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Games like Kingsblood

If Kingsblood is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Cradle of Life, Primus Numen and Grim wanderings 2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and contemplative. 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 Kingsblood: Autochess meets a grimdark RPG! Assemble a powerful guild, lead them through treacherous missions and dungeons, and unlock their true potential with smart combat decisions.

2023StrategyIndieRPGDeck PlayableWindows · Linuxby Icy Forge UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
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50 fully voiced companions with unique backstoriesDifficulty scales but can be manually adjustedHex grid positioning impacts battle outcomesAtmosphericChallengingContemplative

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Steam players who put hours into Kingsblood 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. The Cradle of Life

    WHY THIS

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

    A brutal turn-based tactical RPG where you fight on a grid, manage hunger and sanity, and uncover a world breaking apart. Your choices are permanent and the gods are always watching. Who will you serve?

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  2. Primus Numen

    WHY THIS

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

    A turn-based, grid-based, tactical RPG where you combine classes and join together to unleash an evolving Nexus Beast.

    StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  3. Grim wanderings 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Kingsblood.

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

    This game combines a deep role-playing system inspired by classic board games and a full-fledged 4X strategy

    2021StrategyIndieRPG5.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Dark Deity 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Kingsblood.

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

    Verroa is a peaceful continent on the brink of war as the Asverellian Empire seeks to expand - at your homeland’s expense. Command unlikely heroes, fight challenging turn-based battles, and watch hardship forge iron into steel. Dark Deity is back, bigger and better than before!

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Disciples: Domination

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Kingsblood.

    Ranked #5 for Kingsblood fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Kingsblood.

    Rule through the chaos! Fifteen years after Avyanna freed Nevendaar, Disciples: Domination returns you to a realm hanging in the balance. In this dark fantasy strategy RPG with turn-based combat, take your place on Queen Avyanna’s throne – holding together a crumbling kingdom.

    2026StrategyRPG44.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. SpellForce: Conquest of Eo

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Kingsblood.

    Ranked #6 for Kingsblood fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Kingsblood.

    On a journey to great magical might, explore and control the lands of Eo in this ever-changing turn-based strategy role-playing game. Field armies and heroes in tactical combat, finish hundreds of quests, and gather spells and artefacts to become the most powerful mage of all. 

    2023StrategyRPG7.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Kingsblood.

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

    TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children is the first season of a turn-based strategy SRPG that takes place in the world of Troubleshooter.

    2020StrategyIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Masquerada: Songs and Shadows

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Kingsblood.

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

    Masquerada is a single-player tactical RPG set in a Renaissance-inspired city of magic, where real-time combat can be paused to set up elemental combos powered by Venetian-styled masks. Come for gorgeous hand-drawn art; stay for the rich lore & a thoughtful, fully-voiced tale of intrigue & tragedy.

    2016IndieRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

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

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Kingsblood

Does Kingsblood run on Steam Deck?
Kingsblood is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
What games are most similar to Kingsblood?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Kingsblood are The Cradle of Life, Primus Numen, Grim wanderings 2.
Who developed Kingsblood?
Kingsblood was developed by Icy Forge UG (haftungsbeschränkt).

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 Kingsblood.

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