Games like Across the Obelisk
If Across the Obelisk is your kind of game, the closest matches are HELLCARD, Slay the Spire and Slay the Spire 2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and cozy. 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 →Released in 2022 by Dreamsite Games and published by Paradox Interactive, Across the Obelisk is a strategy RPG and roguelike deckbuilder that supports up to four players online. Players construct decks from multiple character classes and guide their party through procedurally generated paths across the fantasy kingdom of Senenthia. The game costs $9.99 USD and is playable on Steam Deck, with deck-building mechanics tied to party synergy rather than individual decks. Players can adjust difficulty and progress through a substantial campaign with numerous paths to explore. Reviewers note the art style and card combinations feel engaging, and the multiplayer experience offers substantial replay value as different party compositions and builds create varied runs. The game holds an 82% positive rating from over 7,700 Steam reviews.
About Across the Obelisk: Set forth in a co-op roguelite deckbuilder where every choice matters! Craft decks of breathtaking power. Journey alone or with up to three friends. Plot your party’s path to glory and face powerful enemies in deep tactical combat on your quest to save the kingdom of Senenthia in Across the Obelisk!
Players who liked Across the Obelisk also play
Steam players who put hours into Across the Obelisk 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.
HELLCARD
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Across the Obelisk.
Top pick for Across the Obelisk fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Across the Obelisk.
Hellcard is a unique cooperative deck builder rogue-like game. Descend into the paper dungeons on your own, recruit computer-controlled companions or join other players' lobbies in fast-paced tactical card battles against the armies of darkness and the Archdemon himself!
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Across the Obelisk.
Second-strongest match for Across the Obelisk fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Across the Obelisk.
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!
Slay the Spire 2
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Across the Obelisk.
Third-strongest match for Across the Obelisk fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Across the Obelisk.
The iconic roguelike deckbuilder returns. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, and discover relics of immense power in Slay the Spire 2!
Roguebook
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Across the Obelisk.
Ranked #4 for Across the Obelisk fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Across the Obelisk.
Embrace the challenge of a roguelike deckbuilder with unique mechanics from the developers of Faeria and Richard Garfield, creator of Magic: The Gathering™. Build a team of two heroes, unleash powerful combos and defeat the legends of the Roguebook!
Banners of Ruin
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Across the Obelisk.
Ranked #5 for Across the Obelisk fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Across the Obelisk.
Assemble your party. Answer the call. Win the war. Build a deck and fight a series of turn-based combats with up to 6 party characters through the city of Dawn's Point. Each character can unlock a set of unique cards and abilities that can augment your deck in powerful, exciting ways.
Trials of Fire
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Across the Obelisk.
Ranked #6 for Across the Obelisk fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Across the Obelisk.
A Tactical, Deck-Building Roguelite. Choose 3 Heroes and adventure into a post-Cataclysmic wasteland. Engage enemies in a unique meld of card-play and tactical, positional combat. Level up and scavenge what you can to customise your decks and build a party to take on any challenge!
Gordian Quest
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Across the Obelisk.
Ranked #7 for Across the Obelisk fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Across the Obelisk.
An epic deckbuilding RPG inspired by old-school classics like Ultima and D&D, using modern gaming concepts like roguelite elements and turnbased strategic combat. Lead and nurture parties of heroes. Forge bonds and discover new skills among them. Guide them to unravel the curses laid upon the lands.
Deep Sky Derelicts
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Across the Obelisk.
Ranked #8 for Across the Obelisk fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Across the Obelisk.
Deep Sky Derelicts is an original combination of turn-based strategy and RPG, enriched with tactical card combat and popular roguelike elements. Explore derelict alien ships, fight, loot and upgrade your gear, all in distinctive retro-futuristic comic book aesthetic style.
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Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Across the Obelisk.
Reviewers of Across the Obelisk cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Across the Obelisk.
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!
Monster Train
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Across the Obelisk.
Reviewers of Across the Obelisk cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Across the Obelisk.
Monster Train is a strategic roguelike deck building game with a twist. Set on a train to hell, you’ll use tactical decision making to defend multiple vertical battlegrounds. With real time competitive multiplayer and endless replayability, Monster Train is always on time.
HELLCARD
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Across the Obelisk.
Reviewers of Across the Obelisk cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Across the Obelisk.
