Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Loop Hero (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Loop Hero on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: The Last Spell, which both fantasy and strategy.
- Loop Hero is tagged Tactical, Rogue-like, Pixel Graphics, Deckbuilding, Rogue-lite, Choices Matter, Indie, Resource Management by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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The Last Spell
Why it matched: both fantasy and strategy; shares 10 player tags including RPG, Turn-Based Tactics and Tactical; released around the same time (2023).
Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.
The Last Spell at a glance Released 2023 Studio Ishtar Games Player sentiment 91% positive of 13,649 Price $6.24 RPGTurn-Based TacticsTacticalStrategy RPG2DDark FantasyPixel GraphicsRogue-lite
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Monster Train
Why it matched: both fantasy, story-rich and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Rogue-lite, Card Game and Turn-Based Tactics; released around the same time (2020).
Monster Train is a strategic roguelike deck building game with a twist. Set on a train to hell, you’ll use tactical decision making to defend multiple vertical battlegrounds. With real time competitive multiplayer and endless replayability, Monster Train is always on time.
Monster Train at a glance Released 2020 Studio Shiny Shoe Player sentiment 96% positive of 22,925 Price $24.99 Rogue-liteCard GameTurn-Based TacticsDeckbuildingRogue-likeRPGChoices MatterFantasy
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The Banner Saga
Why it matched: both fantasy, story-rich and strategy; shares 8 player tags including RPG, Indie and Tactical.
Live through an epic role-playing Viking saga where your strategic choices directly affect your personal journey. Make allies as you travel with your caravan across this stunning yet harsh landscape. Carefully choose those who will help fight a new threat that jeopardizes an entire civilization.
The Banner Saga at a glance Released 2014 Studio Stoic Player sentiment 89% positive of 15,950 Price $24.99 RPGIndieTacticalStory RichFantasyChoices Matter2DStrategy RPG
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Wildermyth
Why it matched: both fantasy, story-rich and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Choices Matter, Story Rich and Turn-Based Tactics; released around the same time (2021).
Wildermyth follows heroes over their whole careers, from their pitchfork days to their powerful primes, and on into old age and memory. It’s a party-based procedural storytelling RPG where tactical combat and story decisions will alter your world and reshape your cast of characters.
Wildermyth at a glance Released 2021 Studio Worldwalker Games LLC Player sentiment 95% positive of 18,232 Price $24.99 Choices MatterStory RichTurn-Based TacticsFantasyRogue-liteRPGIndie
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Songs of Conquest
Why it matched: both fantasy, story-rich and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Turn-Based Tactics, Tactical and Fantasy; released around the same time (2024).
Raise mighty armies, wield ancient magic and forge an empire. This turn-based strategy adventure game fuses strategic decision making, tactical combat and kingdom management.
Songs of Conquest at a glance Released 2024 Studio Lavapotion Player sentiment 86% positive of 13,524 Price $29.99 Turn-Based TacticsTacticalFantasyStrategy RPGPixel GraphicsStory RichOld School
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Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters
Why it matched: both fantasy, story-rich and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Turn-Based Tactics, Strategy RPG and Tactical; released around the same time (2022).
Lead humanity’s greatest weapon, the Grey Knights, in this fast-paced turn-based tactical RPG. Root out and purge a galaxy-spanning plague in a cinematic, story-driven campaign, using the tactics and talents of your own personalised squad of Daemonhunters.
Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters at a glance Released 2022 Studio Complex Games Player sentiment 77% positive of 14,719 Price $44.99 Turn-Based TacticsStrategy RPGTacticalChoices MatterStory RichDark FantasyRPG
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Darkest Dungeon II
Why it matched: both fantasy, story-rich and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Turn-Based Tactics, Rogue-lite and Dark Fantasy; released around the same time (2023).
Darkest Dungeon II is a roguelike road trip of the damned. Form a party, equip your stagecoach, and set off across the decaying landscape on a last gasp quest to avert the apocalypse. The greatest dangers you face, however, may come from within...
Darkest Dungeon II at a glance Released 2023 Studio Red Hook Studios Player sentiment 75% positive of 26,801 Price $12.39 Turn-Based TacticsRogue-liteDark FantasyRogue-likeStory Rich2DRPG
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Metaphor: ReFantazio
Why it matched: both fantasy, story-rich and strategy; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Story Rich and Time Management; released around the same time (2024).
After his assassination, the will of the late king decrees the next monarch to be elected by the people. Forge bonds and win over a kingdom divided in this award-winning fantasy RPG with turn-based and action combat, party customization with powerful Archetypes, and hours of exploration.
