Games like Next Hero
If Next Hero is your kind of game, the closest matches are Pixel Boy and the Ever Expanding Dungeon, Heroes of Hammerwatch II and Starward Rogue — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and epic. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Next Hero: 'Next Hero' is a Roguelike-shooting action RPG that explores dungeons, acquires weapons and equipment, and kills monsters. Find a girlfriend kidnapped by the dragon and rebuild the destroyed village to become a hero in the village!
Players who liked Next Hero also play
Steam players who put hours into Next Hero 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.
Pixel Boy and the Ever Expanding Dungeon
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Next Hero.
Top pick for Next Hero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Next Hero.
Pixel Boy and the ever expanding dungeon is an Action-RPG Shoot-em-up with dynamically generated stages across twenty levels and four acts each with an epic boss. Players can stack and combine power ups into over 6000 different powerful weapons as well as craft custom armours to overcome the dangers of the dungeon.
Heroes of Hammerwatch II
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Next Hero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Next Hero.
A rogue-lite action-rpg that offers extensive persistent progression. Build your town, upgrade and equip your heroes, before taking on the ever-changing Dark Citadel - either solo or with a team of friends.
Starward Rogue
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Next Hero.
Third-strongest match for Next Hero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Next Hero.
Starward Rogue is a bullet hell twin-stick shooter. Blast your way through the Megalith, a rogue-lite labyrinth lodged in the side of a star. Customize your mech with a huge variety of weapons, perks, and upgrades. Steel yourself for the dangers that lurk in the depths of the dungeon.
Blazing Beaks
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Next Hero.
Ranked #4 for Next Hero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Next Hero.
Roguelite - where too much greediness can be fatal. A colorful world with armed birds blazing their way through piles of mutants, monsters and creepy creatures. Lots of mysteries to unravel, secrets to discover and levels to explore.
Diehard Dungeon
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Next Hero.
Ranked #5 for Next Hero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Next Hero.
Combining its own unique take on the real-time roguelike genre, with a nostalgic 16-bit look and feel, Diehard Dungeon is a game that feels both familiar and quite different at the same time. Followed by a trusty, treasure collecting companion chest, you must make your way through the dungeons many randomly-generated rooms and levels.
UnderMine
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Next Hero.
Ranked #6 for Next Hero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Next Hero.
An action-adventure roguelike with a bit of RPG tossed in. Adventure deep into the UnderMine and discover powerful relics, deadly enemies, hidden secrets, and a few friends to help along the way.
A Wizard's Lizard
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Next Hero.
Ranked #7 for Next Hero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Next Hero.
Conquer the forces of Death in A Wizard’s Lizard, an action RPG for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Explore ever-changing dungeons, filled with powerful weapons and items. Battle back the hordes of evil. Rescue villagers to improve your town and increase your power for your next trek into the dungeon.
Beyond the Long Night
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Next Hero.
Ranked #8 for Next Hero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Next Hero.
Explore a whimsical underground world whilst being chased by a mysterious corrupting force in this charming twin-stick action roguelike! Befriend loveable characters, fend off enemies with chaotic abilities, and uncover the secrets of this subterranean kingdom caught in a time loop.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Next Hero
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The Binding of Isaac
WHY THIS
Shares item collection and a challenging mood with Next Hero.
Reviewers of Next Hero cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Next Hero.
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Enter the Gungeon
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Next Hero.
Reviewers of Next Hero cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Next Hero.
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.
Dungreed
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Next Hero.
Reviewers of Next Hero cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Next Hero.
Dungreed is a 2D side-scrolling action game with 2D Rogue-LITE elements. You become an adventurer exploring a continuously evolving dungeon to prevent the town from being destroyed. Eliminate enemies, use a variety of weapons and magic, eat food, and defeat evil in the dungeon!
Nuke Bomberman
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Next Hero cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Next Hero.
In this exciting game, you will find yourself in a maze where every step could be your last. Your task is to navigate through the twisty corridors, using bombs to blast through walls and monsters.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Next Hero at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Next Hero on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Next Hero.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Next Hero on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Next Hero.
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!
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under Next Hero on Steam right now. Shares Action with Next Hero.
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.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Next Hero on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Next Hero.
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.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Next Hero on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Next Hero.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Next Hero on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Next Hero.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Next Hero on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Next Hero.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Next Hero on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Next Hero.
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.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Next Hero.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Next Hero.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Next Hero.
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.
Virtual Cottage
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Next Hero.
Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Next Hero.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Next Hero.
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.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Next Hero.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
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More from LINE Games Corporation
Other recommendable Steam games by LINE Games Corporation, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
BURIED STARS
WHY THIS
Another title from LINE Games Corporation, the studio behind Next Hero. Shares Adventure and Casual with Next Hero.
A mystery adventure set at the collapse site of a live survival audition show. Trapped contestants communicate with each other—and the outside world through social media—as they wait for rescue. But as unexpected events unfold, trust begins to crack, and survival becomes far more complicated.
Uncharted Waters Origin
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Next Hero.
Another title from LINE Games Corporation, the studio behind Next Hero. Shares Adventure with Next Hero.
Commemorating 30 years of the Uncharted Waters seriesSail through the vast oceans, massive worlds and contentsOpen world exploration RPG Uncharted Waters Origin
Ember and Blade
WHY THIS
Another title from LINE Games Corporation, the studio behind Next Hero. Shares Action and RPG with Next Hero.
Become the immortal hunter and stand against the archdemon Asmodeus. Cut through bullet-hell swarms, clash with Souls-like bosses, and harness celestial blessings that reshape your powers each run. The demons are rising—raise your sword.
Hamster Talk
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Next Hero.
Another title from LINE Games Corporation, the studio behind Next Hero. Shares Casual with Next Hero.
Raise hamsters on your screen while using your computer. Gaming, homework, or work—adorable hamsters are with you every moment. 《Hamster Talk》 is an idle social game that coexists on your screen without interruption. Interact with reactive hamsters, chat worldwide, and grow your own little town!
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Blazing Beaks
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Next Hero.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Next Hero.
Roguelite - where too much greediness can be fatal. A colorful world with armed birds blazing their way through piles of mutants, monsters and creepy creatures. Lots of mysteries to unravel, secrets to discover and levels to explore.
Diehard Dungeon
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Next Hero.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Next Hero.
Combining its own unique take on the real-time roguelike genre, with a nostalgic 16-bit look and feel, Diehard Dungeon is a game that feels both familiar and quite different at the same time. Followed by a trusty, treasure collecting companion chest, you must make your way through the dungeons many randomly-generated rooms and levels.
UnderMine
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Next Hero.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Next Hero.
An action-adventure roguelike with a bit of RPG tossed in. Adventure deep into the UnderMine and discover powerful relics, deadly enemies, hidden secrets, and a few friends to help along the way.
Beyond the Long Night
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Next Hero.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Next Hero.
Explore a whimsical underground world whilst being chased by a mysterious corrupting force in this charming twin-stick action roguelike! Befriend loveable characters, fend off enemies with chaotic abilities, and uncover the secrets of this subterranean kingdom caught in a time loop.
Frequently asked about Next Hero
- How much does Next Hero cost?
- Next Hero is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Next Hero?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Next Hero are Pixel Boy and the Ever Expanding Dungeon, Heroes of Hammerwatch II, Starward Rogue.
- Who developed Next Hero?
- Next Hero was developed by LINE Games Corporation.
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 Next Hero.
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