Games like DarkRealms
If DarkRealms is your kind of game, the closest matches are Shake the Baby!, HAZAMA_QUEEN and Heretic + Hexen — 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 DarkRealms: A brutal 2.5D boomer shooter. Blast through demons and undead with shotguns, rockets, and a katana in fast-paced aerial combat. Dash through speedrun-focused levels packed with brutal bosses, aggressive movement, retro-inspired visuals, and heavy metal action.
Players who liked DarkRealms also play
Steam players who put hours into DarkRealms 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.
Shake the Baby!
WHY THIS
Top pick for DarkRealms fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with DarkRealms.
Shake the Baby! is a fast-paced satirical boomer shooter with a very peculiar weapon system. Pick up a wide variety of babies and merge them into an even more powerful baby. Rip apart your foes in arena combat or traverse carefully made tactical levels. Just remember: SHAKE. THE. BABY!
HAZAMA_QUEEN
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for DarkRealms fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with DarkRealms.
In the year 202X, the world is "YAMI"...! To save the world, go to hell and kill all the demons. Yes, just like ordering a Frappuccino at a cool cafe!
Heretic + Hexen
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for DarkRealms fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with DarkRealms.
Step into the definitive re-release of two dark spell-casting shooters that shaped the genre. This enhanced restoration makes Heretic™ + Hexen™ available to new audiences and long-time fans with expanded accessibility across more platforms and languages than ever before.
WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for DarkRealms fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with DarkRealms.
Blast, slice and shred through your enemies in this hardcore FPS inspired by the icons of the '90s, powered by the legendary Quake-1 Tech. Taking place in a realm left to rot, take up arms, unearth long-forgotten secrets and hunt down the Guardians of the Old World.
Project Warlock II
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for DarkRealms fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with DarkRealms.
Adrenaline-pumping gore retro funhouse that’s full of guns, magic, demons, vertical arenas, 3D visuals, 2D sprites, and heavy metal music. Inspired by FPS classics like Quake and Doom 64, Project Warlock II is the explosive boomer shooter sequel you were too shy to ask for.
Bloodshed
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for DarkRealms fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with DarkRealms.
Bloodshed is a Roguelite Survivors FPS; an exhilarating fusion of Roguelite elements merged with retro-styled visuals and first-person “Survivors-like” frenetic combat action!
Spear of Destiny
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for DarkRealms fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with DarkRealms.
It's World War II and you are B.J. Blazkowicz, the Allies' most valuable agent. In the midst of the German Blitzkrieg, the Spear that pierced the side of Christ is taken from Versailles by the Nazis and secured in the impregnable Castle Wolfenstein. According to legend, no man can be defeated when he has the Spear.
The Apogee Throwback Pack
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for DarkRealms fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with DarkRealms.
The Apogee Throwback Pack is a collection of four classic Apogee Software titles all in one kick ass package. Blast your way across the galaxy as British Special Agent Blake Stone in "Aliens of Gold" and "Planet Strike", then take on an ancient evil menace as the H.U.N.T in "Rise of the Triad".
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below DarkRealms at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under DarkRealms on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with DarkRealms.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under DarkRealms on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with DarkRealms.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under DarkRealms on Steam right now. Shares Indie with DarkRealms.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under DarkRealms on Steam right now. Shares Indie with DarkRealms.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under DarkRealms on Steam right now. Shares Action with DarkRealms.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under DarkRealms on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with DarkRealms.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under DarkRealms on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with DarkRealms.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Nodebuster
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under DarkRealms on Steam right now. Shares Indie with DarkRealms.
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with DarkRealms.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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 DarkRealms.
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.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with DarkRealms.
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.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with DarkRealms.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with DarkRealms.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
The Lab
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
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 DarkRealms.
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).
Hog Hunter 2021
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with DarkRealms.
Hog hunter is a short atmospheric game about catching hogs out in the wild, be careful though not everything in the woods is safe...
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More from Nexus Media
Other recommendable Steam games by Nexus Media, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Z Diaries
WHY THIS
Another title from Nexus Media, the studio behind DarkRealms.
Z Diaries is an interactive zombie fiction game where you read daily diary entries. At various points in the story, you will be asked to make a choice, these choices will take you down different paths in the story. The objective is to escape from Portland before the bombs drop.
The Gate
WHY THIS
Another title from Nexus Media, the studio behind DarkRealms. Shares Indie with DarkRealms.
The Gate is an interactive science fiction graphic novel. At various points in the story, you will be asked to make a choice, these choices will take you down different paths in the story. Your objective as you guide the story is to return back to earth. The game features 3 possible story endings.
Cold Dark
WHY THIS
Another title from Nexus Media, the studio behind DarkRealms. Shares Action and Indie with DarkRealms.
Cold Dark is a survival horror boomer shooter. Wake up in a deserted hospital with no memory of how you got there. Battle zombies and mutated horrors with your shotgun and chainsaw as you uncover the truth behind a deadly outbreak consuming the city.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Heretic + Hexen
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with DarkRealms.
Step into the definitive re-release of two dark spell-casting shooters that shaped the genre. This enhanced restoration makes Heretic™ + Hexen™ available to new audiences and long-time fans with expanded accessibility across more platforms and languages than ever before.
WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with DarkRealms.
Blast, slice and shred through your enemies in this hardcore FPS inspired by the icons of the '90s, powered by the legendary Quake-1 Tech. Taking place in a realm left to rot, take up arms, unearth long-forgotten secrets and hunt down the Guardians of the Old World.
Project Warlock II
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with DarkRealms.
Adrenaline-pumping gore retro funhouse that’s full of guns, magic, demons, vertical arenas, 3D visuals, 2D sprites, and heavy metal music. Inspired by FPS classics like Quake and Doom 64, Project Warlock II is the explosive boomer shooter sequel you were too shy to ask for.
Bloodshed
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with DarkRealms.
Bloodshed is a Roguelite Survivors FPS; an exhilarating fusion of Roguelite elements merged with retro-styled visuals and first-person “Survivors-like” frenetic combat action!
Frequently asked about DarkRealms
- How much does DarkRealms cost?
- DarkRealms is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to DarkRealms?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside DarkRealms are Shake the Baby!, HAZAMA_QUEEN, Heretic + Hexen.
- Who developed DarkRealms?
- DarkRealms was developed by Nexus Media.
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 DarkRealms.
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