Games like SKALD: Against the Black Priory
If SKALD: Against the Black Priory is your kind of game, the closest matches are Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes, Secrets of Shadows and Crypts Of Carith — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its beautiful pixel graphics, engrossing dark story and nostalgic rpg experience. 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 →SKALD: Against the Black Priory is a turn-based RPG set in a grim-dark fantasy world where Lovecraftian horror meets tragic heroes and violent deaths. The 2024 release from High North Studios and published by Raw Fury features character customization, item collection and preparation, and story-driven adventure with branching narrative paths. Players describe the experience as atmospheric, dark, and immersive, highlighting the beautiful pixel graphics and an engrossing dark story that evokes a nostalgic RPG experience. Turn-based combat provides tactical challenge while the game maintains a solo-only single-player focus. Currently verified on Steam Deck and priced at $14.99, it holds a 94% positive rating from over 2800 Steam reviews.
About SKALD: Against the Black Priory: SKALD:Against the Black Priory is a retro-style party-based RPG set in a grim-dark fantasy world of tragic heroes, violent deaths and Lovecraftian horror. Take a chance and roll the dice as you embark on a compelling story filled with deadly creatures, branching story and tactical, turn-based combat
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Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes
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Top pick for SKALD: Against the Black Priory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with SKALD: Against the Black Priory.
Explore this dark medieval world while fighting mythological creatures. Throughout betrayal, nervous battles and hidden truths decide whether to defend the honor of high members of the church, help a rebellious group of cultists or embrace on a quest to reveal the secrets of this land.
Secrets of Shadows
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Second-strongest match for SKALD: Against the Black Priory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with SKALD: Against the Black Priory.
Secrets of Shadows is a 2D turn-based tactical RPG with unique classes and deep character customization. Explore a mystifying world inspired by Japanese mythology as you slay yokai and restore corrupted spirits. Shape your own stories and strengthen the bonds within your party.
Crypts Of Carith
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Third-strongest match for SKALD: Against the Black Priory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with SKALD: Against the Black Priory.
Create a party of up to six custom adventurers and descend into the dangerous Crypts of Carith. Explore sewers, forgotten cellars, and ancient tombs, battle deadly creatures, and uncover powerful loot in this classic party-based dungeon crawling RPG built on a familiar D20 system.
Skald: Against the Black Priory - the Prologue
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‘SKALD: Against the Black Priory’ is a retro-style RPG set in a grim-dark fantasy world of tragic heroes, violent deaths and Lovecraftian horror. Explore an engaging branching story mixed with exploration and crunchy tactical, turn-based combat that will engage RPG fans, old and new.
Vendir: Plague of Lies
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Ranked #5 for SKALD: Against the Black Priory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with SKALD: Against the Black Priory.
Vendir: Plague of Lies is a classic party-based RPG with a deep storyline and turn-based combat. Experience an intricately crafted world, steeped in history and brought to life through a carefully crafted atmosphere and the trials and tribulations of stories of the people that inhabit it.
Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition
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The critically acclaimed RPG that raised the bar, from the creators of Baldur's Gate 3. Gather your party. Master deep, tactical combat. Venture as a party of up to four - but know that only one of you will have the chance to become a God.
Solasta II
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Shares character customization, turn based combat and an atmospheric mood with SKALD: Against the Black Priory.
Ranked #7 for SKALD: Against the Black Priory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with SKALD: Against the Black Priory.
In a Mana-infused land, a dark force led by the enigmatic Shadwyn threatens Neokos. Bring your party of adventurers together across perilous realms in this Turn-Based Tactical RPG based on the SRD 5.2 ruleset. You make the choices, dice decide your destiny.
Drova - Forsaken Kin
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Shares an atmospheric mood with SKALD: Against the Black Priory.
Ranked #8 for SKALD: Against the Black Priory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with SKALD: Against the Black Priory.
Drova is an Action-RPG that marries the dark grim tones of its genre with the mysticism of Celtic mythology. Encounter a society where ancient restless spirits and divided factions battle for dominance. Uncover forgotten abilities and unravel the secrets of a past shrouded in mystery.
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Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013
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Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
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Pillars of Eternity
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Prepare to be enchanted by a world where the choices you make and the paths you choose shape your destiny. Obsidian Entertainment, the developer of Fallout: New Vegas™ and South Park: The Stick of Truth™, together with Paradox Interactive is proud to present Pillars of Eternity.
Fallout 4
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Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition
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Uncover secrets of past lives in this story-rich, tactical roleplaying game set in Sigil, a dark fantasy city at the heart of the Dungeons & Dragons multiverse. Explore the planes, survive combat alongside a party of bizarre companions, and solve puzzles unlike any ever seen in the genre.
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Player finds himself in the war between human race and the invading creatures. You must train yourself, get the very best equipment, recall your past and help human efforts. Otherwise; as the time passes, you may find yourself in a hopeless situation.
Magic: The Gathering Arena
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Magic: The Gathering Arena empowers you to discover your strategy, meet the planeswalkers, explore the multiverse, and battle friends around the world. Start playing for free, challenge your friends, unlock cards, and feel the magic of the original fantasy CCG!
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Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below SKALD: Against the Black Priory at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
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Priced ~67% under SKALD: Against the Black Priory on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SKALD: Against the Black Priory.
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 SKALD: Against the Black Priory on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with SKALD: Against the Black Priory.
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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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?
Slay the Spire
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Priced ~58% under SKALD: Against the Black Priory on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SKALD: Against the Black Priory.
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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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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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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WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
Noita
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Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with SKALD: Against the Black Priory.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with SKALD: Against the Black Priory.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with SKALD: Against the Black Priory.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with SKALD: Against the Black Priory.
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The Looker
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with SKALD: Against the Black Priory.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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NGU IDLE
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Vendir: Plague of Lies
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Shares turn based combat and an atmospheric mood with SKALD: Against the Black Priory.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares RPG with SKALD: Against the Black Priory.
Vendir: Plague of Lies is a classic party-based RPG with a deep storyline and turn-based combat. Experience an intricately crafted world, steeped in history and brought to life through a carefully crafted atmosphere and the trials and tribulations of stories of the people that inhabit it.
Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Shares turn based combat and an immersive mood with SKALD: Against the Black Priory.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares RPG with SKALD: Against the Black Priory.
The critically acclaimed RPG that raised the bar, from the creators of Baldur's Gate 3. Gather your party. Master deep, tactical combat. Venture as a party of up to four - but know that only one of you will have the chance to become a God.
Drova - Forsaken Kin
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with SKALD: Against the Black Priory.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with SKALD: Against the Black Priory.
Drova is an Action-RPG that marries the dark grim tones of its genre with the mysticism of Celtic mythology. Encounter a society where ancient restless spirits and divided factions battle for dominance. Uncover forgotten abilities and unravel the secrets of a past shrouded in mystery.
Frequently asked about SKALD: Against the Black Priory
- Is SKALD: Against the Black Priory verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — SKALD: Against the Black Priory 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 SKALD: Against the Black Priory cost?
- SKALD: Against the Black Priory is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to SKALD: Against the Black Priory?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside SKALD: Against the Black Priory are Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes, Secrets of Shadows, Crypts Of Carith.
- Who developed SKALD: Against the Black Priory?
- SKALD: Against the Black Priory was developed by High North Studios AS and published by Raw Fury.
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