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Games like Barbearian

If Barbearian is your kind of game, the closest matches are Immortal Rebirth, Diablo® IV and Katuba's Poacher — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, epic and intense. 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 Barbearian: Barbearian is a fast-paced hack'n'slash with massive battles in a colorful, hand-drawn world. Fight for your life, discover the secrets of the Arbitrators and find your way back home!

2018ActionIndie6.49 USDWindowsby Kimmo Lahtinen
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Bright colorful art contrasts with brutal combatChaotic combat feels satisfyingly visceralMinions turn the tide in massive brawlsChallengingEpicIntense

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Steam players who put hours into Barbearian 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. Immortal Rebirth

    WHY THIS

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

    Say goodbye to traditional equipment slots — your backpack is the battlefield! Freely arrange your items to trigger synergies, then craft and enhance your gear to create your own unique build. An action game that blends loot hunting, backpack-building, and light roguelite elements.

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  2. Diablo® IV

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Barbearian.

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

    Join the fight for Sanctuary in Diablo® IV, the ultimate action RPG adventure. Experience the critically acclaimed campaign and new seasonal content.

    2023ActionAdventureMassively Multiplayer49.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Katuba's Poacher

    WHY THIS

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

    Every fight is a show. There's a massive bounty on an adorable monster named Sharp... and on you too.

    2026ActionIndieSteam ↗
  4. Last Epoch

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Barbearian.

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

    Uncover the Past, Reforge the Future. Ascend into one of 15 mastery classes and explore dangerous dungeons, hunt epic loot, craft legendary weapons, and wield the power of over a hundred transformative skill trees. Last Epoch is being developed by a team of passionate Action RPG enthusiasts.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Hi-Fi RUSH

    WHY THIS

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

    Test your abilities in two new game modes, uncover new rewards and even a few secrets in the Arcade Challenge! Update! Feel the beat as wannabe rockstar Chai and his ragtag team fight against an evil megacorp in a world that syncs to the music.

    2023Action29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Risk of Rain Returns

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Barbearian.

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

    Carefully designed, beautifully remastered, and loaded with new ways to play—Risk of Rain is back and better than ever! Dive into the iconic roguelike full of unique loot combinations, enhanced with new Survivors, overhauled multiplayer, fan favorite content from Risk of Rain 2, and more!

    2023Action14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Diablo II: Resurrected – Infernal Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Barbearian.

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

    Rediscover the dark fantasy classic that defined the modern ARPG genre; fully remastered with a new class, fresh content, quality‑of‑life upgrades, and an overhauled endgame. Chain brutal skill and item synergies, rise in power, and carve through Hell’s armies with up to eight players.

    2026ActionStrategyRPG39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Riftbreaker

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Barbearian.

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

    The Riftbreaker is a solo or Co-op base-building, survival game with Action-RPG elements for up to 4 players. Hack & slash countless hordes of enemies. Build up your base, craft powerful weapons and research new inventions to survive.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Barbearian

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. Myth

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Barbearian cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Barbearian.

    Myth is a puzzle horror multiplayer game that guarantees an intense and headache-inducing experience with friends. Why the headache, you ask? Well, let's just say the puzzles are so mind-bendingly hard, they should come with a complimentary bottle of aspirin!

    2023ActionAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Dead Cells

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Barbearian.

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

    Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Diablo® IV

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Barbearian.

    Reviewers of Barbearian cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Barbearian.

    Join the fight for Sanctuary in Diablo® IV, the ultimate action RPG adventure. Experience the critically acclaimed campaign and new seasonal content.

    2023ActionAdventureMassively Multiplayer49.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~85% under Barbearian on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Barbearian.

    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 ↗
  2. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~54% under Barbearian on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Barbearian.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~42% under Barbearian on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Barbearian.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~69% under Barbearian on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Barbearian.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~77% under Barbearian on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Barbearian.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~85% under Barbearian on Steam right now. Shares Action with Barbearian.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~54% under Barbearian on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Barbearian.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Super Hexagon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~54% under Barbearian on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Barbearian.

    Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

    2012ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  2. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. 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 Barbearian.

    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 Barbearian.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

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

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Diablo® IV

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Barbearian.

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

    Join the fight for Sanctuary in Diablo® IV, the ultimate action RPG adventure. Experience the critically acclaimed campaign and new seasonal content.

    2023ActionAdventureMassively Multiplayer49.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Last Epoch

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Barbearian.

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

    Uncover the Past, Reforge the Future. Ascend into one of 15 mastery classes and explore dangerous dungeons, hunt epic loot, craft legendary weapons, and wield the power of over a hundred transformative skill trees. Last Epoch is being developed by a team of passionate Action RPG enthusiasts.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Hi-Fi RUSH

    WHY THIS

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

    Test your abilities in two new game modes, uncover new rewards and even a few secrets in the Arcade Challenge! Update! Feel the beat as wannabe rockstar Chai and his ragtag team fight against an evil megacorp in a world that syncs to the music.

    2023Action29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Risk of Rain Returns

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Barbearian.

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

    Carefully designed, beautifully remastered, and loaded with new ways to play—Risk of Rain is back and better than ever! Dive into the iconic roguelike full of unique loot combinations, enhanced with new Survivors, overhauled multiplayer, fan favorite content from Risk of Rain 2, and more!

    2023Action14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Diablo II: Resurrected – Infernal Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Barbearian.

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

    Rediscover the dark fantasy classic that defined the modern ARPG genre; fully remastered with a new class, fresh content, quality‑of‑life upgrades, and an overhauled endgame. Chain brutal skill and item synergies, rise in power, and carve through Hell’s armies with up to eight players.

    2026ActionStrategyRPG39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Barbearian

How much does Barbearian cost?
Barbearian is listed on Steam at 6.49 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Barbearian?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Barbearian are Immortal Rebirth, Diablo® IV, Katuba's Poacher.
Who developed Barbearian?
Barbearian was developed by Kimmo Lahtinen and published by Kimmo Factor Oy.

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 Barbearian.

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