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We filtered the 41 games similar to Heck Deck down to the 19 that fit the “Co-op” category. Cuphead, DOOM and Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Heck Deck.

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Within the “Co-op” category, the closest game to Heck Deck is Cuphead — scoring 65/100 on our similarity scale. DOOM and Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter follow close behind.

#1Cuphead65 #2DOOM61 #3Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter60 #4Enter the Gungeon60 #5Metal Slug X56

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Heck Deck. Each one has been evaluated across 14 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1CupheadClosest overall match

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Cuphead

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS

SoloCo-opRangedHardcore2DIsometric

Steam👍 96%· 209KRAWG👍 91%· 2.0KMC87IGDB87· 17OC88· 214

Year 2017Dev Studio MDHR · StudioMDHR EntertainmentPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of arena shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and punishing difficulty

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and action RPG combat, while skipping card game strategy

Hand-drawn 2D platformer in the style of 30s cartoons. 2D Dark Souls as the fans refer to the difficulty of this one. It took developers 6 years to create and polish their magnum opus. Cuphead is a classic run and gun adventure that heavily emphasizes on boss battles.

Genre100Tone73Visuals71Combat69Game mode60

61

DOOM

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS

SoloCo-opRangedHardcoreMultiplayer

Steam👍 97%· 28KRAWG👍 91%· 837MC83IGDB90· 1

Year 1993Dev SEGAOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the arena shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and punishing difficulty

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and setting scifi, while skipping card game strategy

The template for the genre: no reloading, no aiming up, movement so fast that circling is the main defensive skill. Level design is maze-like and built around secrets rather than corridors. Vertical aim does not exist, enemies cannot fight above or below you meaningfully, and the flatness takes adjustment for anyone raised on modern shooters.

Where it drifts furthest from Heck Deck: visuals and tone.

It predates Heck Deck by 29 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat83Game mode75Tone49Visuals0

#3Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter

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Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS

SoloCo-opRangedHardcoreMultiplayer

Steam👍 96%· 3.4KRAWG👍 85%· 603MC87IGDB83· 3

Year 2001Dev Croteam · Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Nintendo

✓ Same family of arena shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and punishing difficulty

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, while skipping card game strategy

Arena combat at absurd scale: dozens of enemies charging in open Egyptian ruins, with backpedalling and crowd control as the entire skill set. The cannon and minigun are gloriously heavy. There is almost no variety beyond that — no puzzles, minimal level design, and the loop of holding a corridor against a horde repeats for the full runtime.

Where it drifts furthest from Heck Deck: visuals.

It predates Heck Deck by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat77Game mode66Tone52Visuals0

#4Enter the GungeonClosest on tone

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Enter the Gungeon

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS

SoloCo-opRangedHardcoreCozyIsometricPixel Art2DTop-Down

Steam👍 95%· 89KRAWG👍 82%· 1.1KMC84IGDB83· 13OC84· 79

Year 2016Dev Dodge Roll · Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are arena shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and punishing difficulty

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, roguelike runs and deep RPG systems, while skipping card game strategy

Enter the Gungeon is a twin-stick roguelike shooter. The game takes place in a planet inhabited by living bullets. You play as one of six adventurers trying entering a considerable fortress to find a gun that can destroy one’s past. The gameplay represents a mix of bullet-hell and dungeon crawler.

Where it drifts furthest from Heck Deck: world.

Genre100Tone100Visuals100Combat93Game mode67World0

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Metal Slug X

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS

SoloCo-opHardcore2DPixel Art

Steam👍 88%· 3.9KIGDB80· 1

Year 1999Dev SNKOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ Both are arena shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and punishing difficulty

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, adventure storytelling and melee combat, while skipping card game strategy

Where it drifts furthest from Heck Deck: combat.

It predates Heck Deck by 23 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode67Tone61Visuals55Combat0

#6Nuclear Throne

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Nuclear Throne

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS

SoloCo-opRangedHardcorePixel ArtIsometricTop-Down2D

Steam👍 96%· 20KRAWG👍 83%· 301IGDB84· 4OC86· 24

Year 2015Dev VlambeerPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the arena shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and punishing difficulty

≠ Its own twist: roguelike runs, deep RPG systems and adventure storytelling, while skipping card game strategy

Nuclear Throne is a top-down roguelike shooter, set in a post-apocalyptic universe. ###Plot and features The game has a sole objective: to reach the famed Nuclear Throne. The player controls one of the many mutated characters.

Where it drifts furthest from Heck Deck: world.

