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Games like Active DBG: Brave's Rage

If Active DBG: Brave's Rage is your kind of game, the closest matches are Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles, Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend and Poker Quest: Swords and Spades — 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 Active DBG: Brave's Rage: Brave's Rage is a challenging roguelite deckbuilding game that features an ATB combat system. Players will have to think critically to build their decks and make strategic decisions in the nick of time. Create your dynamic duo from a total of 9 playable Braves and face 20 different challenge tiers!

2023ActionStrategyIndieRPG5.39 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOSby ISVR
Active DBG: Brave's Rage — Steam game cover
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Dynamic dodging and positioning mechanicsHigh replayability with varied deck themesRpg elements blend seamlessly with deckbuildingAtmosphericChallengingContemplative

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  1. Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Active DBG: Brave's Rage.

    Top pick for Active DBG: Brave's Rage fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Active DBG: Brave's Rage.

    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 ↗
  2. Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Active DBG: Brave's Rage.

    Second-strongest match for Active DBG: Brave's Rage fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Active DBG: Brave's Rage.

    Welcome to Eientei, combine multiple colors of mana to build your ideal deck, duel with gensokyo girls, and chase back the mysterious moon treasure. Also, enjoy the unpredictable Roguelike with fantasy Danmaku!

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure23.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Poker Quest: Swords and Spades

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Active DBG: Brave's Rage.

    Third-strongest match for Active DBG: Brave's Rage fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Active DBG: Brave's Rage.

    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 ↗
  4. Meteorfall: Krumit's Tale

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Active DBG: Brave's Rage.

    Ranked #4 for Active DBG: Brave's Rage fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Active DBG: Brave's Rage.

    Krumit's Tale, the second game in the Meteorfall universe, is a new take on the deckbuilding roguelike genre. Use your cards to clear dungeons, then upgrade your deck with new cards and perks to press forward. The fate of the world is in your hands.

    2020StrategyIndieRPG4.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Roguebook

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Active DBG: Brave's Rage.

    Ranked #5 for Active DBG: Brave's Rage fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Active DBG: Brave's Rage.

    Embrace the challenge of a roguelike deckbuilder with unique mechanics from the developers of Faeria and Richard Garfield, creator of Magic: The Gathering™. Build a team of two heroes, unleash powerful combos and defeat the legends of the Roguebook!

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Hadean Tactics

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building and an intense mood with Active DBG: Brave's Rage.

    Ranked #6 for Active DBG: Brave's Rage fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Active DBG: Brave's Rage.

    Hadean Tactics is a roguelike deckbuilding game fused with autobattler elements to create a unique strategy experience. Use your cards to influence the actions of your units and help your Hero defeat the Six Wings of Hell!

    2023StrategyIndie8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Deep Sky Derelicts

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building and an atmospheric mood with Active DBG: Brave's Rage.

    Ranked #7 for Active DBG: Brave's Rage fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Active DBG: Brave's Rage.

    Deep Sky Derelicts is an original combination of turn-based strategy and RPG, enriched with tactical card combat and popular roguelike elements. Explore derelict alien ships, fight, loot and upgrade your gear, all in distinctive retro-futuristic comic book aesthetic style.

    2018StrategyIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building and a challenging mood with Active DBG: Brave's Rage.

    Ranked #8 for Active DBG: Brave's Rage fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Active DBG: Brave's Rage.

    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 ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Active DBG: Brave's Rage at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~82% under Active DBG: Brave's Rage on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Active DBG: Brave's Rage.

    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 ↗
  2. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under Active DBG: Brave's Rage on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Active DBG: Brave's Rage.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Active DBG: Brave's Rage on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Active DBG: Brave's Rage.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~72% under Active DBG: Brave's Rage on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Active DBG: Brave's Rage.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~82% under Active DBG: Brave's Rage on Steam right now. Shares Action with Active DBG: Brave's Rage.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under Active DBG: Brave's Rage on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Active DBG: Brave's Rage.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Super Hexagon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under Active DBG: Brave's Rage on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Active DBG: Brave's Rage.

    Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

    2012ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Nodebuster

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under Active DBG: Brave's Rage on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Active DBG: Brave's Rage.

    Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Active DBG: Brave's Rage.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Active DBG: Brave's Rage.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Active DBG: Brave's Rage.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Active DBG: Brave's Rage.

    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 ↗
  5. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Active DBG: Brave's Rage.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Active DBG: Brave's Rage.

    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 ↗
  7. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Active DBG: Brave's Rage.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Active DBG: Brave's Rage.

    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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Meteorfall: Krumit's Tale

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Active DBG: Brave's Rage.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Active DBG: Brave's Rage.

    Krumit's Tale, the second game in the Meteorfall universe, is a new take on the deckbuilding roguelike genre. Use your cards to clear dungeons, then upgrade your deck with new cards and perks to press forward. The fate of the world is in your hands.

    2020StrategyIndieRPG4.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Hadean Tactics

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building and an intense mood with Active DBG: Brave's Rage.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Active DBG: Brave's Rage.

    Hadean Tactics is a roguelike deckbuilding game fused with autobattler elements to create a unique strategy experience. Use your cards to influence the actions of your units and help your Hero defeat the Six Wings of Hell!

    2023StrategyIndie8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building and a challenging mood with Active DBG: Brave's Rage.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Active DBG: Brave's Rage.

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Active DBG: Brave's Rage

Does Active DBG: Brave's Rage run on Steam Deck?
Active DBG: Brave's Rage 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 Active DBG: Brave's Rage cost?
Active DBG: Brave's Rage is listed on Steam at 5.39 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Active DBG: Brave's Rage?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Active DBG: Brave's Rage are Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles, Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend, Poker Quest: Swords and Spades.
Who developed Active DBG: Brave's Rage?
Active DBG: Brave's Rage was developed by ISVR and published by Astrolabe Games.

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 Active DBG: Brave's Rage.

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