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Games like Slasher's Keep

If Slasher's Keep is your kind of game, the closest matches are Mortal Sin, Delver and Striving for Light — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its deep skill system, tactical positioning matters and challenging. 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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Slasher's Keep is a first-person action roguelike dungeon crawler developed by Damian Schloter. Released in 2020 at $13.99, it tasks players with hacking and slashing through procedurally generated dungeons in brutal solo runs. The game features item crafting and alchemy alongside deep skill-building systems that reward strategic character development. Players describe the experience as challenging and dark, highlighting a deep skill system and the replayability offered through new game plus runs. Combat emphasizes tactical positioning as a key survival element. The game is marked as playable on Steam Deck and holds an 83% positive rating from 1644 Steam reviews.

About Slasher's Keep: Hack, slash, shoot and loot your way through procedurally generated dungeons! Smack your enemies into spikes with your inventory sack!

2020ActionIndieRPG13.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Damian Schloter
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Deep skill systemReplayability with new game plus runsTactical positioning mattersChallengingDarkItem crafting and alchemy

Players who liked Slasher's Keep also play

Steam players who put hours into Slasher's Keep 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. Mortal Sin

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Slasher's Keep.

    Top pick for Slasher's Keep fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Slasher's Keep.

    Mortal Sin is a chaotic, blood-soaked roguelike where skill is power, and overconfidence is death. Carve through procedurally generated nightmares with brutal melee and flashy, satisfying combos.

    2025ActionIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Delver

    WHY THIS

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

    Delve into the shifting dungeons on your hunt for the Yithidian orb, but getting it might just be the easy part. Delver is a single player first-person action roguelike dungeon crawler, just like you wished they used to make.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Striving for Light

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Slasher's Keep.

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

    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 ↗
  4. Dungeon Souls

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Slasher's Keep.

    Ranked #4 for Slasher's Keep fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Slasher's Keep.

    Dungeon Souls is an action-adventure roguelike dungeon crawler which draws heavy inspiration from Nuclear Throne, Risk of Rain, and Overture. Explore vast procedurally generated dungeons, collect loot, and slay hordes of challenging enemies!

    2016ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Hand of Fate 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Slasher's Keep fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Slasher's Keep.

    A new hero rises to challenge the Dealer in Hand of Fate 2! Master a living boardgame of infinitely replayable quests - unlock new cards, build your adventure, then defeat your foes in brutal real-time combat! Draw your cards, play your hand and discover your fate!

    2017ActionIndieRPG29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Heroes of Hammerwatch

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Slasher's Keep.

    Ranked #6 for Slasher's Keep fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Slasher's Keep.

    Heroes of Hammerwatch is a rogue-lite action-adventure. Explore and battle your way through procedurally generated levels on your own or with up to 3 friends.

    2018ActionIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Dungeons of Edera

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Slasher's Keep.

    Ranked #7 for Slasher's Keep fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Slasher's Keep.

    Dungeons of Edera is a rogue-lite action RPG dungeon crawler featuring procedurally generated levels where you will battle through hordes of monsters to restore Edera to its former glory.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Death Must Die

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Slasher's Keep.

    Ranked #8 for Slasher's Keep fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Slasher's Keep.

    Descend the nether in search of Death himself! Choose from God-given powers to slay his hordes of minions. Unlock new heroes, collect powerful items and create game-breaking synergies in this roguelite hack and slash survivors game.

    2023ActionIndieRPG6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Slasher's Keep at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~64% under Slasher's Keep on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Slasher's Keep.

    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 ~64% under Slasher's Keep on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Slasher's Keep.

    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. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Slasher's Keep on Steam right now. Shares Action with Slasher's Keep.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under Slasher's Keep on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Slasher's Keep.

    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 ↗
  5. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~68% under Slasher's Keep on Steam right now. Shares Action with Slasher's Keep.

    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 ↗
  6. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Slasher's Keep on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Slasher's Keep.

    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 ↗
  7. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under Slasher's Keep on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Slasher's Keep.

    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 ↗
  8. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~64% under Slasher's Keep on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Slasher's Keep.

    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 ↗

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 Slasher's Keep.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  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 Slasher's Keep.

    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. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Slasher's Keep.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Slasher's Keep.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Slasher's Keep.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck 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. Mortal Sin

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Slasher's Keep.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Slasher's Keep.

    Mortal Sin is a chaotic, blood-soaked roguelike where skill is power, and overconfidence is death. Carve through procedurally generated nightmares with brutal melee and flashy, satisfying combos.

    2025ActionIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Striving for Light

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Slasher's Keep.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Slasher's Keep.

    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 ↗
  3. Hand of Fate 2

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Slasher's Keep.

    A new hero rises to challenge the Dealer in Hand of Fate 2! Master a living boardgame of infinitely replayable quests - unlock new cards, build your adventure, then defeat your foes in brutal real-time combat! Draw your cards, play your hand and discover your fate!

    2017ActionIndieRPG29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Slasher's Keep

Does Slasher's Keep run on Steam Deck?
Slasher's Keep 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 Slasher's Keep cost?
Slasher's Keep is listed on Steam at 13.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Slasher's Keep?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Slasher's Keep are Mortal Sin, Delver, Striving for Light.
Who developed Slasher's Keep?
Slasher's Keep was developed by Damian Schloter.

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 Slasher's Keep.

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