Games like Shattered Hourglass
If Shattered Hourglass is your kind of game, the closest matches are Nyaruru Fishy Fight, Eldest Souls and CrossCode — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its choices directly alter endings, atmospheric and challenging. 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 Shattered Hourglass: A mix between Chrono Trigger, Dragon Quest and Breath of Fire! Shattered Hourglass is a massive Turn-based JRPG filled with challenging bosses, puzzles, secrets, multiple choices, endings and of course, time travel!
Players who liked Shattered Hourglass also play
Steam players who put hours into Shattered Hourglass 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.
Nyaruru Fishy Fight
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shattered Hourglass.
Top pick for Shattered Hourglass fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shattered Hourglass.
This game is a Metroidvania game with intense battle. Explore the world and collection power-ups with your cute cat girl! When magic curse suddenly occurred in a small town and all the residents grew cat ears, the real cat girl Nyaruru started her way to uncover the truth...
Eldest Souls
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Shattered Hourglass.
Second-strongest match for Shattered Hourglass fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shattered Hourglass.
Fast-paced and brutally challenging, Eldest Souls is a unique Soulslike experience. In a final act of vengeance, the Old Gods have unleashed a great Desolation upon the world. Mankind's only hope lies with a lone warrior… and his greatsword of pure Obsydian.
CrossCode
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shattered Hourglass.
Third-strongest match for Shattered Hourglass fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shattered Hourglass.
A retro-inspired 2D Action RPG set in the distant future. CrossCode combines 16-bit SNES-style graphics with butter-smooth physics, a fast-paced combat system, and engaging puzzle mechanics, served with a gripping sci-fi story.
Axiom Verge
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shattered Hourglass.
Ranked #4 for Shattered Hourglass fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shattered Hourglass.
Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.
The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shattered Hourglass.
Ranked #5 for Shattered Hourglass fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shattered Hourglass.
Step into the wacky heroic fantasy universe of the Dungeon of Naheulbeuk. Lead a team of unlikely and clumsy heroes in an epic and challenging tactical RPG. Live an adventure filled with humor, surprises and silly encounters.
Hollow Knight
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shattered Hourglass.
Ranked #6 for Shattered Hourglass fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shattered Hourglass.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
The Talos Principle
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shattered Hourglass.
Ranked #7 for Shattered Hourglass fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shattered Hourglass.
The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).
Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Shattered Hourglass.
Ranked #8 for Shattered Hourglass fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shattered Hourglass.
Follow Vi, Kabbu, and Leif as they uncover the secrets of the Land of Bugaria! Explore and combine your team's abilities to solve puzzles, defeat powerful enemies and find ancient treasures!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Shattered Hourglass at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Shattered Hourglass on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Shattered Hourglass.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Shattered Hourglass on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shattered Hourglass.
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 ~70% under Shattered Hourglass on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shattered Hourglass.
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 ~80% under Shattered Hourglass on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Shattered Hourglass.
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.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Shattered Hourglass on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Shattered Hourglass.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Shattered Hourglass on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Shattered Hourglass.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Shattered Hourglass on Steam right now. Shares Action with Shattered Hourglass.
You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Shattered Hourglass on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Shattered Hourglass.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
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 Shattered Hourglass.
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 Action and Adventure with Shattered Hourglass.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Shattered Hourglass.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shattered Hourglass.
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 Shattered Hourglass.
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 Action and Indie with Shattered Hourglass.
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.
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 Shattered Hourglass.
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.
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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.
Nyaruru Fishy Fight
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shattered Hourglass.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Shattered Hourglass.
This game is a Metroidvania game with intense battle. Explore the world and collection power-ups with your cute cat girl! When magic curse suddenly occurred in a small town and all the residents grew cat ears, the real cat girl Nyaruru started her way to uncover the truth...
Eldest Souls
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Shattered Hourglass.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Shattered Hourglass.
Fast-paced and brutally challenging, Eldest Souls is a unique Soulslike experience. In a final act of vengeance, the Old Gods have unleashed a great Desolation upon the world. Mankind's only hope lies with a lone warrior… and his greatsword of pure Obsydian.
Axiom Verge
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shattered Hourglass.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Shattered Hourglass.
Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.
Hollow Knight
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shattered Hourglass.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Shattered Hourglass.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Shattered Hourglass.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Shattered Hourglass.
Follow Vi, Kabbu, and Leif as they uncover the secrets of the Land of Bugaria! Explore and combine your team's abilities to solve puzzles, defeat powerful enemies and find ancient treasures!
Frequently asked about Shattered Hourglass
- How much does Shattered Hourglass cost?
- Shattered Hourglass is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Shattered Hourglass?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Shattered Hourglass are Nyaruru Fishy Fight, Eldest Souls, CrossCode.
- Who developed Shattered Hourglass?
- Shattered Hourglass was developed by sawworm Games.
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