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Games like Star of Providence

If Star of Providence is your kind of game, the closest matches are Nuclear Throne, Tiny Rogues and The Void Rains Upon Her Heart — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and hypnotic. 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 Star of Providence: Star of Providence is a top down action shooter with procedurally generated elements. Explore a large, abandoned facility in search of incredible power, fighting dangerous foes and gaining new weapons and upgrades as you progress.

2017ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · Linuxby Team D-13
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Dynamic music adapts to gameplayEach room is a miniature puzzleLate game rulebreaks tie into storyAtmosphericChallengingHypnotic

Players who liked Star of Providence also play

Steam players who put hours into Star of Providence 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. Nuclear Throne

    WHY THIS

    Shares twin stick shooting with Star of Providence.

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

    Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?

    2015ActionIndieRPG11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Tiny Rogues

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Star of Providence.

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

    Tiny Rogues is a challenging fantasy rogue-lite bullet-hell dungeon crawler with rpg elements. Build a new unique character each run and fight one monster-infested room after another! Discover unique weapons, collect magical items and level up to become more and more powerful!

    2022ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Void Rains Upon Her Heart

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Star of Providence.

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

    Help her heart battle tough bosses in this Boss Rush, Bullet-hell with rogue-like elements. Fight through several randomly chosen boss battles leading up to a final battle. Each defeated monster will give her random gifts that power up her heart. Don't let her heart break!

    2018ActionIndieEarly Access12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Straimium Immortaly

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Star of Providence.

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

    Straimium Immortaly is a shmup roguelike dungeoncrawler. Explore the butts-hard procedurally generated Cubicus battling beasties, looting endless item and weapon upgrades and defeating huge boss meanies in your vengeful quest to eradicate the Queeni Emperess.

    2016ActionIndie6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Enter the Gungeon

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Star of Providence.

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

    Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Mega City Force

    WHY THIS

    Shares twin stick shooting with Star of Providence.

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

    Retrowave Action Roguelike featuring tough agents battling crime to the electrifying music of artists like Droid Bishop, Timecop1983, and more! Choose your agent and dive into hardcore action against enemies and bosses, utilizing a vast arsenal and special abilities that will define your playstyle

    2023ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Voidigo

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Star of Providence.

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

    A vividly animated action roguelite focused on boss hunting. Unleash an array of diverse weapons and powerups to combat the corruption of the Void.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Nova Drift

    WHY THIS

    Shares a hypnotic mood with Star of Providence.

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

    Nova Drift distills the mechanical depth and strategy of an ARPG into classic arcade space combat. Control an endlessly evolving bio-mechanical ship, face legions of strange and deadly foes, and ride the wake of a dying star across the void.

    2024ActionIndie17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Star of Providence on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Star of Providence.

    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 Star of Providence on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Star of Providence.

    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 ~53% under Star of Providence on Steam right now. Shares Action with Star of Providence.

    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 ~47% under Star of Providence on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Star of Providence.

    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 ~70% under Star of Providence on Steam right now. Shares Action with Star of Providence.

    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 ~58% under Star of Providence on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Star of Providence.

    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 ~47% under Star of Providence on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Star of Providence.

    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 ~67% under Star of Providence on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Star of Providence.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck 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 Star of Providence.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Star of Providence.

    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 ↗
  4. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. Steam Engine Simulator

    WHY THIS

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

    The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.

    2023SimulationFreeDeck 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 Star of Providence.

    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. Nuclear Throne

    WHY THIS

    Shares twin stick shooting with Star of Providence.

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

    Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?

    2015ActionIndieRPG11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Tiny Rogues

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Star of Providence.

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

    Tiny Rogues is a challenging fantasy rogue-lite bullet-hell dungeon crawler with rpg elements. Build a new unique character each run and fight one monster-infested room after another! Discover unique weapons, collect magical items and level up to become more and more powerful!

    2022ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Void Rains Upon Her Heart

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Star of Providence.

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

    Help her heart battle tough bosses in this Boss Rush, Bullet-hell with rogue-like elements. Fight through several randomly chosen boss battles leading up to a final battle. Each defeated monster will give her random gifts that power up her heart. Don't let her heart break!

    2018ActionIndieEarly Access12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Enter the Gungeon

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Star of Providence.

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

    Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Mega City Force

    WHY THIS

    Shares twin stick shooting with Star of Providence.

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

    Retrowave Action Roguelike featuring tough agents battling crime to the electrifying music of artists like Droid Bishop, Timecop1983, and more! Choose your agent and dive into hardcore action against enemies and bosses, utilizing a vast arsenal and special abilities that will define your playstyle

    2023ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Voidigo

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Star of Providence.

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

    A vividly animated action roguelite focused on boss hunting. Unleash an array of diverse weapons and powerups to combat the corruption of the Void.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Nova Drift

    WHY THIS

    Shares a hypnotic mood with Star of Providence.

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

    Nova Drift distills the mechanical depth and strategy of an ARPG into classic arcade space combat. Control an endlessly evolving bio-mechanical ship, face legions of strange and deadly foes, and ride the wake of a dying star across the void.

    2024ActionIndie17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Star of Providence

Does Star of Providence run on Steam Deck?
Star of Providence 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 Star of Providence cost?
Star of Providence is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Star of Providence?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Star of Providence are Nuclear Throne, Tiny Rogues, The Void Rains Upon Her Heart.
Who developed Star of Providence?
Star of Providence was developed by Team D-13 and published by Team D-13, Bigmode.

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 Star of Providence.

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