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Games like Derelict Planet

If Derelict Planet is your kind of game, the closest matches are Shogunaria, Atomic Wilds and Desolate City: Last Show — 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 Derelict Planet: Derelict Planet is a retro-inspired top-down action RPG. Survive on a harsh alien planet, battle dungeon bosses, solve puzzles, complete quests, and search for new weapons and abilities.

2026ActionRPGWindowsby Rook Games
Derelict Planet — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Derelict Planet 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. Shogunaria

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Derelict Planet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Derelict Planet.

    Shogunaria is an action-adventure RPG that takes elements from old school classics like Zelda, YS, Neutopia, Golden Axe Warrior, and Diablo. Select one of the 4 characters and take on a series of dungeons filled with traps and enemies!

    2022ActionIndieAdventure1.39 USDSteam ↗
  2. Atomic Wilds

    WHY THIS

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

    A bleak, NES-style action adventure inspired by the original Zelda. Explore a dying world, delve into dungeons, and uncover what went wrong after the apocalypse.

    2024ActionAdventureRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Desolate City: Last Show

    WHY THIS

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

    It's the last concert of his tour, and Don Aitor will have to survive the horror. Discover the consequences of the strange virus threatening the pixelated city of Gray Bay in this survival horror/action RPG.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Ancient Kingdoms

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Derelict Planet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Derelict Planet.

    Dive into an old-school pixel art RPG inspired by classic MMORPGs! Explore epic dungeons, battle fearsome bosses, and complete quests solo offline or online with up to 5 players. Choose your class, gear up, and craft your own legend!

    2025IndieRPGEarly Access15.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. UNSIGHTED

    WHY THIS

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

    EXPLORE YOUR WAY. Awoken to a world ruined by war, Alma must traverse the vast city of Arcadia before the life force of her friends and herself withers away. Time is ticking, and every moment matters. Who will you save, and who will you leave to turn UNSIGHTED?

    2021ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Vaporum

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Derelict Planet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Derelict Planet.

    Vaporum is a grid-based dungeon crawler RPG in an original steampunk setting, inspired by old-school classics of the genre. Stranded in the middle of an ocean, in front of a gigantic tower, the hero has to find out what the place is, what happened there, and most importantly, who he is.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Meifumado

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Derelict Planet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Derelict Planet.

    Meifumado is an action RPG set in a post-apocalyptic, immersive world inspired by Japan.

    2024ActionIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Songbringer

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Derelict Planet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Derelict Planet.

    Imagine if the original Zelda game was set in a science-fiction galaxy. Explore this open-world, action RPG with roguelike and metroidvania elements. Mighty bosses lurk deep within procedurally-generated dungeons. Wield, vanquish, unearth, collect, craft, progress, trip, adventure.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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 Derelict Planet.

    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. 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 ↗
  3. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

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

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    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 with Derelict Planet.

    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 with Derelict Planet.

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

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck 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. UNSIGHTED

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with Derelict Planet.

    EXPLORE YOUR WAY. Awoken to a world ruined by war, Alma must traverse the vast city of Arcadia before the life force of her friends and herself withers away. Time is ticking, and every moment matters. Who will you save, and who will you leave to turn UNSIGHTED?

    2021ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Meifumado

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with Derelict Planet.

    Meifumado is an action RPG set in a post-apocalyptic, immersive world inspired by Japan.

    2024ActionIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Songbringer

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with Derelict Planet.

    Imagine if the original Zelda game was set in a science-fiction galaxy. Explore this open-world, action RPG with roguelike and metroidvania elements. Mighty bosses lurk deep within procedurally-generated dungeons. Wield, vanquish, unearth, collect, craft, progress, trip, adventure.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Derelict Planet

What games are most similar to Derelict Planet?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Derelict Planet are Shogunaria, Atomic Wilds, Desolate City: Last Show.
Who developed Derelict Planet?
Derelict Planet was developed by Rook Games.

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