Games like Pillars of Dust
If Pillars of Dust is your kind of game, the closest matches are Cthulhu Saves the World, 时空传说：佣兵王战记 and Doom & Destiny Advanced — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its lighthearted, nostalgic and retro. 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 Pillars of Dust: In this retro-style RPG, Prince Carlton and pauper Gregg must make their separate ways through a mysterious land to learn their origins - and find some nuggets along the way.
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Cthulhu Saves the World
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Pillars of Dust.
Top pick for Pillars of Dust fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Pillars of Dust.
The lord of insanity, Cthulhu was all set to plunge the world into insanity and destruction when his powers were sealed by a mysterious sorcerer. The only way for him to break the curse is to become a true hero. Save the world to destroy it in an epic parody RPG journey of redemption, romance, and insanity!
时空传说：佣兵王战记
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Pillars of Dust.
Second-strongest match for Pillars of Dust fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pillars of Dust.
This is an RPG game with a Western magical background, which combines the gameplay of many ancient games, various mazes, and free exploration games!
Doom & Destiny Advanced
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Pillars of Dust.
Third-strongest match for Pillars of Dust fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Pillars of Dust.
Four nerds walk into a dungeon. It’s not a joke, it’s Doom & Destiny Advanced.
Cosmic Star Heroine
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Pillars of Dust.
Ranked #4 for Pillars of Dust fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Pillars of Dust.
3 exotic planets to explore. Aliens. Robots. Magic. Forbidden technology. Ruined Worlds. Ghosts. Long-lost secrets. Conspiracies. A galactic threat. And one brave heroine to make things right. Cosmic Star Heroine is an exciting new RPG from the creators of Cthulhu Saves the World.
Doom & Destiny
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Pillars of Dust.
Ranked #5 for Pillars of Dust fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Pillars of Dust.
Be ready for the nerdiest adventure of your life! Journey with four everyday friends into this turn based hilarious jrpg filled with parodies and cameos! Explore a huge fantasy world full of secrets, monsters, dungeons and preposterous villains! Nerds are storming fantasy and it's awesome!
Reigns
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Pillars of Dust fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pillars of Dust.
Sit on the throne as a benevolent (or malevolent) medieval monarch of the modern age and swipe your royal controller either left or right to impose your will upon the kingdom.
Saturday Morning RPG
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Pillars of Dust.
Ranked #7 for Pillars of Dust fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Pillars of Dust.
Saturday Morning RPG is an episodic JRPG set in world heavily inspired by 1980s Saturday morning cartoons and pop culture.
Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Pillars of Dust.
Ranked #8 for Pillars of Dust fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Pillars of Dust.
Penny Arcade’s “On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4” concludes the saga of Tycho Brahe, Scion of The Long Project, and his almost certainly human partner Jonathan Gabriel. The world has been destroyed, but existence extends beyond this mortal plane in the gruesome Underhell!
Reviewers mention these as similar to Pillars of Dust
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Shadows of Adam
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Pillars of Dust.
Reviewers of Pillars of Dust cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with Pillars of Dust.
Gorgeous pixel art. Intense, blazing fast battles. An epic adventure. This is the must-play retro indie JRPG built for the modern era.
FINAL FANTASY
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Pillars of Dust.
Reviewers of Pillars of Dust cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Pillars of Dust.
The original FINAL FANTASY comes to life with completely new graphics and audio! A remodeled 2D take on the first game in the world-renowned FINAL FANTASY series! Enjoy the timeless story told through charming retro graphics.
Dragon War
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Pillars of Dust cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with Pillars of Dust.
A real-time combat game played by the flying dragon in the third person. At this stage, the game mode is mainly chaos. The main themes of the game are flying dragon and magic.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Pillars of Dust at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Pillars of Dust on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pillars of Dust.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Pillars of Dust on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Pillars of Dust.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~46% under Pillars of Dust on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pillars of Dust.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under Pillars of Dust on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pillars of Dust.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~79% under Pillars of Dust on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pillars of Dust.
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.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Pillars of Dust on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with Pillars of Dust.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Pillars of Dust on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Pillars of Dust.
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!
A Short Hike
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under Pillars of Dust on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pillars of Dust.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Pillars of Dust.
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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Pillars of Dust.
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.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Pillars of Dust.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pillars of Dust.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Pillars of Dust.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pillars of Dust.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Pillars of Dust.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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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.
Cthulhu Saves the World
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Pillars of Dust.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Pillars of Dust.
The lord of insanity, Cthulhu was all set to plunge the world into insanity and destruction when his powers were sealed by a mysterious sorcerer. The only way for him to break the curse is to become a true hero. Save the world to destroy it in an epic parody RPG journey of redemption, romance, and insanity!
Doom & Destiny
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Pillars of Dust.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Pillars of Dust.
Be ready for the nerdiest adventure of your life! Journey with four everyday friends into this turn based hilarious jrpg filled with parodies and cameos! Explore a huge fantasy world full of secrets, monsters, dungeons and preposterous villains! Nerds are storming fantasy and it's awesome!
Reigns
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pillars of Dust.
Sit on the throne as a benevolent (or malevolent) medieval monarch of the modern age and swipe your royal controller either left or right to impose your will upon the kingdom.
Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Pillars of Dust.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Pillars of Dust.
Penny Arcade’s “On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4” concludes the saga of Tycho Brahe, Scion of The Long Project, and his almost certainly human partner Jonathan Gabriel. The world has been destroyed, but existence extends beyond this mortal plane in the gruesome Underhell!
Frequently asked about Pillars of Dust
- How much does Pillars of Dust cost?
- Pillars of Dust is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Pillars of Dust?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Pillars of Dust are Cthulhu Saves the World, 时空传说：佣兵王战记, Doom & Destiny Advanced.
- Who developed Pillars of Dust?
- Pillars of Dust was developed by Retreaux Games and published by Something Classic Games LLC.
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