Games like Maiden and Spell
If Maiden and Spell is your kind of game, the closest matches are Acceleration of SUGURI 2, Them's Fightin' Herds and KONSUI FIGHTER — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its learning patterns is satisfying, atmospheric and competitive. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Maiden and Spell: Maiden & Spell is a magical girl battle game, set in a cutesy fantasy world. Select from one of eight young ladies to battle 1 on 1 with a friend, or fight your way through a series of bosses and learn the secrets of The Kingdom of Stars.
Players who liked Maiden and Spell also play
Steam players who put hours into Maiden and Spell also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Acceleration of SUGURI 2
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with Maiden and Spell.
Top pick for Maiden and Spell fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Maiden and Spell.
Acceleration of SUGURI 2 is a lightning-paced duel-style shoot'em'up from Orange Juice, featuring all favorite characters from the SUGURI universe.
Them's Fightin' Herds
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Maiden and Spell fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Maiden and Spell.
Them’s Fightin’ Herds is a 2D fighting game featuring a cast of adorable animals designed by acclaimed cartoon producer Lauren Faust. Beneath the cute and cuddly surface, a serious fighter awaits!
KONSUI FIGHTER
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Maiden and Spell fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Maiden and Spell.
Characters of consciousness clash! A tribute to '90s fighters, KONSUI FIGHTER puts you in control of ten characters, each representing an aspect of Ayumu’s personality as he strives to wake from a deep coma. Join the fight to save their world in the premiere hand-drawn fighter from Circean Studios!
THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with Maiden and Spell.
Ranked #4 for Maiden and Spell fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Maiden and Spell.
SHATTER ALL EXPECTATIONS! Transcend beyond your limits with KOF XV!
Fantasy Strike
WHY THIS
Shares rollback netcode and a competitive mood with Maiden and Spell.
Ranked #5 for Maiden and Spell fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Maiden and Spell.
A fighting game designed from the ground up to be so easy to control that even non-fighting game players can play it, yet deep enough to play in tournaments. Vibrant graphics and excellent online play.
GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with Maiden and Spell.
Ranked #6 for Maiden and Spell fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Maiden and Spell.
The cutting-edge 2D/3D hybrid graphics pioneered in the Guilty Gear series have been raised to the next level in “GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-“. The new artistic direction and improved character animations will go beyond anything you’ve seen before in a fighting game!
DRAGON BALL FighterZ
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with Maiden and Spell.
Ranked #7 for Maiden and Spell fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Maiden and Spell.
DRAGON BALL FighterZ is born from what makes the DRAGON BALL series so loved and famous: endless spectacular fights with its all-powerful fighters.
MerFight
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with Maiden and Spell.
Ranked #8 for Maiden and Spell fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Maiden and Spell.
Dive into the depths of MerFight, a captivating 2.5D fighting game featuring 12 fin-tastic fighters inspired by the dazzling array of sea life. Experience the thrill of fast-paced combat in a game designed for both veterans and newcomers alike, with a focus on flexibility and approachability.
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Rabbit and Steel
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Maiden and Spell cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Maiden and Spell.
RABBIT & STEEL is a co-op action roguelike that recreates the essence of high-level MMO raiding in a randomized, simplified, bunny-sized package. Choose your class, gather your rabbit-eared companions and battle your way to the Moonlit Pinnacle!
Acceleration of SUGURI 2
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with Maiden and Spell.
Reviewers of Maiden and Spell cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Maiden and Spell.
Acceleration of SUGURI 2 is a lightning-paced duel-style shoot'em'up from Orange Juice, featuring all favorite characters from the SUGURI universe.
Touhou Mystia's Izakaya
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Maiden and Spell.
Reviewers of Maiden and Spell cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Maiden and Spell.
A brand new pixel art restaurant simulator based on the Touhou Project! Play as Mystia, the owner of a small izakaya. Collect ingredients by day, cater to the customers by night, learn recipes from familiar characters, and become the best izakaya owner in all of Gensokyo!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Maiden and Spell at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~62% under Maiden and Spell on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Maiden and Spell.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~62% under Maiden and Spell on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Maiden and Spell.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
R.E.P.O.
WHY THIS
Priced ~46% under Maiden and Spell on Steam right now. Shares Action with Maiden and Spell.
An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~65% under Maiden and Spell on Steam right now. Shares Action with Maiden and Spell.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~52% under Maiden and Spell on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Maiden and Spell.
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!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~62% under Maiden and Spell on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Maiden and Spell.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~62% under Maiden and Spell on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Maiden and Spell.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~92% under Maiden and Spell on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Maiden and Spell.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Maiden and Spell.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Maiden and Spell.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Maiden and Spell.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Maiden and Spell.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Maiden and Spell.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
Virtual Cottage
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Maiden and Spell.
Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.
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Head-to-head comparisons
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Them's Fightin' Herds
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Maiden and Spell.
Them’s Fightin’ Herds is a 2D fighting game featuring a cast of adorable animals designed by acclaimed cartoon producer Lauren Faust. Beneath the cute and cuddly surface, a serious fighter awaits!
KONSUI FIGHTER
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Maiden and Spell.
Characters of consciousness clash! A tribute to '90s fighters, KONSUI FIGHTER puts you in control of ten characters, each representing an aspect of Ayumu’s personality as he strives to wake from a deep coma. Join the fight to save their world in the premiere hand-drawn fighter from Circean Studios!
THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with Maiden and Spell.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Maiden and Spell.
SHATTER ALL EXPECTATIONS! Transcend beyond your limits with KOF XV!
Frequently asked about Maiden and Spell
- Is Maiden and Spell verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Maiden and Spell is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Maiden and Spell cost?
- Maiden and Spell is listed on Steam at 12.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Maiden and Spell have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Maiden and Spell supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP).
- What games are most similar to Maiden and Spell?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Maiden and Spell are Acceleration of SUGURI 2, Them's Fightin' Herds, KONSUI FIGHTER.
- Who developed Maiden and Spell?
- Maiden and Spell was developed by mino_dev and published by mino_dev, Maple Whispering Limited.
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