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Games like Harsh

If Harsh is your kind of game, the closest matches are Din's Champion, Rune Knights and Solace Crafting — 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 Harsh: Open World Survival RPG set in a high fantasy environment. Craft items and fortresses, wield spells and magical equipment as you face everything from undead to intelligent factions whose reaction towards you is based on your treatment of them.

2018IndieRPGEarly Access9.99 USDWindowsby Harsh Reality Productions LLC
Harsh — Steam game cover

Players who liked Harsh also play

Steam players who put hours into Harsh 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. Din's Champion

    WHY THIS

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

    The evil goddess seeks to devour and remake the world… and you are what stands in her way. Fight and kill, expand your skill tree, craft and build, and lead the world’s people to victory in Din’s Champion, a multiplayer fantasy action-RPG where every choice matters, and the choices are endless.

    2024ActionIndieRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Rune Knights

    WHY THIS

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

    Rune Knights is a cooperative action RPG focused on customization, crafting, and combat. Customize your character's aesthetics, stats, gameplay, and gear as you battle through procedurally generated and hand-crafted levels with your allies.

    2020ActionIndieRPG19.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Solace Crafting

    WHY THIS

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

    Embark on an adventure set in a fantasy survival RPG. Visit a borderless, open world where you manage resources to construct your base and new types of equipment to support your conquest.

    2022IndieAdventureRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Enshrouded

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Harsh fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Harsh.

    You are Flameborn, last ember of hope of a dying race. Awaken, survive the terror of a corrupting fog, and reclaim the lost beauty of your kingdom. Venture into a vast world, vanquish punishing bosses, build grand halls and forge your path in this co-op survival action RPG for up to 16 players.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure23.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Beyond the Map

    WHY THIS

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

    Isometric survival ARPG set in a procedurally generated fantasy world. Build your base, gear up, and venture out, chasing stronger enemies and better loot.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Towers of Aghasba

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Harsh fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Harsh.

    Explore a stunning open-world filled with majestic creatures and quirky characters. Nurture the barren land into vibrant ecosystems and flex your creativity as you build a thriving civilization in balance with nature.

    2024ActionAdventureRPG29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Force of Nature 2: Ghost Keeper

    WHY THIS

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

    Force of Nature 2: Ghost Keeper offers incredible adventures full of mystery, danger, exploration and magic. This game combines the genres of Survival, Sandbox, Action, Adventure, RPG, Strategy and Resource Management

    2021ActionStrategyIndie15.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Nightingale

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Harsh fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG and Early Access with Harsh.

    Nightingale is an open world survival crafting game, where you’ll adventure across the mysterious and dangerous Fae Realms. As a daring Realmwalker, you’ll defeat monstrous enemies, survive hostile environments, and build elaborate estates in a visually stunning Gaslamp Fantasy world.

    2024ActionAdventureRPG29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

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

    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 Harsh on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Harsh.

    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. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

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

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Harsh on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Harsh.

    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 ↗
  6. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Harsh on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Harsh.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Harsh on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Harsh.

    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 ↗
  8. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

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

    Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

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

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Harsh

How much does Harsh cost?
Harsh is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Harsh have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Harsh supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Harsh?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Harsh are Din's Champion, Rune Knights, Solace Crafting.
Who developed Harsh?
Harsh was developed by Harsh Reality Productions LLC.

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 Harsh.

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