Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Risk of Rain (2013) (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Risk of Rain (2013) 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: The Binding of Isaac, which both survival and difficult.
- Risk of Rain (2013) is tagged Action Roguelike, Rogue-like, Indie, Platformer, Action, Pixel Graphics, Great Soundtrack, Online Co-Op 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.
- 1 are from the same studio: Risk of Rain 2.
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
- 1
The Binding of Isaac
Why it matched: both survival and difficult; shares 12 player tags including Action Roguelike, Rogue-like and Indie; released around the same time (2011).
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The Binding of Isaac at a glance Released 2011 Studio Edmund McMillen Player sentiment 95% positive of 62,842 Price $4.99 Action RoguelikeRogue-likeIndieReplay ValueDifficultGreat SoundtrackAddictiveRogue-lite
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Magicite
Why it matched: both survival and difficult; shares 12 player tags including Indie, RPG and Rogue-like; released around the same time (2014).
Explore, craft, and survive in this Multiplayer RPG Platformer with permanent death! Featuring many Rogue-like elements, Magicite randomly generates each underground dungeon for you and your friends to delve deep into.
Magicite at a glance Released 2014 Studio Sean Young Player sentiment 85% positive of 7,585 Price $9.99 IndieRPGRogue-likePixel Graphics2DAction RoguelikePlatformerPerma Death
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Never Split the Party
Why it matched: both survival and difficult; shares 12 player tags including Action Roguelike, Rogue-like and Indie.
Never Split the Party is an ultra social rogue-like! You're one of four adventurers joining together to explore a procedurally generated dungeon, amass powerful upgrades, and cooperate with your fellow adventures to conquer and crush the evil dungeon champions!
Never Split the Party at a glance Released 2019 Studio Legend Studio Player sentiment 76% positive of 4,400 Price Free Action RoguelikeRogue-likeIndieReplay ValueDifficultPixel GraphicsRogue-liteRPG
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Dungeon of the ENDLESS
Why it matched: both survival and difficult; shares 11 player tags including Rogue-like, Pixel Graphics and Indie; released around the same time (2014).
Dungeon of the ENDLESS™ is a Rogue-Like Dungeon-Defense game, in which the player and their team of heroes must protect the generator of their crashed ship while exploring an ever-expanding dungeon, all while facing waves of monsters and special events as they try to find their way out...
Dungeon of the ENDLESS at a glance Released 2014 Studio AMPLITUDE Studios Player sentiment 85% positive of 14,040 Price $11.99 Rogue-likePixel GraphicsIndieRPGPerma DeathDifficultSurvivalRogue-lite
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Nuclear Throne
Why it matched: both difficult; shares 11 player tags including Action Roguelike, Rogue-like and Pixel Graphics; released around the same time (2014).
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
Nuclear Throne at a glance Released 2014 Studio Vlambeer Player sentiment 96% positive of 19,779 Price $11.99 Action RoguelikeRogue-likePixel GraphicsIndieDifficultRogue-liteGreat SoundtrackLocal Co-Op
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Risk of Rain 2
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Hopoo Games; both survival and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Action Roguelike, Rogue-lite and Rogue-like.
Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.
Risk of Rain 2 at a glance Released 2020 Studio Hopoo Games Player sentiment 94% positive of 352,120 Price $8.24 Action RoguelikeRogue-liteRogue-likeOnline Co-OpGreat SoundtrackDifficultIndieSurvival
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Realm of the Mad God Exalt
Why it matched: both difficult; shares 10 player tags including Pixel Graphics, Rogue-like and Perma Death; released around the same time (2012).
Embark on an exhilarating journey into the pixelated Realm of the Mad God! Join, an action-packed, free-to-play MMO bullet hell game. Discover a world with danger, challenges, and hidden treasures as you battle through waves of enemies. Team up with players and conquer dungeons to become a legend!
Realm of the Mad God Exalt at a glance Released 2012 Studio Wild Shadow Studios Player sentiment 83% positive of 47,698 Price Free Pixel GraphicsRogue-likePerma DeathAction RoguelikeDifficultRogue-liteIndie2D
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Rogue Legacy 2
Why it matched: both difficult; shares 10 player tags including Platformer, Indie and RPG.
