Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like LET IT DIE (2026)
Every game below overlaps with LET IT DIE 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: RUINER, which both cyberpunk and difficult.
- LET IT DIE is tagged Free to Play, Action, Souls-like, Sexual Content, Gore, Nudity, Multiplayer, Rogue-like 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.
- 1 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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RUINER
Why it matched: both cyberpunk and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Cyberpunk, Great Soundtrack and Violent; released around the same time (2017).
RUINER is a brutal action shooter set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok. A wired psychopath lashes out against a corrupt system to uncover the truth and retrieve his kidnapped brother under the guidance of a secretive hacker friend.
RUINER at a glance Released 2017 Studio Reikon Games Player sentiment 89% positive of 12,481 Price $19.99 CyberpunkGreat SoundtrackViolentGoreDifficultHack and SlashThird Person
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The Surge
Why it matched: both cyberpunk and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Souls-like, Third Person and Difficult; released around the same time (2017).
Welcome to CREO, the megacorporation saving the world! A catastrophic event has knocked you out during the first day on the job… you wake up equipped with a heavy-grade exoskeleton, in a destroyed section of the complex.
The Surge at a glance Released 2017 Studio Deck13 Player sentiment 75% positive of 12,215 Price $14.99 Souls-likeThird PersonDifficultHack and SlashViolentCyberpunkGore
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The Surge 2
Why it matched: both cyberpunk and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Souls-like, Violent and Difficult; released around the same time (2019).
In a bid to survive, explore the sprawling, devastated Jericho City. Fight ferocious threats in brutal, unforgiving combat, slashing and tearing the limbs off your opponents to steal their equipment.
The Surge 2 at a glance Released 2019 Studio Deck13 Player sentiment 75% positive of 9,558 Price $29.99 Souls-likeViolentDifficultThird PersonCyberpunkGoreHack and Slash
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Devil May Cry 5
Why it matched: both difficult; shares 8 player tags including Hack and Slash, Great Soundtrack and Third Person; released around the same time (2019).
The ultimate Devil Hunter is back in style, in the game action fans have been waiting for.
Devil May Cry 5 at a glance Released 2019 Studio CAPCOM Co., Ltd. Player sentiment 96% positive of 170,072 Price $7.49 Hack and SlashGreat SoundtrackThird PersonSexual ContentViolentNudityDifficultGore
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She Will Punish Them
Why it matched: both difficult; shares 8 player tags including Sexual Content, Nudity and Hack and Slash; released around the same time (2020).
A sensual dark fantasy ARPG. Customize a stunning succubus with great body details, together with your companions fight intense combats with challenging bosses to get sexy outfits and powerful equipment, and between battles, chill and interact with your fellow maidens at the palace designed by you.
She Will Punish Them at a glance Released 2020 Studio L2 Games Player sentiment 86% positive of 18,150 Price $15.99 Sexual ContentNudityHack and SlashSouls-likeViolentGoreThird PersonDifficult
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Katana ZERO
Why it matched: both cyberpunk and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Great Soundtrack, Cyberpunk and Hack and Slash; released around the same time (2019).
Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.
Katana ZERO at a glance Released 2019 Studio Askiisoft Player sentiment 98% positive of 76,036 Price $14.99 Great SoundtrackCyberpunkHack and SlashViolentDifficultGore
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Furi
Why it matched: both cyberpunk and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Hack and Slash, Difficult and Third Person; released around the same time (2016).
The jailer is the key, kill him and you’ll be free. Fight your way free in this ultra-responsive, fast-paced sword-fighting and dual-stick shooting game.
Furi at a glance Released 2016 Studio The Game Bakers Player sentiment 90% positive of 14,026 Price $19.99 Hack and SlashDifficultThird PersonCyberpunkViolentGreat Soundtrack
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Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Why it matched: both difficult; shares 7 player tags including Souls-like, Difficult and Third Person; released around the same time (2019).
Game of the Year - The Game Awards 2019 Best Action Game of 2019 - IGN Carve your own clever path to vengeance in the award winning adventure from developer FromSoftware, creators of Bloodborne and the Dark Souls series. Take Revenge. Restore Your Honor. Kill Ingeniously.
