Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising (2026)
Every game below overlaps with SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising 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: Nuclear Throne, which both difficult.
- SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising is tagged Top-Down Shooter, Rogue-lite, Indie, Action, Action Roguelike, Online Co-Op, Difficult, 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.
- 2 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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Nuclear Throne
Why it matched: both difficult; shares 11 player tags including Action Roguelike, Rogue-like and Indie; 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-likeIndieDifficultBullet HellRogue-liteTop-Down ShooterGreat Soundtrack
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RUINER
Why it matched: both cyberpunk and difficult; shares 9 player tags including Cyberpunk, Top-Down Shooter and Great Soundtrack; 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 CyberpunkTop-Down ShooterGreat SoundtrackIndieTwin Stick ShooterIsometricDifficultShooter
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Risk of Rain 2
Why it matched: both difficult; shares 9 player tags including Action Roguelike, Rogue-lite and Rogue-like; released around the same time (2020).
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-OpShooterGreat SoundtrackDifficultIndie
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Invisible, Inc.
Why it matched: both cyberpunk, strategy and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Cyberpunk, Difficult and Isometric; released around the same time (2015).
Take control of Invisible's agents in the field and infiltrate the world's most dangerous corporations. Stealth, precision, and teamwork are essential in high-stakes, high-profit missions, where every move may cost an agent their life.
Invisible, Inc. at a glance Released 2015 Studio Klei Entertainment Player sentiment 91% positive of 5,778 Price $19.99 CyberpunkDifficultIsometricRogue-liteTacticalRogue-like
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CyberCorp
Why it matched: both cyberpunk and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Top-Down Shooter, Twin Stick Shooter and Top-Down.
Brutal fast-paced isometric Co-op Loot Shooter in Cyberpunk world. Equipment-based combos. Exotic Weapons and Armor. Easy to start, hard to master. Play solo or with friends.
CyberCorp at a glance Released 2025 Studio Megame LLC Player sentiment 79% positive of 437 Price $14.99 Top-Down ShooterTwin Stick ShooterTop-DownIsometricTacticalIndieCyberpunkShooter
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HELLDIVERS Dive Harder Edition
Why it matched: both strategy and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Online Co-Op, Top-Down Shooter and Twin Stick Shooter; released around the same time (2015).
HELLDIVERS™ is a hardcore, cooperative, twin stick shooter. As part of the elite unit called the HELLDIVERS, players must work together to protect SUPER EARTH and defeat the enemies of mankind in an intense intergalactic war.
HELLDIVERS Dive Harder Edition at a glance Released 2015 Studio Arrowhead Game Studios Player sentiment 90% positive of 33,376 Price $19.99 Online Co-OpTop-Down ShooterTwin Stick ShooterTop-DownShooterDifficultIsometric
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TheDawn
Why it matched: both cyberpunk, strategy and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Shooter, Bullet Hell and Robots; released around the same time (2020).
TheDawn is a third-person shooting game about the journey of Maya, the superpowers who can manipulate time, and Max, the hacker who helps her. Will they be able to save mankind and face a new dawn?
TheDawn at a glance Released 2020 Studio LIMITED Player sentiment 93% positive of 8,588 Price Free ShooterBullet HellRobotsCyberpunkTactical
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Desperados III
Why it matched: both strategy and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Tactical, Isometric and Difficult; released around the same time (2020).
Desperados III is a story-driven, hardcore tactical stealth game, set in a ruthless Wild West scenario. Play smart if you want to succeed. A good plan can make the difference between survival and finding yourself at the business end of a pistol.
Desperados III at a glance Released 2020 Studio Mimimi Games Player sentiment 97% positive of 16,591 Price $39.99 TacticalIsometricDifficultTop-DownIndieGreat Soundtrack
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Door Kickers
Why it matched: both strategy and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Tactical, Top-Down and Indie; released around the same time (2014).
Door Kickers is an innovative realtime strategy game that puts you in charge of a SWAT team and lets you command them during a tactical intervention.
Door Kickers at a glance Released 2014 Studio KillHouse Games Player sentiment 94% positive of 10,057 Price $19.99 TacticalTop-DownIndieShooterTop-Down ShooterDifficult
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Furi
Why it matched: both cyberpunk and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Bullet Hell, Difficult and Top-Down; 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 Bullet HellDifficultTop-DownCyberpunkIndieGreat Soundtrack
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Neon Abyss
Why it matched: both cyberpunk and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Rogue-like, Cyberpunk and Shooter; released around the same time (2020).
Neon Abyss is a frantic, roguelite action-platformer where you run ‘n’ gun your way into the Abyss. Featuring unlimited item synergies and a unique dungeon evolution system, each run diversifies the experience and every choice alters the ruleset.
Neon Abyss at a glance Released 2020 Studio Veewo Games Player sentiment 86% positive of 23,613 Price $19.99 Rogue-likeCyberpunkShooterBullet HellRogue-liteAction Roguelike
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The Binding of Isaac
Why it matched: both difficult; shares 8 player tags including Action Roguelike, Rogue-like and Indie.
Now 20% More Evil with the Free Halloween update!
