What games are like Dead Cells?

indielist matches 12 indie games to Dead Cells by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Rogue Legacy 2 (14,990 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.

How are "games like Dead Cells" chosen?

By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Dead Cells, 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

Looking for games like Dead Cells? indielist surfaces 12 similar indie games by shared genre and Steam tags, ranked by review count. Dead Cells is a action game from 2018; the closest matches share its tags and audience. The top match by reviews is Rogue Legacy 2 with 14,990 Steam reviews. Each game links to a white-box sales estimate you can audit. Matches are computed from tracked Steam data, not editorial opinion.

Rogue Legacy 2

2022 · Action

14,990 reviews · 91% positive

MetroidvaniaPlatformerAction

Same: shares Metroidvania and Platformer. Different: leans more into arcade.
Skul: The Hero Slayer

2021 · Action

50,426 reviews · 93% positive

IndieActionAction Roguelike

Same: shares Indie and Action. Different: leans more into side scroller.
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

2014 · Action

357,988 reviews · 97% positive

Action RoguelikeRogue-likeIndie

Same: shares Action Roguelike and Rogue-like. Different: leans more into dungeon crawler.
Ravenswatch

2024 · Action

21,499 reviews · 80% positive

Rogue-likeAction RoguelikeAction

Same: shares Rogue-like and Action Roguelike. Different: leans more into co-op.
Astral Ascent

2023 · Action

8,347 reviews · 95% positive

Action RoguelikeRogue-liteHack and Slash

Same: shares Action Roguelike and Rogue-lite. Different: leans more into story rich.
The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth

2015 · Action

8,067 reviews · 93% positive

Replay ValueDifficultIndie

Same: shares Replay Value and Difficult. Different: leans more into great soundtrack.
Hollow Knight

2017 · Action

487,097 reviews · 97% positive

MetroidvaniaSouls-likePlatformer

Same: shares Metroidvania and Souls-like. Different: leans more into great soundtrack.
Blasphemous

2019 · Action

51,551 reviews · 90% positive

MetroidvaniaPixel GraphicsSouls-like

Same: shares Metroidvania and Pixel Graphics. Different: leans more into gore.
The Binding of Isaac

2011 · Action

48,705 reviews · 95% positive

Action RoguelikeRogue-likeIndie

Same: shares Action Roguelike and Rogue-like. Different: leans more into dark.
Rain World

2017 · Action

42,258 reviews · 94% positive

DifficultAtmosphericIndie

Same: shares Difficult and Atmospheric. Different: leans more into survival.
Nine Sols

2024 · Action

36,717 reviews · 94% positive

MetroidvaniaSouls-likeDifficult

Same: shares Metroidvania and Souls-like. Different: leans more into hand-drawn.
Hero Siege

2014 · Action

35,911 reviews · 67% positive

Pixel GraphicsHack and SlashAction Roguelike

Same: shares Pixel Graphics and Hack and Slash. Different: leans more into action rpg.

Frequently asked questions

What games are like Dead Cells?: indielist matches 12 indie games to Dead Cells by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Rogue Legacy 2 (14,990 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.
How are "games like Dead Cells" chosen?: By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Dead Cells, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.