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Games like Hostile Entity

If Hostile Entity is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Neath, HERETIC and Death's Door — 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 Hostile Entity: A reality breach has unleashed something terrible. Fight through 30+ levels, deadly enemies, and brutal boss fights in this 2D top-down horror action game to stop the entity behind the anomaly.

ActionIndieAdventureRPGWindowsby Amphib Games
Hostile Entity — Steam game cover

Players who liked Hostile Entity also play

Steam players who put hours into Hostile Entity 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. The Neath

    WHY THIS

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

    Beneath you go. Below the bones of the earth and lower into the darkness. Find your way through twisting passages past vile monsters. Explore, discover and conquer your way to greater depths and greater rewards.

    2027ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. HERETIC

    WHY THIS

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

    Faith remains, even after the gods are dead. Branded a heretic, you must explore perilous sanctuaries to uncover a forgotten truth. Master ever-changing battles, craft powerful item and skill synergies, and overcome relentless foes in this dark fantasy roguelite action RPG.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Death's Door

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. Hunt the Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Hunt the Night is a retro-style action-RPG that blends fast, skillful combat with dark fantasy lore. Play as Vesper, a member of the Stalkers, and traverse the ruined world of Medhram on a mission to save humanity from a deadly cycle of annihilation.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. There Is No Light: Enhanced Edition

    WHY THIS

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

    Battle your way through the grim Underground world in this brutal action-adventure RPG. Exterminate hordes of enemies, fight dangerous bosses and explore the world the way you want!

    2022ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms

    WHY THIS

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

    A hardcore high fantasy isometric action RPG set in a huge sandbox world ruled by magic and monsters. Master deep skill-based combat, forge powerful builds, explore unforgiving lands and dungeons, face brutal boss fights, uncover ancient secrets, and save Plamen from its inevitable doom!

    2024ActionStrategyIndie34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Tearscape

    WHY THIS

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

    As a hunter, you explore a dark, interconnected world filled with dungeons, relying on precise combat to survive. Battle grotesque monsters, expand your arsenal, and uncover hidden paths in a non-linear, pixel art journey.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Grimlord

    WHY THIS

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

    Grimlord is a Dark Fantasy Action Souls-like RPG - on VR. Awakened in a monastery deep in the Lonely Mountains, you walk in an epic quest as the adventurer standing before the darkness and striving for the light against the tyrannical Grim Lord.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. 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 Hostile Entity.

    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 ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. 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 Hostile Entity.

    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 ↗
  6. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 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 Hostile Entity.

    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 ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Death's Door

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  2. There Is No Light: Enhanced Edition

    WHY THIS

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

    Battle your way through the grim Underground world in this brutal action-adventure RPG. Exterminate hordes of enemies, fight dangerous bosses and explore the world the way you want!

    2022ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms

    WHY THIS

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

    A hardcore high fantasy isometric action RPG set in a huge sandbox world ruled by magic and monsters. Master deep skill-based combat, forge powerful builds, explore unforgiving lands and dungeons, face brutal boss fights, uncover ancient secrets, and save Plamen from its inevitable doom!

    2024ActionStrategyIndie34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Tearscape

    WHY THIS

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

    As a hunter, you explore a dark, interconnected world filled with dungeons, relying on precise combat to survive. Battle grotesque monsters, expand your arsenal, and uncover hidden paths in a non-linear, pixel art journey.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Hostile Entity

What games are most similar to Hostile Entity?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hostile Entity are The Neath, HERETIC, Death's Door.
Who developed Hostile Entity?
Hostile Entity was developed by Amphib Games.

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 Hostile Entity.

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