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Games like Underhero

If Underhero is your kind of game, the closest matches are DISHARMONY, HYPERSOMNIA and New Canon: The Mane-Tailed Wolf and the Unspeakable Truth of the Universe — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its caffeine addicted autistic protagonist, contemplative and dark. 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 Underhero: Underhero is an RPG-platformer where the chosen hero has failed, and an underling of the evil king takes his place as the new hero. Use timing-based combat to defeat enemies as you venture across the land, face off against quirky bosses, and save the kingdom from your own evil boss, Mr Stitches!

2018IndieAdventureRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOS · Linuxby Paper Castle Games
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Caffeine addicted autistic protagonistMeta narrative twists in the storyPaper mario like combat with unique twistsContemplativeDarkWhimsical

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Steam players who put hours into Underhero 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. DISHARMONY

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Underhero.

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

    A dialogue-heavy turn-based RPG featuring a rhythm-based battle system, a world inspired by music, and a retro aesthetic. Explore the dreams of the game's characters, solve puzzles, and find cryptic secrets to uncover the true nature of this mysterious world. (Or don't. Most of it is optional!)

    2023IndieAdventureRPG6.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. HYPERSOMNIA

    WHY THIS

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

    Sometime in the 2010’s, 15 year-old Ross Cambell finds a mysterious amulet in the forest behind his house. Little does he know, this will kick-off a paranormal arms-race between punks, militia, and demons. Crack some skulls and save the world in this rockin' turn-based RPG.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. New Canon: The Mane-Tailed Wolf and the Unspeakable Truth of the Universe

    WHY THIS

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

    A turn-based RPG with minigame-based combat. Tells a layered story that strikes a careful balance between its more serious moments with its wit and colorful presentation.

    IndieRPGEarly AccessSteam ↗
  4. Detective Patch

    WHY THIS

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

    Detective Patch is an adorable 2D turn-based RPG where you solve mysteries and interrogate enemies. Battle menacing foes, meet quirky characters, and solve the mystery of the stolen ruby.

    IndieAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  5. Pixelot

    WHY THIS

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

    Defeat monsters, collect heroes, and solve puzzles in Pixelot, the single player turn based RPG that combines the combat of classic role playing games, the team building of monster collecting games, and the dungeons of adventure games.

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Order from Caos 2

    WHY THIS

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

    Order from Caos 2 is an RPG with turn-based battles that tells the story of Thomas, a man who had his family murdered by the cruel Knight Asmodeus. Seek revenge in an epic adventure in Pixel Art. However, there's one detail that can change everything: your family may simply have never existed.

    2023IndieAdventureRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Viola: The Heroine's Melody

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Underhero.

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

    Viola: The Heroine's Melody is the musical Platformer/RPG! After failing at violin practice for the hundredth time, Viola becomes trapped inside her instrument's fantastical world. Join her adventure to find her way back home, aided by the diverse ensemble of friends she meets along the way.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Untitled Video Game

    WHY THIS

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

    'Video game' parody game filled with funny cliches, stereotype characters and nonsense that we're used to seeing in games.

    2020IndieAdventureRPG14.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Underhero at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Underhero on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Underhero.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Underhero on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Underhero.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Underhero on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Underhero.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Underhero on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Underhero.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Underhero on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Underhero.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Underhero on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Underhero.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Underhero on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Underhero.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Noita

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Underhero on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Underhero.

    Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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 Underhero.

    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 Underhero.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. 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 Underhero.

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Underhero

Does Underhero run on Steam Deck?
Underhero 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 Underhero cost?
Underhero is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Underhero?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Underhero are DISHARMONY, HYPERSOMNIA, New Canon: The Mane-Tailed Wolf and the Unspeakable Truth of the Universe.
Who developed Underhero?
Underhero was developed by Paper Castle 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 Underhero.

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