Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok

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We filtered the 37 games similar to Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok down to the 17 that fit the “Adventure” category. The Binding of Isaac, Ruiner and Enter the Gungeon top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok.

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Within the “Adventure” category, the closest game to Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok is The Binding of Isaac — scoring 80/100 on our similarity scale. Ruiner and Enter the Gungeon follow close behind.

#1The Binding of Isaac80 #2Ruiner74 #3Enter the Gungeon70 #4The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth68 #5Nuclear Throne67

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The best adventure games like Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok

17 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok. Each one has been evaluated across 18 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.

#1The Binding of IsaacClosest overall match

80

The Binding of Isaac

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS

SoloMeleeHardcoreProceduralExplorationIsometricTop-Down2D

Steam👍 95%· 62KRAWG👍 76%· 1.2KMC84IGDB84· 2

Year 2011Dev Edmund McMillen and Florian Himsl · Edmund McMillenPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Both are arena shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and roguelike runs

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, strong narrative focus and combat magic, while skipping action RPG combat

The Binding Of Isaac is a roguelike top-down “shooter” with RPG elements. Initially, a Flash game, the game had earned many fans due to its unique art style, spooky and catchy ambient music, and almost infinite replayability.

Where it drifts furthest from Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok: setting and combat.

It predates Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100World100Visuals100Progression57Tone50

#2RuinerClosest on combat

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Ruiner

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS

SoloMeleeHardcoreIsometricTop-Down

Steam👍 89%· 12KIGDB76· 12OC77· 88

Year 2017Dev Reikon Games · Devolver DigitalOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are arena shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, strong narrative focus and setting cyberpunk, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok: setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals83Tone51Setting0

#3Enter the GungeonClosest on setting

70

Enter the Gungeon

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS

SoloMeleeHardcoreProceduralFantasyExplorationIsometric2DTop-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 adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings cozy, relaxing feel, ranged combat and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping action RPG combat

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 Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok: game mode and combat.

It predates Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Setting100World100Visuals85Tone68Progression57

#4The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

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The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS

SoloMeleeHardcoreProceduralFantasyExplorationIsometric2D

Steam👍 97%· 392KRAWG👍 87%· 1.2KMC86IGDB95· 2OC87· 27

Year 2014Dev NicalisPlaytime ~31hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of arena shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and roguelike runs

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping action RPG combat

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a remake of The Binding of Isaac. The plot is based on a biblical story. Little Isaac and his mother live happily in a small house on the hill. And suddenly the mother heard a voice, which told her that her son is defiled by sins and must be saved.

Where it drifts furthest from Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok: game mode and combat.

It predates Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100World100Setting58Tone55Visuals52Combat48

#5Nuclear Throne

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Nuclear Throne

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS

SoloMeleeHardcoreProceduralIsometricTop-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 roguelike runs

≠ Its own twist: ranged combat, setting scifi and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping action RPG combat

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 Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok: setting and game mode.

It predates Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100World100Visuals83Tone70Combat57Game mode28

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Cuphead

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS

SoloMeleeHardcoreFantasy2DIsometric

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 adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, ranged combat and combat magic, while skipping roguelike runs

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.

Where it drifts furthest from Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok: game mode and setting.

Genre100Tone73Visuals66Combat43Setting42Game mode24

#7Paint the Town Red

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Paint the Town Red

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS

SoloMeleeHardcoreProceduralIsometric

Steam👍 96%· 32KRAWG👍 80%· 68IGDB70· 2OC67· 13

Year 2015Dev South East GamesPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of arena shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: fighting mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and ranged combat, while skipping action RPG combat

Paint the Town Red is a chaotic first person melee combat game set in different locations and time periods. The voxel-based enemies can be punched, bashed, kicked, stabbed and sliced completely dynamically using almost anything that isn't nailed down.

Where it drifts furthest from Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok: setting and visuals.

