# Games like GRUEL

> The closest matches to GRUEL: ODDCORE, Galactic Vault, MOTHERGUNSHIP, Captain Wayne - Vacation Desperation, and God Of Weapons. 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. [ODDCORE](https://imho.run/games/2896260/oddcore) — Shares weapon variety and roguelite progression with GRUEL. 617 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2896260/)
2. [Galactic Vault](https://imho.run/games/3585460/galactic-vault) — Shares weapon variety and wave based combat with GRUEL. 85 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3585460/)
3. [MOTHERGUNSHIP](https://imho.run/games/574090/mothergunship) — Shares weapon scavenging and procedural generation with GRUEL. 858 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/574090/)
4. [Captain Wayne - Vacation Desperation](https://imho.run/games/2319790/captain-wayne-vacation-desperation) — Shares boomer shooter and weapon variety with GRUEL. 680 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2319790/)
5. [God Of Weapons](https://imho.run/games/2342950/god-of-weapons) — Shares replayability and roguelite progression with GRUEL. 2,210 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2342950/)
6. [Ziggurat 2](https://imho.run/games/1159560/ziggurat-2) — Shares procedural generation with GRUEL. 922 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1159560/)
7. [HELLBREAK](https://imho.run/games/3043760/hellbreak) — Shares weapon variety with GRUEL. 74 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3043760/)
8. [Guns and Nuns: Storming Hell](https://imho.run/games/3818000/guns-and-nuns-storming-hell) — Shares score chasing with GRUEL. 236 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3818000/)
9. [MULLET MADJACK](https://imho.run/games/2111190/mullet-madjack) — Shares roguelite progression with GRUEL. 4,565 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2111190/)
10. [WRATH: Aeon of Ruin](https://imho.run/games/1000410/wrath-aeon-of-ruin) — Also Boomer Shooter and Arena Shooter, like GRUEL. 1,445 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1000410/)
11. [Tower of Guns](https://imho.run/games/266110/tower-of-guns) — Also Boomer Shooter and Rogue-lite, like GRUEL. 447 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/266110/)
12. [Bloodshed](https://imho.run/games/2747550/bloodshed) — Shares permadeath and roguelite progression with GRUEL. 985 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2747550/)
13. [Immortal Redneck](https://imho.run/games/595140/immortal-redneck) — A frequent pick in GRUEL players' libraries, and another Action. 1,177 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/595140/)
14. [Heavy Bullets](https://imho.run/games/297120/heavy-bullets) — Also Rogue-lite, like GRUEL. 1,006 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/297120/)
15. [Fashion Police Squad](https://imho.run/games/1319460/fashion-police-squad) — Also Boomer Shooter and Arena Shooter, like GRUEL. 608 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1319460/)
16. [Nasty Zombies](https://imho.run/games/2851700/nasty-zombies) — Also Boomer Shooter, like GRUEL. 168 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2851700/)
17. [Impaler Gold](https://imho.run/games/1573090/impaler-gold) — Shares run based progression with GRUEL. 340 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1573090/)
18. [Turbo Overkill](https://imho.run/games/1328350/turbo-overkill) — Shares procedural generation with GRUEL. 4,372 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1328350/)
19. [Still Not Dead](https://imho.run/games/337290/still-not-dead) — Shares run based progression and weapon variety with GRUEL. 90 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/337290/)
20. [Enter the Gungeon](https://imho.run/games/311690/enter-the-gungeon) — Shares procedural generation with GRUEL. 38,640 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/311690/)
21. [High Hell](https://imho.run/games/673000/high-hell) — Also Boomer Shooter, like GRUEL. 807 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/673000/)
22. [KILL KNIGHT](https://imho.run/games/2694420/kill-knight) — Shares leaderboards with GRUEL. 1,166 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2694420/)
23. [CRUEL](https://imho.run/games/2689470/cruel) — Shares roguelite progression and procedural generation with GRUEL. 1,223 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2689470/)
24. [Gunbot Diplomacy](https://imho.run/games/2800840/gunbot-diplomacy) — Shares weapon variety and permadeath with GRUEL. 87 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2800840/)

## 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=2882930&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2882930&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2882930&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2882930
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2882930
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About GRUEL

Go on a rampage in this endless arcade Boomer-Shooter! Gain the weirdest weapons and destroy all the monsters in the never-ending temple of GRUEL!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2882930
- **Developer:** Mick Sengers, Cheesebaron
- **Publisher:** Mick Sengers, Cheesebaron
- **Genres:** Action, Indie
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Mar 5, 2025
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2882930/gruel)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2882930&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2882930/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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