Games like Ad Iterum
Below are 20 hand-picked alternatives to Ad Iterum for fans of action, strategy, indie, 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 Ad Iterum 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 Ad Iterum: Ad Iterum is a turn-based top-down 2D roguelike set in a decaying, ever-shifting world. Flesh is fragile, but you can hack it. Enhance your body, embrace mutations, or form ancient blood pacts. Descend into the depths, scavenge what’s left of humanity, and crawl back...if you can. Kill. Die. Repeat.
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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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ByteRogue
Top pick for Ad Iterum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ad Iterum.
ByteRogue is a minimalist turn-based puzzle-tactics roguelike where you play as a wizard-thief. Use spells to outsmart security robots, manipulate the environment, and steal as much treasure as you can in each daring heist.
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Absorber: Absorb Adapt Survive
Second-strongest match for Ad Iterum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ad Iterum.
Consume enemies. Steal their powers. Survive the grid. A hardcore tactical roguelike on a 7×7 corrupted mainframe with 60+ synergistic programs. Permadeath. Every run matters.
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Jupiter Hell Classic
Third-strongest match for Ad Iterum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ad Iterum.
Jupiter Hell Classic is the demake of a remake of a roguelike unmake of a famous 1993 FPS shooter. Rip and Tear!
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Approaching Infinity
Ranked #4 for Ad Iterum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ad Iterum.
Approaching Infinity is a turn-based space RPG in the spirit of the sci-fi classics, with endless progression and exploration. Fight tactical battles or use diplomacy. Seek powerful artifacts. Quest, mine, trade, and craft. Level up forever or attempt 10 victories in hardcore or adventure mode.
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Shattered Pixel Dungeon
Ranked #5 for Ad Iterum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Ad Iterum.
Shattered Pixel Dungeon is a traditional roguelike dungeon crawler that's simple to start but hard to master! Every game is a unique challenge, with six different heroes, randomized levels and enemies, and hundreds of items to collect and use.
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Shana - Priestess of Tona
Ranked #6 for Ad Iterum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ad Iterum.
Shana - Priestess of Tona is an 18+ autobatler roguelike where you play as a dominant priestess who defeats enemies not only with strength, but also with her sexual abilities. Fight monsters, seduce captains, provoke bosses, and enjoy every sweet moment of victory 💋
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Loot River
Ranked #7 for Ad Iterum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Ad Iterum.
Explore procedurally generated labyrinths in this challenging, narrative-rich roguelike. Master deep combat. Slide blocks of ancient ruins. Defeat bestial abominations. Loot, level up, strategize, fight, die and wake up anew. Unlock the secrets of the Loot River. Immortality is a bittersweet gift.
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Nova-111
Ranked #8 for Ad Iterum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Ad Iterum.
Pilot your trusty orange vessel in this quirky sci-fi strategy game that cleverly mixes turn-based and real-time gameplay. Your mission: fix space-time and recover all the scientists lost in the aftermath of the Universe's Greatest Science Experiment.
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 Ad Iterum.
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 with Ad Iterum.
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 Ad Iterum.
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 Ad Iterum.
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 with Ad Iterum.
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 Ad Iterum.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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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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Jupiter Hell Classic
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ad Iterum.
Jupiter Hell Classic is the demake of a remake of a roguelike unmake of a famous 1993 FPS shooter. Rip and Tear!
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Shattered Pixel Dungeon
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Ad Iterum.
Shattered Pixel Dungeon is a traditional roguelike dungeon crawler that's simple to start but hard to master! Every game is a unique challenge, with six different heroes, randomized levels and enemies, and hundreds of items to collect and use.
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Loot River
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Strategy with Ad Iterum.
Explore procedurally generated labyrinths in this challenging, narrative-rich roguelike. Master deep combat. Slide blocks of ancient ruins. Defeat bestial abominations. Loot, level up, strategize, fight, die and wake up anew. Unlock the secrets of the Loot River. Immortality is a bittersweet gift.
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Nova-111
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Strategy with Ad Iterum.
Pilot your trusty orange vessel in this quirky sci-fi strategy game that cleverly mixes turn-based and real-time gameplay. Your mission: fix space-time and recover all the scientists lost in the aftermath of the Universe's Greatest Science Experiment.
Frequently asked about Ad Iterum
- What games are most similar to Ad Iterum?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Ad Iterum are ByteRogue, Absorber: Absorb Adapt Survive, Jupiter Hell Classic.
- Who developed Ad Iterum?
- Ad Iterum was developed by Gabriel Maldonado and published by Krapao.
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 Ad Iterum.
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