Games like Ephemeral Tale
If Ephemeral Tale is your kind of game, the closest matches are Souls Inferno, Azoth & Ignis and Dungeons of Voidria — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, chill and nostalgic. 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 Ephemeral Tale: Ephemeral Tale is a dungeon crawler/looter hybrid for the modern age, featuring hand-crafted dungeons, classic JRPG-style combat, and a loot-driven progression system.
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Steam players who put hours into Ephemeral Tale 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.
Souls Inferno
WHY THIS
Top pick for Ephemeral Tale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ephemeral Tale.
Enter a cursed realm, defeat demonic knights, collect souls, and shape your build as you uncover a deeply interconnected world.
Azoth & Ignis
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Ephemeral Tale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Ephemeral Tale.
A challenging top-down action role-playing game about restoring the soul of the world. Overcome the cursed minions of The Alchemist! Discover the hidden drama! Find incredible loot! Level up! And then power up your build! Break the crystal balls! Explore the dungeons! Replay endlessly!
Dungeons of Voidria
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ephemeral Tale.
Third-strongest match for Ephemeral Tale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ephemeral Tale.
Gather loot, unearth secrets and defeat enemies as you explore the shifting Dungeons of Voidria and retrieve fragments to restore the shattered Heart of the void.
DunJaunt
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Ephemeral Tale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Ephemeral Tale.
A focused dungeon running romp through the fantasy world of Relaryia! The land is sliding into chaos, and it's up to you with the help of a party of 4 elemental avatars to bring balance back to the world. Pick your favorites from Fire, Water, Storm, Earth, Light, and Darkness and cleanse the world!
DarkBlood -Reborn-
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Ephemeral Tale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Ephemeral Tale.
DarkBlood is a turn-based roguelite RPG in which an immortal man with the blood of a demon king travels through dungeons and defeats vicious monsters. Simple, straightforward gameplay and profound strategy. Sigh-inducingly beautiful dot graphics await you.
Spiritoké
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Ephemeral Tale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Ephemeral Tale.
A roguelite turn-based rpg. Gather mystical treasures to power up your party and engage in battle with monsters that become stronger with every step within a dungeon! Each character has unique abilities to dominate the battlefield, growing in strength as the journey continues!
Collision
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Ranked #7 for Ephemeral Tale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ephemeral Tale.
Daniel has grown up in the Thick Oak Forest for years, living with his mother and father. His father, Oliver, was drafted into war four years before the events of Collision. His father disappears just a few hours before coming home. Solve his murder in a beginner friendly, turn based RPG.
Last Genesis
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Ranked #8 for Ephemeral Tale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ephemeral Tale.
Last Genesis: a classic-style turn-based RPG that starts with you finding a lost cat and ends with you becoming a [REDACTED].
Reviewers mention these as similar to Ephemeral Tale
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SOULS
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Ephemeral Tale cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ephemeral Tale.
One day, the boy meets a monster, with whom he builds a strange relationship that is neither friend, nor family, nor owner and pet. How will the boy's future change?
Borderlands 2
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Ephemeral Tale cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Ephemeral Tale.
The Ultimate Vault Hunter’s Upgrade lets you get the most out of the Borderlands 2 experience.
FINAL FANTASY
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Ephemeral Tale.
Reviewers of Ephemeral Tale cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Ephemeral Tale.
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.
Legend of Zero
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Ephemeral Tale cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with Ephemeral Tale.
This is the next installment of Legend of Cina, it's a bit more simple and hopefully you will like it.
Demon's Soulbound
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Ephemeral Tale cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Ephemeral Tale.
Demon's Soulbound is a gay bara adult 3rd person point'n click adventure about domination, bdsm, sex between men and monsters, and serving a demon master.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Ephemeral Tale at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Ephemeral Tale on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ephemeral Tale.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Ephemeral Tale on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Ephemeral Tale.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Ephemeral Tale on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ephemeral Tale.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Ephemeral Tale on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ephemeral Tale.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Ephemeral Tale on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ephemeral Tale.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Ephemeral Tale on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ephemeral Tale.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Ephemeral Tale on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ephemeral Tale.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
Noita
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Ephemeral Tale on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ephemeral Tale.
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.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ephemeral Tale.
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?
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ephemeral Tale.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ephemeral Tale.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ephemeral Tale.
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.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ephemeral Tale.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ephemeral Tale.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ephemeral Tale.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Ephemeral Tale.
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.
![UNBEATABLE [white label] — Steam game cover](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1290490/header.jpg?t=1736770503)
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Frequently asked about Ephemeral Tale
- Is Ephemeral Tale verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Ephemeral Tale 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 Ephemeral Tale cost?
- Ephemeral Tale is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Ephemeral Tale?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Ephemeral Tale are Souls Inferno, Azoth & Ignis, Dungeons of Voidria.
- Who developed Ephemeral Tale?
- Ephemeral Tale was developed by Dawdling Dog, ltd..
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 Ephemeral Tale.
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