Hellcard is a unique cooperative deck builder rogue-like game. Descend into the paper dungeons on your own, recruit computer-controlled companions or join other players' lobbies in fast-paced tactical card battles against the armies of darkness and the Archdemon himself!
Iratus: Lord of the Dead
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Across the Obelisk cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Across the Obelisk.
Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a turn-based tactical roguelike RPG set in a dark fantasy universe. Lead an army of undead to help an angry necromancer in his quest to reach the surface world and bring death to the mortal realms!
Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Across the Obelisk.
Reviewers of Across the Obelisk cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Across the Obelisk.
Legend of Keepers is the perfect mix between Dungeon Defender and Roguelite. You have been hired as a dungeon manager by the Dungeons Company. Your job is simple: protect their dungeons!
Banners of Ruin
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Across the Obelisk.
Reviewers of Across the Obelisk cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and RPG with Across the Obelisk.
Assemble your party. Answer the call. Win the war. Build a deck and fight a series of turn-based combats with up to 6 party characters through the city of Dawn's Point. Each character can unlock a set of unique cards and abilities that can augment your deck in powerful, exciting ways.
Chrono Ark
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Across the Obelisk.
Reviewers of Across the Obelisk cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Across the Obelisk.
Chrono Ark is a singleplayer roguelike that combines elements from deckbuilders and party-based RPGs. Recruit, train, and build a team of unique Investigators to restore the Twisted World!
Slay the Spire 2
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Across the Obelisk.
Reviewers of Across the Obelisk cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Across the Obelisk.
The iconic roguelike deckbuilder returns. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, and discover relics of immense power in Slay the Spire 2!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Across the Obelisk at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Across the Obelisk on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Across the Obelisk.
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 ~50% under Across the Obelisk on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Across the Obelisk.
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!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Across the Obelisk on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Across the Obelisk.
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 ~50% under Across the Obelisk on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Across the Obelisk.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Across the Obelisk on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Across the Obelisk.
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?
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Across the Obelisk on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Across the Obelisk.
Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Across the Obelisk on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Across the Obelisk.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Across the Obelisk on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Across the Obelisk.
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.
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 Across the Obelisk.
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?
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Across the Obelisk.
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 Across the Obelisk.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Across the Obelisk.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Across the Obelisk.
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.
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Across the Obelisk.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Cube Escape: Paradox
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Across the Obelisk.
The tenth Cube Escape follows the story of detective Dale Vandermeer who finds himself trapped in two different universes and needs to escape. Cube Escape: Paradox will be released together with the accompanying Paradox: A Rusty Lake Film.
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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.
HELLCARD
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Across the Obelisk.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Across the Obelisk.
Hellcard is a unique cooperative deck builder rogue-like game. Descend into the paper dungeons on your own, recruit computer-controlled companions or join other players' lobbies in fast-paced tactical card battles against the armies of darkness and the Archdemon himself!
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Across the Obelisk.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Across the Obelisk.
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!
Slay the Spire 2
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Across the Obelisk.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Across the Obelisk.
The iconic roguelike deckbuilder returns. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, and discover relics of immense power in Slay the Spire 2!
Trials of Fire
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Across the Obelisk.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Across the Obelisk.
A Tactical, Deck-Building Roguelite. Choose 3 Heroes and adventure into a post-Cataclysmic wasteland. Engage enemies in a unique meld of card-play and tactical, positional combat. Level up and scavenge what you can to customise your decks and build a party to take on any challenge!
Gordian Quest
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Across the Obelisk.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Across the Obelisk.
An epic deckbuilding RPG inspired by old-school classics like Ultima and D&D, using modern gaming concepts like roguelite elements and turnbased strategic combat. Lead and nurture parties of heroes. Forge bonds and discover new skills among them. Guide them to unravel the curses laid upon the lands.
Frequently asked about Across the Obelisk
- Does Across the Obelisk run on Steam Deck?
- Across the Obelisk 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 Across the Obelisk cost?
- Across the Obelisk is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Across the Obelisk have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Across the Obelisk supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Across the Obelisk?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Across the Obelisk are HELLCARD, Slay the Spire, Slay the Spire 2.
- Who developed Across the Obelisk?
- Across the Obelisk was developed by Dreamsite Games and published by Paradox Interactive, Paradox Arc.
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