Games like Guardian of Lore
If Guardian of Lore is your kind of game, the closest matches are Souldiers, DOOMBLADE and Fallen Tear: The Ascension — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and mysterious. 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 Guardian of Lore: A mystical library houses books of ancient folktales from lost civilizations. Play as Prince Sayri, and protect these stories from wicked magic that aims to erase their memory forever. Enter each story and save it from within!
Players who liked Guardian of Lore also play
Steam players who put hours into Guardian of Lore 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.
Souldiers
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Guardian of Lore.
Top pick for Guardian of Lore fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Guardian of Lore.
Fight for your freedom in a sprawling fantasy world caught between the living and the fallen. Hone your skills in a retro epic featuring puzzle platforming, metroidvania exploration and crunchy soulslike combat.
DOOMBLADE
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Guardian of Lore.
Second-strongest match for Guardian of Lore fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Guardian of Lore.
Deep underground, Gloom Girl discovers DOOMBLADE, a sentient weapon hellbent on escape after eons in chains. Together, “Doom and Gloom” embark on a vengeful quest to unlock the powerful abilities and destroy the Dread Lords once and for all in this 2D Action Metroidvania.
Fallen Tear: The Ascension
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Guardian of Lore.
Third-strongest match for Guardian of Lore fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Guardian of Lore.
A story-driven Metroidvania where the allies you choose to bond with change how you fight and explore. Journey through the high-fantasy world of Raoah, uncover lost civilizations, and forge bonds that shape your path through a land on the brink of collapse.
Deepening Fire
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Guardian of Lore.
Ranked #4 for Guardian of Lore fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Guardian of Lore.
Deepening Fire is a side-scrolling action adventure game. Choose different classes, with appropriate equipment, explore hidden complex map, defeat powerful enemies, expose the conspiracy of the chaotic world, experience the souls-like battle
Blasphemous 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Guardian of Lore.
Ranked #5 for Guardian of Lore fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Guardian of Lore.
The Penitent One awakens as Blasphemous 2 joins him once again in an endless struggle against The Miracle. Dive into a perilous new world filled with mysteries and secrets to discover, and tear your way through monstrous foes that stand between you and your quest to end the cycle once and for all.
Afterimage
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Guardian of Lore.
Ranked #6 for Guardian of Lore fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Guardian of Lore.
Afterimage is a hand-drawn 2D action adventure that emphasizes fast-paced combat with diversified character builds, non-linear levels, and a gripping story set in the ruins of a fantasy world.
Vigil: The Longest Night
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Guardian of Lore.
Ranked #7 for Guardian of Lore fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Guardian of Lore.
Embark on a journey through the longest night with Leila, a valiant member of the Vigilant Order. Delve into the hidden truths shrouded in eternal darkness, unravel the mystery surrounding Leila's enigmatic sister, and confront the eldritch horrors lurking in a world that has lost the light of day.
Clunky Hero
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Guardian of Lore.
Ranked #8 for Guardian of Lore fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Guardian of Lore.
A crazy platformer with a touch of RPG and tons of quirky but challenging things! Lovely hand-drawn-looking graphics, for a world crowded with funny creatures and bizarre weapons. Join Rufus, the antihero with broom and bucket, on his absurd journey.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Guardian of Lore at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~64% under Guardian of Lore on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Guardian of Lore.
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 ~64% under Guardian of Lore on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Guardian of Lore.
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!
R.E.P.O.
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Guardian of Lore on Steam right now. Shares Action with Guardian of Lore.
An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under Guardian of Lore on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Guardian of Lore.
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?
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~68% under Guardian of Lore on Steam right now. Shares Action with Guardian of Lore.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under Guardian of Lore on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Guardian of Lore.
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 ~43% under Guardian of Lore on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Guardian of Lore.
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 ~64% under Guardian of Lore on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Guardian of Lore.
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.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Guardian of Lore.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Guardian of Lore.
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 Guardian of Lore.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Guardian of Lore.
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 Action and Indie with Guardian of Lore.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Steam Engine Simulator
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Guardian of Lore.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Souldiers
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Guardian of Lore.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Guardian of Lore.
Fight for your freedom in a sprawling fantasy world caught between the living and the fallen. Hone your skills in a retro epic featuring puzzle platforming, metroidvania exploration and crunchy soulslike combat.
Blasphemous 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Guardian of Lore.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Guardian of Lore.
The Penitent One awakens as Blasphemous 2 joins him once again in an endless struggle against The Miracle. Dive into a perilous new world filled with mysteries and secrets to discover, and tear your way through monstrous foes that stand between you and your quest to end the cycle once and for all.
Afterimage
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Guardian of Lore.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Guardian of Lore.
Afterimage is a hand-drawn 2D action adventure that emphasizes fast-paced combat with diversified character builds, non-linear levels, and a gripping story set in the ruins of a fantasy world.
Vigil: The Longest Night
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Guardian of Lore.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Guardian of Lore.
Embark on a journey through the longest night with Leila, a valiant member of the Vigilant Order. Delve into the hidden truths shrouded in eternal darkness, unravel the mystery surrounding Leila's enigmatic sister, and confront the eldritch horrors lurking in a world that has lost the light of day.
Frequently asked about Guardian of Lore
- How much does Guardian of Lore cost?
- Guardian of Lore is listed on Steam at 13.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Guardian of Lore?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Guardian of Lore are Souldiers, DOOMBLADE, Fallen Tear: The Ascension.
- Who developed Guardian of Lore?
- Guardian of Lore was developed by Round 2 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 Guardian of Lore.
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