# Games like Brut@l

> The closest matches to Brut@l: Dungeon Souls, Blazing Beaks, NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION, One Deck Dungeon, and Astral Ascent. 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. [Dungeon Souls](https://imho.run/games/383230/dungeon-souls) — Shares permadeath and procedural generation with Brut@l. 802 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/383230/)
2. [Blazing Beaks](https://imho.run/games/585710/blazing-beaks) — Shares procedural generation with Brut@l. 676 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/585710/)
3. [NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION](https://imho.run/games/384490/necropolis-brutal-edition) — Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Brut@l. 2,632 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/384490/)
4. [One Deck Dungeon](https://imho.run/games/770100/one-deck-dungeon) — A frequent pick in Brut@l players' libraries, and another RPG. 613 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/770100/)
5. [Astral Ascent](https://imho.run/games/1280930/astral-ascent) — A frequent pick in Brut@l players' libraries, and another Action. 1,699 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1280930/)
6. [Diehard Dungeon](https://imho.run/games/277870/diehard-dungeon) — Shares procedural generation with Brut@l. 282 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/277870/)
7. [Eldritch](https://imho.run/games/252630/eldritch) — Shares procedural generation with Brut@l. 1,204 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/252630/)
8. [Spelunky](https://imho.run/games/239350/spelunky) — Also Rogue-like, like Brut@l. 10,185 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239350/)
9. [Sword of the Necromancer](https://imho.run/games/1243890/sword-of-the-necromancer) — Also Rogue-lite and Dungeon Crawler, like Brut@l. 122 Steam reviews, 58% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1243890/)
10. [Overture](https://imho.run/games/343100/overture) — Shares procedural generation with Brut@l. 377 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/343100/)
11. [CRYPTARK](https://imho.run/games/344740/cryptark) — Shares procedural generation with Brut@l. 729 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/344740/)
12. [Ziggurat](https://imho.run/games/308420/ziggurat) — Shares procedural generation with Brut@l. 1,992 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/308420/)
13. [Children of Morta](https://imho.run/games/330020/children-of-morta) — Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Brut@l. 7,392 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/330020/)
14. [30XX](https://imho.run/games/1029210/30xx) — Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Brut@l. 1,750 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1029210/)
15. [Skeletal Avenger](https://imho.run/games/1277500/skeletal-avenger) — Shares procedural generation with Brut@l. 97 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1277500/)
16. [Heavy Bullets](https://imho.run/games/297120/heavy-bullets) — Shares procedural generation with Brut@l. 1,006 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/297120/)
17. [Nuclear Throne](https://imho.run/games/242680/nuclear-throne) — Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Brut@l. 9,705 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242680/)
18. [Legend of Dungeon](https://imho.run/games/238280/legend-of-dungeon) — Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Brut@l. 903 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/238280/)
19. [Enter the Gungeon](https://imho.run/games/311690/enter-the-gungeon) — Also Rogue-like and Dungeon Crawler, like Brut@l. 38,640 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/311690/)
20. [Barony](https://imho.run/games/371970/barony) — Shares hunger system and procedural generation with Brut@l. 8,420 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/371970/)
21. [DunHero](https://imho.run/games/2270210/dunhero) — Shares permadeath and procedural generation with Brut@l. 74 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2270210/)
22. [Rampage Knights](https://imho.run/games/314410/rampage-knights) — Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Brut@l. 926 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/314410/)
23. [Runers](https://imho.run/games/306550/runers) — Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Brut@l. 166 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/306550/)
24. [Arboria](https://imho.run/games/924070/arboria) — Shares procedural generation with Brut@l. 418 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/924070/)

## 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=489260&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=489260&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=489260&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=489260
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/489260
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Brut@l

A modern re-imagining of the classic ASCII dungeon crawler. Choose your hero and descend into a procedurally generated world constructed entirely from ASCII letters. Can you survive?

## Game info

- **AppID:** 489260
- **Developer:** Stormcloud Games Limited
- **Publisher:** Rising Star Games
- **Genres:** Action, Adventure
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Includes level editor, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Shared/Split Screen, Steam Leaderboards, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Remote Play Together, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** Feb 9, 2017
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 66
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/489260/brut-l)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=489260&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/489260/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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