Rank 01Games like The Yellow King
- 24 games
- Updated May 5, 2026
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The closest matches to The Yellow King: Fractured Online, Secret World Legends, Black Desert, Astellia, and Project: Gorgon. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Heroes of Dire
Why this: Same nostalgic mood as The Yellow King.
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Genres: Adventure, Free To Play, Massively Multiplayer
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- Released: 2020
- Developer: Spellbook
- Price: $8.99checked Oct 31
- 46% of 166 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Casual
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Boss ai feels dynamic and dangerous
- Daily cosmetic rotations add replay value
- Rune spending creates meaningful progression choices
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Immersive
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Why this: Same nostalgic mood as The Yellow King.
Never Return
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as The Yellow King.
Cheaper alternatives
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Dying Light
Why this: Same immersive mood as The Yellow King.
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Why this: Same nostalgic mood as The Yellow King.
Lovecraft's Untold Stories
Why this: Also Lovecraftian and Violent, like The Yellow King.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to The Yellow King, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Guild Wars 2®
Why this: Same immersive mood as The Yellow King.
Spiral Knights
Why this: Same nostalgic mood as The Yellow King.
Realm of the Mad God Exalt
Why this: Same challenging mood as The Yellow King.
The Lord of the Rings Online™
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as The Yellow King.
More from Spellbook
Other recommendable Steam games by Spellbook, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
The Infinite Black 2
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as The Yellow King.
About The Yellow King
The closest matches to The Yellow King: Fractured Online, Secret World Legends, Black Desert, Astellia, and Project: Gorgon. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If The Yellow King is your kind of game, the closest matches are Fractured Online, Secret World Legends and Black Desert — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and immersive, and single out its boss ai and daily cosmetic rotations. 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.
About The Yellow King: A dark horror MMO inspired by the writings of H. P. Lovecraft. Infinite dungeon exploration, boss raids, guilds, PvP, leaderboards, and the destruction of your soul by an uncaring immortal e̵̺̙̺̥̅͆̾̽̈̇̇̂̑̊͊̽̕͜͝lde̸̮͔̞̮͖͖̙̍̒̽̓r̶̨̹̠̪̫͓̻͍̥͇̄͌͂̋̊̚ g̶̩̮̙̾̎̌̋̎͌͘͠oḓ̸̛̮̦̮͎͖̖͖͕͊͋̉̂́͛ slowly devouring the universe.
Is The Yellow King worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 46% of 166 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Early Access: unfinished, and it can change a lot before release.
- Price: $8.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 9 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 9 h before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Boss ai feels dynamic and dangerous
- Daily cosmetic rotations add replay value
- Rune spending creates meaningful progression choices
- Secret walls reward exploration
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“its ok but development has ended. Since this review, I was banned on the discussion boards by the devs, after they contacted me to offer a refund. They then blocked me. what a bunch of fun folks!”
“TLDR: **THIS GAME IS ABANDONNED** Bought this game because it looked super promising. Looked into the dev's history and they have a history of just abandoning games. I thought this game would be the exception because they were very active…”
People who play it also play: Fractured Online, Secret World Legends, Black Desert
Frequently asked about The Yellow King
Can I run it?
How much does The Yellow King cost?
The Yellow King is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does The Yellow King have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — The Yellow King supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
What games are most similar to The Yellow King?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Yellow King are Fractured Online, Secret World Legends, Black Desert.
Who developed The Yellow King?
The Yellow King was developed by Spellbook and published by www.Spellbook.com.