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Games like Torchlike

If Torchlike is your kind of game, the closest matches are Arithmancy, Hollow Host and Rogue Fortune — 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 Torchlike: A tense first-person dungeon crawl where a single dying torch stands between you and the darkness.

IndieAdventureWindowsby Michael Coorlim
Torchlike — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Torchlike 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. Arithmancy

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Torchlike fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Torchlike.

    Solve a shifting medieval crypt with math as your only weapon. Arithmancy is a grim, grid-based FPS dungeon crawler. Armed with a cryptic calculator, you must decipher numerical runes, crack procedural vault puzzles, and manipulate the environment to survive the dark. Can you calculate your way out?

    2026ActionAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Hollow Host

    WHY THIS

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

    Hollow Host is a horror game with roguelike elements where you are chased by an intelligent creature. Explore the dangerous hellscape, control corpses with special abilities and do try escaping damnation.

    2026AdventureSteam ↗
  3. Rogue Fortune

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Torchlike fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Torchlike.

    A fast-paced action roguelite where your treasure is your health bar. Gamble your gold for the power to survive a hostile temple that wants it back. Arrange geometric relics into a puzzle grid to build devastating synergies.

    2027ActionAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  4. GrimVein

    WHY THIS

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

    Venture into the cursed world of GrimVein, battle deadly enemies, uncover powerful loot, and grow stronger with every expedition. Survive dangerous encounters, make difficult choices, and see how far you can push into the darkness.

    2026IndieAdventureRPG7.19 USDSteam ↗
  5. Text Dungeon: The Ring of Life

    WHY THIS

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

    No graphics, No tiles. Just text-RPG adventure! Explore a shifting labyrinth, regain the Ring of Life from the wizard Shingor. Classic roguelike-style messages guide your journey, with narrative scenes evoking the spirit of MUDs and gamebooks. Death is permanent. Every run brings new discoveries.

    2026IndieAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  6. Don't Wake the Beast

    WHY THIS

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

    In Don't Wake the Beast, a roguelite stealth game, you’ll sneak through ever-changing dungeons to steal precious treasures guarded by deadly beasts. Use your trusty grappling hook to evade traps, outsmart enemies, and solve puzzles. But beware—each treasure you claim makes escaping more dangerous!

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  7. Catacrypt

    WHY THIS

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

    Catacrypt is an online co-op roguelite dungeon crawler. Enter procedurally generated dungeons to obtain powerful upgrades and craft unique weapons. Descend floors and fight increasingly harder enemies and bosses, all to reach the bottom.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  8. Willcaster

    WHY THIS

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

    Draw the path across the cursed grid and cast the spells; your champion walks it, fights, and bleeds by your plan. But the frog is no puppet. He has hungers, moods, and a will of his own. Feed his desires and he trusts you. Overrule him and he may refuse.

    2026StrategyIndieSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

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

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Torchlike

What games are most similar to Torchlike?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Torchlike are Arithmancy, Hollow Host, Rogue Fortune.
Who developed Torchlike?
Torchlike was developed by Michael Coorlim and published by MCoorlim.

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 Torchlike.

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