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice at a glance Released 2019 Studio FromSoftware Player sentiment 95% positive of 354,843 Price $59.99 Souls-likeDifficultThird PersonViolentHack and SlashGoreGreat Soundtrack
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Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition
Why it matched: both difficult; shares 7 player tags including Souls-like, Difficult and Third Person; released around the same time (2019).
Game of the Year - The Game Awards 2019 Best Action Game of 2019 - IGN Carve your own clever path to vengeance in the award winning adventure from developer FromSoftware, creators of Bloodborne and the Dark Souls series. Take Revenge. Restore Your Honor. Kill Ingeniously.
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition at a glance Released 2019 Studio FromSoftware, Inc. Player sentiment 95% positive of 354,898 Price $59.99 Souls-likeDifficultThird PersonViolentHack and SlashGoreGreat Soundtrack
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Friday the 13th: Killer Puzzle
Why it matched: both difficult; shares 7 player tags including Free to Play, Gore and Violent; 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 PlayGoreViolentBloodFunnyDifficultDark Comedy
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Blasphemous
Why it matched: both difficult; shares 7 player tags including Souls-like, Gore and Violent; released around the same time (2019).
Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.
Blasphemous at a glance Released 2019 Studio The Game Kitchen Player sentiment 90% positive of 66,881 Price $24.99 Souls-likeGoreViolentDifficultBloodGreat SoundtrackNudity
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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Why it matched: both cyberpunk and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Great Soundtrack, Hack and Slash and Third Person.
Developed by Kojima Productions and PlatinumGames, METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE takes the renowned METAL GEAR franchise into exciting new territory with an all-new action experience. The game seamlessly melds pure action and epic story-telling that surrounds Raiden – a child soldier transformed into a half-human, half-cyborg ninja who...
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance at a glance Released 2013 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 96% positive of 88,848 Price $29.99 Great SoundtrackHack and SlashThird PersonGoreCyberpunkDifficult
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Ghostrunner
Why it matched: both cyberpunk and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Cyberpunk, Difficult and Hack and Slash; released around the same time (2020).
Ghostrunner offers a unique single-player experience: fast-paced, violent combat, and an original setting that blends science fiction with post-apocalyptic themes. It tells the story of a world that has already ended and its inhabitants who fight to survive.
Ghostrunner at a glance Released 2020 Studio One More Level Player sentiment 91% positive of 66,721 Price $29.99 CyberpunkDifficultHack and SlashViolentGreat Soundtrack
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Catherine
Why it matched: both difficult; shares 7 player tags including Sexual Content, Nudity and Difficult.
Catherine: a tale of love, betrayal, and the terror of commitment. Experience the mature action-adventure-puzzle game unlike any other from the makers of the Persona series, now enhanced for PC in all its Classic glory. Is love over? Climb to the top or die trying.
Catherine at a glance Released 2011 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 87% positive of 11,244 Price $19.99 Sexual ContentNudityDifficultSurrealViolentGreat SoundtrackGore
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Manhunt
Why it matched: both difficult; shares 7 player tags including Gore, Violent and Blood.
You awake to the sound of your own panicked breath. In Manhunt, you must run, hide and fight to survive. If you can stay alive long enough, you may find out who did this to you. This is a brutal blood sport.
Manhunt at a glance Released 2003 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 71% positive of 9,522 Price $3.49 GoreViolentBloodThird PersonGreat SoundtrackNudityDifficult
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Iron Snout
Why it matched: both difficult; shares 6 player tags including Free to Play, Funny and Gore; released around the same time (2016).
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
Iron Snout at a glance Released 2016 Studio SnoutUp Player sentiment 98% positive of 17,480 Price Free Free to PlayFunnyGoreBloodViolentDifficult
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Paint the Town Red
Why it matched: both difficult; shares 6 player tags including Gore, Blood and Violent; released around the same time (2021).
Paint the Town Red is a chaotic first person melee combat game set in different locations and time periods. The voxel-based enemies can be punched, bashed, kicked, stabbed and sliced completely dynamically using almost anything that isn't nailed down.
