Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Helltaker (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Helltaker on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: Muse Dash, which both difficult.
- Helltaker is tagged Free to Play, Cute, Demons, Puzzle, Indie, Anime, Great Soundtrack, Sexual Content by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 3 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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Muse Dash
Why it matched: both difficult; shares 11 player tags including Rhythm, Anime and Cute; released around the same time (2019).
Paradise of parkour & rhythm game ★★★ — Muse Dash!!
Muse Dash at a glance Released 2019 Studio peropero Player sentiment 91% positive of 122,129 Price $2.99 RhythmAnimeCuteSexual ContentGreat Soundtrack2DIndieHentai
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HuniePop
Why it matched: both puzzle; shares 11 player tags including Mature, Sexual Content and Anime.
HuniePop is a unique sim experience for PC, Mac and Linux. It's a gameplay first approach that's part dating sim, part puzzle game, with light RPG elements, a visual novel style of presentation, an abrasive western writing style and plenty of "plot".
HuniePop at a glance Released 2015 Studio HuniePot Player sentiment 96% positive of 31,679 Price $9.99 MatureSexual ContentAnimeDating SimPuzzleHentaiCuteComedy
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Crush Crush
Why it matched: shares 11 player tags including Sexual Content, Free to Play and Hentai; released around the same time (2016).
Welcome to Crush Crush - the Idle Dating Sim! Meet, flirt, and fall in love with a motley cast of girls in this heartfelt and hilarious game.
Crush Crush at a glance Released 2016 Studio Sad Panda Studios Player sentiment 89% positive of 28,492 Price Free Sexual ContentFree to PlayHentaiDating SimAnimeMatureCuteVisual Novel
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Puyo PuyoTetris
Why it matched: both puzzle and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Puzzle, Cute and Anime; released around the same time (2018).
Two puzzle game juggernauts collide as global phenomenon Tetris® and SEGA’s famous Puyo Puyo™ combine in a super mash-up of ferocious competition, adorable looks, and addictive puzzle fun!
Puyo PuyoTetris at a glance Released 2018 Studio Sonic Team Player sentiment 85% positive of 5,571 Price $19.99 PuzzleCuteAnimeGreat Soundtrack2DDifficultFunnyComedy
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Mirror
Why it matched: both puzzle; shares 9 player tags including Sexual Content, Hentai and Mature; released around the same time (2018).
This is a game that combines match-3, GALGAME elements and beauties. If you want to learn more about those beauties, you need to best them first. How the story goes is choice-based so your choices will ultimately decide their fate.
Mirror at a glance Released 2018 Studio KAGAMI WORKS Player sentiment 96% positive of 84,022 Price $1.99 Sexual ContentHentaiMatureAnimeVisual NovelDating SimCutePuzzle
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World of Goo
Why it matched: both puzzle and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Puzzle, Indie and Great Soundtrack.
World of Goo is a multiple award winning physics based puzzle / construction game made entirely by two guys.
World of Goo at a glance Released 2008 Studio 2D Boy Player sentiment 94% positive of 6,589 Price $14.99 PuzzleIndieGreat Soundtrack2DCuteComedyFunnyDifficult
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NEKOPARA Vol. 0
Why it matched: shares 11 player tags including Anime, Sexual Content and Visual Novel.
Please note that NEKOPARA Vol. 0 is a fandisc for NEKOPARA Vol. 1What's NEKOPARA? Why, it's a cat paradise! This is a story just before Kashou opened "La Soleil".Enjoy a page from the leisurely, daily lives of Shigure and the Minaduki household's catgirls!
NEKOPARA Vol. 0 at a glance Released 2015 Studio NEKO WORKs Player sentiment 94% positive of 17,786 Price $2.99 AnimeSexual ContentVisual NovelCuteMatureHentaiDating Sim2D
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Baba Is You
Why it matched: both puzzle and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Puzzle, Indie and Difficult; released around the same time (2019).
Baba Is You is a puzzle game where the rules you have to follow are present as blocks you can interact with. By manipulating them, you can change how the game works, repurpose things you find in the levels and cause surprising interactions!