The Binding of Isaac at a glance Released 2011 Studio Edmund McMillen Player sentiment 95% positive of 62,842 Price $4.99 Action RoguelikeRogue-likeIndieDifficultTop-DownGreat SoundtrackRogue-liteBullet Hell
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Police Stories
Why it matched: both strategy and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Tactical, Top-Down Shooter and Shooter; released around the same time (2019).
A fresh take on top-down shooters with an emphasis on tactics that forces you to make split second decisions. Neutralize criminals, rescue civilians and defuse bombs in Single Player mode or Co-op. And remember - shooting first is not an option!
Police Stories at a glance Released 2019 Studio HypeTrain Digital Player sentiment 85% positive of 9,697 Price $2.99 TacticalTop-Down ShooterShooterOnline Co-OpIndieDifficult
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Satellite Reign
Why it matched: both cyberpunk and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Cyberpunk, Indie and Tactical; released around the same time (2015).
Satellite Reign is a real-time, class-based strategy game, set in an open-world cyberpunk city. You command a group of 4 agents through rain-soaked, neon-lit streets, where the law is the will of mega-corporations.
Satellite Reign at a glance Released 2015 Studio 5 Lives Studios Player sentiment 71% positive of 5,369 Price $29.99 CyberpunkIndieTacticalIsometricTop-DownGreat Soundtrack
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Thunder Tier One
Why it matched: both strategy and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Online Co-Op, Top-Down Shooter and Tactical; released around the same time (2021).
Thunder Tier One is a realistic top-down shooter where you join an elite special operations team tasked with stopping a dangerous terrorist organization wreaking havoc across the fictional Eastern European country of Salobia.
Thunder Tier One at a glance Released 2021 Studio KRAFTON, Inc. Player sentiment 69% positive of 5,723 Price Free Online Co-OpTop-Down ShooterTacticalShooterTop-DownDifficult
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Hades
Why it matched: both difficult; shares 7 player tags including Action Roguelike, Rogue-lite and Indie; released around the same time (2020).
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 SoundtrackIsometricDifficult
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Ghostrunner
Why it matched: both cyberpunk, strategy and difficult; shares 4 player tags including Cyberpunk, Difficult and Great Soundtrack; 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 CyberpunkDifficultGreat SoundtrackShooter
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Heroes of Hammerwatch
Why it matched: both difficult; shares 7 player tags including Rogue-lite, Action Roguelike and Online Co-Op; released around the same time (2018).
Heroes of Hammerwatch is a rogue-lite action-adventure. Explore and battle your way through procedurally generated levels on your own or with up to 3 friends.
Heroes of Hammerwatch at a glance Released 2018 Studio Crackshell Player sentiment 87% positive of 9,527 Price $2.99 Rogue-liteAction RoguelikeOnline Co-OpIndieTop-DownRogue-likeBullet Hell
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FTL: Faster Than Light
Why it matched: both strategy and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Rogue-like, Indie and Difficult.
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-likeIndieDifficultTacticalTop-DownRogue-lite
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PAYDAY The Heist
Why it matched: both strategy and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Online Co-Op, Shooter and Great Soundtrack.
Take on the role of a hardened career criminal executing intense, dynamic heists in constant pursuit of the next “big score”
PAYDAY The Heist at a glance Released 2011 Studio OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio. Player sentiment 93% positive of 40,968 Price $9.99 Online Co-OpShooterGreat SoundtrackDifficultTacticalIndie
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Sanctum
Why it matched: both strategy and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Indie, Online Co-Op and Shooter.
You think Tower Defense games are all about building? You thought wrong. Sanctum is not your average Tower Defense title. When the havoc starts, you get to join the fray! As one of the world’s first First Person Shooter - Tower Defense games, Sanctum has taken the best of both worlds to deliver an epic, one-of-a-kind experience.
Sanctum at a glance Released 2011 Studio Coffee Stain Studios Player sentiment 89% positive of 3,359 Price $1.99 IndieOnline Co-OpShooterGreat SoundtrackTacticalDifficult
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EVERSPACE
Why it matched: both 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-liteShooterRogue-likeDifficultGreat Soundtrack
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Just Shapes & Beats
Why it matched: both strategy and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Great Soundtrack, Bullet Hell and Difficult; released around the same time (2018).
"Just Shapes & Beats" is a chaotic co-op musical bullet-hell based on three simple things: avoid Shapes, move to the kick-ass Beats, and die, repeatedly.
Just Shapes & Beats at a glance Released 2018 Studio Berzerk Studio Player sentiment 98% positive of 26,015 Price $11.99 Great SoundtrackBullet HellDifficultIndieOnline Co-Op
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Slay the Spire
Why it matched: both strategy and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Rogue-like, Rogue-lite and Indie; released around the same time (2019).
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Slay the Spire at a glance Released 2019 Studio Mega Crit Player sentiment 97% positive of 217,947 Price $24.99 Rogue-likeRogue-liteIndieDifficultGreat Soundtrack
Common questions
What game is most like SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising?
Nuclear Throne, 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 SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising" 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 SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising. 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.