# Games like The Vagrant

> The closest matches to The Vagrant: Bladed fury, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Minoria, Salt and Sanctuary, and Afterimage. 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. [Bladed fury](https://imho.run/games/927250/bladed-fury) — Shares boss rush with The Vagrant. 504 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/927250/)
2. [Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night](https://imho.run/games/692850/bloodstained-ritual-of-the-night) — Also Metroidvania and Side Scroller, like The Vagrant. 10,969 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/692850/)
3. [Minoria](https://imho.run/games/940910/minoria) — Also Metroidvania and Hack and Slash, like The Vagrant. 663 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/940910/)
4. [Salt and Sanctuary](https://imho.run/games/283640/salt-and-sanctuary) — Also Metroidvania and Dark Fantasy, like The Vagrant. 7,119 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/283640/)
5. [Afterimage](https://imho.run/games/1701520/afterimage) — A frequent pick in The Vagrant players' libraries, and another Action. 1,349 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1701520/)
6. [Bayonetta](https://imho.run/games/460790/bayonetta) — Also Beat 'em up and Hack and Slash, like The Vagrant. 10,427 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/460790/)
7. [DEAD OR SCHOOL](https://imho.run/games/789760/dead-or-school) — A frequent pick in The Vagrant players' libraries, and another RPG. 359 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/789760/)
8. [Death's Gambit: Afterlife](https://imho.run/games/356650/death-s-gambit-afterlife) — Also Metroidvania and Side Scroller, like The Vagrant. 2,088 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/356650/)
9. [Vigil: The Longest Night](https://imho.run/games/720560/vigil-the-longest-night) — Also Metroidvania and Side Scroller, like The Vagrant. 1,329 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/720560/)
10. [Dust: An Elysian Tail](https://imho.run/games/236090/dust-an-elysian-tail) — Also Beat 'em up and Metroidvania, like The Vagrant. 9,262 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/236090/)
11. [Valdis Story: Abyssal City](https://imho.run/games/252030/valdis-story-abyssal-city) — Also Metroidvania and Side Scroller, like The Vagrant. 1,648 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/252030/)
12. [The Legend of Tianding](https://imho.run/games/1406850/the-legend-of-tianding) — Also Beat 'em up and Hack and Slash, like The Vagrant. 309 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1406850/)
13. [Dark Devotion](https://imho.run/games/718590/dark-devotion) — Also Metroidvania and Dark Fantasy, like The Vagrant. 672 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/718590/)
14. [Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight](https://imho.run/games/428550/momodora-reverie-under-the-moonlight) — Also Metroidvania and Side Scroller, like The Vagrant. 4,102 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/428550/)
15. [Foregone](https://imho.run/games/1000760/foregone) — Also Metroidvania and Hack and Slash, like The Vagrant. 552 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1000760/)
16. [Iconoclasts](https://imho.run/games/393520/iconoclasts) — Also Metroidvania and Side Scroller, like The Vagrant. 2,070 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/393520/)
17. [X-Blades](https://imho.run/games/7510/x-blades) — Also Beat 'em up and Hack and Slash, like The Vagrant. 537 Steam reviews, 53% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/7510/)
18. [Dex](https://imho.run/games/269650/dex) — Also Metroidvania and Side Scroller, like The Vagrant. 1,492 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/269650/)
19. [Tower Hunter: Erza's Trial](https://imho.run/games/844850/tower-hunter-erza-s-trial) — Also Metroidvania and Side Scroller, like The Vagrant. 307 Steam reviews, 61% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/844850/)
20. [Abyss Odyssey](https://imho.run/games/255070/abyss-odyssey) — Also Beat 'em up and Metroidvania, like The Vagrant. 805 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/255070/)
21. [ICEY](https://imho.run/games/553640/icey) — Also Hack and Slash and Side Scroller, like The Vagrant. 3,028 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/553640/)
22. [Eastern Exorcist](https://imho.run/games/1120810/eastern-exorcist) — Shares boss rush with The Vagrant. 334 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1120810/)
23. [嗜血印 Bloody Spell](https://imho.run/games/992300/bloody-spell) — Also Hack and Slash, like The Vagrant. 2,364 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/992300/)
24. [Blasphemous 2](https://imho.run/games/2114740/blasphemous-2) — Also Metroidvania and Hack and Slash, like The Vagrant. 5,085 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2114740/)

## 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=598700&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=598700&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=598700&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=598700
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/598700
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Vagrant

The Vagrant is an action and adventure game from 2018. Moment-to-moment play centers on boss rush, crafting, resource farming, and rune warrior magic. It offers a challenging difficulty and a medium-length campaign. It is a single-player experience suited to longer single sittings. It sells for $0.79 USD on Steam. Steam reviews sit at 89% positive across 1,701 reviews. It carries a Verified rating on Steam Deck. Reviewers characterize the feel as atmospheric and dark. It comes from developer O.T.K Games, published by Thermite Games.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 598700
- **Developer:** O.T.K Games
- **Publisher:** Thermite Games
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Remote Play on Tablet, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jul 13, 2018
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/598700/the-vagrant)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=598700&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/598700/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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