Games like Concurrency
Below are 14 hand-picked alternatives to Concurrency for fans of indie, adventure, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Concurrency also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Concurrency: Concurrency is a game with a deceptive amount of content. On the surface, it's a simple rogue-lite with a few enemies and upgrades. If you begin to look deeper, however, it becomes a game where you'll traverse more than half a dozen genres in this sole indie dev's adventure romp.
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Eternal Return
Top pick for Concurrency fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Concurrency.
Face merciless gameplay to explore a cursed castle, discover the dark tales of its inhabitants, and kill the gods of a decaying world.
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Celeste
Second-strongest match for Concurrency fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Concurrency.
Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.
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Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
Third-strongest match for Concurrency fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Concurrency.
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.
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NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound
Ranked #4 for Concurrency fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Concurrency.
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.
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Downwell
Ranked #5 for Concurrency fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Concurrency.
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.
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The End Is Nigh
Ranked #6 for Concurrency fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Concurrency.
The End Is Nigh is a sprawling adventure platformer where you die a lot, but thats ok because you are probably already dead anyway.
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Cave Story+
Ranked #7 for Concurrency fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Concurrency.
Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.
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Death's Gambit: Afterlife
Ranked #8 for Concurrency fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Concurrency.
Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.
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Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
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Celeste
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Concurrency.
Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.
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Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Concurrency.
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.
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NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Concurrency.
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.
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The End Is Nigh
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Concurrency.
The End Is Nigh is a sprawling adventure platformer where you die a lot, but thats ok because you are probably already dead anyway.
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Death's Gambit: Afterlife
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Concurrency.
Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.
Frequently asked about Concurrency
- Does Concurrency run on Steam Deck?
- Concurrency 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 Concurrency cost?
- Concurrency is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Concurrency?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Concurrency are Eternal Return, Celeste, Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove.
- Who developed Concurrency?
- Concurrency was developed by Andy Imm and published by Restful Panic ltd.
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 Concurrency.
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