# Games like The Deer God

> The closest matches to The Deer God: Hyper Light Drifter, PixelJunk™ Eden, Outland, Castle In The Darkness, and Primal Planet. 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. [Hyper Light Drifter](https://imho.run/games/257850/hyper-light-drifter) — Same atmospheric mood as The Deer God. 10,351 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/257850/)
2. [PixelJunk™ Eden](https://imho.run/games/105800/pixeljunk-eden) — A frequent pick in The Deer God players' libraries, and another Action. 357 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/105800/)
3. [Outland](https://imho.run/games/305050/outland) — Shares power up collection with The Deer God. 485 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/305050/)
4. [Castle In The Darkness](https://imho.run/games/262960/castle-in-the-darkness) — Shares power up collection and boss fights with The Deer God. 801 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/262960/)
5. [Primal Planet](https://imho.run/games/2350270/primal-planet) — Same atmospheric mood as The Deer God. 299 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2350270/)
6. [Jusant](https://imho.run/games/1977170/jusant) — Also Nature, like The Deer God. 2,322 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1977170/)
7. [DEVIATOR](https://imho.run/games/2620730/deviator) — Shares boss fights with The Deer God. 193 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2620730/)
8. [Ghost Song](https://imho.run/games/347800/ghost-song) — A frequent pick in The Deer God players' libraries, and another RPG. 674 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/347800/)
9. [Unrooted](https://imho.run/games/2441100/unrooted) — A frequent pick in The Deer God players' libraries, and another Indie. 100 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2441100/)
10. [Death's Gambit: Afterlife](https://imho.run/games/356650/death-s-gambit-afterlife) — Same atmospheric mood as The Deer God. 2,088 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/356650/)
11. [Spirit of the North 2](https://imho.run/games/1778840/spirit-of-the-north-2) — Shares boss fights with The Deer God. 458 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1778840/)
12. [Starseed Pilgrim](https://imho.run/games/230980/starseed-pilgrim) — Same atmospheric mood as The Deer God. 173 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/230980/)
13. [Aegis Defenders](https://imho.run/games/371140/aegis-defenders) — Same atmospheric mood as The Deer God. 96 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/371140/)
14. [Teslagrad](https://imho.run/games/249590/teslagrad) — Same atmospheric mood as The Deer God. 780 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/249590/)
15. [The Pedestrian](https://imho.run/games/466630/the-pedestrian) — Same atmospheric mood as The Deer God. 2,546 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/466630/)
16. [Abathor](https://imho.run/games/2295610/abathor) — Shares boss fights with The Deer God. 171 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2295610/)
17. [FOX n FORESTS](https://imho.run/games/603400/fox-n-forests) — Shares boss fights with The Deer God. 77 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/603400/)
18. [The Warrior](https://imho.run/games/2411250/the-warrior) — Shares boss fights with The Deer God. 78 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2411250/)
19. [Neva](https://imho.run/games/2420660/neva) — Also Nature, like The Deer God. 3,598 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2420660/)
20. [Rain World](https://imho.run/games/312520/rain-world) — Same atmospheric mood as The Deer God. 28,272 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/312520/)
21. [The Way](https://imho.run/games/311010/the-way) — Same atmospheric mood as The Deer God. 429 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/311010/)
22. [Foregone](https://imho.run/games/1000760/foregone) — Shares boss fights with The Deer God. 552 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1000760/)
23. [Cosmobreeder Yiffai](https://imho.run/games/3548000/cosmobreeder-yiffai) — Shares power up collection and boss fights with The Deer God. 105 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3548000/)
24. [The Red Strings Club](https://imho.run/games/589780/the-red-strings-club) — Same atmospheric mood as The Deer God. 3,165 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/589780/)

## 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=328940&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=328940&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=328940&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=328940
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/328940
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Deer God

The Deer God is a breathtaking 3D pixel art adventure that will challenge your religion and your platforming skills. It's a game about survival, reincarnation, and karma; all set in a breathtaking and unique 3D pixelized world. Feast your eyes on the beautiful lighting, day and night system, and vast landscapes.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 328940
- **Developer:** Crescent Moon Games, Cinopt Studios
- **Publisher:** Crescent Moon Games
- **Genres:** Indie
- **Categories:** Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** Feb 27, 2015
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 59
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/328940/the-deer-god)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=328940&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/328940/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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