Rogue Legacy 2 is what you'd get if you mashed Rogue Legacy and a sequel together. Every time you die, your children will succeed you, and each child is unique. Your daughter might be a Colourblind Archer, and your son could be a Pacifistic Chef. Either way, one of them is getting conscripted.
Rogue Legacy 2 at a glance Released 2022 Studio Cellar Door Games Player sentiment 91% positive of 15,128 Price $24.99 PlatformerIndieRPGRogue-liteDifficult2DRogue-likeAction Roguelike
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FTL: Faster Than Light
Why it matched: both survival and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Rogue-like, Indie and Perma Death; released around the same time (2012).
This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.
FTL: Faster Than Light at a glance Released 2012 Studio Subset Games Player sentiment 95% positive of 78,616 Price $9.99 Rogue-likeIndiePerma DeathDifficultReplay Value2DRogue-liteSurvival
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Brotato
Why it matched: both survival and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Rogue-like, Action Roguelike and Survival.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Brotato at a glance Released 2023 Studio Blobfish Player sentiment 96% positive of 118,244 Price $4.99 Rogue-likeAction RoguelikeSurvivalLocal Co-OpRogue-liteReplay Value2DRPG
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Spelunky 2
Why it matched: both difficult; shares 10 player tags including Platformer, Difficult and Online Co-Op.
Spelunky 2 builds upon the unique, randomized challenges that made the original a roguelike classic, offering a huge adventure designed to satisfy players old and new. Meet the next generation of explorers as they find themselves on the Moon, searching for treasure and missing family.
Spelunky 2 at a glance Released 2020 Studio Mossmouth Player sentiment 93% positive of 21,915 Price $19.99 PlatformerDifficultOnline Co-OpPerma DeathReplay ValueIndieLocal Co-Op2D
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Stoneshard
Why it matched: both survival and difficult; shares 8 player tags including RPG, Rogue-like and Pixel Graphics.
Stoneshard is a hardcore turn-based RPG about the harsh life of a medieval mercenary: travel with your own caravan, descend into procedurally generated dungeons, learn new skills, survive hunger and injuries - and remember, every mistake can mean death and loss of progress.
Stoneshard at a glance Released 2020 Studio Ink Stains Games Player sentiment 75% positive of 35,515 Price $24.99 RPGRogue-likePixel GraphicsSurvival2DIndieDifficultReplay Value
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Crypt of the NecroDancer
Why it matched: both difficult; shares 9 player tags including Difficult, Rogue-like and Great Soundtrack; released around the same time (2014).
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Crypt of the NecroDancer at a glance Released 2014 Studio Brace Yourself Games Player sentiment 95% positive of 26,481 Price $14.99 DifficultRogue-likeGreat SoundtrackPixel GraphicsIndieLocal Co-OpRPG2D
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Hades
Why it matched: both difficult; shares 9 player tags including Action Roguelike, Rogue-lite and Indie.
Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.
Hades at a glance Released 2020 Studio Supergiant Games Player sentiment 98% positive of 308,085 Price $24.99 Action RoguelikeRogue-liteIndieRogue-likeGreat SoundtrackRPGReplay ValueDifficult
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Noita
Why it matched: both difficult; shares 9 player tags including Rogue-like, Pixel Graphics and Difficult.
Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.
Noita at a glance Released 2020 Studio Nolla Games Player sentiment 95% positive of 88,598 Price $19.99 Rogue-likePixel GraphicsDifficultIndie2DPerma DeathAction RoguelikeRogue-lite
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Terraria
Why it matched: both survival; shares 8 player tags including Survival, 2D and Pixel Graphics; released around the same time (2011).
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
Terraria at a glance Released 2011 Studio 505 Games Player sentiment 97% positive of 1,550,032 Price $9.99 Survival2DPixel GraphicsOnline Co-OpIndieRPGReplay ValuePlatformer
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Don't Starve
Why it matched: both survival and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Survival, Indie and Perma Death; released around the same time (2013).
Don’t Starve is an uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic. Enter a strange and unexplored world full of strange creatures, dangers, and surprises. Gather resources to craft items and structures that match your survival style.