Genre100Visuals100Combat81Tone70Game mode66World0

#7Ultimate Chicken Horse

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Ultimate Chicken Horse

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS

Co-opSoloHardcoreCozy2D

Steam👍 96%· 52KRAWG👍 89%· 228IGDB79· 5OC79· 23

Year 2016Dev NVIDIA Lightspeed Studios · Clever Endeavour GamesPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the arena shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and punishing difficulty

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, racing gameplay and adventure storytelling, while skipping card game strategy

Ever wish you were a wall-jumping, arrow-dodging, trap-setting horse, besting your animal pals in a race through a peril-laden obstacle course that you all built together? Wish Granted! Ultimate Chicken Horse is a party platformer where you and your friends build the level as you play, placing deadly traps before trying to reach the end of the level.

Where it drifts furthest from Heck Deck: combat and game mode.

Genre100Tone66Visuals43Game mode38Combat0

53

Helldivers

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS

Co-opSoloHardcoreIsometricTop-Down

Steam👍 90%· 33KIGDB84· 6OC83· 45

Year 2015Dev Arrowhead Game Studios · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of arena shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and punishing difficulty

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, melee combat and setting scifi, while skipping card game strategy

Where it drifts furthest from Heck Deck: combat and game mode.

Genre100Visuals81Tone62Game mode40Combat0

#9Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter

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Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS

SoloCo-opHardcoreMultiplayerOnline

Steam👍 93%· 8.8KIGDB74· 2

Year 2009Dev Croteam · Devolver DigitalOn PC

✓ Fits the arena shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and punishing difficulty

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, while skipping card game strategy

Where it drifts furthest from Heck Deck: combat and visuals.

It predates Heck Deck by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode65Tone53Combat0Visuals0

#10Nintendo LandClosest on combat

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Nintendo Land

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloCo-opRangedIsometric2D

IGDB75· 7

Year 2012Dev Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.2 · Nintendo

✓ If you enjoyed Heck Deck, expect shooter, first-person shooting and ranged combat

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, racing gameplay and precision platforming, while skipping card game strategy

It predates Heck Deck by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Combat100Genre75Game mode55Visuals53

#11The Expendabros

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The Expendabros

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloCo-opRanged2DPixel Art

Steam👍 97%· 18KRAWG👍 70%· 391IGDB80· 1

Year 2014Dev Free Lives · Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Like Heck Deck, it's known for shooter, first-person shooting and ranged combat

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, precision platforming and melee combat, while skipping card game strategy

The Expendabros is a crossover game based on Broforce gameplay and featuring characters from The Expendables 3 movie. In the basis of both games lays the roast of the 90s movie cliches about unstoppable warriors, such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis and the others.

It predates Heck Deck by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Combat78Genre75Game mode64Visuals57

#12Iron Grip: Warlord

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Iron Grip: Warlord

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

Co-opSoloRangedIsometricMultiplayer

Steam👍 85%· 448MC59

Year 2008Dev ISOTXPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ If you enjoyed Heck Deck, expect shooter, first-person shooting and ranged combat

≠ Where it differs: brings real-time strategy, tower defense planning and melee combat, while skipping card game strategy

Iron Grip: Warlord invigorates tower defense with first-person shooter elements to give a new twist to the genre. It puts you in the heat of the battle, fighting off hordes of AI-controlled invaders. Play alone or with friends, in a diverse and challenging struggle to save all of Atelia.

Where it drifts furthest from Heck Deck: visuals.

It predates Heck Deck by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Game mode77Genre75Combat72Visuals36

#13Star Fox ZeroClosest on game mode

43

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloCo-opSci-FiFirst PersonThird Person

IGDB67· 13OC69· 86

Year 2016Dev PlatinumGames · Nintendo of Europe

✓ Shared with Heck Deck: shooter, first-person shooting and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, setting scifi and visual first person, while skipping card game strategy

Where it drifts furthest from Heck Deck: visuals.

Game mode100Genre75Visuals0

#14Takedown: Red Sabre

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Takedown: Red Sabre

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloCo-opRangedMultiplayerOnline

Steam👍 42%· 5.7KRAWG👍 10%· 30MC34IGDB36· 3

Year 2013Dev Serellan · 505 GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Xbox

✓ Shared with Heck Deck: shooter, first-person shooting and ranged combat

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, melee combat and combat tactical, while skipping card game strategy

A tactical shooter aiming for pre-Vegas Rainbow Six: lethal, slow, no regenerating health. That intent is clear and the appeal is real for the audience it targets. The execution is not — it released visibly unfinished, with broken AI, minimal mission variety and no save system, and it was widely criticised on those grounds.

Where it drifts furthest from Heck Deck: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Heck Deck.

It predates Heck Deck by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre75Game mode63Combat60Visuals0

#15Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles

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Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloCo-opDarkHorrorFirst Person

IGDB67· 4

Year 2009Dev Cavia · CapcomOn PlayStation 3

✓ Shared with Heck Deck: shooter, first-person shooting and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping card game strategy

Where it drifts furthest from Heck Deck: tone and visuals.

It predates Heck Deck by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Game mode100Genre75Tone0Visuals0

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