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Games like Flinthook

  • 35 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Flinthook also play

The closest matches to Flinthook: Rogue Legacy, Star of Providence, CRYPTARK, ScourgeBringer, and Super House of Dead Ninjas. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Shares permanent upgrades with Flinthook.

    • $14.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • 2013
  2. Rank 02

    Why this

    Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Flinthook.

    • $14.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2017
  3. Rank 03

    Why this

    Shares resource management with Flinthook.

    • $14.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • 2017
  1. Rank 05

    Super House of Dead Ninjas

    Why this: Shares combo based combat with Flinthook.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2013
  2. Rank 06

    Caveblazers

    • $0.89 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2017
  3. Rank 07

    Dead Cells

    • $24.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2018
  4. Rank 08

    Madshot

    • $19.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2023

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Flinthook

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Rogue Legacy

    Shares permanent upgrades with Flinthook.

    • 92% of 10,035 reviews
  2. 2
    Star of Providence

    Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Flinthook.

    • 97% of 2,673 reviews
  3. 3
    CRYPTARK

    Shares resource management with Flinthook.

    • 83% of 729 reviews
  4. 4
    ScourgeBringer

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 89% of 1,214 reviews
  5. 5
    Super House of Dead Ninjas

    Shares combo based combat with Flinthook.

    • 97% of 1,058 reviews
  6. 6
    Caveblazers

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 86% of 1,554 reviews
  7. 7
    Dead Cells

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 96% of 43,598 reviews
  8. 8
    Madshot

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 79% of 91 reviews
  9. 9
    Temp Zero

    Shares procedural room generation with Flinthook.

    • 95% of 80 reviews
  10. 10
    Nuclear Throne

    Genres: Action, Indie, RPG

    • 97% of 9,705 reviews
  11. 11
    Skul: The Hero Slayer

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 92% of 9,565 reviews
  12. 12
    30XX

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 91% of 1,750 reviews
  13. 13
    GoNNER

    Same atmospheric mood as Flinthook.

    • 83% of 468 reviews
  14. 14
    Hell is Other Demons

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 92% of 212 reviews
  15. 15
    Tower of Guns

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 87% of 447 reviews
  16. 16
    Spelunky

    Same challenging mood as Flinthook.

    • 92% of 10,185 reviews
  17. 17
    Enter the Gungeon

    Same intense mood as Flinthook.

    • 95% of 38,640 reviews
  18. 18
    Pirates Outlaws

    Also Pirates and Rogue-lite, like Flinthook.

    • 78% of 295 reviews
  19. 19
    The Great Rebellion

    Shares permanent upgrades and combo based combat with Flinthook.

    • 96% of 391 reviews
  20. 20
    Spaceship Looter

    Also Loot and Rogue-lite, like Flinthook.

    • 59% of 90 reviews
  21. 21
    Revita

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 91% of 886 reviews
  22. 22
    Anomaly Agent

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 94% of 1,031 reviews
  23. 23
    Platformines

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 73% of 95 reviews
  24. 24
    MOTHERGUNSHIP

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 79% of 858 reviews
Flinthook — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2017
  • Developer: Tribute Games Inc.
  • Price: $14.99checked Oct 31
  • Steam Deck: Deck Verified
  • 70% of 418 reviews
  • Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure
  • Metacritic 80
  • Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux

Players highlight

  • Build variety through permanent upgrades
  • Fast paced and addictive once controls click
  • Grapple movement feels fluid and responsive
  • Atmospheric
  • Challenging
  • Hypnotic

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About Flinthook

The closest matches to Flinthook: Rogue Legacy, Star of Providence, CRYPTARK, ScourgeBringer, and Super House of Dead Ninjas. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Flinthook is your kind of game, the closest matches are Rogue Legacy, Star of Providence and CRYPTARK — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and hypnotic, and single out its combo based combat and grapple based movement. 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.

About Flinthook: Live the life of space captain Flinthook! Armed with your mighty hookshot, your uncanny slow-motion powers and your trusty blasma pistol, plunder and fight your way through an infinite variety of randomly-assembled spaceships for treasure, loot and fame!

Is Flinthook worth buying?

Players are split

A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.

  • 70% of 418 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Price: $14.99 (checked Nov 7).
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 28 h when they wrote their review.
  • Critics had played a median of 9 h before their negative review.
  • Steam Deck Verified.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“Charming art direction and a decent soundtrack. That's all I can say in terms of positives. After the first few hours however this game falls into one of the roguelike genre's greatest pitfalls; monotony Nearly every run feels the same and…”
22 h played
“Game looks fun, right ?! But the controls are HORRIBLE !! and not rebindable. I want to love this game, but I hate it. Controller or mouse and keyboard, it is a pain in the bum.”
6 h played
More negative reviews on Steam ↗

People who play it also play: Rogue Legacy, Star of Providence, CRYPTARK

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Frequently asked about Flinthook

Can I run it?

Is Flinthook verified for Steam Deck?

Yes — Flinthook is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.

How much does Flinthook cost?

Flinthook is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

What games are most similar to Flinthook?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Flinthook are Rogue Legacy, Star of Providence, CRYPTARK.

Who developed Flinthook?

Flinthook was developed by Tribute Games Inc..