Metaphor: ReFantazio at a glance Released 2024 Studio ATLUS Player sentiment 90% positive of 42,897 Price $69.99 RPGStory RichTime ManagementDark FantasyFantasyStrategy RPGTurn-Based Tactics
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Iratus: Lord of the Dead
Why it matched: both fantasy and strategy; shares 8 player tags including RPG, Indie and Rogue-like; released around the same time (2020).
Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a turn-based tactical roguelike RPG set in a dark fantasy universe. Lead an army of undead to help an angry necromancer in his quest to reach the surface world and bring death to the mortal realms!
Iratus: Lord of the Dead at a glance Released 2020 Studio Unfrozen Player sentiment 86% positive of 8,251 Price $2.99 RPGIndieRogue-likeDark FantasyRogue-liteTurn-Based TacticsFantasy2D
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Hero's Hour
Why it matched: both fantasy and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Pixel Graphics, Fantasy and Strategy RPG; released around the same time (2022).
A fast turn-based strategy RPG with real-time combat. Develop your cities and armies, level up your heroes to gain new, powerful spells and skills, and explore the wonders and dangers of the procedurally generated maps as you aim to conquer your enemies before they do the same to you.
Hero's Hour at a glance Released 2022 Studio Benjamin "ThingOnItsOwn" Hauer Player sentiment 79% positive of 5,735 Price $17.99 Pixel GraphicsFantasyStrategy RPGTurn-Based TacticsRPGOld School2DTactical
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Blackguards
Why it matched: both fantasy, story-rich and strategy; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Tactical and Fantasy.
What happens when the only hope of a threatened world lies not with heroes in shining armor, but in the hands of a band of misfits and criminals? Blackguards, a new turn-based strategy RPG, explores this very question. You will discover over 180 unique hex-based battlegrounds within a dark and mature story of crime, drugs, and murder.
Blackguards at a glance Released 2014 Studio Daedalic Entertainment Player sentiment 62% positive of 3,917 Price $0.99 RPGTacticalFantasyIndieDark FantasyTurn-Based TacticsStory Rich
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Slay the Spire
Why it matched: both fantasy and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Card Game, Rogue-like and Deckbuilding; released around the same time (2019).
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Slay the Spire at a glance Released 2019 Studio Mega Crit Player sentiment 97% positive of 217,947 Price $24.99 Card GameRogue-likeDeckbuildingRogue-liteIndieRPG2DFantasy
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Inscryption
Why it matched: both story-rich and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Card Game, Story Rich and Deckbuilding; published by the same company; released around the same time (2021).
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Inscryption at a glance Released 2021 Studio Daniel Mullins Games Player sentiment 97% positive of 148,199 Price $19.99 Card GameStory RichDeckbuildingRogue-liteRogue-like2DPixel Graphics
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Sultan's Game
Why it matched: both fantasy, story-rich and strategy; shares 6 player tags including RPG, Story Rich and Card Game; released around the same time (2025).
Survive a mad Sultan's reign in this brutal resource management RPG. Draw a card every seven days and complete its challenge. Make dreadful choices to stay alive: will you die a loyal servant, become a kingslayer, or call down the gods' judgement?
Sultan's Game at a glance Released 2025 Studio Double Cross Player sentiment 94% positive of 35,014 Price $19.99 RPGStory RichCard GameTime ManagementDark FantasyChoices Matter
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暖雪 Warm Snow
Why it matched: both fantasy and story-rich; shares 8 player tags including Rogue-lite, Rogue-like and 2D; released around the same time (2022).
'Warm Snow' is a Rogue-like action game with a background set in a dark fantasy world, where the eerie 'Warm Snow' holds sway. You will play as the Warrior 'Bi-an' on a crusade against the Five Great Clans, in order to save a world teetering on the brink of destruction.
暖雪 Warm Snow at a glance Released 2022 Studio BadMudStudio Player sentiment 93% positive of 39,040 Price $17.99 Rogue-liteRogue-like2DRPGStory RichDeckbuildingDark FantasyIndie
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The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos
Why it matched: both fantasy, story-rich and strategy; shares 6 player tags including RPG, Turn-Based Tactics and Indie; released around the same time (2020).
Step into the wacky heroic fantasy universe of the Dungeon of Naheulbeuk. Lead a team of unlikely and clumsy heroes in an epic and challenging tactical RPG. Live an adventure filled with humor, surprises and silly encounters.
