IMHO.

Games like Bound to Rot

If Bound to Rot is your kind of game, the closest matches are Pathfinder: Abomination Vaults, Life Souls and Wolcen 2 — 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 Bound to Rot: Play as an angel reincarnated into a mortal vessel. Descend into the Anima, follow the Pulse, and let the tarot decide your fate, push deeper for rare loot, or rot before you escape. Stray from the Pulse and the darkness will collect what you owe.

ActionRPGEarly AccessWindowsby Mangas Mango Studios
Bound to Rot — Steam game cover

Players who liked Bound to Rot also play

Steam players who put hours into Bound to Rot 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. Pathfinder: Abomination Vaults

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Bound to Rot fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Bound to Rot.

    Pathfinder: Abomination Vaults is the first-ever co-op Hack and Slash ARPG based on the Adventure Path, in which players lead iconic Pathfinder heroes into the depths of Gauntlight Keep and battle deadly abominations to reach the evil sorceress Belcorra Haruvex and end her vile schemes.

    ActionAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  2. Life Souls

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Bound to Rot fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Bound to Rot.

    Life Souls is a cooperative roguelike for 1–6 players featuring dynamic arena combat, free-form skill combinations, epic bosses, and permanent progression.

    2027ActionIndieRPGSteam ↗
  3. Wolcen 2

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Bound to Rot fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Bound to Rot.

    Many years after Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem, return to a world on the brink of collapse. Master brutal combat, build your character without fixed classes, combine skills and gear, and unleash your Shadow Form in this dark fantasy Action RPG. Play alone or in co-op.

    ActionRPGEarly AccessSteam ↗
  4. Netherwyn

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Bound to Rot fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Bound to Rot.

    Netherwyn is a challenging Roguelite Action RPG where each run sends you and your allies into lands fallen beneath a gathering shadow filled with relentless hordes and deadly boss encounters. This first release centers on Return of The Necromancer.

    ActionIndieRPGSteam ↗
  5. Martyr

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Bound to Rot fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Bound to Rot.

    Rise as a Martyr in a plague-scarred, heretical Europe. Surrounded by disease, pagan rites, and relentless foes, you will fall and rise again and again. Death is not the end. Relics await based on your holy or heretical choices, and rival factions will hunt you according to your actions.

    ActionIndieRPGSteam ↗
  6. Warhammer: Chaosbane

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Bound to Rot fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Bound to Rot.

    In a world ravaged by war and dominated by magic, you must rise up to face the Chaos hordes. Playing solo or with up to four players in local or online co-op, choose a hero from four character classes and prepare for epic battles wielding some of the most powerful artefacts of the Old World.

    2019ActionAdventureRPG29.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Zomdied

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Bound to Rot fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Bound to Rot.

    A hardcore top-down zombie survival sandbox RPG. Scavenge for supplies, craft essential gear, and fight to survive against an ever-evolving horde that grows stronger and more dangerous the longer you last. Finding it too easy to survive the turning? Make it a challenge worthy of your skill.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Blood Vaults

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Bound to Rot fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Bound to Rot.

    Blood Vaults is a fast-paced dungeon-crawling FPS with ARPG-style loot and progression. Fight through randomized vaults, hunt for powerful weapons and gear, build your character, and push into harder dungeons for increasingly rare rewards.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  2. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Bound to Rot.

    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 ↗
  5. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and RPG with Bound to Rot.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeSteam ↗
  7. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

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

    Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!

    2023ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Bound to Rot.

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Bound to Rot

Does Bound to Rot have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Bound to Rot supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Bound to Rot?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Bound to Rot are Pathfinder: Abomination Vaults, Life Souls, Wolcen 2.
Who developed Bound to Rot?
Bound to Rot was developed by Mangas Mango Studios.

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 Bound to Rot.

For library-aware picks tuned to your specific taste, sign in with Steam on the home page.