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Shares turn based combat with This Way Madness Lies.
- $14.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Playable
- 2017
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The closest matches to This Way Madness Lies: Cosmic Star Heroine, Cthulhu Saves Christmas, Jack Move, Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4, and Doom & Destiny. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Also Lovecraftian and JRPG, like This Way Madness Lies.
- $9.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Playable
- 2019
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Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4
Why this: Shares turn based combat and resource management with This Way Madness Lies.
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Virgo Versus The Zodiac
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as This Way Madness Lies.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like This Way Madness Lies
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- Released: 2022
- Developer: Zeboyd Digital Entertainment LLC
- Price: $9.99checked Nov 7
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 88% of 136 reviews
- Genres: RPG
- Metacritic 84
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Absurdist humor lands consistently and memorably
- Each character has entirely unique abilities with no overlap
- Resource management combat feels strategic without being overwhelming
- Atmospheric
- Contemplative
- Funny
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Why this: Also JRPG and Turn-Based Combat, like This Way Madness Lies.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Jack Move
Why this: Shares turn based combat with This Way Madness Lies.
Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4
Why this: Shares turn based combat and resource management with This Way Madness Lies.
Doom & Destiny
Why this: Also JRPG and Turn-Based Combat, like This Way Madness Lies.
Virgo Versus The Zodiac
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as This Way Madness Lies.
About This Way Madness Lies
The closest matches to This Way Madness Lies: Cosmic Star Heroine, Cthulhu Saves Christmas, Jack Move, Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4, and Doom & Destiny. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If This Way Madness Lies is your kind of game, the closest matches are Cosmic Star Heroine, Cthulhu Saves Christmas and Jack Move — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, contemplative and funny, and single out its party forced switching and resource management. 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 This Way Madness Lies: Shakespeare and Magical Girls, what could be better? Save the worlds of Shakespeare from the forces of Nightmare in this fast-paced turn-based JRPG comedy.
Is This Way Madness Lies worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 88% of 136 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $9.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 9 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Absurdist humor lands consistently and memorably
- Each character has entirely unique abilities with no overlap
- Resource management combat feels strategic without being overwhelming
- Shakespearean dimensions feel fresh and unpredictable
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“FYI : still has a gamebreaking bug. Saving in the backstage area will permanently brick your save, sending you back to the first post-tutorial area. This will be unsalvageable, and you'll have to delete and start over no matter how far…”
“Enderaring, but shallow. The “story” is a flow of barely connected non sequiturs. Combat is hampered by how we can’t pick our own party (and, at least in the beginning of the game, the worst and most annoying character is often put in the…”
People who play it also play: Cosmic Star Heroine, Cthulhu Saves Christmas, Jack Move
Frequently asked about This Way Madness Lies
Can I run it?
Does This Way Madness Lies run on Steam Deck?
This Way Madness Lies is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does This Way Madness Lies cost?
This Way Madness Lies is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to This Way Madness Lies?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside This Way Madness Lies are Cosmic Star Heroine, Cthulhu Saves Christmas, Jack Move.
Who developed This Way Madness Lies?
This Way Madness Lies was developed by Zeboyd Digital Entertainment LLC.