Paint the Town Red at a glance Released 2021 Studio South East Games Player sentiment 96% positive of 32,486 Price $19.99 GoreBloodViolentRogue-likeFunnyDifficult
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EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5
Why it matched: both difficult; shares 6 player tags including Funny, Difficult and Third Person; released around the same time (2019).
Stand and fight for humanity. This arcade shooter takes place in the year 2022, as the Earth Defense Force fends off an all-out attack by unknown life forms. Become an EDF soldier, battle against endless hordes of immense enemies, and restore peace to the earth.
EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 at a glance Released 2019 Studio SANDLOT Player sentiment 94% positive of 11,522 Price $59.99 FunnyDifficultThird PersonViolentGoreHack and Slash
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Devil May Cry HD Collection
Why it matched: both difficult; shares 6 player tags including Hack and Slash, Great Soundtrack and Difficult; released around the same time (2018).
The popular stylish action games Devil May Cry, Devil May Cry 2, and Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition return in one collection!
Devil May Cry HD Collection at a glance Released 2018 Studio CAPCOM Co., Ltd. Player sentiment 93% positive of 25,451 Price $9.89 Hack and SlashGreat SoundtrackDifficultViolentThird PersonGore
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Bright Memory
Why it matched: both difficult; shares 6 player tags including Hack and Slash, Souls-like and Sexual Content; released around the same time (2020).
Bright Memory is a lightning-fast fusion of the FPS and action genres, created by one-man development studio FYQD using Unreal Engine. Combine a wide variety of skills and abilities to unleash dazzling combo attacks.
Bright Memory at a glance Released 2020 Studio FYQD-Studio Player sentiment 90% positive of 33,096 Price $7.99 Hack and SlashSouls-likeSexual ContentGoreViolentNudity
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12 is Better Than 6
Why it matched: both difficult; shares 6 player tags including Violent, Difficult and Blood; released around the same time (2015).
12 is Better Than 6 is a dynamic top-down shooter with stealth elements, presented in a Wild West theme. The story puts you in the shoes of escaped slave fleeing to the United States in 1873.
12 is Better Than 6 at a glance Released 2015 Studio Ink Stains Games Player sentiment 84% positive of 10,276 Price $1.99 ViolentDifficultBloodGoreGreat SoundtrackFunny
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CODE VEIN
Why it matched: both difficult; shares 6 player tags including Souls-like, Third Person and Difficult; released around the same time (2019).
In the face of certain death, we rise. Team up and embark on a journey to the ends of hell to unlock your past and escape your living nightmare in CODE VEIN.
CODE VEIN at a glance Released 2019 Studio Bandai Namco Studios Player sentiment 83% positive of 62,452 Price $59.99 Souls-likeThird PersonDifficultHack and SlashViolentGore
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Resident Evil 3
Why it matched: both difficult; shares 6 player tags including Third Person, Gore and Violent; released around the same time (2020).
Jill Valentine is one of the last remaining people in Raccoon City to witness the atrocities Umbrella performed. To stop her, Umbrella unleashes their ultimate secret weapon: Nemesis! Also includes Resident Evil Resistance, a new 1 vs 4 online multiplayer game set in the Resident Evil universe.
Resident Evil 3 at a glance Released 2020 Studio CAPCOM Co., Ltd. Player sentiment 83% positive of 125,534 Price $39.99 Third PersonGoreViolentSexual ContentDifficultGreat Soundtrack
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Friday the 13th: The Game
Why it matched: both difficult; shares 6 player tags including Gore, Violent and Third Person; released around the same time (2017).
Jason is back! Jason Voorhees is unleashed and stalking the grounds of Camp Crystal Lake! Take on the role as Jason Voorhees and Camp Crystal Lake counselors. This is the game you’ve been waiting for; the chance to kill or be killed on Friday the 13th!
Friday the 13th: The Game at a glance Released 2017 Studio IllFonic Player sentiment 80% positive of 76,840 Price Not listed GoreViolentThird PersonFunnyDifficultNudity
Common questions
What game is most like LET IT DIE?
RUINER, on the evidence we have. It both cyberpunk and 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 LET IT DIE" 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 LET IT DIE. 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.