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Games like Kargast

If Kargast is your kind of game, the closest matches are Absolutes Akestas Tournament, Winter Clothing and Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest — picked from the ranked list below. 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.

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About Kargast: Kargast is a dark narrative exploration game with light RPG elements, branching endings, and a semi-satirical view of narrative RPGs. It tells the story of an unwell child on the brink of death, and his adventures through his surreal, cryptic surroundings.

2023ActionIndieAdventureRPG9.99 USDWindowsby Frymore
Kargast — Steam game cover

Players who liked Kargast also play

Steam players who put hours into Kargast 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.

  1. Absolutes Akestas Tournament

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Kargast fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kargast.

    A story-driven RPG combat tournament for the throne, glory, and the fate of the world—unlike anything you’ve ever experienced. Experience a dark, dramatic world caught between honor and betrayal, where every decision has consequences and your chosen paths shape the conflict.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Winter Clothing

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Kargast fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kargast.

    This is a horror plot puzzle game with Chinese folk themes. There is an unwritten rule in Tianhe Town: on the day of the Winter Clothing Festival, no villager is allowed to approach the back mountain. Is there really a ghost on the mountain? Perhaps there is something more terrifying than ghosts.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure6.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Kargast fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kargast.

    Explore the myths and monsters of Europe’s last primeval wilderness. Play as Maia, who arrives at the ancient Białowieża Forest looking to explore her family history. Discover Rage in an adventure game inspired by the experience of the legendary tabletop roleplaying game Werewolf: The Apocalypse.

    2020IndieAdventureRPG14.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Pig Eat Ball

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Kargast fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kargast.

    Pig Eat Ball is a top-down, action-adventure about eating, getting fat, and barfing on things to solve levels. Explore 20 giant space stations to find different Disguises, and using their Pros and Cons, fight and solve your way through over 200 action-puzzle levels using new, arcade-style mechanics.

    2018IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Mewgenics

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Kargast fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kargast.

    Build the ultimate cat army through tactical breeding and send them into deep, challenging turn-based adventures. Draft abilities, collect items, and manipulate genetics across generations in this roguelike tactics game from the creators of The Binding of Isaac and The End is Nigh.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Tren0

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Kargast fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kargast.

    A pixel game that contains some puzzles. It tells a story about five strangers who were trapped on a mysterious train.

    2018IndieAdventureRPG2.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Suzerain

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Kargast fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kargast.

    Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?

    2020IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Purrfect Apawcalypse: Love at Furst Bite

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Kargast fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kargast.

    Olive is trapped in school in the midst of the apocalypse! With demons slaughtering every dog in sight there's only so many left to spend time with! Will their special someone be Brownie the snack-loving corgi, Sparky the sporty husky or Patches the dalmatian bookworm? You decide!

    2021IndieAdventureRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Kargast at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Kargast on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Kargast.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Kargast on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Kargast.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Kargast on Steam right now. Shares Action with Kargast.

    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.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Kargast on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Kargast.

    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.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Kargast on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Kargast.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Kargast on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Kargast.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Kargast on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Kargast.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Kargast on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Kargast.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. 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 Kargast.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kargast.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kargast.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. 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 Kargast.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Kargast.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Kargast.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  7. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kargast.

    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.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Kargast.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Pig Eat Ball

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kargast.

    Pig Eat Ball is a top-down, action-adventure about eating, getting fat, and barfing on things to solve levels. Explore 20 giant space stations to find different Disguises, and using their Pros and Cons, fight and solve your way through over 200 action-puzzle levels using new, arcade-style mechanics.

    2018IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Mewgenics

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kargast.

    Build the ultimate cat army through tactical breeding and send them into deep, challenging turn-based adventures. Draft abilities, collect items, and manipulate genetics across generations in this roguelike tactics game from the creators of The Binding of Isaac and The End is Nigh.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Suzerain

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kargast.

    Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?

    2020IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Kargast

How much does Kargast cost?
Kargast is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Kargast?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Kargast are Absolutes Akestas Tournament, Winter Clothing, Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest.
Who developed Kargast?
Kargast was developed by Frymore.

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 Kargast.

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