Games like Starving Shadows
If Starving Shadows is your kind of game, the closest matches are Last Ascender, Azure Ember and Evercrown — 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 Starving Shadows: Dark fantasy RPG in which you are a resident of a starving dungeon. Eat your enemies, and every meal will change you. Try to get outside and see if the sun really exists...

Players who liked Starving Shadows also play
Steam players who put hours into Starving Shadows 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.
Last Ascender
WHY THIS
Top pick for Starving Shadows fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Starving Shadows.
Last Ascender is a 1st-person turn-based strategy RPG combining classic RPG progression with roguelike tension and deckbuilding depth. In a world shrouded in darkness, you must end this desperate journey using only your unique builds and strategic choices.
Azure Ember
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Starving Shadows fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Starving Shadows.
Azure Ember is a fast-paced crafting roguelike that thrusts you into a dangerous, ever-changing dungeon. Break objects and defeat enemies to collect materials, then forge powerful, one-of-a-kind weapons to overcome relentless foes and towering bosses.
Evercrown
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Starving Shadows fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Starving Shadows.
A turn-based tactical roguelike where your heroes’ actions are decided by a slot machine. Spin, lock, and reroll abilities, read enemy intentions, build powerful synergies, and push your run into explosive late-game scaling.
Mind Hole
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Starving Shadows fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Starving Shadows.
Mind Hole is an experimental nightmare insanity simulator where there is no hope. A surreal experience with procedural generation elements, puzzle elements and more questions than answers.
Chest & Blade
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Starving Shadows fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Starving Shadows.
A dark fantasy idle RPG where your hero fights on its own. Play Warrior, Mage or Barbarian, farm bosses and chests for loot, then spend it on crafting, skills, runes and augments to push one act further.
Pass the Fear
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Starving Shadows fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Starving Shadows.
PASS THE FEAR is a roguelite bullet-hell shooter. A catastrophic Witch’s Disaster strikes without warning, and chaotic magic forms the ancient Wall of Storms. Its corruption spreads relentlessly across the island. As a demon hunter trapped within, you must find a way to escape before dawn breaks.
Abyss Ring
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Starving Shadows fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Starving Shadows.
Survive, cook, and conquer!Cook monsters to stave off hunger in this roguelike as you reach the deepest floor. With 200+ equipment items and random dungeons, every run offers endless possibilities.
Novis
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Starving Shadows fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Starving Shadows.
You are an Umbra Corporation operator connected to an Avatar on Earth-01 as part of an inter-reality experiment. Build a unique character by combining abilities with dozens of items and spells, interact with the inhabitants of Earth-01, and discover why you ended up in this particular universe.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Starving Shadows.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Starving Shadows.
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.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Starving Shadows.
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.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Starving Shadows.
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!
Narrow it down
Head-to-head comparisons
More from SpoocleMacBoogle
Other recommendable Steam games by SpoocleMacBoogle, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
I live under your house.
WHY THIS
Another title from SpoocleMacBoogle, the studio behind Starving Shadows. Shares Adventure and RPG with Starving Shadows.
You are a monster under someone's house.
My monstrous roommate. (étude)
WHY THIS
Another title from SpoocleMacBoogle, the studio behind Starving Shadows. Shares RPG with Starving Shadows.
There is a monster living in your apartment.
Pyramid Curse
WHY THIS
Another title from SpoocleMacBoogle, the studio behind Starving Shadows. Shares Adventure with Starving Shadows.
Research materials about the explorers of the mysterious underground pyramid. An analog horror game about found footage tapes.
MY ADAPTATION IN(TO) HUMAN
WHY THIS
Another title from SpoocleMacBoogle, the studio behind Starving Shadows. Shares Adventure with Starving Shadows.
You are a body snatching creature. Capture the body, explore the environment, reproduce.
A THOUSAND MOUTHS TO SCREAM
WHY THIS
Another title from SpoocleMacBoogle, the studio behind Starving Shadows. Shares Adventure with Starving Shadows.
Psychological Body Horror visual novel in a space setting with different endings depending on your actions.
Please, Explode Me, Senpai!
WHY THIS
Another title from SpoocleMacBoogle, the studio behind Starving Shadows. Shares Adventure with Starving Shadows.
During your first night together, your girlfriend inexplicably exploded. Now you have to live with it...
Frequently asked about Starving Shadows
- What games are most similar to Starving Shadows?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Starving Shadows are Last Ascender, Azure Ember, Evercrown.
- Who developed Starving Shadows?
- Starving Shadows was developed by SpoocleMacBoogle.
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 Starving Shadows.
For library-aware picks tuned to your specific taste, sign in with Steam on the home page.






















