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Games like Xenon Valkyrie

If Xenon Valkyrie is your kind of game, the closest matches are Tower Hunter: Erza's Trial, Dead Cells and Metal Unit — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and retro. 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 Xenon Valkyrie: Xenon Valkyrie is a rogue-like with many RPG elements in which you will have to get to the deepest part of a moon and finish the plans of a wicked witch. You will be able to get many weapons randomly as you fight in a world that is created every time you play.

2017ActionIndieAdventureRPG9.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby Diabolical Mind
Xenon Valkyrie — Steam game cover
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Boss patterns are learnable but punishingDeveloper actively fixes bugs and listens to feedbackHigh risk high reward weapon huntingAtmosphericChallengingRetro

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Steam players who put hours into Xenon Valkyrie 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. Tower Hunter: Erza's Trial

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Xenon Valkyrie.

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

    Tower Hunter: Erza’s Trial contains core elements of roguelite games, presented in a toon render style. The player explores a mysterious tower with Erza, vanquishes mutant monsters and defeats bosses to acquire a Hunter’s License and become the most powerful Battle Maiden.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Dead Cells

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Xenon Valkyrie.

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

    Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Metal Unit

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Xenon Valkyrie.

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

    Metal Unit is a sprawling side-scrolling platformer with roguelite features. Play as Joanna, a soldier on a mission to capture her treasonous sister. Wear the M-Unit 11 suit and battle against monsters and aliens while uncovering the truth about humanity.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Rogue Legacy

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Xenon Valkyrie.

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

    Rogue Legacy is a genealogical rogue-"LITE" where anyone can be a hero. Each time you die, your child will succeed you. Every child is unique. One child might be colorblind, another might be a dwarf with vertigo. But that's OK, because no one is perfect, and you don't have to be to succeed.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. ScourgeBringer

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Xenon Valkyrie.

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

    ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure16.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. A Robot Named Fight!

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Xenon Valkyrie.

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

    A Robot Named Fight is a Metroidvania roguelike focused on exploration and item collection. Explore a different, procedurally-generated labyrinth each time you play and discover randomized power-ups to traverse obstacles, find secrets and explode meat beasts.

    2017ActionIndie12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Dark Devotion

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Xenon Valkyrie.

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

    Explore the secrets of a mysterious fallen temple and put your Templar faith to the test in Dark Devotion, where no sacrifice is too great in praise of your God.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Vagante

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Xenon Valkyrie.

    Ranked #8 for Xenon Valkyrie fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Xenon Valkyrie.

    Vagante is an action-packed platformer that features permanent death and procedurally generated levels. Play cooperatively with friends both locally and online, or adventure solo in this challenging roguelike-inspired game.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Xenon Valkyrie on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Xenon Valkyrie.

    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 ~50% under Xenon Valkyrie on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Xenon Valkyrie.

    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. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Xenon Valkyrie on Steam right now. Shares Action with Xenon Valkyrie.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Xenon Valkyrie on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Xenon Valkyrie.

    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 ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Xenon Valkyrie on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Xenon Valkyrie.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Xenon Valkyrie on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Xenon Valkyrie.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Xenon Valkyrie on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Xenon Valkyrie.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Xenon Valkyrie on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Xenon Valkyrie.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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 Xenon Valkyrie.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Diabolical Mind

Other recommendable Steam games by Diabolical Mind, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Riddled Corpses

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Xenon Valkyrie.

    Another title from Diabolical Mind, the studio behind Xenon Valkyrie. Shares Action and Indie with Xenon Valkyrie.

    Frenetic arcade style twin-stick shooter. Fight your way through hordes of enemies alone or with a friend!

    2015ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. DemonsTier

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and an atmospheric mood with Xenon Valkyrie.

    Another title from Diabolical Mind, the studio behind Xenon Valkyrie. Shares Action and Indie with Xenon Valkyrie.

    From the union of Riddled Corpse and Xenon Valkyrie comes Demonstier, an RPG roguelike with elements of action, adventure, & arcade. Enter the dungeons of king Thosgar & destroy the demonic beings present there .

    2019ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. LarsGadiel

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Diabolical Mind, the studio behind Xenon Valkyrie. Shares Action and Indie with Xenon Valkyrie.

    LarsGadiel is the prequel to Xenon Valkyrie, a game originally created for Nintendo's 8-bit console that was never released (at least for now), but is now coming to Steam. It's a classic Metroidvania, featuring the original maps and design from that era.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Dead Cells

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Xenon Valkyrie.

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

    Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Metal Unit

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Xenon Valkyrie.

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

    Metal Unit is a sprawling side-scrolling platformer with roguelite features. Play as Joanna, a soldier on a mission to capture her treasonous sister. Wear the M-Unit 11 suit and battle against monsters and aliens while uncovering the truth about humanity.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Rogue Legacy

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Xenon Valkyrie.

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

    Rogue Legacy is a genealogical rogue-"LITE" where anyone can be a hero. Each time you die, your child will succeed you. Every child is unique. One child might be colorblind, another might be a dwarf with vertigo. But that's OK, because no one is perfect, and you don't have to be to succeed.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. ScourgeBringer

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Xenon Valkyrie.

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

    ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure16.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. A Robot Named Fight!

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Xenon Valkyrie.

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

    A Robot Named Fight is a Metroidvania roguelike focused on exploration and item collection. Explore a different, procedurally-generated labyrinth each time you play and discover randomized power-ups to traverse obstacles, find secrets and explode meat beasts.

    2017ActionIndie12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Xenon Valkyrie

How much does Xenon Valkyrie cost?
Xenon Valkyrie is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Xenon Valkyrie?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Xenon Valkyrie are Tower Hunter: Erza's Trial, Dead Cells, Metal Unit.
Who developed Xenon Valkyrie?
Xenon Valkyrie was developed by Diabolical Mind.

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 Xenon Valkyrie.

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