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Games like Valkyrja

If Valkyrja is your kind of game, the closest matches are Super Sunny World, Faction Reticent and GODSCALE — 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 Valkyrja: A retro-inspired 2D action platformer inspired by Norse mythology. Fight through dangerous realms, reap the souls of fallen brave warriors, uncover secrets, and defeat various enemies and powerful bosses.

ActionIndieWindows · macOSby BeeSpell
Valkyrja — Steam game cover

Players who liked Valkyrja also play

Steam players who put hours into Valkyrja 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. Super Sunny World

    WHY THIS

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

    Super Sunny World is the ultimate love letter to the platformer greats of the 8-bit era. Jump, bump, and kick your way through 8 worlds of pixel-perfect platforming, cute characters, and exciting power-ups. Built for the NES, and for the first time playable on Steam!

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Faction Reticent

    WHY THIS

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

    A "whimsical fantasy" action platformer game with an open-ended progression. Utilize the given abilities to you to its fullest potential, and look epic while doing it.

    2025ActionAdventureRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. GODSCALE

    WHY THIS

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

    GODSCALE is a 2D pixel art action roguelike set in an ancient Egyptian tomb. Face monsters, deadly traps, and powerful curses while managing blades, spells, and artifacts. Upgrade abilities in the Book of the Dead, collect Ankh tokens, and master the crypt to claim the gods' power.

    ActionIndieSteam ↗
  4. Skelly's Skirmish

    WHY THIS

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

    Arcade platforming action with a spooky theme and a Game Boy aesthetic.

    ActionIndieSteam ↗
  5. Dwarf Legacy

    WHY THIS

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

    A Bullet-Hell Precision Platformer. Climb up Vertical Dungeons of The Mountainhome, battling Swarms and navigating Traps. Uncover the secret of your Legacy hidden atop the highest peak and secure the future of your village.

    2026ActionIndieSteam ↗
  6. A Tiny Ghost Game

    WHY THIS

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

    A tiny ghost game is a platformer that you can finish in an evening or two. Glide and dash your way out of the underground, mess with your enemies and help the ghost see the moon.

    2026ActionIndieSteam ↗
  7. Shadow Play: Nezha

    WHY THIS

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

    A 2D Roguelike action game inspired by Chinese mythology, Journey to the West, Investiture of the Gods, and shadow puppetry. Cast out by Heaven, Nezha is trapped in endless Lotus Rebirths. Build divine powers, battle mythic foes, uncover the truth, and break Samsara.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  8. Super Slime

    WHY THIS

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

    A hardcore precision platformer with tight controls, smooth physics, and brutally challenging levels designed to test your skill.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗

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 Valkyrja.

    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. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

    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 Indie with Valkyrja.

    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. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Valkyrja

What games are most similar to Valkyrja?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Valkyrja are Super Sunny World, Faction Reticent, GODSCALE.
Who developed Valkyrja?
Valkyrja was developed by BeeSpell.

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 Valkyrja.

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