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Games like High Hell

If High Hell is your kind of game, the closest matches are STRAFE: Gold Edition, Chop Goblins and CULTIC — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its neon soaked aesthetic pops, atmospheric and funny. 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 High Hell: High Hell is a neon-soaked, arcade-action first-person shooter from Terri Vellmann (Heavy Bullets) and Doseone (Enter the Gungeon, Gang Beasts).

2017ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableMetacritic 79Windows · macOSby Terri Vellmann, Doseone
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Steam players who put hours into High Hell 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. STRAFE: Gold Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with High Hell.

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

    STRAFE® is the worlds bloodiest roguelike first-person shooter! Featuring mind melting secrets and persistent gore that allows you to paint levels red with the excessive entrails of your enemies. 30+ weapons, 20+ enemies, & a red hot soundtrack.

    2017ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Chop Goblins

    WHY THIS

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

    A fast-paced micro FPS in which The Chop Goblins are loose, chopping their way through time itself in their ravenous quest for cheese. And THE CHOP WILL NOT STOP.

    2022ActionIndie4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. CULTIC

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with High Hell.

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

    Death is only the beginning. Crawl from your grave and gear up to fight your way through the ranks of a mysterious and twisted cult. You, your guns, and your dynamite will have to shoot, slide, blast, duck, dodge, and maybe throw a gib or two to survive in this old-school-inspired shooter.

    2022ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. POSTAL: Brain Damaged

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for High Hell fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with High Hell.

    POSTAL: Brain Damaged is a new, action-oriented take on the Running With Scissors’ cult game series with throwback graphics, and fast-paced, modern gameplay. Take a wild roller coaster ride through the twisted wonderland encased in the POSTAL DUDE’S messed-up mind.

    2022Action19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Anger Foot

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with High Hell.

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

    Anger Foot is a lightning fast action FPS where the only things harder than your ass kicking feet are the ass kicking beats.

    2024ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Turbo Overkill

    WHY THIS

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

    Enter Paradise as Johnny Turbo—half-metal, half-human, all-murder machine. Clean up the streets with a chainsaw leg, 15+ weapons and your hovercar as you battle the rogue AI Syn, rival bounty hunters and cyberpunks aplenty. Apogee’s most outrageous FPS since Duke Nukem 3D. Good hunting, Sir!

    2023ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Rise of the Triad

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for High Hell fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with High Hell.

    Apogee Software and Interceptor Entertainment proudly present the rebirth of the cult-classic first-person shooter, “Rise of the Triad”. Bigger, better and more ludicrous than ever before.

    2013Action14.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Ion Fury

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with High Hell.

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

    3D Realms, creators of Duke Nukem 3D, Prey, and Max Payne, team up with Voidpoint to bring back the legendary Build Engine, famous for classic shooters like Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, and Blood. Fast-paced FPS combat across huge, secret-packed levels. Ion Fury is the real deal!

    2019ActionIndie24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to High Hell

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. SUPERHOT

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with High Hell.

    Reviewers of High Hell cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with High Hell.

    SUPERHOT is the smash-hit FPS where time moves only when you move. No regenerating health bars. No conveniently placed ammo drops. It's you, alone, outnumbered and outgunned. Snatch weapons from fallen enemies to shoot, slice and dodge through a truly cinematic hurricane of slow-motion bullets.

    2016ActionIndie24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Hotline Miami

    WHY THIS

    Shares a hypnotic mood with High Hell.

    Reviewers of High Hell cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with High Hell.

    Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.

    2012ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. SLUDGE LIFE

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with High Hell.

    Reviewers of High Hell cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with High Hell.

    SLUDGE LIFE is a first-person / open-world / vandalism-centric stroll through a polluted island full of cranky idiots and a vibe so thick you can taste it.

    2021IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under High Hell on Steam right now. Shares Indie with High Hell.

    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 High Hell on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with High Hell.

    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 High Hell on Steam right now. Shares Action with High Hell.

    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 High Hell on Steam right now. Shares Indie with High Hell.

    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 High Hell on Steam right now. Shares Indie with High Hell.

