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Games like Hephaestus Protocol

If Hephaestus Protocol is your kind of game, the closest matches are EAT THE RICH, Chrome Survivor and JUJUTSU KAISEN RUMBLE: SURVIVATON — 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 Hephaestus Protocol: Hephaestus Protocol is a mythology centric Bullet Heaven Action Roguelike where players forge weapons mid-battle, and carve through endless waves of enemies, including mythical beasts, as well as the Gods themselves.

2027ActionStrategyIndieCasualWindowsby Andrew Mullen
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Steam players who put hours into Hephaestus Protocol 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. EAT THE RICH

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Hephaestus Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Hephaestus Protocol.

    2036. President Tump Jr, America’s first tree president, declares $TUMP the national currency. Money is worthless. It is now the pitchfork economy. Eat the rich or rob the poor. Become the 1% of the 99%.

    2026ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  2. Chrome Survivor

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Hephaestus Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hephaestus Protocol.

    In this bullet heaven roguelite combine weapons into powerful evolutions, collect items to enhance your runs, equip and craft powerful cybernetic augments that change the way you play. Can you complete a 9 modded nightmare difficulty run and become John Cyberpunk?

    2026ActionIndieEarly AccessSteam ↗
  3. JUJUTSU KAISEN RUMBLE: SURVIVATON

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Hephaestus Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hephaestus Protocol.

    Survive, Exorcise, Change the game JUJUTSU KAISEN RUMBLE: SURVIVATON is a survivors royale where you battle cursed spirits and rival sorcerers, growing stronger throughout the match. Outscore your rivals and fight to be the last player standing victorious.

    2026ActionIndieCasualSteam ↗
  4. Nine Heavens

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Hephaestus Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Hephaestus Protocol.

    This is a survivor game with Chinese immortal cultivation as the background. After reaching certain conditions, the player will go to the next level and the monsters will become stronger.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie3.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Duriano

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Hephaestus Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Hephaestus Protocol.

    Duriano is a top-down arena shooting Slasher roguelite game where the player will be a hero durian of the norse wielding a weapon to fight upon a god of norse mythology. From different weapons, Durian hero, God’s trail, items will lead the player to create a build and defeat all gods of asgard.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie12.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Creator's Fall

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Hephaestus Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hephaestus Protocol.

    Creator’s Fall is an action roguelike with various classes, where you can choose between different paths. The goal is to reach and defeat the final boss at the end of the path. Levels are dynamically generated and feature different biomes. You can choose an upgrade after each level up.

    2025ActionIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Winnie-the-Pooh Redux: Halloween Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Hephaestus Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hephaestus Protocol.

    Heal instead of harm in this wholesome Halloween bullet heaven! Play as 9 magical versions of Pooh, recruit a Ghost Army, collect Candy Corn, upgrade your abilities, and restore peace to the Hundred Acre Wood.

    ActionIndieCasualSteam ↗
  8. Timber Fever

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Hephaestus Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hephaestus Protocol.

    Cut down the infinitely tall Tree to grow stronger. Timber Fever is an action, incremental roguelike where you create chaos with wacky tools while surviving enemy waves.

    2026ActionIndieCasual5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Hephaestus Protocol.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Hephaestus Protocol.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. 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 Hephaestus Protocol.

    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 Hephaestus Protocol.

    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. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Hephaestus Protocol.

    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 ↗
  7. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

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

    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. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Hephaestus Protocol.

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Hephaestus Protocol

Does Hephaestus Protocol have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Hephaestus Protocol supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, PvP).
What games are most similar to Hephaestus Protocol?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hephaestus Protocol are EAT THE RICH, Chrome Survivor, JUJUTSU KAISEN RUMBLE: SURVIVATON.
Who developed Hephaestus Protocol?
Hephaestus Protocol was developed by Andrew Mullen.

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 Hephaestus Protocol.

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