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Games like Ascension: The Infinite Descent

If Ascension: The Infinite Descent is your kind of game, the closest matches are DICEBONE, Crawlbound and The Severed Gods — 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 Ascension: The Infinite Descent: Descend into the abyss, navigate the dungeon, collect cards for your custom loadout, and fight monsters in turn-based combat. Death is only the beginning—use Rebirth to gain permanent attributes that scale everything you do, and dive back in to try again.

2026StrategyIndieAdventureRPG11.19 USDWindowsby Zerith
Ascension: The Infinite Descent — Steam game cover

Players who liked Ascension: The Infinite Descent also play

Steam players who put hours into Ascension: The Infinite Descent 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. DICEBONE

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Ascension: The Infinite Descent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ascension: The Infinite Descent.

    One die falls. It breeds. Its children breed. The bone-tree they grow is the dungeon, and you are standing in it. Rob the marrow and run. The Dicemaster tells you what he's about to break, and he lies. "AH AH AH."

    StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  2. Crawlbound

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Ascension: The Infinite Descent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ascension: The Infinite Descent.

    Survive a grid-based roguelite by selecting game altering bugs to endure each level. Dodge traps, battle bosses, and draft upgrades to build your run. Spend your loot on permanent upgrades to push deeper into the dungeon.

    2027StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  3. The Severed Gods

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Ascension: The Infinite Descent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ascension: The Infinite Descent.

    A fantasy roguelite RPG where heroes reincarnate to stop the mystic dragon Umbra. Master turn-based combat, sever giant bosses, and shape your Karma through a journey filled with relics and evolving NPC interactions.

    2026StrategyIndieEarly Access13.50 USDSteam ↗
  4. Warlondor

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Ascension: The Infinite Descent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ascension: The Infinite Descent.

    Build five heroes your way. Make your tank a healer if you wish, and combine their abilities into powerful party synergies. Every action takes time, but combat pauses for each decision. Time interrupts, bursts, and combos. Adapt to risky routes and run-changing affixes, solo or with up to 5 players

    StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. Runes of the Abyss

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Ascension: The Infinite Descent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ascension: The Infinite Descent.

    A turn-based roguelike with JRPG-style combat where the heroes are the reason the world is dying — and they don’t even realize it.

    StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  6. Immerguest: The Veiled Inn

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Ascension: The Infinite Descent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ascension: The Infinite Descent.

    Immerguest: The Veiled Inn is a dark fantasy roguelite strategy RPG with turn-based tactical combat, active dodge timing, and powerful relic and mod builds. Choose your path, manage Mana and Overflow, and survive the cursed inn’s deadly loop.

    StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  7. Randventure

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Ascension: The Infinite Descent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ascension: The Infinite Descent.

    Randventure is a 1-bit, turn-based roguelite played in a single swipe: slide your heroes left or right to make your choices. Build your team of three heroes, journey through three acts, evolve them along the way, and overcome every obstacle on your road.

    2027StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  8. Hexborne

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Ascension: The Infinite Descent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ascension: The Infinite Descent.

    A turn-based roguelite RPG. Draw a single line connecting weapons, shields, and potions across hex tiles to attack, defend, and survive. Longer chains hit harder but risk more. Battle across four chapters and a branching world map. A modern reimagining of the cult classic Dungeon Raid.

    2027StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Ascension: The Infinite Descent at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Ascension: The Infinite Descent on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ascension: The Infinite Descent.

    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 ~55% under Ascension: The Infinite Descent on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Ascension: The Infinite Descent.

    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. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Ascension: The Infinite Descent on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ascension: The Infinite Descent.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. How to Fish

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~56% under Ascension: The Infinite Descent on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ascension: The Infinite Descent.

    A 1-4 player physics based fishing simulator. While drinking and boating you suddenly crash into a small island. To work your way back home you have to learn How to Fish.

    2026ActionIndieSimulation4.95 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Ascension: The Infinite Descent on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ascension: The Infinite Descent.

    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 ↗
  6. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Ascension: The Infinite Descent on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ascension: The Infinite Descent.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~91% under Ascension: The Infinite Descent on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ascension: The Infinite Descent.

    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 ↗
  8. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Ascension: The Infinite Descent on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Ascension: The Infinite Descent.

    Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDSteam ↗

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 Ascension: The Infinite Descent.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ascension: The Infinite Descent.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. 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 Ascension: The Infinite Descent.

    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 ↗
  4. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ascension: The Infinite Descent.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ascension: The Infinite Descent.

    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 Ascension: The Infinite Descent.

    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 Indie and Adventure with Ascension: The Infinite Descent.

    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. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ascension: The Infinite Descent.

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

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Ascension: The Infinite Descent

How much does Ascension: The Infinite Descent cost?
Ascension: The Infinite Descent is listed on Steam at 11.19 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Ascension: The Infinite Descent?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Ascension: The Infinite Descent are DICEBONE, Crawlbound, The Severed Gods.
Who developed Ascension: The Infinite Descent?
Ascension: The Infinite Descent was developed by Zerith and published by Zerith Gaming.

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 Ascension: The Infinite Descent.

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