    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 High Hell on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with High Hell.

    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 High Hell on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with High Hell.

    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 High Hell on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with High Hell.

    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. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

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

    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 Action with High Hell.

    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 with High Hell.

    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 Action and Indie with High Hell.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. 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 High Hell.

    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 ↗
  6. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with High Hell.

    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 ↗
  7. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with High Hell.

    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 ↗
  8. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Terri Vellmann

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

  1. SLUDGE LIFE

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with High Hell.

    Another title from Terri Vellmann, the studio behind High Hell. Shares Indie with High Hell.

    SLUDGE LIFE is a first-person / open-world / vandalism-centric stroll through a polluted island full of cranky idiots and a vibe so thick you can taste it.

    2021IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Heavy Bullets

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with High Hell.

    Another title from Terri Vellmann, the studio behind High Hell. Shares Action and Indie with High Hell.

    Heavy Bullets is a randomized FPS dungeon crawler where players make their way through a colorful maze, while protecting themselves from aggressive creatures and malfunctioning security devices. The goal lies at the end of the 8th level, where they must reset the security mainframe to restore order and reap the rewards.

    2014ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. SLUDGE LIFE 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with High Hell.

    Another title from Terri Vellmann, the studio behind High Hell. Shares Indie with High Hell.

    SLUDGE LIFE 2 is the grimiest first-person vandalism sim since the first SLUDGE LIFE—but, like, twice as dense. Explore a huger, weirder, gnarlier open world loaded with secrets, weirdos, jokes, and, of course, plenty of spots to tag.

    2023IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. SLUDGE LIFE: The BIG MUD Sessions

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with High Hell.

    Another title from Terri Vellmann, the studio behind High Hell. Shares Indie with High Hell.

    Munch down a bite-sized SLUDGE LIFE experience in this free self-contained interlude.

    2023IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. GUNCHO

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with High Hell.

    Another title from Terri Vellmann, the studio behind High Hell.

    In this small scale, turn based tactics game, you spin Guncho's revolver cylinder to keep his bullets aligned to enemies. Fight your way through randomly generated shootouts. Upgrade your bullets and use tactical abilities to defeat your foes. Ride your donkey and become the ultimate Pistolero.

    2024Strategy4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Chop Goblins

    WHY THIS

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

    A fast-paced micro FPS in which The Chop Goblins are loose, chopping their way through time itself in their ravenous quest for cheese. And THE CHOP WILL NOT STOP.

    2022ActionIndie4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. CULTIC

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with High Hell.

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

    Death is only the beginning. Crawl from your grave and gear up to fight your way through the ranks of a mysterious and twisted cult. You, your guns, and your dynamite will have to shoot, slide, blast, duck, dodge, and maybe throw a gib or two to survive in this old-school-inspired shooter.

    2022ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. POSTAL: Brain Damaged

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with High Hell.

    POSTAL: Brain Damaged is a new, action-oriented take on the Running With Scissors’ cult game series with throwback graphics, and fast-paced, modern gameplay. Take a wild roller coaster ride through the twisted wonderland encased in the POSTAL DUDE’S messed-up mind.

    2022Action19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Anger Foot

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with High Hell.

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

    Anger Foot is a lightning fast action FPS where the only things harder than your ass kicking feet are the ass kicking beats.

    2024ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Turbo Overkill

    WHY THIS

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

    Enter Paradise as Johnny Turbo—half-metal, half-human, all-murder machine. Clean up the streets with a chainsaw leg, 15+ weapons and your hovercar as you battle the rogue AI Syn, rival bounty hunters and cyberpunks aplenty. Apogee’s most outrageous FPS since Duke Nukem 3D. Good hunting, Sir!

    2023ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about High Hell

Does High Hell run on Steam Deck?
High Hell 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 High Hell cost?
High Hell is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to High Hell?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside High Hell are STRAFE: Gold Edition, Chop Goblins, CULTIC.
Who developed High Hell?
High Hell was developed by Terri Vellmann, Doseone and published by Devolver Digital.

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