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2025PCSteam Deck verified89 % positive−55 % 17.49 € 7.87 €

A fast-paced action roguelite set on a collapsing space station, where fluid blade combat and powerful abilities help you fight eldritch horrors. It blends roguelike, metroidvania and soulslike elements into demanding runs.

  • Runs that play out differently every time
  • Melee combat with weapons or fists
  • Dread and tension
  • Dark, serious atmosphere

The closest matches for Katanaut are Curse of the Dead Gods, Casualties: Unknown and Helskate. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Katanaut special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Curse of the Dead Gods

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2021PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified84 % positive19.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Katanaut: runs that differ every time, melee combat with weapons or fists and a dark atmosphere.

An isometric action roguelike where you fight through a cursed temple full of traps and monsters. Risky curses, swappable weapons and fast melee combat make every run a gamble between greed and survival.

Helskate

Melee combat with weapons or fists

You skate through a grim labyrinth, turning tricks, grinds and combos into attacks against monsters. Every death makes you stronger, and you mix weapons and gear to suit your playstyle.

Dreamscaper

Melee combat with weapons or fists

An action roguelite where you fight through a young woman's dreams at night and build relationships by day. Brisk combat paired with a heartfelt story about depression and self-discovery sets it apart.

Skyhill

Dread and tension

You fight your way down a infected high-rise hotel floor by floor, juggling hunger, supplies and gear. A compact survival roguelike with a horror mood and constant resource pressure.

Exanima

Melee combat with weapons or fists

Exanima is an unforgiving isometric dungeon-crawling RPG built on a realistic physics simulation where weight, momentum and positioning decide every fight. Combat is slow, risky and demands careful, deliberate play.

The Last Faith

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A dark, gothic pixel-art Metroidvania that blends Soulslike combat with sprawling interconnected exploration and plenty of weapon and build options. You fight through a decaying world ravaged by plague and a corrupt religion as Eric.

Wall World 2

Sci-fi setting

You drive a giant robotic spider up an endless wall, alternating between mining and fighting off threats in your exosuit. Between runs you permanently upgrade the spider and your gear while slowly uncovering the wall's secrets.

Sulfur

Strong character progression

A retro-flavored first-person shooter with roguelike elements: you push through procedurally built levels, collect loot, upgrade weapons and use special powers. A grim mood and the search for answers pull you ever deeper.

Noita

Challenging difficulty

Every pixel is physically simulated, letting you craft your own wands and chaotic spell combos to burn, flood or blow up the world. A brutal roguelite full of secrets where you often die to your own creativity.

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