Games like Shadow Monarchs Rise
Below are 19 hand-picked alternatives to Shadow Monarchs Rise for fans of action, indie, adventure, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Shadow Monarchs Rise also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, free-to-play picks, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Shadow Monarchs Rise: Shadow Monarch’s Rise is a soulslike action RPG with fast, skill-based combat, many many quests, hidden treasures, epic bosses, and character progression. A Skilltree with epic Powers to unlock! Future updates will include more Skills, areas & Bosses who r gonna make u suffer!
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Asbak
Top pick for Shadow Monarchs Rise fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Monarchs Rise.
Asbak is a 2D action roguelike where you play as a corporate demon hunter in a demon-ridden urban Southeast Asia. In a dangerous world where demon hunting is a profession, your rare talent is used to slay demons and earn a living.
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DarkMatter: The Strange Messenger
Second-strongest match for Shadow Monarchs Rise fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Monarchs Rise.
Explore the Earth that has been transformed by dark matter. Listen to the stories of life told by those who survived the harsh environment. You may not be able to hear their story. Why? You may find it hard to survive in this harsh environment. Don't give up! Your abandonment will make us sad.
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HOTEL BARCELONA
Third-strongest match for Shadow Monarchs Rise fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Monarchs Rise.
A marshal possessed by a murderer, a hotel full of killers, and a time-bending witch? From the legendary creators of DEADLY PREMONITION + NO MORE HEROES comes a 2D Action Roguelike unlike any other. Under New Management update is free for everyone now! CHECK IN, WIPE ‘EM OUT.
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Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse
Ranked #4 for Shadow Monarchs Rise fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Monarchs Rise.
A Metroidvania x Roguelite where you journey with the aid of a cursed hat. Use a variety of magic or possess your enemies to reach the lowest levels! Bring back loot, build new facilities in your village, make a living and strengthen yourself for the next battle! Supports up to 4-player multiplayer.
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HunterX
Ranked #5 for Shadow Monarchs Rise fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Monarchs Rise.
HunterX is an action-adventure game full of spirited battles. Use various styles of weapons and magic to experience your own fighting style and explore a great world.
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Trinity Fusion
Ranked #6 for Shadow Monarchs Rise fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Monarchs Rise.
Three fractured realities. One collapsing multiverse. Fast, fluid combat in a dark sci-fi Roguevania where each run begins in a separate universe — then lets you fuse your parallel selves, powers, and worlds to create brutal, ever-evolving builds.
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Dragon Is Dead
Ranked #7 for Shadow Monarchs Rise fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Monarchs Rise.
Dragon is Dead is a 2D dark fantasy roguelite with hack-and-slash combat and unlockable classes. Build class skill trees, slot runes, and chase Legendary and Mythic loot through corrupted stages.
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Minoria
Ranked #8 for Shadow Monarchs Rise fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Monarchs Rise.
Ink and blood stain the streets of Ramezia. Witches must burn and sins must be judged. Venture forth as Sister Semilla to burn down the pillars of heresy in Minoria, an action-platformer by Bombservice, creators of Momodora.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Shadow Monarchs Rise.
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.
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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadow Monarchs Rise.
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.
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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Monarchs Rise.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Shadow Monarchs Rise.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
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ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow Monarchs Rise.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Shadow Monarchs Rise.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Monarchs Rise.
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.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
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HunterX
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Monarchs Rise.
HunterX is an action-adventure game full of spirited battles. Use various styles of weapons and magic to experience your own fighting style and explore a great world.
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Trinity Fusion
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Monarchs Rise.
Three fractured realities. One collapsing multiverse. Fast, fluid combat in a dark sci-fi Roguevania where each run begins in a separate universe — then lets you fuse your parallel selves, powers, and worlds to create brutal, ever-evolving builds.
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Minoria
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Monarchs Rise.
Ink and blood stain the streets of Ramezia. Witches must burn and sins must be judged. Venture forth as Sister Semilla to burn down the pillars of heresy in Minoria, an action-platformer by Bombservice, creators of Momodora.
Frequently asked about Shadow Monarchs Rise
- What games are most similar to Shadow Monarchs Rise?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Shadow Monarchs Rise are Asbak, DarkMatter: The Strange Messenger, HOTEL BARCELONA.
- Who developed Shadow Monarchs Rise?
- Shadow Monarchs Rise was developed by The Gaming Maker.
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 Shadow Monarchs Rise.
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