Baba Is You at a glance Released 2019 Studio Hempuli Oy Player sentiment 98% positive of 24,536 Price $14.99 PuzzleIndieDifficultCute2DGreat SoundtrackFunny
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Changed
Why it matched: both puzzle and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Cute, Difficult and Sexual Content; released around the same time (2018).
You are trapped in an experiment, trying to find ways to make you still "yourself" , persevere, and survive.
Changed at a glance Released 2018 Studio DragonSnow Player sentiment 86% positive of 18,545 Price $4.99 CuteDifficultSexual ContentPuzzleIndie2DGreat Soundtrack
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Pony Island
Why it matched: both puzzle; shares 8 player tags including Puzzle, Indie and Demons; released around the same time (2016).
Pony Island is a suspense puzzle game in disguise. You are in limbo, trapped in a malevolent and malfunctioning arcade machine devised by the devil himself. It is not a game about ponies.
Pony Island at a glance Released 2016 Studio Daniel Mullins Games Player sentiment 95% positive of 18,104 Price $4.99 PuzzleIndieDemonsGreat Soundtrack2DFunnyShortCute
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LoveChoice
Why it matched: both puzzle; shares 8 player tags including Dating Sim, Visual Novel and Great Soundtrack; released around the same time (2021).
"What is love?" We try to answer that with this game. The game encourages people to have a warm, soft, and understanding heart.
LoveChoice at a glance Released 2021 Studio Akaba Studio Player sentiment 92% positive of 36,611 Price $1.99 Dating SimVisual NovelGreat SoundtrackCuteIndiePuzzle2DAnime
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McOsu
Why it matched: both difficult; shares 8 player tags including Rhythm, Free to Play and Anime; released around the same time (2017).
A free open-source circle-clicking rhythm game practice client for osu! beatmaps with Virtual Reality support. McOsu is developed separately from and has no direct affiliation with osu! or ppy Pty Ltd.
McOsu at a glance Released 2017 Studio McKay Player sentiment 89% positive of 6,403 Price Free RhythmFree to PlayAnimeIndieDifficultGreat Soundtrack2DSexual Content
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Undertale
Why it matched: both puzzle and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Great Soundtrack, Funny and Indie.
UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.
Undertale at a glance Released 2015 Studio 8-4 Player sentiment 96% positive of 338,731 Price $9.99 Great SoundtrackFunnyIndie2DComedyCuteDating Sim
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Octodad: Dadliest Catch
Why it matched: both puzzle and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Comedy, Funny and Indie.
Octodad: Dadliest Catch is a game about destruction, deception, and fatherhood. The player controls Octodad, a dapper octopus masquerading as a human, as he goes about his life. Octodad's existence is a constant struggle, as he must master mundane tasks with his unwieldy boneless tentacles while simultaneously keeping his cephalopodan...
Octodad: Dadliest Catch at a glance Released 2014 Studio Young Horses Player sentiment 94% positive of 10,706 Price $5.09 ComedyFunnyIndiePuzzleDifficultShortGreat Soundtrack
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ibb & obb
Why it matched: both puzzle and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Puzzle, Indie and Cute.
ibb & obb is a two player cooperative game set in a puzzle filled world where gravity goes both up and down. You can only succeed by working closely together. Find a friend for some true local co-op couch fun or match up online.
ibb & obb at a glance Released 2014 Studio Sparpweed Player sentiment 89% positive of 6,830 Price $11.99 PuzzleIndieCute2DDifficultGreat SoundtrackFunny
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Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Why it matched: both puzzle and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Great Soundtrack, Cute and Puzzle; released around the same time (2020).
Play the critically acclaimed masterpiece. Embark on a new journey in a vast, exotic world where you’ll encounter towering enemies and challenging puzzles on your quest to unravel Ori’s destiny.
