What games are like Dead Cells: The Bad Seed?

indielist matches 12 indie games to Dead Cells: The Bad Seed by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Terraria (1,216,769 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.

How are "games like Dead Cells: The Bad Seed" chosen?

By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Dead Cells: The Bad Seed, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.

Games like Dead Cells: The Bad Seed

Looking for games like Dead Cells: The Bad Seed? indielist surfaces 12 similar indie games by shared genre and Steam tags, ranked by review count. Dead Cells: The Bad Seed is a action game from 2020; the closest matches share its tags and audience. The top match by reviews is Terraria with 1,216,769 Steam reviews. Each game links to a white-box sales estimate you can audit. Matches are computed from tracked Steam data, not editorial opinion.

Terraria

2011 · Action

1,216,769 reviews · 97% positive

Same: same action focus. Different: leans more into open world survival craft.
Rust

2018 · Action

1,140,437 reviews · 87% positive

Same: same action focus. Different: leans more into survival.
Phasmophobia

2020 · Action

676,875 reviews · 95% positive

Same: same action focus. Different: leans more into horror.
ARK: Survival Evolved

2017 · Action

579,234 reviews · 83% positive

Same: same action focus. Different: leans more into open world survival craft.
The Forest

2018 · Action

570,988 reviews · 96% positive

Same: same action focus. Different: leans more into open world survival craft.
Unturned

2017 · Action

563,169 reviews · 91% positive

Same: same action focus. Different: leans more into free to play.
Geometry Dash

2014 · Action

557,534 reviews · 93% positive

Same: same action focus. Different: leans more into difficult.
Hollow Knight

2017 · Action

487,097 reviews · 97% positive

Same: same action focus. Different: leans more into metroidvania.
Valheim

2021 · Action

452,821 reviews · 94% positive

Same: same action focus. Different: leans more into open world survival craft.
Lethal Company

2023 · Action

409,614 reviews · 97% positive

Same: same action focus. Different: leans more into online co-op.
Brawlhalla

2017 · Action

406,735 reviews · 80% positive

Same: same action focus. Different: leans more into free to play.
Hollow Knight: Silksong

2025 · Action

374,314 reviews · 89% positive

Same: same action focus. Different: a 2025 take.

Frequently asked questions

What games are like Dead Cells: The Bad Seed?: indielist matches 12 indie games to Dead Cells: The Bad Seed by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Terraria (1,216,769 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.
How are "games like Dead Cells: The Bad Seed" chosen?: By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Dead Cells: The Bad Seed, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.