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Games like Aggelos

Below are 16 hand-picked alternatives to Aggelos for fans of action, 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 Aggelos 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, cheaper alternatives, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.

About Aggelos: Critically-acclaimed action-RPG that takes the template laid down by classics like Wonder Boy, nails the 16-Bit aesthetics for nostalgia fans, but updates the mechanics to feel fresh and modern. Explore a beautiful open world and plunder dungeons, caves and forests to help take down epic bosses!

2018ActionIndieAdventureRPG14.99 USDMetacritic 76Windowsby Storybird Games
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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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    Castle In The Darkness — Steam game cover

    Castle In The Darkness

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

    Castle In The Darkness is a fun and challenging shout out to the early days of video games! It's an action exploration platformer with some RPG elements, much like games from the Castlevania or Metroid series. It's super fast-paced, challenging, and full of secrets!

    2015ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Chasm — Steam game cover

    Chasm

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

    Explore the depths below a remote mountain town in this procedurally-generated Adventure Platformer. Taking inspiration from hack 'n slash dungeon crawlers and Metroidvania-style platformers, Chasm will immerse you in a fantasy world full of exciting treasure, deadly enemies, and abundant secrets.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Cathedral — Steam game cover

    Cathedral

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

    Make your way through more than 600 rooms, and unravel the secrets of your past by finding the five elemental orbs. Cathedral features a vast world, meant for exploring!

    2019ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon — Steam game cover

    Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon

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

    Battle with swords and whips in this retro-style action game brought to you by game creator Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates! Play as Zangetsu, a demon slayer bearing a deep grudge, who must travel through perilous lands to defeat a powerful demon lurking in a dark castle.

    2018Action4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Inexistence Rebirth — Steam game cover

    Inexistence Rebirth

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

    Rediscover this great Metroidvania game in a brand new version with a lot of features and improvements! Run in a vast world full of mysteries and action in this Metroidvania-style game inspired by the classics of the 16-bit era.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Alwa's Awakening — Steam game cover

    Alwa's Awakening

    Ranked #6 for Aggelos fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Aggelos.

    Use your magic staff and progress through a large interconnected world where you'll solve puzzles, fight enemies and defeat bosses in order to help free the land of Alwa. Explore and uncover the secrets by using your platforming skills in this challenging and charming 8-bit adventure game.

    2017IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Horace — Steam game cover

    Horace

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

    "The best platformer of 2019."Horace is a huge platforming adventure which pushes the boundaries of the genre with a profound story of a small robot learning of life, the universe and Douglas Adams. Made by videogame lovers for videogame lovers!

    2019ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Environmental Station Alpha — Steam game cover

    Environmental Station Alpha

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

    Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

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    Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon — Steam game cover

    Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon

    Priced ~67% under Aggelos on Steam right now. Shares Action with Aggelos.

    Battle with swords and whips in this retro-style action game brought to you by game creator Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates! Play as Zangetsu, a demon slayer bearing a deep grudge, who must travel through perilous lands to defeat a powerful demon lurking in a dark castle.

    2018Action4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Inexistence Rebirth — Steam game cover

    Inexistence Rebirth

    Priced ~60% under Aggelos on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Aggelos.

    Rediscover this great Metroidvania game in a brand new version with a lot of features and improvements! Run in a vast world full of mysteries and action in this Metroidvania-style game inspired by the classics of the 16-bit era.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Environmental Station Alpha — Steam game cover

    Environmental Station Alpha

    Priced ~47% under Aggelos on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Aggelos.

    Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure7.99 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.

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    Chasm — Steam game cover

    Chasm

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

    Explore the depths below a remote mountain town in this procedurally-generated Adventure Platformer. Taking inspiration from hack 'n slash dungeon crawlers and Metroidvania-style platformers, Chasm will immerse you in a fantasy world full of exciting treasure, deadly enemies, and abundant secrets.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Inexistence Rebirth — Steam game cover

    Inexistence Rebirth

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

    Rediscover this great Metroidvania game in a brand new version with a lot of features and improvements! Run in a vast world full of mysteries and action in this Metroidvania-style game inspired by the classics of the 16-bit era.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Alwa's Awakening — Steam game cover

    Alwa's Awakening

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Aggelos.

    Use your magic staff and progress through a large interconnected world where you'll solve puzzles, fight enemies and defeat bosses in order to help free the land of Alwa. Explore and uncover the secrets by using your platforming skills in this challenging and charming 8-bit adventure game.

    2017IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Horace — Steam game cover

    Horace

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

    "The best platformer of 2019."Horace is a huge platforming adventure which pushes the boundaries of the genre with a profound story of a small robot learning of life, the universe and Douglas Adams. Made by videogame lovers for videogame lovers!

    2019ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Environmental Station Alpha — Steam game cover

    Environmental Station Alpha

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

    Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Aggelos

Does Aggelos work on Steam Deck?
Aggelos is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Aggelos cost?
Aggelos is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Aggelos?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Aggelos are Castle In The Darkness, Chasm, Cathedral.
Who developed Aggelos?
Aggelos was developed by Storybird Games and published by PQube, Look At My Game.

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 Aggelos.

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