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Games like Shanhe

If Shanhe is your kind of game, the closest matches are Wildermyth, Void Raiders and Viractal: Will You Trust Your Party? — 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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2023IndieAdventureRPG3.49 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby INDIECN, SilverBlade
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Steam players who put hours into Shanhe 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. Wildermyth

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Shanhe.

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

    Wildermyth follows heroes over their whole careers, from their pitchfork days to their powerful primes, and on into old age and memory. It’s a party-based procedural storytelling RPG where tactical combat and story decisions will alter your world and reshape your cast of characters.

    2021StrategyIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Void Raiders

    WHY THIS

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

    Void Raiders is a turn-based Sci-Fi tabletop strategy game. Supports Multiplayer Co-Op for up to four players. Provides cross play functionality between players on Steam, Oculus VR and PlayStation 5.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure17.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Viractal: Will You Trust Your Party?

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Shanhe.

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

    A deckbuilding board game RPG where every roll shapes your strategy.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Demeo

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Shanhe.

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

    Adventurers, it’s time to unite! Gather your friends and battle the dark forces that have overtaken the world of Resolution Games' award-winning RPG dungeon crawler, Demeo. The next generation of tabletop adventure has arrived!

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Heroes of Science and Fiction

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Shanhe.

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

    A turn-based sci-fi strategy that combines exploration and exciting clashes on the battlefield. Take control over several different species, raise powerful armies for your heroes and destroy your opponents! This HoMM-like is set in a scifi universe, with new mechanics on top of the classic formula.

    2026StrategyIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Demeo: PC Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Shanhe.

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

    It’s dangerous to go alone! Grab your friends and assemble a party, because plumbing the depths of Demeo requires strategy, cunning, and teamwork. An award-winning cooperative tabletop adventure for up to four players.

    2022StrategyIndieAdventureDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Skyward Collapse

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Shanhe.

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

    How do you balance -- and indeed encourage -- a war between factions without letting either side obliterate the other? How do you rule over gods, creatures, and men who refuse to obey you? How do you build a landscape of villages when bandits and mythology are conspiring to tear it down?

    2013StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Grim Dawn

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Shanhe.

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

    Enter an apocalyptic fantasy world where humanity is on the brink of extinction, iron is valued above gold and trust is hard earned. This ARPG features complex character development, hundreds of unique items, crafting and quests with choice & consequence.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Shanhe

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. Don't Starve

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Shanhe.

    Reviewers of Shanhe cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shanhe.

    Don’t Starve is an uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic. Enter a strange and unexplored world full of strange creatures, dangers, and surprises. Gather resources to craft items and structures that match your survival style.

    2013IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Into the Breach

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Shanhe.

    Reviewers of Shanhe cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with Shanhe.

    Control powerful mechs from the future to defeat an alien threat. Each attempt to save the world presents a new randomly generated challenge in this turn-based strategy game.

    2018StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Shanhe.

    Reviewers of Shanhe cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Shanhe.

    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 ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~72% under Shanhe on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shanhe.

    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 ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under Shanhe on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shanhe.

    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 ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~57% under Shanhe on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shanhe.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~72% under Shanhe on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Shanhe.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~72% under Shanhe on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Shanhe.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under Shanhe on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shanhe.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Test: Final Revelation

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under Shanhe on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Shanhe.

    The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?

    2020SimulationRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The NOexistenceN of you AND me

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under Shanhe on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shanhe.

    Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".

    2024IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Wildermyth

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Shanhe.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Shanhe.

    Wildermyth follows heroes over their whole careers, from their pitchfork days to their powerful primes, and on into old age and memory. It’s a party-based procedural storytelling RPG where tactical combat and story decisions will alter your world and reshape your cast of characters.

    2021StrategyIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Demeo

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Shanhe.

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

    Adventurers, it’s time to unite! Gather your friends and battle the dark forces that have overtaken the world of Resolution Games' award-winning RPG dungeon crawler, Demeo. The next generation of tabletop adventure has arrived!

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Heroes of Science and Fiction

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Shanhe.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Shanhe.

    A turn-based sci-fi strategy that combines exploration and exciting clashes on the battlefield. Take control over several different species, raise powerful armies for your heroes and destroy your opponents! This HoMM-like is set in a scifi universe, with new mechanics on top of the classic formula.

    2026StrategyIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Demeo: PC Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Shanhe.

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

    It’s dangerous to go alone! Grab your friends and assemble a party, because plumbing the depths of Demeo requires strategy, cunning, and teamwork. An award-winning cooperative tabletop adventure for up to four players.

    2022StrategyIndieAdventureDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Shanhe

Does Shanhe run on Steam Deck?
Shanhe 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 Shanhe cost?
Shanhe is listed on Steam at 3.49 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Shanhe have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Shanhe supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op).
What games are most similar to Shanhe?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Shanhe are Wildermyth, Void Raiders, Viractal: Will You Trust Your Party?.
Who developed Shanhe?
Shanhe was developed by INDIECN, SilverBlade and published by INDIECN.

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 Shanhe.

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