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Games like Malice & Greed

If Malice & Greed is your kind of game, the closest matches are Roguebook, Banners of Ruin and LONESTAR — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, dark and intense. 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 Malice & Greed: Malice & Greed is a Roguelike Turn-based RPG where you force enemies & bosses to join you after each fight, sell them to the Shady Smuggler, and butcher them to steal their skills. Customize & upgrade a new team every run to build the ultimate combo as you battle to reach Nirvana!

2021StrategyRPGEarly Access9.59 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Xendra
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Abduct enemies to fight for youBlend smt and slay the spire mechanicsButcher foes to steal their abilitiesAtmosphericDarkIntense

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Steam players who put hours into Malice & Greed 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. Roguebook

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Malice & Greed.

    Top pick for Malice & Greed fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Malice & Greed.

    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!

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Banners of Ruin

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Malice & Greed fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Malice & Greed.

    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.

    2021StrategyRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. LONESTAR

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Malice & Greed.

    Third-strongest match for Malice & Greed fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Malice & Greed.

    LONESTAR is a strategic Roguelike spaceship deckbuilder. As a bounty hunter, you will capture criminals scattered across the universe. Win the shockwave battle to gain rewards and vacations. Find treasures, customize spaceships, unlock talents, defeat the felons and be a legend!

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Monster Train

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Malice & Greed fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Malice & Greed.

    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.

    2020Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Isle of Swaps

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Malice & Greed.

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

    Grab your cards, it's time to swap! Battle your school pals in this roguelite deckbuilder where you'll trade for new cards when you win defeat them and rip open booster packs looking for rare cards. Conquer everyones dungeon decks to become Critter Champion of the Playground!

    2024StrategyIndieRPG8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Malice & Greed.

    Ranked #6 for Malice & Greed fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Malice & Greed.

    Astrea is a DICE-deck-building roguelike that flips the script on deckbuilders by using dice instead of cards and a unique dual “damage” system: Purification vs Corruption. Build a dice pool strong enough to purify Astrea's out-of-control corruption and save the Star System.

    2023StrategyIndieCasual24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Monster Slayers

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Malice & Greed.

    Ranked #7 for Malice & Greed fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Monster Slayers is a rogue-like deck-building RPG adventure. Create a hero and choose your path through the perilous Northern Valley as you battle to become a true Monster Slayer.

    2017ActionIndie8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Pirates Outlaws

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Malice & Greed.

    Ranked #8 for Malice & Greed fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Malice & Greed.

    Pirates Outlaws is a roguelike card game in which you navigate dangerous seas and challenge their masters. Your expedition will be full of ambushes and will not be easy. Build your deck and combos to become a reputed pirate.

    2020StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Malice & Greed

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Malice & Greed cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Malice & Greed.

    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!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Darkest Dungeon®

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Malice & Greed.

    Reviewers of Malice & Greed cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and RPG with Malice & Greed.

    Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?

    2016StrategyIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Abyss Odyssey

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Malice & Greed.

    Reviewers of Malice & Greed cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    From indie Chilean developer ACE Team comes a new side-scrolling action adventure game featuring a complex fighting engine in procedurally generated levels that destines its three warriors to battle a different abyss each time! Choose your hero and also learn to possess your enemies in the abyss…

    2014ActionIndieAdventure4.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Malice & Greed.

    Reviewers of Malice & Greed cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Malice & Greed.

    Reawaken your inner demon in a modernized version of the acclaimed ATLUS classic, Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster.

    2021RPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Mary Skelter 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Malice & Greed.

    Reviewers of Malice & Greed cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and RPG with Malice & Greed.

    What must you sacrifice to escape fate? Find out in this nightmarish dungeon-crawling RPG! The Nightmare continues in Mary Skelter 2! In this fairy tale dungeon crawler, play as fairy tale-inspired characters and escape a living prison while indestructible Nightmares give chase in real time.

    2022StrategyAdventureRPG34.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Malice & Greed.

    Reviewers of Malice & Greed cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Malice & Greed.

    Become a mighty demigod and battle through a decimated Tokyo in a war between angels and demons. Make new allies along your journey, engage in intense, turn-based combat, recruit hundreds of demons and forge your own path to dictate the fate of all existence.

    2024AdventureRPG20.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Mary Skelter: Nightmares

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Malice & Greed.

    Reviewers of Malice & Greed cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and RPG with Malice & Greed.

    The "Jail" suddenly appeared a number of years ago, sinking the city deep into the ground. There, this impenetrable living prison 666 metres beneath the surface, held power over eerie creatures called "Marchens." Within the prison was a boy named Jack - living a life of suffering...

    2018StrategyAdventureRPG24.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~48% under Malice & Greed on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Malice & Greed.

    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 ↗
  2. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~48% under Malice & Greed on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Malice & Greed.

    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 ↗
  3. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~48% under Malice & Greed on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Malice & Greed.

    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.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~48% under Malice & Greed on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Malice & Greed.

    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 ↗
  5. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~48% under Malice & Greed on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Malice & Greed.

    Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~48% under Malice & Greed on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Malice & Greed.

    Command or corrupt an entire galaxy in the definitive Star Wars strategy collection. It is a time of galactic civil war. Will you take up the reins of the Rebellion, assume control of the Empire, or rule the Star Wars Underworld?

    2010Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~79% under Malice & Greed on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Malice & Greed.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Nubby's Number Factory

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~48% under Malice & Greed on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Malice & Greed.

    A plinko-style roguelike where you work at a number factory. Launch your spherical friend, Nubby, down a pegboard to make bigger and bigger numbers! But beware, if you fail to meet your number quota, the sun will explode.

    2025Strategy4.99 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.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Malice & Greed.

    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 ↗
  3. Tails Noir: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Malice & Greed.

    Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Moonring

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Malice & Greed.

    A dark-fantasy, turn-based, retro-fusion of classic turn-based RPGs and roguelikes, all presented with a unique neon aesthetic.

    2023RPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Die in the Dungeon: Origins

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and RPG with Malice & Greed.

    Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!

    2023StrategyIndieRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Epic Battle Fantasy 3

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Malice & Greed.

    Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!

    2016IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Last Sovereign

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and RPG with Malice & Greed.

    Explore a world torn between armies of lust and purity in which everything is more complex than it seems, deciding the fate of nations through might, politics, and finance. Every decision matters in an intricate saga that tracks thousands of variables.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Crusader Kings II

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and RPG with Malice & Greed.

    Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.

    2012StrategySimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Malice & Greed

Does Malice & Greed run on Steam Deck?
Malice & Greed 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 Malice & Greed cost?
Malice & Greed is listed on Steam at 9.59 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Malice & Greed?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Malice & Greed are Roguebook, Banners of Ruin, LONESTAR.
Who developed Malice & Greed?
Malice & Greed was developed by Xendra.

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 Malice & Greed.

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