Games like Killsquad
If Killsquad is your kind of game, the closest matches are Runeward Online, Frame of Suffering and Crystalyn — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its distinct character roles, funny voice acting 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.
Get personalized picks →Killsquad is a mission-based action RPG from Novarama that launched in 2021 for $29.99 USD. The game combines hack-and-slash combat with twin-stick shooting mechanics in an isometric perspective, supporting four-player online co-op. The loot-hunting and skill-unlock systems reset upon mission completion, creating a progression loop centered on mastering telegraphed enemy attacks. Players describe the distinct character roles as offering engaging combat with a low skill floor and high ceiling, while also appreciating the funny voice acting and the notable lack of microtransactions. The game runs at a challenging difficulty across medium-length sessions, holding a 74% positive rating from 1,241 Steam reviews and verified as playable on Steam Deck.
About Killsquad: Hack and slash? Check. Twin-stick-shooter? Check. 4 player coop to slay hordes of aliens & bosses with your friends? Check. Skills, upgrades, weapons, gears, talismans and more to make you stronger? Check. Wake up, bounty hunter. We have a mission for you. Time to clean up the scum of the galaxy.
Players who liked Killsquad also play
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Runeward Online
WHY THIS
Top pick for Killsquad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Killsquad.
Free-to-play online RPG meets relentless bullet hell. Blast, cast, and dodge as you chase rare loot, evolve your class, and bend the rules with game-breaking runes and pets. Squad up with players worldwide while delving into unforgiving dungeons and building your character, one drop at a time.
Frame of Suffering
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Killsquad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Killsquad.
Master both man and machine to escape the Ancient Temple. Customize your Hero and a modifiable Combat Frame to slay hordes and gatekeepers. Scavenge tech, uncover the Temple's history, and evolve your build in this Sci-Fi ARPG Roguelite. You're a prisoner - freedom lies at the heart of the Temple.
Crystalyn
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Killsquad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Killsquad.
Start with one bullet. End with hundreds. Crystalyn is a fast-paced top-down bullet-hell looter shooter about pushing your build to its absolute limits. Fight monsters, defeat bosses, and turn their loot into unstoppable firepower.
Relic Hunters Legend
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Killsquad.
Ranked #4 for Killsquad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Killsquad.
A Top-Down Shooter/Looter RPG with a touching story inspired by JRPG classics. Shoot enemies, get loot, and customize your characters. Multiple endgame systems and over 100 hours of play await you solo or up to 4-player co-op!
Darksiders Genesis
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Killsquad.
Ranked #5 for Killsquad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Killsquad.
DARKSIDERS: GENESIS gives players their first look at the world of DARKSIDERS before the events of the original game. Furthermore, it introduces the fourth and last horseman STRIFE, as well as Co-op gameplay for the first time in the history of the franchise.
Last Epoch
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Killsquad.
Ranked #6 for Killsquad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Killsquad.
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.
Sharded World
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Killsquad.
Ranked #7 for Killsquad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Killsquad.
Sharded World is a reversed bullet hell, rogue-lite, ARPG game combining simple gameplay and great rpg progression. Each level has its own unique features and challenges. Upgradable characters, weapons and orbs. Challenges, daily quests, and leaderboards. Fight, get stronger and defeat the Lich!
Grim Dawn
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Killsquad.
Ranked #8 for Killsquad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Killsquad.
Enter an apocalyptic fantasy world where humanity is on the brink of extinction, iron is valued above gold and trust is hard earned. This ARPG features complex character development, hundreds of unique items, crafting and quests with choice & consequence.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Killsquad
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Path of Exile
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Killsquad.
Reviewers of Killsquad cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Killsquad.
You are an Exile, struggling to survive on the dark continent of Wraeclast, as you fight to earn power that will allow you to exact your revenge against those who wronged you. Path of Exile is an online Action RPG set in a dark fantasy world. The game is completely free and will never be pay-to-win.
Risk of Rain 2
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Killsquad.
Reviewers of Killsquad cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Killsquad.
Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.
Enter the Gungeon
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Killsquad.
Reviewers of Killsquad cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Killsquad.
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.
Diablo® IV
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Killsquad cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Killsquad.
Join the fight for Sanctuary in Diablo® IV, the ultimate action RPG adventure. Experience the critically acclaimed campaign and new seasonal content.
Math Master
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Killsquad cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Killsquad.
Math Master is a retro-style game to practice math with basic operations. Earn all the achievements, compete for the top of the leaderboards with other players and organize a championship to challenge your family and friends locally.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Killsquad at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Killsquad on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Killsquad.
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.
Stardew Valley
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Killsquad on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Killsquad.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Killsquad on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Killsquad.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Killsquad on Steam right now. Shares Action with Killsquad.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
Hollow Knight
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Killsquad on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Killsquad.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Killsquad on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Killsquad.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
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 Killsquad.
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?
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 Killsquad.
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.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Killsquad.
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 Killsquad.
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 Killsquad.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Killsquad.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Disfigure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Killsquad.
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Relic Hunters Legend
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Killsquad.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Killsquad.
A Top-Down Shooter/Looter RPG with a touching story inspired by JRPG classics. Shoot enemies, get loot, and customize your characters. Multiple endgame systems and over 100 hours of play await you solo or up to 4-player co-op!
Darksiders Genesis
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Killsquad.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Killsquad.
DARKSIDERS: GENESIS gives players their first look at the world of DARKSIDERS before the events of the original game. Furthermore, it introduces the fourth and last horseman STRIFE, as well as Co-op gameplay for the first time in the history of the franchise.
Last Epoch
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Killsquad.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Killsquad.
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.
Frequently asked about Killsquad
- Does Killsquad run on Steam Deck?
- Killsquad 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 Killsquad cost?
- Killsquad is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Killsquad have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Killsquad supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Killsquad?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Killsquad are Runeward Online, Frame of Suffering, Crystalyn.
- Who developed Killsquad?
- Killsquad was developed by Novarama.
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