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Games like Riftslayer

If Riftslayer is your kind of game, the closest matches are Swordcery, Tears of Vanfell and Garden Souls — 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 Riftslayer: Riftslayer is a fast-paced 3D action roguelite. Fight massive waves of enemies, combine weapons and perks into powerful builds, and face dangerous bosses. Every run becomes more chaotic, more powerful, and more unpredictable.

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Steam players who put hours into Riftslayer 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. Swordcery

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Riftslayer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Riftslayer.

    A colossal blade has pierced the world of Armorial, unleashing a storm of enchanted swords from the heavens. Collect and wield an arsenal of these spellbound blades, turning them against the very force that summoned them. In this roguelike ARPG, you will defy the Celestial evil consuming the world!

    2026ActionIndieRPGSteam ↗
  2. Tears of Vanfell

    WHY THIS

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

    Your life begins anew in front of an imposing mountain... Climb and explore it with a wide cast of characters in this dungeon crawler RPG with up to four player Co-op.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Garden Souls

    WHY THIS

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

    Garden Souls is a 2D action roguelite focused on fast combat, stylish combos and build crafting. Choose one of the four Garden Princesses, unlock new strikes, combine elements and adapt your combat style each run to face corrupted floral biomes and stop the Mandragora.

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  4. Aksun

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Riftslayer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Riftslayer.

    A hack & slash roguelite rooted in Korean shamanism. Descend to the dark shadows of Aksun, chain hundreds of elemental artifacts and abilities into devastating reactions, and break the cursed cycle.

    2026ActionIndieRPG10.79 USDSteam ↗
  5. Loot Survivors

    WHY THIS

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

    Survivors-like meets deep ARPG Loot. Fight endless hordes across deadly floors, then roll, gamble, and upgrade gear across 10 tiers of modifiers and powerful Uniques to forge a game-breaking build. One life. Permadeath. Infinite loot. How deep can you fall?

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  6. Helmscape

    WHY THIS

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

    Lead a party of fantasy heroes in action-packed battles...in SNAKE formation! Choose your party and venture forth into an ever-changing world as you discover new heroes and find better loot to keep gearing up.

    2026ActionIndieRPGSteam ↗
  7. Ginger's Wrath

    WHY THIS

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

    A fairy-tale action roguelite where an evil gingerbread man defeats storybook bosses, learns their abilities, and uses them against the next heroes.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  8. Demonbane: Ascension

    WHY THIS

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

    Master elemental combat and mythic artifacts to slay demons and corrupted immortals in this fast-paced action roguelite inspired by cultivation myths. As the chosen mortal, grow stronger with every death to uncover the truth behind the Blood Moon.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗

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 Riftslayer.

    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 Riftslayer.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. 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 Riftslayer.

    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 ↗
  4. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

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

    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!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Riftslayer

What games are most similar to Riftslayer?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Riftslayer are Swordcery, Tears of Vanfell, Garden Souls.
Who developed Riftslayer?
Riftslayer was developed by haefx.

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 Riftslayer.

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