Rank 01Why this
Also Loot and Isometric, like Pagan: Absent Gods.
- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
- Deck Playable
- 2020
The closest matches to Pagan: Absent Gods: Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem, Last Epoch, Vikings - Wolves of Midgard, Grim Dawn, and The Slormancer. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
Rank 01Why this
Also Loot and Isometric, like Pagan: Absent Gods.
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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.

Why this: Also Loot and Isometric, like Pagan: Absent Gods.


Free games the recommender matches to Pagan: Absent Gods, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.

Why this: Shares wave based combat with Pagan: Absent Gods.

Why this: Also Competitive and Fast-Paced, like Pagan: Absent Gods.

Why this: Also Hack and Slash and Action RPG, like Pagan: Absent Gods.


Other recommendable Steam games by Mad Head Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Pagan: Absent Gods.







The closest matches to Pagan: Absent Gods: Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem, Last Epoch, Vikings - Wolves of Midgard, Grim Dawn, and The Slormancer. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Pagan: Absent Gods is your kind of game, the closest matches are Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem, Last Epoch and Vikings - Wolves of Midgard — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and contemplative, and single out its ability tree bugs and class locked weapons. 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.
Pagan: Absent Gods is a 2019 hack-and-slash action RPG set in Slavic mythology, developed by Mad Head Games and priced at $19.99. The game offers wave-based combat with class-locked weapons, ability trees, and a hero rotation system tied to a legacy ranking progression. Players describe the experience as dark and contemplative, with brutally hard combat that punishes mistakes and heroes featuring wildly different playstyles. The WASD movement approach feels fresh compared to typical point-and-click ARPGs, while reviewers highlight that Slavic mythology remains underused in the genre. The game runs at a challenging difficulty across a medium length and supports play on Steam Deck. The title holds a 46% positive rating from 1,034 Steam reviews.
About Pagan: Absent Gods: Pagan: Absent Gods is a singleplayer fast-paced hack-and-slash action RPG that will challenge your skill in brutal and satisfying combat against countless enemies and larger than life bosses. Master all heroes, each with their own unique playstyle and earn unique rewards.
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Don't bother playing this game. Started out as an online co-op game. They decided servers aren't worth keeping up with so they turned it into a single player game and then immediately ditched it. There have been no patches/updates ever…”
“Game was supposed to be full online and then months later turned into single player not allowing the players to refund. Trash devs”
People who play it also play: Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem, Last Epoch, Vikings - Wolves of Midgard
Pagan: Absent Gods is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Pagan: Absent Gods are Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem, Last Epoch, Vikings - Wolves of Midgard.
Pagan: Absent Gods was developed by Mad Head Games.