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Games like Chaos Souls

If Chaos Souls is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Vagrant, Eternal Radiance and Azur Lane Crosswave — picked from the ranked list below. 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 Chaos Souls: Chaos Souls is a 2.5D side-scrolling action game where you play as Eris, who must fight her way through monsters across several different zones to save her sister from demons.

2017ActionIndieAdventureWindowsby Visualnoveler
Chaos Souls — Steam game cover

Players who liked Chaos Souls also play

Steam players who put hours into Chaos Souls 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. The Vagrant

    WHY THIS

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

    Guide Vivian the Vagrant, through vibrant and dynamic landscapes while hacking and slashing a path from a quiet coastal village through mysterious forests, haunted castles, and wrecked battlegrounds. When the endless barrage of enemies have been vanquished, what solace will be left for our hero?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure0.79 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Eternal Radiance

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Chaos Souls fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Chaos Souls.

    Eternal Radiance is an action role-playing game about a squire named Celeste who begins a journey to prove herself worthy of becoming a true knight.

    2020ActionAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Azur Lane Crosswave

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Chaos Souls fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Chaos Souls.

    In the middle of each nation's normal training routine, a Joint Military Exercise was enacted. A select few from each nation were chosen to participate in this rigorous event. But, how did this event come to be? Are there other ulterior motives at play?

    2020ActionAdventureRPG39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. CrossCode

    WHY THIS

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

    A retro-inspired 2D Action RPG set in the distant future. CrossCode combines 16-bit SNES-style graphics with butter-smooth physics, a fast-paced combat system, and engaging puzzle mechanics, served with a gripping sci-fi story.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Forward to the Sky

    WHY THIS

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

    Reveal the story of the sky tower! Forward to the Sky is a third person action adventure game in the sky tower ruin. You are going to collect all the crystal pieces to connect the story and everything will be revealed once Princess reaches the top level.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Kotama and Academy Citadel

    WHY THIS

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

    In the Academy Citadel, strength reigns supreme: only the most powerful survive and thrive. Fight your way through the high-tech Academy in your quest to get the highest of honors for a student, and uncover secrets that can save it in its direst crisis in this 2.5D side-scrolling Metroidvania.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure16.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Planet of Lana

    WHY THIS

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

    In a world torn between nature’s grace and cold machine invasion, one girl and her companion must rely on their bond to survive and protect what they hold dear. Their story of hope, loss, and love will stay with you long after the journey ends.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. ICEY

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Chaos Souls fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Chaos Souls.

    ICEY is a 2D side-scrolling action game and a META game in disguise. As you follow the narrator's omnipresent voice, you will see through ICEY's eyes and learn the truth about her world. The narrator will constantly urge you in one direction, but you must ask, "Why? Why am I following his directions?“ Obey? Rebel?

    2016ActionAdventureRPG3.84 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 Chaos Souls.

    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. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

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

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It

    WHY THIS

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

    USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.

    2025IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Cinderella Phenomenon - Otome/Visual Novel

    WHY THIS

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

    The Fairytale Curse was only the beginning...

    2017IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt

    WHY THIS

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

    Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).

    2016ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Visualnoveler

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

  1. Eternal Radiance

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Visualnoveler, the studio behind Chaos Souls. Shares Action and Adventure with Chaos Souls.

    Eternal Radiance is an action role-playing game about a squire named Celeste who begins a journey to prove herself worthy of becoming a true knight.

    2020ActionAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Rat Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Visualnoveler, the studio behind Chaos Souls. Shares Indie with Chaos Souls.

    A survival stealth role-playing simulator where you play as a rat in a suburban neighborhood.

    2017IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ascendant Hearts

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Visualnoveler, the studio behind Chaos Souls. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chaos Souls.

    A visual novel where you wake up in a strange new world before going on a real-life RPG adventure with three wacky party members.

    2018IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Anime Studio Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Visualnoveler, the studio behind Chaos Souls. Shares Indie with Chaos Souls.

    Anime Studio Simulator is a lighthearted visual novel about a group of friends fulfilling their dream of creating an anime. Your choices determine whether their anime succeeds... or fails.

    2016IndieSimulation7.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Nezori

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Visualnoveler, the studio behind Chaos Souls. Shares Action and Adventure with Chaos Souls.

    A cute action RPG adventure about a fox girl searching for the legendary hot springs in a world of fox and wolf girls. Help cute fox girls, fight deadly wolf girls, and occasionally come across the playful little fox girl Hana during your journey.

    ActionAdventureRPGSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. The Vagrant

    WHY THIS

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

    Guide Vivian the Vagrant, through vibrant and dynamic landscapes while hacking and slashing a path from a quiet coastal village through mysterious forests, haunted castles, and wrecked battlegrounds. When the endless barrage of enemies have been vanquished, what solace will be left for our hero?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure0.79 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Eternal Radiance

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Chaos Souls.

    Eternal Radiance is an action role-playing game about a squire named Celeste who begins a journey to prove herself worthy of becoming a true knight.

    2020ActionAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Kotama and Academy Citadel

    WHY THIS

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

    In the Academy Citadel, strength reigns supreme: only the most powerful survive and thrive. Fight your way through the high-tech Academy in your quest to get the highest of honors for a student, and uncover secrets that can save it in its direst crisis in this 2.5D side-scrolling Metroidvania.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure16.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Planet of Lana

    WHY THIS

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

    In a world torn between nature’s grace and cold machine invasion, one girl and her companion must rely on their bond to survive and protect what they hold dear. Their story of hope, loss, and love will stay with you long after the journey ends.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. ICEY

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Chaos Souls.

    ICEY is a 2D side-scrolling action game and a META game in disguise. As you follow the narrator's omnipresent voice, you will see through ICEY's eyes and learn the truth about her world. The narrator will constantly urge you in one direction, but you must ask, "Why? Why am I following his directions?“ Obey? Rebel?

    2016ActionAdventureRPG3.84 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Chaos Souls

What games are most similar to Chaos Souls?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Chaos Souls are The Vagrant, Eternal Radiance, Azur Lane Crosswave.
Who developed Chaos Souls?
Chaos Souls was developed by Visualnoveler.

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 Chaos Souls.

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