Games like Slay the Horde
If Slay the Horde is your kind of game, the closest matches are BRUV - The Bold Retaliation of Ultimate Vengeance, Bibidi Bibidi! and Rogue Drone Hunter — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Slay the Horde: This game is an attempt at combining horde survival with a roguelike deckbuilder card game. Unfortunately, the result is a rather generic fantasy chaos generator.
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Steam players who put hours into Slay the Horde 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.
BRUV - The Bold Retaliation of Ultimate Vengeance
WHY THIS
Top pick for Slay the Horde fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Slay the Horde.
Lead an army to battle demons across space in a roguelike action-strategy game. Choose a planet and engage in ship-to-ship combat, then eject in your drop pod to join the chaos.
Bibidi Bibidi!
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Slay the Horde fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Slay the Horde.
Bibidi Bibidi! is a wizardcore roguelike deckbuilder where you combine cards in your spellbook to cast unique and powerful spells. Crawl through twisting tunnels and fight maddening monsters to find the perfect build for your wizard. Every turn is a puzzle!
Rogue Drone Hunter
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Slay the Horde fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Slay the Horde.
Explore high-tech ruins with your drone partner in this action deckbuilder. It mixes fast combat with strategic card play. Collect lost tech to build a strong deck of skills. Plan and use card combos to uncover the secrets beyond the neon city of Elysia.
Etymancy
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Slay the Horde fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Slay the Horde.
Etymancy is a dark fantasy roguelike dungeon crawler where every spell is a word. Craft your pile of magic letter tiles, collect strange grimoires to grow stronger, smite enemies, and descend deeper into the Lexicon.
Volatica: The Devil's Trap
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Slay the Horde fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Slay the Horde.
Volatica: The Devil's Trap is a Roguelike Deckbuilder with grim hand-drawn illustrations, dark humor and a branching story. Take on the role of a witch who got trapped by her desires after making a deal with the devil.
Become the Moon
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Slay the Horde fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Slay the Horde.
Become the Moon is a challenging, deckbuilding auto battler. Choose from 10 unique characters, each with their own distinct playstyles. Assemble a team of powerful minions & cast cosmic spells where every run takes you one step closer to the moon.
One Step From Eden
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Slay the Horde fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Slay the Horde.
Build a powerful deck, cast spells on the fly, battle evolving enemies, find game-changing artifacts, make friends or make enemies, just make it to Eden.
Master of Piece
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Slay the Horde fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Slay the Horde.
Recruit mercenaries, combine their traits, and forge endless synergies. Venture through the mysterious medieval realm, facing powerful foes and mighty bosses. Simple turn-based rules hide deep strategic depth—build your ultimate team, master the pieces, and uncover the secrets of the Black fog.
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Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Slay the Horde.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Slay the Horde.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Slay the Horde.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Slay the Horde.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Disfigure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Slay the Horde.
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
Tails Noir: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Slay the Horde.
Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Slay the Horde.
Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).
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Frequently asked about Slay the Horde
- What games are most similar to Slay the Horde?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Slay the Horde are BRUV - The Bold Retaliation of Ultimate Vengeance, Bibidi Bibidi!, Rogue Drone Hunter.
- Who developed Slay the Horde?
- Slay the Horde was developed by Regretware.
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 Slay the Horde.
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