Games like Etched
If Etched is your kind of game, the closest matches are Trials Survivors, Roguecraft DX and Death to Demons — 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 Etched: A top-down action roguelite about a little mage who carves lightning itself. Etch engravings into your spells to reshape how they behave, weave engraving synergies into your own build, mow down monster packs, hunt buffed elites, and descend into ever-deeper arenas. What's carved cannot be undone.
Players who liked Etched also play
Steam players who put hours into Etched 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.
Trials Survivors
WHY THIS
Top pick for Etched fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Etched.
Fight through endless hordes in trials bestowed by constellation patrons. Upgrade skills, collect relics, and craft broken builds in true roguelite fashion! Rediscover the fantasy behind the words hack and slash and bullet heaven. Will you survive the densest monster Survivor-like ever created?
Roguecraft DX
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Etched fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Etched.
Roguecraft DX is a turn-based roguelike set in a Lovecraftian dungeon that rebuilds itself every run. Fight tentacled horrors and scary chickens, and free a caged badger who'll fetch loot for you. Compact runs that respect your time: die, learn, and dive right back in!
Death to Demons
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Etched fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Etched.
You are a Necromancer, use your powers to raise the dead in this dark fantasy roguelite auto-battler. Build an undead army, evolve minions, choose powerful upgrades, and fight through waves of demons to break the gates of Hell and free the lands of Vaelthorron.
Madora
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Etched fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Etched.
Madora is a third-person 3D action roguelite inspired by Brazilian folklore. Upgrade your abilities during each run to unlock effects that can reshape your entire build, create powerful synergies, and fight through hordes of corrupted creatures.
Nightfall Survivor
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Etched fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Etched.
Survive the endless night together! Nightfall Survivor is a 3-player co-op roguelike that blends the intense, horde-slaying action of Vampire Survivors with deep strategic teamwork and progression.
Vibin' & Survivin'
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Ranked #6 for Etched fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Etched.
Vibin’ & Survivin’ is an action-packed sci-fi horde survivor roguelike where you unleash cosmic firepower against endless waves of alien foes. Craft game-changing builds, evolve 24 unique weapons, and harness the power of the Vibe Web to conquer chaotic space arenas!
Shardstorm
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Ranked #7 for Etched fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Etched.
After the Echo's fall, her shattered sins awoke once more. Shardstorm is a deep, replayable horde-survivor ARPG. Wield seven sentient Shards, battle towering Sin bosses, and break the game with infinite weapon scaling, skill trees, and legendary loot. Survive the storm. Shape your Wrath.
Pass the Fear
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Etched fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Etched.
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.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Etched.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Etched.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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 Etched.
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.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Etched.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Etched.
‘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 Indie with Etched.
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!
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Etched.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
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Frequently asked about Etched
- What games are most similar to Etched?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Etched are Trials Survivors, Roguecraft DX, Death to Demons.
- Who developed Etched?
- Etched was developed by 에스케이게임즈.
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 Etched.
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