Ori and the Will of the Wisps at a glance Released 2020 Studio Moon Studios Player sentiment 97% positive of 146,084 Price $29.99 Great SoundtrackCutePuzzle2DIndieDifficult
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Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition
Why it matched: both puzzle and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Great Soundtrack, Cute and Difficult; released around the same time (2016).
“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning Action-Platformer crafted by Moon Studios.
Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2016 Studio Moon Studios GmbH Player sentiment 95% positive of 71,430 Price $19.99 Great SoundtrackCuteDifficult2DIndiePuzzle
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Wuppo: Definitive Edition
Why it matched: both puzzle and difficult; shares 6 player tags including 2D, Cute and Great Soundtrack; released around the same time (2016).
Play as an exiled 'wum' looking for a new home in this bizarre but charming world, filled with strange creatures, puzzles, monsters and political chaos.
Wuppo: Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2016 Studio snekflat Player sentiment 94% positive of 5,976 Price $14.99 2DCuteGreat SoundtrackPuzzleFunnyDifficult
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Friday the 13th: Killer Puzzle
Why it matched: both puzzle and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Free to Play, Puzzle and Indie; released around the same time (2018).
Help legendary horror icon Jason Voorhees stalk and slay campers across 100+ puzzle levels in a hilariously off kilter puzzle game. Jason will terrorize victims from the campgrounds of Crystal Lake to the highrises of Manhattan, from supermax prisons to space stations... and beyond!
Friday the 13th: Killer Puzzle at a glance Released 2018 Studio Blue Wizard Digital Player sentiment 94% positive of 6,080 Price Not listed Free to PlayPuzzleIndieFunnyDifficultCute
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CrossCode
Why it matched: both puzzle and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Puzzle, Indie and Great Soundtrack; released around the same time (2018).
A retro-inspired 2D Action RPG set in the distant future. CrossCode combines 16-bit SNES-style graphics with butter-smooth physics, a fast-paced combat system, and engaging puzzle mechanics, served with a gripping sci-fi story.
CrossCode at a glance Released 2018 Studio Radical Fish Games Player sentiment 92% positive of 18,408 Price $19.99 PuzzleIndieGreat Soundtrack2DAnimeDifficult
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Poly Bridge
Why it matched: both puzzle and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Puzzle, Difficult and Indie; released around the same time (2016).
Unleash your engineering creativity with an engaging and fresh bridge-building simulator with all the bells and whistles. Enjoy hours of physics-based puzzle solving in the Campaign and then jump in the Sandbox to create your own bridge designs and puzzles!
Poly Bridge at a glance Released 2016 Studio Dry Cactus Player sentiment 91% positive of 18,905 Price $9.99 PuzzleDifficultIndieFunnyGreat SoundtrackCute
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PICO PARK
Why it matched: both puzzle and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Cute, 2D and Funny; released around the same time (2021).
PICO PARK is a cooperative local/online multiplay action puzzle game for 2-8 players.
PICO PARK at a glance Released 2021 Studio TECOPARK Player sentiment 91% positive of 29,932 Price $4.99 Cute2DFunnyPuzzleIndieDifficult
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Eternal Senia
Why it matched: both puzzle; shares 8 player tags including Anime, Free to Play and Great Soundtrack.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Eternal Senia at a glance Released 2015 Studio Sanctum Games Player sentiment 97% positive of 12,057 Price Free AnimeFree to PlayGreat SoundtrackIndieCute2DPuzzleVisual Novel
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Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
Why it matched: both puzzle; shares 8 player tags including Anime, Visual Novel and Great Soundtrack.
Jabberwock Island—You and your classmates were ready for fun in the sun until Monokuma returned to restart his murderous game! Trapped in a kill-or-be-killed situation, your only hope rests in solving the island’s mysteries.
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair at a glance Released 2012 Studio Spike Chunsoft Player sentiment 96% positive of 32,628 Price $19.99 AnimeVisual NovelGreat SoundtrackPuzzleComedyMatureFunnyDating Sim
Common questions
What game is most like Helltaker?
Muse Dash, on the evidence we have. It both difficult. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to Helltaker" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Helltaker. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.