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Games like Syncope

If Syncope is your kind of game, the closest matches are Ashmourn, 1 HP DUNGEON and BELOW — 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 Syncope: Delve into the depths of your subconscious in this psychological isometric action game, and face your greatest fears made manifest. Fight, trade, and venture deeper into the madness of the mindscape. Can you confront the dangers and move forward towards a better future? The real battle is within.

2026ActionIndieAdventureWindowsby Team Kismet
Syncope — Steam game cover

Players who liked Syncope also play

Steam players who put hours into Syncope 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. Ashmourn

    WHY THIS

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

    ASHMOURN is a hand-crafted 2D roguelike of relentless combat and deep build-craft. Parry, dash and unleash god-given boons across five cursed biomes that reshape every run. Fall, grow stronger, and break the false dawn. · 6 languages.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure2.69 USDSteam ↗
  2. 1 HP DUNGEON

    WHY THIS

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

    1 HP DUNGEON is an action game where everything has 1 HP. One hit can defeat an enemy or end your run. Recover lost spells, collect weapons and souls, and explore a new dungeon every run. Play with Emma, friends, or in Horde mode.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. BELOW

    WHY THIS

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

    BELOW is a solitary journey through the haunted depths of a forbidden isle. Explore. Survive. Discover.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Death's Door

    WHY THIS

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

    Reaping souls of the dead and punching a clock might get monotonous but it's honest work for a Crow. The job gets lively when your assigned soul is stolen and you must track down a desperate thief to a realm untouched by death - where creatures grow far past their expiry.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Wizard with a Gun

    WHY THIS

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

    Wizard with a Gun is an online sandbox survival game for 1 - 4 players set in a magical wilderness wrought with dangerous creatures and arcane mysteries. Embark on a journey alone or with a friend to collect, craft, and outfit your wizard however you see fit as you explore the unknown.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Striving for Light

    WHY THIS

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

    Blending deep Action RPG buildcrafting with roguelite action, Striving for Light lets you shape and customize an infinite skilltree. Hunt for powerful loot, craft and upgrade weapons to legendary power, slay hordes of enemies and challenging bosses in ever-changing dark worlds.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure12.59 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Avencast: Rise of the Mage

    WHY THIS

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

    Play Avencast, the epic roguelike action-RPG with tons of combat moves, spells, and equipment. Fight against evil forces to save your academy and vanquish the darkness. As you progress, learn powerful spells and combos to increase your chances of victory.

    2010ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Rogue Loops

    WHY THIS

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

    Rogue Loops is a roguelite action game where a trapped family battles to escape an endless loop. Combine unique skills and relics to create powerful synergies against the loop’s guardians. As you grow stronger, so does the loop—can you break free from this relentless cycle?

    2025ActionAdventureRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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 and Adventure with Syncope.

    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. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. 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 Syncope.

    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 ↗
  4. 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 Syncope.

    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 ↗
  5. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

    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 and Indie with Syncope.

    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. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. BELOW

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Syncope.

    BELOW is a solitary journey through the haunted depths of a forbidden isle. Explore. Survive. Discover.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Death's Door

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Syncope.

    Reaping souls of the dead and punching a clock might get monotonous but it's honest work for a Crow. The job gets lively when your assigned soul is stolen and you must track down a desperate thief to a realm untouched by death - where creatures grow far past their expiry.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Wizard with a Gun

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Syncope.

    Wizard with a Gun is an online sandbox survival game for 1 - 4 players set in a magical wilderness wrought with dangerous creatures and arcane mysteries. Embark on a journey alone or with a friend to collect, craft, and outfit your wizard however you see fit as you explore the unknown.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Striving for Light

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Syncope.

    Blending deep Action RPG buildcrafting with roguelite action, Striving for Light lets you shape and customize an infinite skilltree. Hunt for powerful loot, craft and upgrade weapons to legendary power, slay hordes of enemies and challenging bosses in ever-changing dark worlds.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure12.59 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Syncope

What games are most similar to Syncope?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Syncope are Ashmourn, 1 HP DUNGEON, BELOW.
Who developed Syncope?
Syncope was developed by Team Kismet and published by Metropolitan Game Studios.

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 Syncope.

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