLT.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
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 DEADBOLT.
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 with DEADBOLT.
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 DEADBOLT.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with DEADBOLT.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 DEADBOLT.
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.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with DEADBOLT.
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.).
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More from Hopoo Games
Other recommendable Steam games by Hopoo Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Risk of Rain 2
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with DEADBOLT.
Another title from Hopoo Games, the studio behind DEADBOLT. Shares Action and Indie with DEADBOLT.
Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.
Risk of Rain Returns
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with DEADBOLT.
Another title from Hopoo Games, the studio behind DEADBOLT. Shares Action with DEADBOLT.
Carefully designed, beautifully remastered, and loaded with new ways to play—Risk of Rain is back and better than ever! Dive into the iconic roguelike full of unique loot combinations, enhanced with new Survivors, overhauled multiplayer, fan favorite content from Risk of Rain 2, and more!
Risk of Rain (2013)
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with DEADBOLT.
Another title from Hopoo Games, the studio behind DEADBOLT. Shares Action and Indie with DEADBOLT.
Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses, either alone or with 3 friends in online co-op.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Trepang2
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with DEADBOLT.
Become the ultimate badass in Trepang2: A gory, action-packed FPS set in the near future. Unleash all hell on your enemies, dodge bullets and leave a trail of destruction in this hardcore and frenetic shooter.
Angry Video Game Nerd I & II Deluxe
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with DEADBOLT.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with DEADBOLT.
Control "The Nerd" in a retro-inspired action platformer! It's two games in one, remixed and rebalanced to bring you the ultimate experience of Nerd Rage. Featuring stylized pixel art inspired by classic games, a highly energetic soundtrack, and challenging levels -- plus a special NEW chapter!
Blasphemous
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with DEADBOLT.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with DEADBOLT.
Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.
Frequently asked about DEADBOLT
- Does DEADBOLT run on Steam Deck?
- DEADBOLT is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does DEADBOLT cost?
- DEADBOLT is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to DEADBOLT?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside DEADBOLT are Gun Rage, Dead eat dead, Sword With Sauce.
- Who developed DEADBOLT?
- DEADBOLT was developed by Hopoo Games.
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