Games like Cthulhu's Catharsis
If Cthulhu's Catharsis is your kind of game, the closest matches are Panzer Corps 2, Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War and Fantasy General II — picked from the ranked list below. 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.
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Panzer Corps 2
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Top pick for Cthulhu's Catharsis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Cthulhu's Catharsis.
Panzer Corps 2 is the ultimate Second World War strategy game! Enjoy the time-proven gameplay formula which has been appreciated by millions of players over the years, brought to a whole new level of refinement up to the latest technical standards.
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
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Second-strongest match for Cthulhu's Catharsis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Cthulhu's Catharsis.
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics of War brings you to a world of terror and violence. Four factions will engage in a brutal war for dominance over the planet’s resources. In the first turn-based 4X strategy game set in Warhammer 40,000 you will lead one of four unique factions.
Fantasy General II
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Third-strongest match for Cthulhu's Catharsis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Cthulhu's Catharsis.
The fantasy wargaming classic is back! Lead powerful heroes and mighty armies into battle in this critically acclaimed turn-based strategy milestone. Level up and train your units and guide them through a gripping story campaign to decide the fate of a world on the brink of destruction.
ZEPHON
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Ranked #4 for Cthulhu's Catharsis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Cthulhu's Catharsis.
From the developers of Warhammer 40,000: Gladius, ZEPHON is a post-apocalyptic 4X strategy game built on Proxy’s unique tactical combat system. Guide survivors through a turbulent future, navigating unexpected disasters, eldritch horror and cyberpunk monstrosities. What will you do to survive?
Total War: WARHAMMER II
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Ranked #5 for Cthulhu's Catharsis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Cthulhu's Catharsis.
Strategy gaming perfected. A breath-taking campaign of exploration, expansion and conquest across a fantasy world. Turn-based civilisation management and real-time epic strategy battles with thousands of troops and monsters at your command.
Dominions 5 - Warriors of the Faith
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Ranked #6 for Cthulhu's Catharsis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cthulhu's Catharsis.
In Dominions 5 you take control of a powerful being that rules a nation and aspires to godhood. The type of Pretender Gods can vary from magically powerful arch mages to huge titans or large monuments. Dominions is a deep 4x turn based strategy game with a very large variety of spells and units.
Shadow Empire
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Ranked #7 for Cthulhu's Catharsis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Cthulhu's Catharsis.
Shadow Empire is a deep turn-based 4X wargame with a unique blend of military focus, procedurally generated content and role-playing features. Players take the seat of the supreme ruler of a small nation, with the goal of reconquering a devastated planet.
Making History: The First World War
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Ranked #8 for Cthulhu's Catharsis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cthulhu's Catharsis.
A turn-based WWI Grand Strategy game. Rush to field new modern weaponry and survive the horrendous attrition battles. Join the global conflict between the Great Powers of the age and forge a new world order for freedom or tyranny.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Cthulhu's Catharsis at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
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Priced ~67% under Cthulhu's Catharsis on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cthulhu's Catharsis.
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
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Priced ~67% under Cthulhu's Catharsis on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cthulhu's Catharsis.
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!
PEAK
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Priced ~47% under Cthulhu's Catharsis on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cthulhu's Catharsis.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
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Priced ~50% under Cthulhu's Catharsis on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Cthulhu's Catharsis.
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
Slay the Spire
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Priced ~58% under Cthulhu's Catharsis on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cthulhu's Catharsis.
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!
Inscryption
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Priced ~47% under Cthulhu's Catharsis on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cthulhu's Catharsis.
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...
Cookie Clicker
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Priced ~67% under Cthulhu's Catharsis on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cthulhu's Catharsis.
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
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Priced ~67% under Cthulhu's Catharsis on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cthulhu's Catharsis.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
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Landfall Archives
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cthulhu's Catharsis.
Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!
SuchArt: Creative Space
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cthulhu's Catharsis.
Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!
Die in the Dungeon: Origins
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cthulhu's Catharsis.
Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!
Epic Battle Fantasy 3
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cthulhu's Catharsis.
Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!
Counter-Strike 2
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
For over two decades, Counter-Strike has offered an elite competitive experience, one shaped by millions of players from across the globe. And now the next chapter in the CS story is about to begin. This is Counter-Strike 2.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Rainbow Six® Siege is the reference in tactical team shooters, where elite strategy and execution triumph. Enjoy free access to Quick Match, Unranked, and Dual Front game modes with a selection of operators.
Splitgate
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cthulhu's Catharsis.
Splitgate is a free-to-play, fast-paced multiplayer shooter that features player-controlled portals. This sci-fi shooter takes the FPS genre to a new dimension with its portal mechanics, delivering high-flying, multi-dimensional combat.
Aimlabs
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cthulhu's Catharsis.
Aimlabs is the aim trainer of choice for over 45 Million players, from beginners to esports pros. Our unique aim analysis optimizes your gameplay, targets your weaknesses & builds key skills for any FPS game! Time to warm up with our unlimited scenarios & rank up in-game!
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Frequently asked about Cthulhu's Catharsis
- How much does Cthulhu's Catharsis cost?
- Cthulhu's Catharsis is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Cthulhu's Catharsis have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Cthulhu's Catharsis supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Cthulhu's Catharsis?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cthulhu's Catharsis are Panzer Corps 2, Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War, Fantasy General II.
- Who developed Cthulhu's Catharsis?
- Cthulhu's Catharsis was developed by Dastardly Digital.
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