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Games like Woodpunk

If Woodpunk is your kind of game, the closest matches are Blazing Beaks, Mega City Force and Juicy Realm — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its survival mode rewards skill, atmospheric and challenging. 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 Woodpunk: Woodpunk is an exhilarating roguelike bullet hell retro pixel art shooter in a medieval Woodpunk universe, where the primary energy resource is WOOD.

2018ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOS · Linuxby Meteorbyte Studios
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Boss fights are epic and demandingPixel art style is distinct and charmingSurvival mode rewards skillAtmosphericChallengingDark

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Steam players who put hours into Woodpunk 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. Blazing Beaks

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Woodpunk.

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

    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.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Mega City Force

    WHY THIS

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

    Retrowave Action Roguelike featuring tough agents battling crime to the electrifying music of artists like Droid Bishop, Timecop1983, and more! Choose your agent and dive into hardcore action against enemies and bosses, utilizing a vast arsenal and special abilities that will define your playstyle

    2023ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Juicy Realm

    WHY THIS

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

    Juicy Realm is a roguelike game in which players must square off against bizarre fruits all across the world. The line between the animal and the plant world has become blurred, and the food chain has been completely disrupted.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Black Paradox

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Woodpunk.

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

    Buckle up for shoot ‘em up chaos in this fast-paced and hyper-stylized roguelite. As the infamous bounty hunter Black Paradox, it’s up to you to travel through space and defeat the Hellraisers – the most dangerous criminal organization in the galaxy.

    2019ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Voidigo

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Woodpunk.

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

    A vividly animated action roguelite focused on boss hunting. Unleash an array of diverse weapons and powerups to combat the corruption of the Void.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Nuclear Throne

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with Woodpunk.

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

    Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?

    2015ActionIndieRPG11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. One Step From Eden

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Woodpunk.

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

    Build a powerful deck, cast spells on the fly, battle evolving enemies, find game-changing artifacts, make friends or make enemies, just make it to Eden.

    2020ActionStrategyIndie7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Rush Rover

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Woodpunk.

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

    Rush Rover is a 2D top-down shooter game. Compared to other similar games of the genre, the shooting experience is closer to traditional shoot'em up games. It includes random map generation, unique weapons, lots of different enemies, exciting boss battles and a dynamic chiptune soundtrack.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Woodpunk

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. Rogue Legacy

    WHY THIS

    Shares boss rush and a challenging mood with Woodpunk.

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

    Rogue Legacy is a genealogical rogue-"LITE" where anyone can be a hero. Each time you die, your child will succeed you. Every child is unique. One child might be colorblind, another might be a dwarf with vertigo. But that's OK, because no one is perfect, and you don't have to be to succeed.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Nuclear Throne

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with Woodpunk.

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

    Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?

    2015ActionIndieRPG11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Hero Siege

    WHY THIS

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

    Hero Siege is a fast paced Pixel Art ARPG featuring an expansive roster of unique classes, deep build experimentation, and a player driven economy.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Enter the Gungeon

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Woodpunk.

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

    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.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Woodpunk on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Woodpunk.

    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 ~67% under Woodpunk on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Woodpunk.

    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. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under Woodpunk on Steam right now. Shares Action with Woodpunk.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. PEAK

    WHY THIS

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

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Woodpunk on Steam right now. Shares Action with Woodpunk.

    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.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Woodpunk on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Woodpunk.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Woodpunk on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Woodpunk.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Woodpunk on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Woodpunk.

    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 ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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. Steam Engine Simulator

    WHY THIS

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

    The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.

    2023SimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck 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. Blazing Beaks

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Woodpunk.

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

    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.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Mega City Force

    WHY THIS

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

    Retrowave Action Roguelike featuring tough agents battling crime to the electrifying music of artists like Droid Bishop, Timecop1983, and more! Choose your agent and dive into hardcore action against enemies and bosses, utilizing a vast arsenal and special abilities that will define your playstyle

    2023ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Juicy Realm

    WHY THIS

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

    Juicy Realm is a roguelike game in which players must square off against bizarre fruits all across the world. The line between the animal and the plant world has become blurred, and the food chain has been completely disrupted.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Voidigo

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Woodpunk.

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

    A vividly animated action roguelite focused on boss hunting. Unleash an array of diverse weapons and powerups to combat the corruption of the Void.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Nuclear Throne

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with Woodpunk.

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

    Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?

    2015ActionIndieRPG11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. One Step From Eden

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Woodpunk.

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

    Build a powerful deck, cast spells on the fly, battle evolving enemies, find game-changing artifacts, make friends or make enemies, just make it to Eden.

    2020ActionStrategyIndie7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Woodpunk

Does Woodpunk run on Steam Deck?
Woodpunk is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Woodpunk cost?
Woodpunk is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Woodpunk have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Woodpunk supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen Co-op).
What games are most similar to Woodpunk?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Woodpunk are Blazing Beaks, Mega City Force, Juicy Realm.
Who developed Woodpunk?
Woodpunk was developed by Meteorbyte Studios and published by Libredia Entertainment.

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 Woodpunk.

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