It predates Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100World100Combat67Tone49Game mode34Visuals33

#8DownwellClosest on tone

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Downwell

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS

SoloMeleeHardcoreCasualProceduralFantasy2D

Steam👍 97%· 8.5KRAWG👍 76%· 457MC81IGDB78· 8OC83· 44

Year 2015Dev Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · iOS

✓ Fits the arena shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, ranged combat and setting scifi, while skipping deep RPG systems

This is a procedurally generated rogue-lite, that lets players to explore the depths of a well. Taking a role of Welltaro, local curious man, players will drop down the well to kill monsters and collect the treasure.

Where it drifts furthest from Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok: visuals.

It predates Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100World100Combat75Setting64

#9Condemned: Criminal Origins

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Condemned: Criminal Origins

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS

SoloMeleeHardcoreRangedNarrative

Steam👍 87%· 4.3KRAWG👍 78%· 423MC80IGDB74· 5

Year 2005Dev Monolith Productions · SEGAPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the arena shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, puzzle design and strong narrative focus, while skipping roguelike runs

Condemned: Criminal Origins is a grim crime thriller that lets you play the role of a detective and investigate the murder of a young woman. The game features a dark and paranoid atmosphere with some disturbing imagery.

Where it drifts furthest from Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok: setting and visuals.

It predates Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Combat75Tone42Setting0Visuals0

#10Cave Story+Closest on progression

59

Cave Story+

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS

SoloMeleeHardcoreExploration2D

Steam👍 93%· 8.0KRAWG👍 79%· 316MC83IGDB81· 1OC88· 16

Year 2010Dev NicalisPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Fits the arena shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, Metroidvania exploration and strong narrative focus, while skipping roguelike runs

Cave Story is a game in the Metroidvania platform-adventure genre, first released on PC in 2004. The game is set in deep dark caves on a floating island. The island is inhabited by a race of intelligent rabbit-like creatures called Mimigas.

Where it drifts furthest from Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok: setting and visuals.

It predates Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Combat82Tone59Visuals31

56

Neon White

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS

SoloMeleeHardcoreFantasyRanged

Steam👍 98%· 20KRAWG👍 91%· 245MC88IGDB89· 6OC89· 81

Year 2022Dev Ben Esposito · Annapurna InteractivePlaytime ~7hOn PC · PS · Nintendo

✓ Both are arena shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, visual novel storytelling and card game strategy, while skipping roguelike runs

A first-person speedrunning game disguised as a shooter: every level is a short, restart-instantly puzzle where guns double as movement abilities and the real opponent is the leaderboard. The card-as-movement idea is genuinely original. The anime visual-novel dialogue between levels is the sticking point — a large share of otherwise positive players describe skipping it outright.

Where it drifts furthest from Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok: visuals and setting.

Genre100Game mode100Tone60Combat50Setting46Visuals0

#12Ultimate Chicken Horse

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Ultimate Chicken Horse

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS

SoloMeleeCasualHardcore2D

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 adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, racing gameplay and competitive edge, while skipping roguelike runs

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 Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok: game mode and visuals.

It predates Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Tone75Visuals39Game mode14

#13Metal Slug X

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Metal Slug X

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS

SoloMeleeHardcore2DMultiplayer

Steam👍 88%· 3.9KIGDB80· 1

Year 1999Dev SNKOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ Both are arena shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, multiplayer gameplay and co op, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok: game mode and visuals.

It predates Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok by 25 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Tone62Visuals34Game mode28

#14Insaniquarium Deluxe

50

Insaniquarium Deluxe

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMeleeCasualFantasy2D

Steam👍 97%· 6.7KRAWG👍 86%· 21

Year 2006Dev PopCap GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Shared with Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, deep simulation and horror tension, while skipping roguelike runs

A wild arcade shooter hybrid where you defend your aquarium from invading aliens.

Where it drifts furthest from Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok: visuals and tone.

It predates Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

Combat100Game mode100Setting80Genre75Tone48Visuals37

#15Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter

47

Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS

SoloMeleeHardcoreMultiplayerCo-op

Steam👍 93%· 8.8KIGDB74· 2

Year 2009Dev Croteam · Devolver DigitalOn PC

✓ Fits the arena shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, setting scifi and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok: setting and visuals.

It predates Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Tone54Game mode27Setting0Visuals0

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