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Games like ORX

If ORX is your kind of game, the closest matches are Little Adventure Tale, Perfect Teams and Slay the Spire — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and contemplative. 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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About ORX: A new take on tower-defence and deckbuilding roguelike genres. ORX is like playing Carcassonne with your table on fire. Build your perfect deck, use powerful artefacts, master 3 unique factions. Prove that you are the King of your castle!

2022StrategyIndieSimulationRPGCasualEarly Access9.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby johnbell
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Players who liked ORX also play

Steam players who put hours into ORX 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.

  1. Little Adventure Tale

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for ORX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with ORX.

    Little Adventure tale is a Roguelike Deckbuilder set in a cute fantasy world where you can enlist the help of the Guild to Hire companions and manage several Card Decks & Accept Quests to earn more rewards! All this in order to banish the Evil Lord Obradin!

    2025StrategyIndieRPG1.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Perfect Teams

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for ORX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with ORX.

    Perfect Teams is a Rogue Like deckbuilder in which you have to assemble a team of three characters, each one with unique cards and unique powers, to explore different universes and fight the corruption caused by the fusion. What will be your Perfect Team ?

    2024StrategyIndie19.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building, procedural generation and a challenging mood with ORX.

    Third-strongest match for ORX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with ORX.

    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!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Poker Quest: Swords and Spades

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and a contemplative mood with ORX.

    Ranked #4 for ORX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with ORX.

    Poker Quest is a fantasy roguelike where players use a standard 52-card deck to take on fierce enemies in epic battles. Featuring over 20 unique heroes, thousands of items, and deep gameplay that will test even the most experienced players.

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Backpack Hero

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with ORX.

    Ranked #5 for ORX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with ORX.

    The inventory management roguelike! Collect rare items, organize your backpack, and vanquish your foes!

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Neurodeck : Psychological Deckbuilder

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building and an atmospheric mood with ORX.

    Ranked #6 for ORX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with ORX.

    Neurodeck is a psychological deckbuilding card game to challenge your fears. Build your deck & capacities by answering personality tests, visiting rooms or meditating. Face your phobia and defeat them through the power of life-inspired cards.

    2021StrategyIndieRPG13.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Dicey Dungeons

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with ORX.

    Ranked #7 for ORX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with ORX.

    Become a giant walking dice, explore dungeons and defy Lady Luck in this dice powered roguelike! Now featuring "Reunion", a free DLC with six brand-new episodes!

    2019StrategyIndie3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with ORX.

    Ranked #8 for ORX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with ORX.

    Astrea is a DICE-deck-building roguelike that flips the script on deckbuilders by using dice instead of cards and a unique dual “damage” system: Purification vs Corruption. Build a dice pool strong enough to purify Astrea's out-of-control corruption and save the Star System.

    2023StrategyIndieCasual24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below ORX at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under ORX on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with ORX.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under ORX on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with ORX.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under ORX on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with ORX.

    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.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under ORX on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with ORX.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under ORX on Steam right now. Shares Indie with ORX.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under ORX on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with ORX.

    Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under ORX on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with ORX.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under ORX on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with ORX.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with ORX.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with ORX.

    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.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Steam Engine Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with ORX.

    The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.

    2023SimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with ORX.

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with ORX.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with ORX.

    A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  7. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with ORX.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

    2015AdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building, procedural generation and a challenging mood with ORX.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with ORX.

    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!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Backpack Hero

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with ORX.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with ORX.

    The inventory management roguelike! Collect rare items, organize your backpack, and vanquish your foes!

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Dicey Dungeons

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with ORX.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with ORX.

    Become a giant walking dice, explore dungeons and defy Lady Luck in this dice powered roguelike! Now featuring "Reunion", a free DLC with six brand-new episodes!

    2019StrategyIndie3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about ORX

Does ORX run on Steam Deck?
ORX is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does ORX cost?
ORX is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to ORX?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside ORX are Little Adventure Tale, Perfect Teams, Slay the Spire.
Who developed ORX?
ORX was developed by johnbell and published by CRITICAL REFLEX.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on ORX.

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