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Games like Pagan: Absent Gods

  • 24 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

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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.

  1. Rank 04

    Grim Dawn

    • $24.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2016

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Pagan: Absent Gods

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  1. 1
    Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem

    Also Loot and Isometric, like Pagan: Absent Gods.

    • 57% of 27,679 reviews
  2. 2
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  3. 3
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    Genres: Action, RPG

    • 63% of 826 reviews
  4. 4
    Grim Dawn

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    • 95% of 39,041 reviews
  5. 5
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    • 87% of 3,141 reviews
  6. 6
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  7. 7
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  8. 8
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  9. 9
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  10. 10
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  11. 11
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    • 84% of 1,669 reviews
  12. 12
    Path of Exile

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  13. 13
    Din's Champion

    Shares wave based combat with Pagan: Absent Gods.

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  14. 14
    Killsquad

    Also Loot and Hack and Slash, like Pagan: Absent Gods.

    • 74% of 1,241 reviews
  15. 15
    Rune Knights

    Genres: Action, Indie, RPG

    • 79% of 179 reviews
  16. 16
    Hades

    Also Isometric and Hack and Slash, like Pagan: Absent Gods.

    • 98% of 139,938 reviews
  17. 17
    Ember

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Adventure

    • 77% of 707 reviews
  18. 18
    Sacred Gold

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    • 80% of 1,209 reviews
  19. 19
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  20. 20
    Death Must Die

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  21. 21
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  22. 22
    Tower of Kalemonvo

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  23. 23
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    Weird RPG

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Pagan: Absent Gods — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2019
  • Developer: Mad Head Games
  • Steam Deck: Deck Playable
  • 46% of 1,034 reviews
  • Genres: Action, RPG
  • Metacritic 64
  • Platforms: Windows

Players highlight

  • Brutally hard combat punishes mistakes
  • Heroes have wildly different playstyles
  • Slavic mythology is underused
  • Atmospheric
  • Challenging
  • Contemplative

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About 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.

Is Pagan: Absent Gods worth buying?

Players are split

A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.

  • 46% of 1,034 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

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…”
21 h played
“Game was supposed to be full online and then months later turned into single player not allowing the players to refund. Trash devs”
9 h played
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People who play it also play: Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem, Last Epoch, Vikings - Wolves of Midgard

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Frequently asked about Pagan: Absent Gods

Can I run it?

Does Pagan: Absent Gods run on Steam Deck?

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.

What games are most similar to Pagan: Absent Gods?

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.

Who developed Pagan: Absent Gods?

Pagan: Absent Gods was developed by Mad Head Games.