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Games like Iris Blade

If Iris Blade is your kind of game, the closest matches are PactSworn, Mexican Ninja and Satarichi: Heroes De Caelum — 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 Iris Blade: Crush hordes of enemies and attain absolute power. Combine random upgrades, sacrifice health to push your build to the limit, conquer strongholds with unique challenges, and defeat colossal bosses as you strengthen the bonds with your party and unlock new ways to play.

ActionAdventureWindows · Linuxby Carrot Games
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  1. PactSworn

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Iris Blade fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Iris Blade.

    Fight through hordes of eldritch monsters to purge the source of the corruption! Earn gold, buy weapons, and level up to create unique and powerful builds to cut through the chaos. Unlock different warlocks and weapon sets to explore all the different ways to play!

    2026ActionSteam ↗
  2. Mexican Ninja

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Iris Blade fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Iris Blade.

    Become the Mexican Ninja and fight to take back Nuevo Tokyo, where Narcos and Yakuzas have fused into the ruthless Narkuzas. Master slick combos, unleash outrageous Mexican Jutsus and craft deadly builds in this fast, chaotic 2.5D roguelike beat ’em up.

    2026ActionIndie11.89 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Satarichi: Heroes De Caelum

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Iris Blade fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Iris Blade.

    Join the fight for Caelum in this cooperative action RPG for up to 4 players. Control legendary heroes in real-time combat as you explore an epic world based on Satarichi's original novel. Enjoy the adventure with friends locally or through Remote Play Together.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  4. Garden Souls

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Iris Blade fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Iris Blade.

    Garden Souls is a 2D action roguelite focused on fast combat, stylish combos and build crafting. Choose one of the four Garden Princesses, unlock new strikes, combine elements and adapt your combat style each run to face corrupted floral biomes and stop the Mandragora.

    ActionAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  5. Slime Mine Survivor

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Iris Blade fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Iris Blade.

    A roguelite action game blending 2D block mining with survivor-like combat. Dig deeper while dodging enemies and creeping poison gas, gather ores and treasure, then upgrade and evolve your pickaxe and weapons to build synergies and dominate enemies and the battlefield alike.

    ActionIndieSteam ↗
  6. Dread Rune

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Iris Blade fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Iris Blade.

    A roguelike RPG inspired by Pixel Dungeon. Choose from 12 heroes, explore ever-changing dungeons, and master 130+ items that wear down with use. Every run is a test of combat skill, strategy, and knowing when to use what you've got.

    2026ActionAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  7. Time to Love

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Iris Blade fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Iris Blade.

    Time to Love is a 2D, top-down, co-op roguelike centered around two protagonists trying to keep reality from collapsing. You will traverse from timeline to timeline, strengthening yourself from each unique branch, seeking to bind what little remains after past mistakes.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  8. Tower of Wizard

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Iris Blade fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Iris Blade.

    Tower of Wizard is a survival rogue-lite where you ascend a cursed tower filled with monstrous foes and fallen wizards. Collect powerful relics, craft broken builds, and uncover the mystery that waits at the top floor.

    2027ActionSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Iris Blade.

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Iris Blade.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Iris Blade.

    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 ↗
  5. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Iris Blade.

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Iris Blade

What games are most similar to Iris Blade?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Iris Blade are PactSworn, Mexican Ninja, Satarichi: Heroes De Caelum.
Who developed Iris Blade?
Iris Blade was developed by Carrot Games and published by Molter.

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 Iris Blade.

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