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Games like Sandwalkers

If Sandwalkers is your kind of game, the closest matches are Curious Expedition 2, Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager and 畜神 — 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 Sandwalkers: Sandwalkers is a roguelike turn-based exploration game. Build your team, traverse varied hostile environments, face countless dangers, and gain knowledge that will help you find and resurrect the Mother Tree Umama.

2025StrategyRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOS · Linuxby Goblinz Studio
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Caravan death resets progress but unlocks permanent upgradesGenerations long narrative of reclamationParty roles based on species with meaningful synergiesAtmosphericChallengingContemplative

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Steam players who put hours into Sandwalkers 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. Curious Expedition 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Sandwalkers.

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

    Curious Expedition 2 is a turn-based narrative roguelike set in a reimagined version of the late 19th century that uses procedural gameplay and story elements to create completely unique and epic adventures every time you play.

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Sandwalkers.

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

    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!

    2021StrategyIndieRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. 畜神

    WHY THIS

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

    Animal God is a rogue-lite turn-based RPG. Players will make a pact with the Mamba Demon and use the power of the Mamba to resurrect the 24 fallen warriors. And in the limited time, train your own team and take the "Stick Mother Search" to go around the world to weaken the power of the Void King.

    2025StrategyIndieRPG3.54 USDSteam ↗
  4. Dungeon Rushers

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Sandwalkers.

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

    A Heroic-Parody tactical RPG combining dungeon crawler’s gameplay and turn-based fights. Dive in an off-beat universe, manage your team and craft mighty gear to equip them! Build your own dungeon by hiding traps and monsters in your galleries, then challenge other players to clean it!

    2016StrategyIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Auro: A Monster-Bumping Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Sandwalkers.

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

    Auro is a unique turn-based tactical dungeon-crawler all about bumping monsters into the water. Traverse randomly generated maps and create huge spell combos as you compete against rival Kingdoms and rise through the ranks.

    2016StrategyFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Megaloot

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Sandwalkers.

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

    Megaloot is an addictive Inventory Management Roguelike RPG, where meticulous loot management lets you create diverse and powerful builds for each run. With every new attempt, start from scratch and loot strategically to craft dominating setups and become the ultimate power hunter.

    2024StrategyIndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Z Dawn

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource scavenging and an atmospheric mood with Sandwalkers.

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

    Z Dawn is a survival RPG that takes place in a post-apocalyptic world in which you get to manage a group of survivors to fight for their life, level up their skills, help fight off different breeds of zombies, build and upgrade camp, face hundreds of thrilling events and much more!

    2019StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Pathway

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Sandwalkers.

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

    Explore the strange unknown with Pathway, a strategy adventure set in the 1930s great wilderness. Unravel long-forgotten mysteries of the occult, raid ancient tombs and outwit your foes in turn-based squad combat!

    2019StrategyIndieAdventure15.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Sandwalkers on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Sandwalkers.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Sandwalkers on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Sandwalkers.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Sandwalkers on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Sandwalkers.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Sandwalkers on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Sandwalkers.

    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 ↗
  5. Sid Meier's Civilization® V

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Sandwalkers on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Sandwalkers.

    Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!

    2010Strategy7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~69% under Sandwalkers on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Sandwalkers.

    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 ↗
  7. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Sandwalkers on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Sandwalkers.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Sandwalkers on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Sandwalkers.

    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 ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  2. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

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

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Moonring

    WHY THIS

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

    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 Sandwalkers.

    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 Sandwalkers.

    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 Riftbreaker: Prologue

    WHY THIS

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

    The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.

    2020ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Last Sovereign

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

More from Goblinz Studio

Other recommendable Steam games by Goblinz Studio, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Sandwalkers.

    Another title from Goblinz Studio, the studio behind Sandwalkers. Shares Strategy and RPG with Sandwalkers.

    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!

    2021StrategyIndieRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Sigma Theory: Global Cold War

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Sandwalkers.

    Another title from Goblinz Studio, the studio behind Sandwalkers. Shares Strategy with Sandwalkers.

    A Turn-based Strategy game in a futuristic global cold war from the award-winning creators of Out There. Recruit a squad of special agents and run your intel agency to secure the control of the singularity.

    2019StrategySimulation4.49 USDSteam ↗
  3. Dungeon Rushers

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Sandwalkers.

    Another title from Goblinz Studio, the studio behind Sandwalkers. Shares Strategy and RPG with Sandwalkers.

    A Heroic-Parody tactical RPG combining dungeon crawler’s gameplay and turn-based fights. Dive in an off-beat universe, manage your team and craft mighty gear to equip them! Build your own dungeon by hiding traps and monsters in your galleries, then challenge other players to clean it!

    2016StrategyIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Robothorium

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Sandwalkers.

    Another title from Goblinz Studio, the studio behind Sandwalkers. Shares Strategy and RPG with Sandwalkers.

    Robothorium is a cyberpunk dungeon crawler with turn-based fights, where all your choices will have a direct impact on your revolution against Humankind. Deep Strategy, Crafting, Party Based management, Talents and so much more in this roguelike!

    2019StrategyIndieRPG14.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Racine

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Sandwalkers.

    Another title from Goblinz Studio, the studio behind Sandwalkers. Shares Strategy and RPG with Sandwalkers.

    Racine is an Autobattler Strategy Roguelike. Use your cards to increase your heroes stats or cast powerful spells. Find some artifacts and new cards to develop your own play style.

    2023StrategyRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Legend of Keepers: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Sandwalkers.

    Another title from Goblinz Studio, the studio behind Sandwalkers. Shares Strategy and RPG with Sandwalkers.

    You have been hired as a dungeon master by the Dungeons Company. Your job is simple: Protect their dungeons! Legend of Keepers: Prologue is a playable alpha that will help you get familiar with the game mechanics.

    2019StrategyIndieRPGFreeSteam ↗
  7. Sandwalkers: The Fourteenth Caravan

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Sandwalkers.

    Another title from Goblinz Studio, the studio behind Sandwalkers. Shares Strategy and RPG with Sandwalkers.

    Sandwalkers is a roguelike turn-based exploration game. In this free prologue, play as the Fourteenth Caravan and convoy goods to neighboring tribes, build relationships, survive hostile creatures and more. Made by Goblinz Studio that made Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager

    2022StrategyRPGFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. Smash it Wild: Tactical Volleyball Roguelike

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Sandwalkers.

    Another title from Goblinz Studio, the studio behind Sandwalkers. Shares Strategy and RPG with Sandwalkers.

    Smash it Wild is a tactical turn-based game combining volleyball and dodgeball in a fantasy universe. Upgrade your players and defeat your opponents in an intense roguelike competition!

    2026SportsStrategyRPG11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Sandwalkers

Does Sandwalkers run on Steam Deck?
Sandwalkers 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 Sandwalkers cost?
Sandwalkers is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Sandwalkers?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Sandwalkers are Curious Expedition 2, Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager, 畜神.
Who developed Sandwalkers?
Sandwalkers was developed by Goblinz Studio and published by Goblinz Publishing, H2 Interactive Co., Ltd..

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 Sandwalkers.

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