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Born Again

Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac • 2023

Should you play it?

Hack-n-slash your way through the evil brewing in the Outer Realm! Stop the ominous Overlords in their tracks, but tread lightly, for every corner hosts a monster in waiting!

What works

  • Free to play and accessible
  • Engaging permadeath roguelike gameplay
  • Friendly and helpful community
  • Unique blessing and class customization
  • Cross-platform play with mobile

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited content and maps currently
  • Slow and grindy progression for some
  • Loss of items and cosmetics on death
  • Early game difficulty spike
  • Some bugs and ui issues reported

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • UnderMine 2

  • Heroes of Hammerwatch II

  • The Crackpet Show

  • Ancient Kingdoms

  • Heroes of Hammerwatch

  • Sephiria

More competitive

Games that feels like Born Again but with more competition against others

  • Hunger Dungeon

  • Kaetram

  • The Last Conflict

  • Secrets of Grindea

  • Ember Knights

  • Serious Sam's Bogus Detour

Less status-driven

Games that feels like Born Again but with less focus on status and recognition

  • Tearscape

  • Tinkerlands

  • Blazing Beaks

  • Hammerwatch Anniversary Edition

  • Creator of Another World

  • Core Keeper

Less fellowship-oriented

Games that feels like Born Again but with less of a community feel

  • Cultivation Story: Reincarnation

  • Dungeonmans

  • In Celebration of Violence

  • Castle Of Alchemists

  • Serin Fate

  • Tinkerlands: A Shipwrecked Adventure

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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).
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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).

Born Again: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Status, Survival. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership.

Last update: 04/08/2026