Games like Dogurai
If Dogurai is your kind of game, the closest matches are Total Party Kill, Super Dangerous Dungeons and Downwell — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its boss patterns require memorization, multiple endings reward exploration and pixel art evokes nostalgia. 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 Dogurai: Dogurai is a retro-styled platformer with animal-like characters, graphics and soundtrack designed with old portable games in mind - down to the limited color ranges and sprite sizes!
Players who liked Dogurai also play
Steam players who put hours into Dogurai 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.
Total Party Kill
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Top pick for Dogurai fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dogurai.
Your party enters a deep and dark dungeon… but sacrifices must be made! Control 3 different heroes and use their special abilities to solve tricky puzzles by sacrificing your teammates!
Super Dangerous Dungeons
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Dogurai.
Second-strongest match for Dogurai fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dogurai.
Guide Timmy the treasure hunter through dangerous dungeons in search of the legendary treasure!
Downwell
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Dogurai.
Third-strongest match for Dogurai fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dogurai.
Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.
Cave Story+
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Dogurai.
Ranked #4 for Dogurai fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dogurai.
Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.
Castle In The Darkness
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Dogurai.
Ranked #5 for Dogurai fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dogurai.
Castle In The Darkness is a fun and challenging shout out to the early days of video games! It's an action exploration platformer with some RPG elements, much like games from the Castlevania or Metroid series. It's super fast-paced, challenging, and full of secrets!
Odallus: The Dark Call
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Dogurai.
Ranked #6 for Dogurai fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dogurai.
The old gods have forgotten this land. No one could save our people when darkness started spreading and collecting human souls for its army. Odallus is a classic exploration/action game, inspired by Ghosts’n Goblins, Demon’s Crest and Castlevania.
1001 Spikes
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Dogurai.
Ranked #7 for Dogurai fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dogurai.
Discover the lost treasures of Ukampa in South America as Aban Hawkins searches for his estranged father, world-famous archeaologist, Jim Hawkins. Aban Hawkins races into the frozen tundra of the antarctic, undiscovered temple ruins and the vast caverns of South America in search of his father and the legendary treasure rumored to lie...
Aggelos
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Dogurai.
Ranked #8 for Dogurai fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dogurai.
Critically-acclaimed action-RPG that takes the template laid down by classics like Wonder Boy, nails the 16-Bit aesthetics for nostalgia fans, but updates the mechanics to feel fresh and modern. Explore a beautiful open world and plunder dungeons, caves and forests to help take down epic bosses!
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Mega Man Legacy Collection
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Dogurai.
Reviewers of Dogurai cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Dogurai.
Mega Man Legacy Collection is a celebration of the 8-bit history of Capcom’s iconic Blue Bomber featuring faithful reproductions of the series’ origins with the original six Mega Man games.
Mega Man X Legacy Collection
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Dogurai.
Reviewers of Dogurai cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Dogurai.
Mega Man X Legacy Collection includes the legendary 16-bit titles and the series’ exciting foray into the 32-bit era: Mega Man X, Mega Man X2, Mega Man X3, and Mega Man X4. Test your skills in the new X Challenge mode, which pits players against two deadly bosses at once.
NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound
WHY THIS
Shares precision platforming and a retro mood with Dogurai.
Reviewers of Dogurai cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Dogurai.
A brand-new side-scrolling entry to the NINJA GAIDEN series from the team behind Blasphemous, NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound redefines the classic platformer saga in a spectacular, thrilling and challenging ninja adventure.
NINJA GAIDEN 4
WHY THIS
Shares melee combat and an intense mood with Dogurai.
Reviewers of Dogurai cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Dogurai.
The definitive ninja action-adventure franchise returns with NINJA GAIDEN 4! Embark on a cutting-edge adventure where legacy meets innovation in a high-octane blend of style and no-holds-barred combat.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Dogurai at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Dogurai on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Dogurai.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Dogurai on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Dogurai.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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Priced ~70% under Dogurai on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Dogurai.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
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Priced ~80% under Dogurai on Steam right now. Shares Action with Dogurai.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Dogurai on Steam right now. Shares Action with Dogurai.
You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.
shapez
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Priced ~80% under Dogurai on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Dogurai.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Dogurai on Steam right now. Shares Action with Dogurai.
Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
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Priced ~60% under Dogurai on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Dogurai.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Dogurai.
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.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Dogurai.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Dogurai.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Dogurai.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Disfigure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Dogurai.
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
Tails Noir: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Dogurai.
Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
Floating Point
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Dogurai.
Floating Point is a peaceful, free game about using a grappling hook to swing yourself gracefully through randomly generated spaces. The only objective is to collect points, and the only thing that increases your points is swinging swiftly, smoothly and elegantly without hitting anything.
Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Dogurai.
Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).
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Frequently asked about Dogurai
- Does Dogurai run on Steam Deck?
- Dogurai is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Dogurai cost?
- Dogurai is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Dogurai?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Dogurai are Total Party Kill, Super Dangerous Dungeons, Downwell.
- Who developed Dogurai?
- Dogurai was developed by Hungry Bear Games.
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 Dogurai.
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