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Games like Goodnight Valerie

If Goodnight Valerie is your kind of game, the closest matches are Flock of the Seraphim, Worship Demon and Gran Theft Lure — 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 Goodnight Valerie: Goodnight Valerie, an action survival roguelike, sees little demon overcoming her nighttime terrors with bright candlelight and delicious midnight snacks on her way to peacefully fall asleep.

ActionIndieWindowsby FaerieCastle
Goodnight Valerie — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Goodnight Valerie 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. Flock of the Seraphim

    WHY THIS

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

    Exorcise hordes of demons using gun-wielding nuns and angels in this survivors-like bullet heaven! Collect and keep angels with unique weapons, stats, and abilities to create god-like builds as you fend off waves of enemies! Do you have enough faith to survive?

    2026ActionIndie7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Worship Demon

    WHY THIS

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

    "Worship Demon" is a fast 2D survivor with anime xianxia art and dazzling effects. Play a demonic cultivator, explore secret realms, ruins, and seek spells. Survive, beat boss, master Dao, and grow stronger. Each run unlocks new Arts, bonds, talents—forge your own immortal path.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Gran Theft Lure

    WHY THIS

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

    Gran Theft Lure is a top-down arena shooter roguelite in which you play as your lovely gran being attacked by hordes of burglars. They can only be killed by luring or pushing them into your garden’s traps. Choose one of the 4 weapon modes, and make them taste theft lure, or should we say failure!

    2025ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Kaiju Princess: Super Survivor Showdown

    WHY THIS

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

    Explore a phantasmic realm! Pulverize your enemies! Don't die! Ah... But don't forget to find a way out! Choose from a variety of weapons, skills, and items to complement your character's traits and customize the optimal combat style for survival. Get ready for a fast-paced roguelike survival game!

    2026ActionIndieCasualSteam ↗
  5. PuPuPoPu Company

    WHY THIS

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

    An ink-slinging bullet heaven roguelite. The world is losing its color, so a little duck starts a color-spraying company! Fish your next employees out of the ink, build squad synergies, and bring them back to work at your company. Gather supplies, extract, and clock out!

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  6. Necromancer: Ash & Bone

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Goodnight Valerie fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Goodnight Valerie.

    Raise an army of destruction and carve through massive enemy swarms. Combine powerful abilities and artifacts, experiment with countless build combinations, and transform from a lone necromancer into a force of death.

    2026ActionEarly AccessSteam ↗
  7. Fading Reel

    WHY THIS

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

    A sepia Roguelike — lead a chained squad through 22 waves. Map events split your line, milestone recruits add firepower. Linked Blink, run upgrades, 19 Evolutions, and a permanent meta tree carry you to the final Boss Hydra.

    2026ActionIndieCasual2.79 USDSteam ↗
  8. Ascend to ZERO

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Goodnight Valerie fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Goodnight Valerie.

    Have you ever wondered what it feels like to stop time? Ascend to ZERO is a time-bending action-roguelike where you can use your unique ability to freeze time and fight your way to the top.

    2026ActionStrategyRPG9.59 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

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

    A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  8. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

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

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Goodnight Valerie

What games are most similar to Goodnight Valerie?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Goodnight Valerie are Flock of the Seraphim, Worship Demon, Gran Theft Lure.
Who developed Goodnight Valerie?
Goodnight Valerie was developed by FaerieCastle.

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 Goodnight Valerie.

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