Don't Starve at a glance Released 2013 Studio Klei Entertainment Player sentiment 97% positive of 113,392 Price $9.99 SurvivalIndiePerma DeathRogue-likeReplay ValueDifficult2D
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The Escapists
Why it matched: both survival and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Pixel Graphics, 2D and Indie; released around the same time (2015).
The Escapists provides players the opportunity of experiencing a light-hearted insight into everyday prison life with the main objective being that of escaping!
The Escapists at a glance Released 2015 Studio Mouldy Toof Studios Player sentiment 90% positive of 16,194 Price $3.59 Pixel Graphics2DIndieSurvivalDifficultRPGRogue-like
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Dead Cells
Why it matched: both difficult; shares 9 player tags including Action Roguelike, Pixel Graphics and Rogue-like.
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
Dead Cells at a glance Released 2018 Studio Motion Twin Player sentiment 97% positive of 183,007 Price $24.99 Action RoguelikePixel GraphicsRogue-like2DRogue-liteDifficultReplay ValuePlatformer
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Streets of Rogue
Why it matched: shares 10 player tags including Rogue-lite, Action Roguelike and Pixel Graphics.
Fight, sneak, and hack your way through randomly generated cities. It's like Nuclear Throne meets Deus Ex, mixed with the anarchy of GTA. Rogue-lite meets immersive sim, and goes completely insane.
Streets of Rogue at a glance Released 2019 Studio Matt Dabrowski Player sentiment 96% positive of 23,048 Price $19.99 Rogue-liteAction RoguelikePixel GraphicsRPGRogue-likeIndieLocal Co-OpOnline Co-Op
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Wizard of Legend
Why it matched: both difficult; shares 9 player tags including Action Roguelike, Pixel Graphics and Rogue-like.
Wizard of Legend is a no-nonsense, action-packed take on wizardry that emphasizes precise movements and smart comboing of spells in a rogue-like dungeon crawler that features over a hundred unique spells and relics!
Wizard of Legend at a glance Released 2018 Studio Contingent99 Player sentiment 91% positive of 21,051 Price $15.99 Action RoguelikePixel GraphicsRogue-likeLocal Co-OpRogue-liteIndieDifficult2D
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EVERSPACE
Why it matched: both survival and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Action Roguelike, Indie and Rogue-lite; released around the same time (2017).
EVERSPACE™ combines fast-paced combat with roguelike elements, great visuals and a captivating story. It takes you on a challenging journey through an ever-changing, beautifully crafted universe full of surprises. Shoot, craft and loot your way to victory while the odds are stacked against you.
EVERSPACE at a glance Released 2017 Studio ROCKFISH Games Player sentiment 78% positive of 11,465 Price $19.99 Action RoguelikeIndieRogue-liteRogue-likeSurvivalDifficultGreat Soundtrack
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Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
Why it matched: both difficult; shares 8 player tags including Platformer, Pixel Graphics and Great Soundtrack; released around the same time (2014).
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove at a glance Released 2014 Studio Yacht Club Games Player sentiment 96% positive of 16,898 Price $39.99 PlatformerPixel GraphicsGreat SoundtrackIndie2DDifficultRPGLocal Co-Op
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Super Crate Box
Why it matched: both difficult; shares 8 player tags including Indie, Platformer and Pixel Graphics; released around the same time (2012).
Vlambeer's SUPER CRATE BOX is coming to bring back the glory of the golden arcade age, when all that really mattered was getting on that high score list. Grab your baseball cap and loosen your pants, it's time to fight endless hordes of enemies and collect every weapon crate you can.
Super Crate Box at a glance Released 2012 Studio Vlambeer Player sentiment 89% positive of 6,444 Price Free IndiePlatformerPixel Graphics2DDifficultAddictiveGreat SoundtrackRogue-like
Common questions
What game is most like Risk of Rain (2013)?
The Binding of Isaac, on the evidence we have. It both survival 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 Risk of Rain (2013)" 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 Risk of Rain (2013). 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.
What else did the makers of Risk of Rain (2013) do?
Risk of Rain 2 is also from Hopoo Games, and appears in the list below for that reason as well as on tag overlap.
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.