# Games like Never Return

> The closest matches to Never Return: Rune Knights, Never Mourn, Inkbound, EdgeOfTheAbyssAwaken, and Risk of Rain 2. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Rune Knights](https://imho.run/games/1101400/rune-knights) — Also Loot, like Never Return. 179 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1101400/)
2. [Never Mourn](https://imho.run/games/1839820/never-mourn) — Also Rogue-lite, like Never Return. 193 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1839820/)
3. [Inkbound](https://imho.run/games/1062810/inkbound) — A frequent pick in Never Return players' libraries, and another Action. 2,729 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1062810/)
4. [EdgeOfTheAbyssAwaken](https://imho.run/games/1641670/edgeoftheabyssawaken) — A frequent pick in Never Return players' libraries, and another RPG. 82 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1641670/)
5. [Risk of Rain 2](https://imho.run/games/632360/risk-of-rain-2) — Also Loot and Rogue-lite, like Never Return. 160,098 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/632360/)
6. [Chronicon](https://imho.run/games/375480/chronicon) — Also Loot, like Never Return. 3,299 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/375480/)
7. [Otherworld Legends](https://imho.run/games/1761380/otherworld-legends) — Shares roguelite progression with Never Return. 286 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1761380/)
8. [Repetendium](https://imho.run/games/2055500/repetendium) — Also Rogue-lite, like Never Return. 125 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2055500/)
9. [Rogue Spirit](https://imho.run/games/1554970/rogue-spirit) — Also Rogue-lite, like Never Return. 56 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1554970/)
10. [Conan Chop Chop](https://imho.run/games/1061880/conan-chop-chop) — Also Loot and Rogue-lite, like Never Return. 170 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1061880/)
11. [The Awakener: Forgotten Oath](https://imho.run/games/2527660/the-awakener-forgotten-oath) — Shares roguelite progression with Never Return. 78 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2527660/)
12. [Arboria](https://imho.run/games/924070/arboria) — Also Rogue-lite, like Never Return. 418 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/924070/)
13. [Into the Necrovale](https://imho.run/games/1717090/into-the-necrovale) — Also Loot and Rogue-lite, like Never Return. 445 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1717090/)
14. [Wayfinder](https://imho.run/games/1171690/wayfinder) — Also Loot, like Never Return. 14,285 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1171690/)
15. [Striving for Light](https://imho.run/games/1646790/striving-for-light) — Also Loot and Rogue-lite, like Never Return. 100 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1646790/)
16. [Knight Crawlers](https://imho.run/games/1649130/knight-crawlers) — Shares summoning system with Never Return. 55 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1649130/)
17. [Immortal: Unchained](https://imho.run/games/369440/immortal-unchained) — Also Loot, like Never Return. 381 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/369440/)
18. [Bravery and Greed](https://imho.run/games/943370/bravery-and-greed) — Also Loot and Rogue-lite, like Never Return. 260 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/943370/)
19. [Grim Dawn](https://imho.run/games/219990/grim-dawn) — Also Loot, like Never Return. 39,041 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/219990/)
20. [Neverinth](https://imho.run/games/966430/neverinth) — Shares roguelite progression with Never Return. 288 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/966430/)
21. [KIBORG](https://imho.run/games/2405060/kiborg) — Shares roguelite progression with Never Return. 454 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2405060/)
22. [Archons](https://imho.run/games/2779570/archons) — Shares roguelite progression with Never Return. 161 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2779570/)
23. [Children of Morta](https://imho.run/games/330020/children-of-morta) — Also Rogue-lite, like Never Return. 7,392 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/330020/)
24. [Dungeon Souls](https://imho.run/games/383230/dungeon-souls) — Also Rogue-lite, like Never Return. 802 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/383230/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1612620&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1612620&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1612620&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1612620
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1612620
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Never Return

"Never Return" is a 3D action adventure game with roguelike elements. There are various weapon types to choose from. Each Type has its own play style. With thousands of creative prefixes and a huge amount of skills, every player can easily create their own build.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1612620
- **Developer:** YeMuNetWork
- **Publisher:** Cyberisle
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure, Early Access
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Shared/Split Screen, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, PvP, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** Aug 20, 2021
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1612620/never-return)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1612620&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1612620/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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