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Games like LarsGadiel

If LarsGadiel is your kind of game, the closest matches are SwooshCat, Frontier Hunter: Erza’s Wheel of Fortune and Afterimage — 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 LarsGadiel: LarsGadiel is the prequel to Xenon Valkyrie, a game originally created for Nintendo's 8-bit console that was never released (at least for now), but is now coming to Steam. It's a classic Metroidvania, featuring the original maps and design from that era.

2026ActionIndieAdventureRPG8.99 USDWindowsby Diabolical Mind
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Players who liked LarsGadiel also play

Steam players who put hours into LarsGadiel 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. SwooshCat

    WHY THIS

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

    SwooshCat is a vibrant precision-platformer adventure. Leap, dash, slash, stab, roll, and ricochet your way through a charming pixel world as you help a brave little cat 🐾 explore and battle!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Frontier Hunter: Erza’s Wheel of Fortune

    WHY THIS

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

    This is an anime-style Metroidvania game with an RPG progression system, numerous weapons for switching, and an emphasis on equipment building. It offers three switchable characters, smooth gameplay, impactful combat feedback, and anime-style story scenes.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Afterimage

    WHY THIS

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

    Afterimage is a hand-drawn 2D action adventure that emphasizes fast-paced combat with diversified character builds, non-linear levels, and a gripping story set in the ruins of a fantasy world.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Maid of Salvation

    WHY THIS

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

    The latest title from the HunterX development studio, Maid of Salvation is an action RPG that features fast-paced and versatile combat. Master your own fighting style with a variety of swords and firearms, and explore a dark world full of secrets.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. La-Mulana 2

    WHY THIS

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

    The long-awaited sequel to La-Mulana, La-Mulana 2 follows Lumisa Kosugi as she explores the ancient ruins of La-Mulana. Desperate to find the cause of the recent slew of monsters appearing from the ruins, Lumisa discovers the "other" La-Mulana: the ruins known as Eg-Lana.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Death's Door

    WHY THIS

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

    Reaping souls of the dead and punching a clock might get monotonous but it's honest work for a Crow. The job gets lively when your assigned soul is stolen and you must track down a desperate thief to a realm untouched by death - where creatures grow far past their expiry.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Blasphemous 2

    WHY THIS

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

    The Penitent One awakens as Blasphemous 2 joins him once again in an endless struggle against The Miracle. Dive into a perilous new world filled with mysteries and secrets to discover, and tear your way through monstrous foes that stand between you and your quest to end the cycle once and for all. 

    2023ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Minoria

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under LarsGadiel on Steam right now. Shares Indie with LarsGadiel.

    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 ~44% under LarsGadiel on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with LarsGadiel.

    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 ~50% under LarsGadiel on Steam right now. Shares Action with LarsGadiel.

    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 ~44% under LarsGadiel on Steam right now. Shares Indie with LarsGadiel.

    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 ~44% under LarsGadiel on Steam right now. Shares Indie with LarsGadiel.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~89% under LarsGadiel on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with LarsGadiel.

    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 ~67% under LarsGadiel on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with LarsGadiel.

    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 ~44% under LarsGadiel on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with LarsGadiel.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Diabolical Mind

Other recommendable Steam games by Diabolical Mind, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Riddled Corpses

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Diabolical Mind, the studio behind LarsGadiel. Shares Action and Indie with LarsGadiel.

    Frenetic arcade style twin-stick shooter. Fight your way through hordes of enemies alone or with a friend!

    2015ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Xenon Valkyrie

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Diabolical Mind, the studio behind LarsGadiel. Shares Action and Indie with LarsGadiel.

    Xenon Valkyrie is a rogue-like with many RPG elements in which you will have to get to the deepest part of a moon and finish the plans of a wicked witch. You will be able to get many weapons randomly as you fight in a world that is created every time you play.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. DemonsTier

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Diabolical Mind, the studio behind LarsGadiel. Shares Action and Indie with LarsGadiel.

    From the union of Riddled Corpse and Xenon Valkyrie comes Demonstier, an RPG roguelike with elements of action, adventure, & arcade. Enter the dungeons of king Thosgar & destroy the demonic beings present there .

    2019ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Afterimage

    WHY THIS

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

    Afterimage is a hand-drawn 2D action adventure that emphasizes fast-paced combat with diversified character builds, non-linear levels, and a gripping story set in the ruins of a fantasy world.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Maid of Salvation

    WHY THIS

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

    The latest title from the HunterX development studio, Maid of Salvation is an action RPG that features fast-paced and versatile combat. Master your own fighting style with a variety of swords and firearms, and explore a dark world full of secrets.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. La-Mulana 2

    WHY THIS

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

    The long-awaited sequel to La-Mulana, La-Mulana 2 follows Lumisa Kosugi as she explores the ancient ruins of La-Mulana. Desperate to find the cause of the recent slew of monsters appearing from the ruins, Lumisa discovers the "other" La-Mulana: the ruins known as Eg-Lana.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Death's Door

    WHY THIS

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

    Reaping souls of the dead and punching a clock might get monotonous but it's honest work for a Crow. The job gets lively when your assigned soul is stolen and you must track down a desperate thief to a realm untouched by death - where creatures grow far past their expiry.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Blasphemous 2

    WHY THIS

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

    The Penitent One awakens as Blasphemous 2 joins him once again in an endless struggle against The Miracle. Dive into a perilous new world filled with mysteries and secrets to discover, and tear your way through monstrous foes that stand between you and your quest to end the cycle once and for all. 

    2023ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Minoria

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about LarsGadiel

How much does LarsGadiel cost?
LarsGadiel is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to LarsGadiel?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside LarsGadiel are SwooshCat, Frontier Hunter: Erza’s Wheel of Fortune, Afterimage.
Who developed LarsGadiel?
LarsGadiel was developed by Diabolical Mind.

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 LarsGadiel.

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