The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos at a glance Released 2020 Studio Artefacts Studio Player sentiment 87% positive of 8,064 Price $5.24 RPGTurn-Based TacticsIndieTacticalFantasyStory Rich
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Backpack Hero
Why it matched: both fantasy, story-rich and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Deckbuilding, 2D and Fantasy; released around the same time (2023).
The inventory management roguelike! Collect rare items, organize your backpack, and vanquish your foes!
Backpack Hero at a glance Released 2023 Studio Jaspel Player sentiment 86% positive of 8,500 Price $9.99 Deckbuilding2DFantasyRogue-likeChoices MatterRogue-lite
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The Elder Scrolls: Legends
Why it matched: both fantasy, story-rich and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Card Game, Fantasy and Tactical; released around the same time (2017).
The Elder Scrolls: Legends™ is an award- winning free-to-play strategy card game based on the world and lore of the Elder Scrolls series. Play for hours or minutes across many game modes that are easy to learn but challenging to master.
The Elder Scrolls: Legends at a glance Released 2017 Studio Sparkypants Studios, LLC Player sentiment 75% positive of 11,074 Price Not listed Card GameFantasyTacticalStory RichDark FantasyDeckbuildingTurn-Based Tactics
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Balatro
Why it matched: both story-rich and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Card Game, Rogue-like and Deckbuilding; released around the same time (2024).
The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.
Balatro at a glance Released 2024 Studio LocalThunk Player sentiment 98% positive of 197,690 Price $14.99 Card GameRogue-likeDeckbuildingPixel GraphicsRogue-liteChoices Matter2DIndie
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Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales
Why it matched: both fantasy, story-rich and strategy; shares 6 player tags including RPG, Card Game and Story Rich; released around the same time (2018).
Discover a brand new RPG from the creators of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Facing an imminent invasion, Meve — war-veteran and Queen of Lyria and Rivia — is forced to once again enter the warpath and set out on a dark journey of destruction and revenge.
Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales at a glance Released 2018 Studio CD PROJEKT RED Player sentiment 90% positive of 17,339 Price $19.99 RPGCard GameStory RichChoices MatterFantasyDark Fantasy
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Marvel's Midnight Suns
Why it matched: both fantasy and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Turn-Based Tactics, Deckbuilding and Card Game; released around the same time (2022).
FIGHT AND STRATEGIZE LIKE A SUPER HERO IN THE DARKER CORNERS OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE. Play as The Hunter, a legendary demon slayer who must lead a team of Super Heroes and supernatural warriors facing apocalyptic threats.
Marvel's Midnight Suns at a glance Released 2022 Studio Firaxis Games Player sentiment 82% positive of 24,314 Price $59.99 Turn-Based TacticsDeckbuildingCard GameStrategy RPGTacticalRPGFantasy
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Across the Obelisk
Why it matched: both fantasy and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Rogue-like, 2D and Fantasy; released around the same time (2022).
Set forth in a co-op roguelite deckbuilder where every choice matters! Craft decks of breathtaking power. Journey alone or with up to three friends. Plot your party’s path to glory and face powerful enemies in deep tactical combat on your quest to save the kingdom of Senenthia in Across the Obelisk!
Across the Obelisk at a glance Released 2022 Studio Dreamsite Games Player sentiment 80% positive of 13,086 Price $19.99 Rogue-like2DFantasyCard GameRPGDeckbuildingRogue-lite
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Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut
Why it matched: both fantasy, story-rich and strategy; shares 6 player tags including RPG, Story Rich and Tactical.
Harebrained Schemes' biggest Shadowrun game to date, and the definitive Shadowrun RPG experience available on PC. Now a standalone title with tons of new content & improvements!
Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut at a glance Released 2014 Studio Harebrained Schemes Player sentiment 89% positive of 6,570 Price $14.99 RPGStory RichTacticalIndieTurn-Based TacticsFantasy
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Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition
Why it matched: both fantasy, story-rich and strategy; shares 6 player tags including RPG, Story Rich and Indie.
Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition is the capstone title in Harebrained Schemes' Shadowrun series - and now includes the all-new, 6+ hr Shadows of Hong Kong Bonus Campaign. Experience the most impressive Shadowrun RPG yet, hailed as one of the best cRPG / strategy games of 2015!
Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition at a glance Released 2015 Studio Harebrained Schemes Player sentiment 87% positive of 4,839 Price $19.99 RPGStory RichIndieTurn-Based TacticsTacticalFantasy
Common questions
What game is most like Loop Hero?
The Last Spell, on the evidence we have. It both fantasy and strategy. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to Loop Hero" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Loop Hero. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.