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Games like Flamebreak

If Flamebreak is your kind of game, the closest matches are Eldritch, Good Robot and Flame Over — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and intense. 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 Flamebreak: Flamebreak is a roguelite action RPG featuring a unique blend of twinstick meets MOBA arena combat. Each procedurally generated run presents new challenges while your randomized hero's race, weapon, and skills inspire new playstyles and character builds.

2015ActionIndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOS · Linuxby Nimbly Games
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Steam players who put hours into Flamebreak 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. Eldritch

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Flamebreak.

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

    Eldritch is the original imsim roguelike: a first-person action game inspired by roguelikes, immersive sims, and H. P. Lovecraft.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Good Robot

    WHY THIS

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

    Good Robot is a fast-paced roguelike shoot-em-up that pits you against thousands of robots out to violate your warranty. Explore a procedurally generated sci-fi metropolis and the depths of corporate depravity, but never stop shooting...unless, of course, you're a Bad Robot. You're not, are you?

    2016ActionIndieRPG8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Flame Over

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Flamebreak.

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

    Blending top down "squirt em-up" action and "Pyroguelike" game mechanics, Flame Over features fast-paced fire-fighting thrills, randomly generated levels, 4 different game zones and dastardly hazards at every turn!

    2015ActionIndie11.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. CRYPTARK

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Flamebreak.

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

    Cryptark is a 2D sci-fi shooter where you take on the role of a heavily armed privateer seeking to earn government contracts by boarding deadly alien space-hulks. It's up to you to strategize a plan of attack, pick an equipment loadout, and destroy the central core to be victorious.

    2017ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Caveblazers

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Flamebreak.

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

    Caveblazers is a challenging and brutal roguelike platformer. Journey into a mysterious cave, fighting orcs and goblins with an abundance of weapons and magical items! Make friends along the way, then watch in despair as they are crushed in to a bloody pulp under a troll's fist.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Hand of Fate 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Flamebreak.

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

    A new hero rises to challenge the Dealer in Hand of Fate 2! Master a living boardgame of infinitely replayable quests - unlock new cards, build your adventure, then defeat your foes in brutal real-time combat! Draw your cards, play your hand and discover your fate!

    2017ActionIndieRPG29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Nuclear Throne

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Flamebreak.

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

    Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?

    2015ActionIndieRPG11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. TinyKeep

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Flamebreak.

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

    TinyKeep, a top-down procedurally generated dungeon escape game with permadeath - you die and it's game over. Master the frantic physics-based combat, lure enemies into traps or make them fight each other for dominance. There are many ways to survive in TinyKeep!

    2014ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Flamebreak

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. The Binding of Isaac

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Flamebreak.

    Reviewers of Flamebreak cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Flamebreak.

    Now 20% More Evil with the Free Halloween update!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Rogue Legacy

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Flamebreak.

    Reviewers of Flamebreak cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Flamebreak.

    Rogue Legacy is a genealogical rogue-"LITE" where anyone can be a hero. Each time you die, your child will succeed you. Every child is unique. One child might be colorblind, another might be a dwarf with vertigo. But that's OK, because no one is perfect, and you don't have to be to succeed.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Enter the Gungeon

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Flamebreak.

    Reviewers of Flamebreak cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Flamebreak.

    Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Dead Cells

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Flamebreak.

    Reviewers of Flamebreak cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Flamebreak.

    Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Flamebreak.

    Reviewers of Flamebreak cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Flamebreak.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Hades

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Flamebreak cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Flamebreak.

    Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.

    2020ActionIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Flamebreak on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Flamebreak.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Flamebreak on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Flamebreak.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Flamebreak on Steam right now. Shares Action with Flamebreak.

    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.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Flamebreak on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Flamebreak.

    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.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Flamebreak on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Flamebreak.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Flamebreak on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Flamebreak.

    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 ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Flamebreak on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Flamebreak.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Flamebreak on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Flamebreak.

    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.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Realm of the Mad God Exalt

    WHY THIS

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

    Embark on an exhilarating journey into the pixelated Realm of the Mad God! Join, an action-packed, free-to-play MMO bullet hell game. Discover a world with danger, challenges, and hidden treasures as you battle through waves of enemies. Team up with players and conquer dungeons to become a legend!

    2012ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Paunch

    WHY THIS

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

    One-on-one physical online duels.

    2019ActionSportsIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Relic Hunters Zero: Remix

    WHY THIS

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

    Relic Hunters Zero: Remix is a remaster of the FREE 1 million player hit game about blasting evil space ducks and turtles with tiny cute guns. It’s fast, it’s tactical, and feels deliciously smooth to play. Unlock new weapons, characters and relics to defeat the Ducan Commander!

    2015ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cave Crawlers

    WHY THIS

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

    Cave Crawlers is a 1-10 player rogue lite set deep underground in a system of randomly generated caves. Players use weapons, spells, and talents to defeat the unique bosses and enemies found in each biome.

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Maelstrom

    WHY THIS

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

    Command the seas in Maelstrom! Engage in fast-paced naval battles with powerful warships and colossal sea monsters. Customize your fleet and dominate the Abyssal Ocean. Are you ruthless enough to survive?

    2019ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Himno

    WHY THIS

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

    Himno is a peaceful, 2D platformer game with an infinite number of beautiful procedurally generated maps. Take a breath, and relax.

    2019IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 10 Minutes Till Dawn

    WHY THIS

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

    Shoot down an ever growing horde of Lovecraftian monsters. Choose from a variety of upgrades to create unique and game-breaking builds. Unlock a diverse cast of characters and weapons with unique powers.

    2022ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  8. Stoneshard: Prologue

    WHY THIS

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

    You come to your senses in a sinister dungeon. The Ritual is about to commence – you have only one chance to escape. Stoneshard: Prologue is a demo to the main game, presenting its basic mechanics.

    2018IndieAdventureRPGFreeSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Eldritch

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Flamebreak.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Flamebreak.

    Eldritch is the original imsim roguelike: a first-person action game inspired by roguelikes, immersive sims, and H. P. Lovecraft.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. CRYPTARK

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Flamebreak.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Flamebreak.

    Cryptark is a 2D sci-fi shooter where you take on the role of a heavily armed privateer seeking to earn government contracts by boarding deadly alien space-hulks. It's up to you to strategize a plan of attack, pick an equipment loadout, and destroy the central core to be victorious.

    2017ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Caveblazers

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Flamebreak.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Flamebreak.

    Caveblazers is a challenging and brutal roguelike platformer. Journey into a mysterious cave, fighting orcs and goblins with an abundance of weapons and magical items! Make friends along the way, then watch in despair as they are crushed in to a bloody pulp under a troll's fist.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Hand of Fate 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Flamebreak.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Flamebreak.

    A new hero rises to challenge the Dealer in Hand of Fate 2! Master a living boardgame of infinitely replayable quests - unlock new cards, build your adventure, then defeat your foes in brutal real-time combat! Draw your cards, play your hand and discover your fate!

    2017ActionIndieRPG29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Nuclear Throne

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Flamebreak.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Flamebreak.

    Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?

    2015ActionIndieRPG11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Flamebreak

Does Flamebreak run on Steam Deck?
Flamebreak 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 Flamebreak cost?
Flamebreak is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Flamebreak?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Flamebreak are Eldritch, Good Robot, Flame Over.
Who developed Flamebreak?
Flamebreak was developed by Nimbly Games.

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