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2023PCSteam Deck verified67 % positive16.99 €

An action roguelike dungeon crawler set in a corporate-dominated future plagued by nanoviruses, where a cyborg and an AI fight side by side. It can be played solo or in 4-player co-op, with progression built across repeated runs.

Runs that play out differently every time
Post-apocalyptic setting
Sci-fi setting
Playing together in co-op

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The closest matches for Metal Mutation are Nuclear Throne, Xeno Crisis and Risk of Rain Returns. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Metal Mutation special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

In short: games like Metal Mutation

Best alternative overall: Nuclear Throne 92% match – Post-apocalyptic setting
To play together: Risk of Rain Returns 89% match – with co-op
Newest alternative: Knights Within 86% match – released 2024

Best match

Nuclear Throne

92 %Match

2015PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified96 % positive12.25 €

A blisteringly fast top-down roguelike shooter where you blast through an irradiated wasteland with random weapons and mutations on your way to the throne. Runs are short, frantic and unforgiving, yet endlessly replayable.

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Xeno Crisis

Shooting and gunplay

You run and gun through an overrun alien research outpost as a battle-hardened marine. Randomly generated areas force you to rethink your approach on every run, and the two-player mode turns the chaos into a shared fight.

Risk of Rain Returns

Runs that play out differently every time

A fast 2D roguelike action game where you stack items to become absurdly powerful while the difficulty keeps climbing with time. The remake adds new survivors, abilities and content, and co-op makes the chaos even better.

Neon Chrome

Shooting and gunplay

A frantic top-down cyberpunk shooter where you fight through randomly generated floors of a giant mega-structure. Each death lets you upgrade stats and cybernetic implants, and you can try different roles like the Hacker or Cyber Psycho.

Risk of Rain 2

Runs that play out differently every time

A frantic 3D roguelike shooter where random items stack into absurdly powerful builds while the difficulty relentlessly ramps up over time. Fight across a hostile alien planet solo or with up to three friends in co-op.

NeuroVoider

Runs that play out differently every time

A fast twin-stick shooter where you play as a brain piloting robot bodies, constantly scavenging weapons and parts from fallen enemies to craft new builds. Features permadeath and co-op for up to four players.

Risk of Rain

Runs that play out differently every time

A 2D pixel-art roguelike platformer where you grow stronger on an alien planet by stacking random items while the difficulty keeps climbing over time. Playable solo or with up to three friends, each run feels different thanks to chaotic item combinations.

Atomicrops

Post-apocalyptic setting

A fast twin-stick roguelite where you run the last farm of the post-apocalypse, growing mutant crops, fending off bandits and even wooing a spouse. Juggling farming chores, a ticking clock and shootouts keeps every run frantic and varied.

Knights Within

Runs that play out differently every time

A hack-and-slash horde shooter for one to four players, where you fight through procedurally generated levels. Custom loadouts and random power-ups help you survive endless enemy waves in roguelite fashion.

Remnant: From the Ashes

Post-apocalyptic setting

A Soulslike with guns, set in third person. You fight through procedurally assembled realms beyond portals and take on punishing bosses, ideally with up to two friends in co-op. It blends a post-apocalyptic Earth with alien fantasy worlds and rewards repeat runs with new weapons and secrets.