Ziggurat 2 similar games & best alternatives

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Ziggurat 2

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2021

Should you play it?

Ziggurat is back, and now it's even better! Use powerful weapons and spells to break through hordes of enemies and explore labyrinthine dungeons in this hectic roguelite FPS, while you improve your skills and discover new equipment.

What works

  • Fast-paced and skillful combat
  • Strong meta-progression and unlocks
  • Varied weapons and characters
  • Polished graphics and sound
  • High replayability

Things to keep in mind

  • Lack of multiplayer or co-op modes
  • Some repetitiveness in enemies and rooms
  • Minimal story and narrative depth
  • Early access bugs and optimization issues
  • Some grind required for unlocks

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Morbid Metal

  • Trinity Fusion

  • Rustil: Eternal Labyrinth Castle

  • Arboria

  • Project Warlock

  • AI LIMIT

More intense

Games that feels like Ziggurat 2 but with a more intense feel

  • Ziggurat

  • Deadlink

  • DOOM Eternal

  • HELLBREAK

  • Hard Reset Extended Edition

  • GRIME

Less expressive

Games that feels like Ziggurat 2 but with less self-expression and customization

  • Akimbot

  • BPM: BULLETS PER MINUTE

  • POSTAL: Brain Damaged

  • Orcs Must Die!

  • Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun

  • ELDERBORN

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Ziggurat

  • Pharaonic

  • Army of Ruin

  • Little Racers STREET

  • White Noise 2

Similarity map

How to compare these games

Compare nearby games

Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Ziggurat 2. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Ziggurat 2. These titles are not in What to play next.

Ziggurat 2: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence, Continuation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership.

Last update: 21/08/2026