SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell similar games & best alternatives

SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell

PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One • 2016

Should you play it?

Like a bastard child of Quake 3 and Super Meat Boy, SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell is truly hardcore and focuses on speed and fast reaction.

What works

  • Tight and responsive controls
  • Challenging and rewarding speedrunning gameplay
  • Heavy metal soundtrack enhances atmosphere
  • Large amount of content with secrets and bonus levels
  • Level editor and workshop support for community content

Things to keep in mind

  • Some minor bugs and occasional input issues
  • Repetitive voice lines can become annoying
  • Graphics are functional but not high-end
  • Some difficulty spikes and hidden collectibles can frustrate
  • Leaderboards affected by cheating in rare cases

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • ULTRAKILL

  • ODDCORE

  • Cloudbuilt

  • Immortal Redneck

  • Bloodthief

  • RIVE

Less dominating

Games that feels like SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell but with less domination over others

  • DeadCore

  • Super Meat Boy 3D

  • White Knuckle

  • I Am Your Beast

  • REVOLVER360 RE:ACTOR

  • Savant - Ascent REMIX

Less competitive

Games that feels like SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell but with less competition against others

  • WRATH: Aeon of Ruin

  • Zortch

  • DUSK

  • Turbo Overkill

  • INCISION

  • Viscerafest

Choose your own criteria ->

Similarity map

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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).
  • 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).

SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Cooperation, Fellowship, Expression.

Last update: 03/08/2026