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games like

Have a Nice Death

Have a Nice Death leans Execution (Practiced Mastery). Below: catalogued games with the closest cheat-test profile, and exactly where each one differs.

Matched first against: Platform, Arcade - then ranked by cheat-test profile.

EXECUTION8 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE5 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10

Like Have a Nice Death, but easier

Same cheat-test neighborhood, lower Execution demand - the hands aren't as punishing.

8 games like Have a Nice Death

A cross-genre tag below means that pick didn't share a genre - it filled a slot on cheat-test profile alone.

Enter the Gungeon cover art
Enter the GungeonPracticed Mastery · bullet-hell roguelike

Both lean on execution about the same (8 vs 8). Biggest difference: reads (0 vs 1) - Bosses use fixed bullet patterns; no adaptation.

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Nuclear ThroneTwitch Chaos · twin-stick roguelike

Both lean on execution about the same (8 vs 8). Biggest difference: variance (5 vs 6) - Weapon drops, mutations, and level generation per run

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Dead Cells cover art
Dead CellsPracticed Mastery · action roguelite

Both lean on execution about the same (8 vs 8). Biggest difference: reads (0 vs 1) - Enemy patterns are scripted; no adaptive modeling.

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SpelunkyTwitch Chaos · roguelike platformer

Both lean on execution about the same (8 vs 8). Biggest difference: variance (5 vs 7) - Procedural caves and item rolls shape every run.

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Remnant: From the AshesPracticed Mastery · soulslike shootercross-genre

Both lean on variance about the same (5 vs 5). Biggest difference: execution (8 vs 7) - Souls-style dodging fused with sustained gun accuracy.

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Crypt of the NecroDancerPure Mechanics · rhythm roguelikecross-genre

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (8 vs 9) - Rhythm-locked inputs on every beat punish any miss.

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Shadow Warrior 2Practiced Mastery · looter first-person shootercross-genre

Both lean on execution about the same (8 vs 8). Biggest difference: optimization (6 vs 7) - Weapon modding and skill build optimisation form a deep solvable layer

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Elden Ring NightreignPracticed Mastery · roguelike actioncross-genre

Both lean on variance about the same (5 vs 5). Biggest difference: execution (8 vs 7) - precise dodge and attack timing required

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Game details

Released
2023
Developer
Magic Design Studios
Platforms
Series X|S, PS4, PC, PS5, XONE, Switch
Modes
Single player
IGDB critics
78/100
IGDB users
69/100
PlatformIndieArcadeActionComedy