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Games like Deepest Darkest

If Deepest Darkest is your kind of game, the closest matches are WRATH: Aeon of Ruin, Blood II: The Chosen + Expansion and Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun — 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 Deepest Darkest: Deepest Darkest is a 90s as hell and metal as hell boomer shooter. Shoot your way through an action packed single player campaign with an arsenal of weapons, power up and magic spells as you tear though an army of cultists and monsters.

2026Action11.99 USDWindowsby JLRS Games
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Players who liked Deepest Darkest also play

Steam players who put hours into Deepest Darkest 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. WRATH: Aeon of Ruin

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Deepest Darkest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Deepest Darkest.

    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.

    2024Action24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Blood II: The Chosen + Expansion

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Deepest Darkest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Deepest Darkest.

    Includes original Blood II: The Chosen and add-on package The Nightmare LevelsAn immersive atmosphere full of dark humor and exciting actionFour playable characters and wide variety of weapons

    2014ActionAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Deepest Darkest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Deepest Darkest.

    Load up your Boltgun and unleash the awesome Space Marine arsenal to blast your way through an explosion of sprites, pixels and blood in a perfect blend of Warhammer 40,000, frenetic gameplay and the stylish visuals of 90’s retro shooters.

    2023ActionIndie21.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Dread Templar

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Deepest Darkest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Deepest Darkest.

    Dread Templar is a fast-paced hardcore old-school FPS, combining classic 90s shooter and modern FPS elements. Unlock and combine dozens of weapon upgrades and skills, embrace the Dread Force and obliterate hordes of fiendish enemies. Become the scariest thing in hell and get your revenge!

    2023ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. CULTIC

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Deepest Darkest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Deepest Darkest.

    Death is only the beginning. Crawl from your grave and gear up to fight your way through the ranks of a mysterious and twisted cult. You, your guns, and your dynamite will have to shoot, slide, blast, duck, dodge, and maybe throw a gib or two to survive in this old-school-inspired shooter.

    2022ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. HROT

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Deepest Darkest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Deepest Darkest.

    HROT is a single-player retro FPS set in a small socialist country neighboring Soviet Union (Czechoslovakia) after an unspecified disaster in 1986. Those times were dark and terrifying and so is the game.

    2023ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Blood: Refreshed Supply™

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Deepest Darkest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Deepest Darkest.

    Things are about to get… bloody! Soak up 42 pulse-pounding levels dripping with Lovecraftian atmosphere as you battle your way through armies of sycophantic cultists, zombies, gargoyles, hell hounds, and other insatiable horrors, in your quest to defeat the loathsome Tchernobog.

    2025Action29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. AMID EVIL

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Deepest Darkest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Deepest Darkest.

    A retro FPS for the ages! Once branded a HERETIC. Now YOU have been chosen as our champion! Reclaim our sacred weapons. Take back our ancient lands. If you can stand... AMID EVIL.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Deepest Darkest on Steam right now. Shares Action with Deepest Darkest.

    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 ↗
  2. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~42% under Deepest Darkest on Steam right now. Shares Action with Deepest Darkest.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Deepest Darkest on Steam right now. Shares Action with Deepest Darkest.

    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. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under Deepest Darkest on Steam right now. Shares Action with Deepest Darkest.

    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 ↗
  5. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Deepest Darkest on Steam right now. Shares Action with Deepest Darkest.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Deepest Darkest on Steam right now. Shares Action with Deepest Darkest.

    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 ↗
  7. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Deepest Darkest on Steam right now. Shares Action with Deepest Darkest.

    Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. ROUNDS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Deepest Darkest on Steam right now. Shares Action with Deepest Darkest.

    Rounds is a 1v1 rogue-lite shooter where each round gets more intense. The losing player of each round unlocks clever upgrades to create a better build to counter their opponent.

    2021ActionIndie5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

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

    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.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree 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. WRATH: Aeon of Ruin

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Deepest Darkest.

    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.

    2024Action24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Deepest Darkest.

    Load up your Boltgun and unleash the awesome Space Marine arsenal to blast your way through an explosion of sprites, pixels and blood in a perfect blend of Warhammer 40,000, frenetic gameplay and the stylish visuals of 90’s retro shooters.

    2023ActionIndie21.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. CULTIC

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Deepest Darkest.

    Death is only the beginning. Crawl from your grave and gear up to fight your way through the ranks of a mysterious and twisted cult. You, your guns, and your dynamite will have to shoot, slide, blast, duck, dodge, and maybe throw a gib or two to survive in this old-school-inspired shooter.

    2022ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. AMID EVIL

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Deepest Darkest.

    A retro FPS for the ages! Once branded a HERETIC. Now YOU have been chosen as our champion! Reclaim our sacred weapons. Take back our ancient lands. If you can stand... AMID EVIL.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Deepest Darkest

How much does Deepest Darkest cost?
Deepest Darkest is listed on Steam at 11.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Deepest Darkest?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Deepest Darkest are WRATH: Aeon of Ruin, Blood II: The Chosen + Expansion, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun.
Who developed Deepest Darkest?
Deepest Darkest was developed by JLRS 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 Deepest Darkest.

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